Categories
Carimbologia S

Santa Quitéria, Maranhão (SMA-0255)

Atlas do Imperio do Brasil, 1868

The Santa Quitéria in the Maranhão province was a district of the municipality of Brejo, situated ca. 350 km east of the province capital São Luís. In December 1943 it emancipated as the municipality of Bacuri, but this toponym was apparently not very popular, for five years later the locality was renamed Santa Quitéria do Maranhão.

According to the Postal Report (Relatorio Postal) of 1886, the local post office started in August 1885, but its creation was already in July, as stated by the local press:

Publicador Maranhense, July 28, 1885

No postal cancel from the Empire has been surely identified until now.

Villiers de l’Ile Adam: Carta (…) da Provincia do Maranhão, 1850

Die Santa Quitéria in der Provinz Maranhão war ursprünglich ein Distrikt im Município von Brejo und lag ca. 350 km östlich der Hauptstadt São Luís. Im Dezember 1943 stieg er zum Município von Bacuri auf. Dieser Ortsname war offenbar nicht sehr beliebt, denn fünf Jahre später bekam die Ortschaft den aktuellen Namen Santa Quitéria do Maranhão.

Laut Postbericht (Relatorio Postal) von 1886 startete das örtliche Postamt den Betrieb im August 1885, aber die gesetzliche Gründung fand bereits im Juli statt, wie die Lokalpresse berichtet:

Publicador Maranhense, 28. Juli 1885

Kein Stempel aus der Kaiserzeit konnte sicher dieser Ortschaft zugeordnet werden.

jmkarlsruhe's avatar

By jmkarlsruhe

Brazilian-German philatelist who lives in Germany since 1981.

Leave a comment