Other names: Matriz de Guaratiba, Ponto da Matriz
The Freguesia de S. Salvador do Mundo da Guaratiba, located 60 kilometres west of the capital Rio de Janeiro on an important trade route to São Paulo, has existed since January 1755. Guaratiba has been an administrative region of the Município de Rio de Janeiro since July 1981.
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 there since August 1869, which was closed around 1940 according to Paulo Novaes (agenciaspostais.com.br).
The oldest postmark to date is GMN-0105a (fig. R. Koester, in Carimbologia XXI):
Koester (op. cit.) also shows us the postmark PMN-0120a, with the inscription P. DA MATRIZ for Ponto da Matriz, or stop at the main church. The post office is said to have been located near the main church.
Andere Namen: Matriz de Guaratiba, Ponto da Matriz
Seit Januar 1755 bestand die Freguesia de S. Salvador do Mundo da Guaratiba, die 60 km westlich der Hauptstadt Rio de Janeiro an einer wichtigen Handelsstraße nach São Paulo liegt. Seit Juli 1981 ist Guaratiba eine Verwaltungsregion des Município de Rio de Janeiro.
Wie Nova Monteiro in Administrações e Agencias Postaes do Brasil Imperio (Brasil Filatelico/RJ, 1934-5; Reprint SPP 1994-1999) schreibt, gab es dort seit August 1869 ein Postamt, das nach Paulo Novaes (agenciaspostais.com.br) um 1940 geschlossen wurde.
Der bisher älteste Poststempel ist GMN-0105a (Abb. R. Koester, in Carimbologia XXI):
Koester (op. cit.) zeigt uns auch den Stempel PMN-0120a, mit der Inschrift P. DA MATRIZ für Ponto da Matriz, oder Haltestelle an der Hauptkirche. Das Postamt soll sich in der Nähe der Hauptkirche befunden haben.
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