Dallas Plantation Postal History
Franklin County, Maine
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Maine Postal History
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During the history of Dallas Plantation, there have been three post offices.
Briefly, the history of these three is as follows:
1. Dallas post office opened on 5 January 1910 and closed on 15 June 1926.
2. Loon Lake post office opened on 14 September 1915 and closed on 15 November 1934.
3. Saddleback post office opened on 4 August 1916 and closed on 15 November 1929.
In 1914, there was one post office in Dallas Plantation: Dallas. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
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Postmarks from Dallas Plantation include:
Saddleback
1916 August 4:
Saddleback post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1924 August 7:
The circular postmark is 32 mm in diameter. The cancellation is a four-bar (B) killer.
1928 July 16:
The circular postmark is 33 mm in diameter.
1929 November 15:
Saddleback post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)