UNOFFICIAL POSTAL REGULATIONS IN THE MAINE WOODS Sprague's Journal of Maine History Volume 9 July, August, September, 1921 page 135 UNOFFICIAL POSTAL REGULATIONS IN THE MAINE WOODS (Contributed by William F. Atwood, Jr., of Bangor.) Fifty years ago the hotel, store and buildings at Chesuncook, Lake were owned by the late John H. Eveleth of Greenville. During the summer and the autumn hunting seasons, many tourists had camps and lodges on the shores of the lake and at other points in the vicinity. The late Leonard Hilton of Kingsbury was for several years subsequent to 1869, manager at Chesuncook for Mr. Eveleth. These tourists desired their mail carried by canoe and horseback riders from the Chesuncook post office to their respective abiding places. Mr. Hilton conceived of a unique plan which he called a "tourist dispatch," by which he sold stamps to the campers, the receipts from the sales being used to pay these private mail carriers. The above cut represents these stamps. c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ************************************************* * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.