Hiram Postal History
Oxford County, Maine
a service of
V. F. Thomas Co. - 167 Thorne Mountain Road - Canton, Maine 04221
info@vfthomas.com
(updated 29 September 2019)
Thank you for the contributions to this page from the Strout family collection.
Postmarks from the town of Hiram include:
East Hiram
1875 April 8:
East Hiram post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1934 September 20:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 19–20 mm.
1939 April 3 through 1950 August 8:
The circular postmark is 32–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 18–19 mm.
1971 December 31:
East Hiram post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
Hiram
1797 August 24:
Hiram post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1924 October 16:
The circular postmark is 30–32 mm in diameter.
1935 July 11:
The circular postmark is 32–34 mm in diameter.
1939 December 11:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter.
1948 August 13 through 1949 August 17:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
1964 December 26 through 1965 February 10:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter.
today:
Hiram post office is still in operation.
South Hiram
1879 September 1:
South Hiram post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1949 February 26 through 1950 November 24:
The circular postmark is 32–34 mm in diameter.
1956 November 10:
The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter.
1965 February 10 through 1965 March 15:
The circular postmark is approximately 33 mm in diameter.
1968 August 21:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
1991 November 30:
South Hiram post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
