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Santo Antonio da Gloria, Bahia (SBA-0690)

Villiers de l’Ile Adam: Carta (…) da Provincia da Bahia, 1848

Other names: Santo Antonio da Glória do Curral dos Bois, Glória (1931)

The former Santo Antonio da Gloria do Curral dos Bois (= St. Anthony of the Glory of the Oxen Corral) ascended in April 1842 to a district in the municipality of Jeremoabo, situated on the South bank of the São Francisco River, almost 500 km north of the province capital Salvador da Bahia. In May 1886 it was declared the Villa and municipality of Santo Antonio da Glória, which has since June 1931 the name simplified to Glória.

According to the Bahia Government report for 1887, the local post office was created one year before:

Relatorio do Conselho Interino do Governo da Bahia, 1887

No imperial post cancel has appeared until now.

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Andere Namen: Santo Antonio da Glória do Curral dos Bois, Glória (1931)

Der ehemalige Ort Santo Antonio da Gloria do Curral dos Bois (= St. Antonius zur Ehre des Ochsenkorrals) stieg im April 1842 zu einem Distrikt im Município von Jeremoabo, der am Südufer des Flusses São Francisco lag, fast 500 km nördlich der Provinzhauptstadt Salvador da Bahia. Im Mai 1886 wurde daraus die Villa und Município von Santo Antonio da Glória, dessen Name ab Juni 1931 die vereinfachte Form Glória annahm.

Laut dem Präsidialbericht für die Provinz Bahia des Jahres 1887 entstand das örtliche Postamt ein Jahr zuvor:

Relatorio do Conselho Interino do Governo da Bahia, 1887

Kein Poststempel der Kaiserzeit war bisher zu sehen.

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Brazilian-German philatelist who lives in Germany since 1981.

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