Brunswick Postal History
Cumberland County, Maine

last update for this page: 11 June 2021



Maine Postal History ------ Waterville Stamp Club


Thank you for the contributions to this page from James Husson, Roland Simard, and the Strout family collection.

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Postmarks from the town of Brunswick include:

Brunswick Brunswick Maine Navy 10082 Sta.

Brunswick University Br. Bunganuc

Harding Merepoint

Merepoint Rur. Br. Brunswick Naval Air Sta. MOU

Oak Hill Station West Brunswick

Brunswick

1792 June 30:
   Brunswick post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1851 October 23: [year determined from contents] (notation; letter)
   The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter.
      
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1852:
   Postmaster: John McKeen (source: Maine Register and State Reference Book. 1852.)

1859 April 30:
   The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter. Note: this cover was mailed to the mother of Joshua L. Chamberlain, who later became a general of note during the Civil War.
      
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year? July 12:
   The circular postmark is 24–25 mm in diameter.
      
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year? January 8:
   The circular postmark is approximately 26 mm in diameter.
      
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1890 April: [This cover is backstamped 1890 April 2]
   The circular postmark is 26–27 mm in diameter.
      
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1892 December 19:
   The circular postmark is 28–29 mm in diameter.
      
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1896 November 5:
   The circular postmark is 24–25 mm in diameter.
      
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1907 March 29:
   The circular postmark is 23–24 mm in diameter. The vertical bars to the right of the circle are approximately 4.5 mm apart on center.
      
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1911 January 12:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
      
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date?:
   Brunswick post office.
      
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1949 October 9 through 1949 December 29:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
         
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1939 October 7 through 1950 July 12:
   The circular postmark is 20–21 mm in diameter.
         
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2019 May 20:
   The postmark, which was applied at the Town Hall, is 63 mm high and 70 mm wide.
      
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2021:
   Brunswick post office. 30 Pleasat Street; Brunswick, Maine  04011. Lat./Long.: N 43°53′50″ x W 69°58′04″.
      
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today:
   Brunswick post office is still in operation.



Merepoint

1895 May 11:
   Merepoint post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1913 July 2:
   The circular postmark is approximately 31 mm in diameter. The horizontal bars to the right of the circle are a little more than 4 mm on center.
      
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1967 May 19:
   Merepoint post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)