Scarborough Postal History
Cumberland County, Maine

last update for this page: 2 May 2019



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


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Postmarks from the town of Scarborough include:

Higgins Higgins Beach Higgins Beach Rur. Sta. Scarborough North Scarborough (1)

North Scarborough (2) Oak Hill Pine Point Prouts Neck

Prout's Neck Sta. Scarborough Scarborough (1) Scarborough (2) West Scarborough

West Scarborough Rur. Sta. Scarborough West Scarborough Contract Station Scarborough West Scarborough CPO Scarborough

Oak Hill

1840 April 8:
   Oak Hill post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

year? July 19:
   The circular postmark is approximately 24 mm in diameter.
      

1880 July 1:
   Oak Hill post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


Prouts Neck

1884 June 26:
   Prouts Neck post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1908 July 9:
   The circular postmark is approximately 31 mm in diameter. The four horizontal bars to the right of the circle are approximately 4 mm on center.
      

1916 July 19:
   The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter. The four horizontal bars to the right of the circle are approximately 6 mm on center.
      

1939 December 6:
   The circular postmark is 32–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 19–20 mm.
      

1960 October 15:
   Prouts Neck post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


Scarborough (2)

1880 July 1:
   Scarborough (2) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1881 January 20 through 1881 February 15:
   The circular postmark is approximately 26 mm in diameter.
         

1932 September 17 through 1940 July 19:
   The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter. The four horizontal bars to the right of the circle are approximately 4 mm on center.
         

1939 December 9:
   The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 19–20 mm.
      

1949 August 31 through 1950 September 1:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
         

today:
   Scarborough (2) post office is still in operation.