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Chã Grande, Pernambuco (CPE-0195)

Arthur D. Ribeiro: Estado de Pernambuco, 1924

From around 1878, Chã Grande was a settlement of the Vila de Gravatá near the east bank of the Ipojuca, 80 kilometres west of the provincial capital Recife. The village became a district around 1910 and has been an independent município since December 1963.

According to the Rio press, there has been a post office there since August 1884.

Diario do Brazil/RJ, 15/08/1884

No imperial postmarks are yet known from Chã Grande.

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Chã Grande war ab ca. 1878 eine Siedlung der Vila de Gravatá nah am Ostufer des Ipojuca, 80 km westlich der Provinzhauptstadt Recife. Der Ort wurde um 1910 ein Distrikt und ist seit Dezember 1963 ein eigenständiger Município.

Laut Presse aus Rio gab es dort seit August 1884 ein Postamt.

Diario do Brazil/RJ, 15.08.1884

Aus Chã Grande sind bisher keine kaiserlichen Poststempel bekannt.

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Brazilian-German philatelist who lives in Germany since 1981.

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