Mapleton Postal History
Aroostook County, Maine
last update for this page: 30 March 2021
Maine Postal History
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During the history of the town of Mapleton, there has been only one post office.
Briefly, the history of this one is as follows:
1. Mapleton post office was established on 25 October 1877 and is still operating.
In 1914, there was one post office in Mapleton: Mapleton. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
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The only postmark from Mapleton is Mapleton:
Mapleton
1877 October 25:
Mapleton post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1907 February 6:
The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter.
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1935 July 11:
Delta F. Smith appointed Acting Postmaster.
1936 March 17:
Delta F. Smith appointed Postmaster.
1944 February 15:
Leland Watt appointed Acting Postmaster.
1944 July 15:
Hattie M. Higgins appointed Acting Postmaster.
1945 March 17:
Hattie M. Higgins appointed Postmaster.
1950 December 5:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
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1953 September 30:
William C. Lint appointed Acting Postmaster.
1954 August 2:
William C. Lint appointed Postmaster.
1976 August 13:
Margaret M. Brown appointed Officer-in-Charge.
1976 December 13:
Darrell G. Martin appointed Officer-in-Charge.
1977 January 29:
Margaret M. Brown appointed Postmaster.
1984 May 24:
John D. Miller appointed Officer-in-Charge.
1984 August 18:
Nancy T. Ash appointed Postmaster.
2009 January 30:
Sharon J. Crane appointed Officer-in-Charge.
2009 December 22:
Kimberly R. Hurless-Seger appointed Officer-in-Charge.
2010 June 25:
Robert P. Plante appointed Officer-in-Charge.
2012 August 2:
Stuart Turner appointed Officer-in-Charge.
2012 October 23:
Joseph Conant appointed Officer-in-Charge.
2013 September 7:
Mapleton post office was converted to a Level 6 (6-hour) Remotely Managed Post Office under the direction of the Postmaster of the Presque Isle post office.
today:
Mapleton post office is still in operation.