Other names: Soledade da Campanha, Ibatuba, Soledade de Minas (1948)
The Soledade station in the province of Minas Gerais was inaugurated in June 1884 by the E.F. Minas e Rio railway company and was located on the Cruzeiro-Jureia line near Baependy, almost 340 km southwest of the capital Ouro Preto. The railway line changed hands several times: Rede Sul-Mineira (1910), Rede Mineira de Viação (1931), Viação Férrea Centro-Oeste (1965), Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A. (1975) and most recently ABPF (2000). Since December 1948, the station has been located in the Município of Soledade de Minas (estacoesferroviarias.com.br).
The station post office was created in September 1884, as reported by the Rio press:
The only imperial postmark so far is SMG-3140a (Coll. Dieter Kerkhoff): a double circle with the inscriptions SOLEDADE above and (ESTAÇĀO) below. The dates inside are from the period 1885-1891.
Andere Namen: Soledade da Campanha, Ibatuba, Soledade de Minas (1948)
Der Bahnhof Soledade in der Provinz Minas Gerais wurde im Juni 1884 durch die E.F. Minas e Rio Bahngesellschaft eingeweiht und lag auf der Linie Cruzeiro-Jureia bei Baependy, knapp 340 km südwestlich der Hauptstadt Ouro Preto entfernt. Die Bahnlinie wechselte mehrmals den Besitzer: Rede Sul-Mineira (1910), Rede Mineira de Viação (1931), Viação Férrea Centro-Oeste (1965), Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A. (1975) und zuletzt ABPF (2000). Seit Dezember 1948 liegt der Bahnhof im Município von Soledade de Minas (estacoesferroviarias.com.br).
Das Bahnhofspostamt entstand im September 1884, wie die Presse aus Rio berichtet:
Der bisher einzige kaiserliche Poststempel ist SMG-3140a (Samml. Dieter Kerkhoff): ein Doppelkreis mit den Inschriften SOLEDADE oben und (ESTAÇĀO) unten. Die Daten im Inneren entstammen dem Zeitraum 1885-1891.
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