Littleton Postal History
Aroostook County, Maine
a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 111 - Shawmut, Maine 04975
info@vfthomas.com
(updated 13 July 2021)
During the history of the town of Littleton, there have been two post offices.
Briefly, the history of these two is as follows:
1. College Grant post office opened on 7 July 1843 and closed on 28 May 1846.
2. Littleton post office opened on 9 September 1857, closed on 15 july 1891, re-opened on 27 July 1892, and closed on 14 December 1905.
In 1914, there were no post offices in Littleton. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
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Postmarks from Littleton include:
College Grant
1843 July 7:
College Grant post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1846 May 28:
College Grant post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
Littleton
1857 September 9:
Littleton post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1891 July 15:
Littleton post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1892 July 27:
Littleton post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1905 December 14:
Littleton post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)