Other names: Congonhas de Mattosinhos, Congonhas (1948)
In addition to the Congonhal post office (CMG-0835), there were five post offices in the imperial province of Minas Gerais that bore the name Congonhas. The first among them had been a freguesia since November 1746, which belonged to the capital Vila Rica (later: Ouro Preto) and was located 50 kilometres west of it on the north bank of the Maranhão. In September 1923, it was transferred as a district to the Município de Queluz and in December 1938 became the Município de Congonhas do Campo, which shortened the place name to Congonhas 10 years later.
According to consistent sources, there has been a post office there since December 1864, which is also confirmed by the press in Rio:
The oldest postmark to date is CMG-0860b (ill. R. Koester in Carimbologia XIV):
A mute cancellation is also known from there, which was given the no. 588 in Mute Cancellations of the Brazil Empire / Carimbos Mudos do Brasil Império (Brazil Philatelic Association, Rio de Janeiro, 2000) by James Dingler and Klerman W. Lopes:
Andere Namen: Congonhas de Mattosinhos, Congonhas (1948)
Neben dem Postamt Congonhal (CMG-0835) gab es in der kaiserlichen Provinz Minas Gerais fünf Postämter, die den Namen Congonhas trugen. Das erste war seit November 1746 eine Freguesia, die zur Hauptstadt Vila Rica gehörte und 50 km westlich von dieser am Nordufer des Maranhão lag. Im September 1923 ging sie als Distrikt an das Município de Queluz über und wurde im Dezember 1938 zum Município de Congonhas do Campo, das 10 Jahre später den Ortsnamen zu Congonhas verkürzte.
Nach übereinstimmenden Quellen gibt es dort seit Dezember 1864 ein Postamt, was auch von der Presse in Rio bestätigt wird:
Der bisher älteste Poststempel ist CMG-0860b (Abb. R. Koester in Carimbologia XIV):
Von dort ist auch ein stummer Stempel bekannt, der in Mute Cancellations of the Brazil Empire / Carimbos Mudos do Brasil Império (Brazil Philatelic Association, Rio de Janeiro, 2000) von James Dingler und Klerman W. Lopes die Nr. 588 erhielt:
Carimbologia 