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Guarabira, Paraíba (GPB-0135)

Carta da Republica dos Estados Unidos do Brazil, 1892

Other names: Engenho Morgado, Villa da Independência

The Engenho Morgado has existed since 1694 as a fazenda and sugar cane processing plant in the area 90 kilometres northwest of the later provincial capital Paraíba do Norte (today: João Pessoa). The settlement around the Engenho continued to grow as Povoação de Guarabira (the indigenous word means home of the herons) and became Villa da Independência in April 1837, in retrospective memory of Brazil’s independence in 1822. Since November 1877, the official name has been Cidade de N. Sra. da Luz de Guarabira.

As Nova Monteiro writes in Administrações e Agencias Postaes do Brasil Imperio (Brasil Filatelico/RJ, 1934-5; reprint SPP 1994-1999), there had been a post office in Vila de Independencia since January 1838, and postmarks with Independencia (see later IPB-0135) were used until at least 1891, according to R. Koester (Carimbologia XXII). It is therefore unlikely that there are imperial postmarks with Guarabira. A Guarabira postal agency first appeared in the regional press around 1888:

Gazeta da Parahyba, 28/09/1888
Atlas do Imperio do Brasil, 1868

Andere Namen: Engenho Morgado, Villa da Independência

Seit 1694 existierte der Engenho Morgado als Fazenda und Zuckerrohrverarbeitungsbetrieb im Gebiet 90 km nordwestlich der späteren Provinzhauptstadt Paraíba do Norte (heute: João Pessoa). Die Siedlung um den Engenho wuchs als Povoação de Guarabira (das indigene Wort bedeutet Heimat der Reiher) weiter und wurde im April 1837 zur Villa da Independência, in nachträglicher Erinnerung an die Unabhängigkeit Brasiliens 1822. Seit November 1877 ist der offizielle Name Cidade de N. Sra. da Luz de Guarabira.

Wie Nova Monteiro in Administrações e Agencias Postaes do Brasil Imperio (Brasil Filatelico/RJ, 1934-5; Reprint SPP 1994-1999) schreibt, gab es in der Vila de Independencia seit Januar 1838 ein Postamt, und Poststempel mit Independencia (siehe später IPB-0135) wurden laut R. Koester (Carimbologia XXII) bis mindestens 1891 verwendet. Es ist daher unwahrscheinlich, dass es kaiserliche Poststempel mit Guarabira gibt. Eine Postagentur Guarabira erschien erstmals um 1888 in der regionalen Presse:

Gazeta da Parahyba, 28.09.1888
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Brazilian-German philatelist who lives in Germany since 1981.

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