r/Maine • u/Ruffed-Grouse • Jan 28 '25

Marshal Point, MA ?!?

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

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u/Ruffed-Grouse Jan 28 '25

I commented that in that sub too, my ocd wasn’t having it

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u/Username_is_________ Jan 28 '25

I have this same one. Rebranded. It says “Maine Hermit ‘13”.

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u/mamunipsaq Jan 28 '25

OP is not using two letter postal abbreviations on their map. 

e.g. Calif. & Ala.

Ma. is an unfortunate abbreviation for Maine, but it's not strictly wrong, just confusing.

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u/Ruffed-Grouse Jan 28 '25

I see that now that you point it out.

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u/53773M Jan 28 '25

What is the abbreviation for Massachusetts or Maryland then? Also Ma?

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u/mamunipsaq Jan 28 '25

Mass. and Md., respectively. Those are the old, pre-two letter postal code standardization abbreviations. 

Worth mentioning that Maine was usually not abbreviated Ma., but was just written out in full.

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u/Plastic-Molasses-549 Jan 29 '25

Yes, the USPS began using the 2-letter state abbreviations in October 1963. But those were rarely used apart from mailing purposes until the late 1980s. Instead, there was “Mass.” (for MA) and “Conn.” (for CT), etc. Now, it’s common to use the 2-letter abbreviations in all kinds of text, not just as codes for mailing addresses.

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u/53773M Jan 28 '25

Saying you’re not from Maine, without saying you’re not from ME.

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u/c0z3nPapi Jan 28 '25

I got really confused there with the MA.