Other names: Graça, Capellinha da Graça
Capellinha de N. Sra. da Graça was a freguesia of the Vila de Minas Novas on the south bank of the Córrego Areão, 480 km north of the provincial capital Ouro Preto, since June 1858. Since August 1911, the place has been Município de Capelinha.
Three philatelists write that on 10 August 1862 it was decided to establish a post office there: Nova Monteiro in Administrações e Agencias Postaes do Brasil Imperio (Brasil Filatelico/RJ, 1934-5; reprint SPP 1994-1999), R. Koester in Carimbologia IX and Paula Sobrinho in História Postal de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, 1997). However, two other sources give a date 20 days later: the postal report (Relatorio dos Correios) for 1886 and the Rio press:
A postmark for the Empire was found. CMG-0555b (Coll. Fuad Ferreira Fo.), which also exists in blue, presents dates from 1879 to 1896:
James Dingler and Klerman W. Lopes have illustrated three mute cancellations from Capellinha in Mute Cancellations of the Brazil Empire / Carimbos Mudos do Brasil Império (Brazil Philatelic Association, Rio de Janeiro, 2000):
Andere Namen: Graça, Capellinha da Graça
Capellinha de N. Sra. da Graça war seit Juni 1858 eine Freguesia der Vila de Minas Novas am Südufer des Córrego Areão, 480 km nördlich der Provinzhauptstadt Ouro Preto. Seit August 1911 ist der Ort der Município de Capelinha.
Drei Philatelisten schreiben, dass am 10. August 1862 beschlossen wurde, dort ein Postamt einzurichten: Nova Monteiro in Administrações e Agencias Postaes do Brasil Imperio (Brasil Filatelico/RJ, 1934-5; Reprint SPP 1994-1999), R. Koester in Carimbologia IX und Paula Sobrinho in História Postal de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, 1997). Allerdings geben zwei andere Quellen ein um 20 Tage späteres Datum an: der Postbericht (Relatorio dos Correios) von 1886 und die Presse aus Rio:
Ein Poststempel für das Kaiserreich wurde gefunden. CMG-0555b (Samml. Fuad Ferreira Fo.), den es auch in blau gibt, hat Daten von 1879 bis 1896:
James Dingler und Klerman W. Lopes haben drei stumme Abstempelungen aus Capellinha in Mute Cancellations of the Brazil Empire / Carimbos Mudos do Brasil Império (Brazil Philatelic Association, Rio de Janeiro, 2000) abgebildet:
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