Oxbow Plantation Postal History
Aroostook County, Maine
last update for this page: 1 April 2021
Maine Postal History
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During the history of Oxbow Plantation, there has been only one post office.
Briefly, the history of this one is as follows:
1. Oxbow post office opened on 9 July 1890, closed on 16 December 1896, re-opened on 29 January 1897, and is still operating.
In 1914, there was only one post office in Oxbow Plantation: Oxbow. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
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Postmarks from Oxbow Plantation include:
Oxbow
1890 July 9:
Oxbow post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1896 December 16:
Oxbow post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1897 January 29:
Oxbow post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1917 May 2:
William T. Libby appointed Acting Postmaster.
1917 June 30:
Myrtie M. Currier appointed Postmaster.
1950 December 2:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter. The horizontal bars to the right of the circle are approximately 6 mm on center.
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1956 November 30:
Jeanette C. Currier appointed Acting Postmaster.
1957 January 25:
Jeanette C. Currier appointed Postmaster.
1977 June 24:
Audrey L. Currier appointed Officer-in-Charge.
1978 February 25:
Audrey L. Currier appointed Postmaster.
2010 September 3:
Ann Currier appointed Officer-in-Charge.
2010 September 10:
Todd Condon appointed Officer-in-Charge.
2011 January 19:
Oxbow post office suspended service.
2013 March 9:
Oxbow post office discontinued/closed.