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Ilha (train station/Bahnhof), Pernambuco (IPE-0745)

Carta Corographica da Provincia de Pernambuco, 1880

Other names: Ponte dos Carvalhos

The Ilha (island) railway station was opened in February 1858 by the railway company E.F. do Recife ao S. Francisco in the Município de Cabo (today: Cabo de Sto. Agostinho), 30 km south of the provincial capital Recife. The line then changed hands four times: in 1901 to Great Western, in 1950 to Rede Ferroviária do Nordeste, in 1975 to Rede Ferroviária Federal and since 1996 it has been operated as a suburban railway by METROREC (estacoesferroviarias.com.br). In the meantime, the name of the station has been changed to Ponte dos Carvalhos.

In September 2019 (Photo: Thiago Albuquerque, on estacoesferroviarias.com.br)

As the press in Rio reported, there had been a post office at the station since December 1864:

Constitucional/RJ, 24/12/1864

The oldest postmark to date is the French type IPE-0745b (fig. R. Koester, in Carimbologia XXII):

IPE-0745b (RK) 1885

In Mute Cancellations of the Brazil Empire / Carimbos Mudos do Brasil Império (Brazil Philatelic Association, Rio de Janeiro, 2000), James Dingler and Klerman W. Lopes have listed a mute cancellation from Ilha with the no. 462:

BPA 462
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Andere Namen: Ponte dos Carvalhos

Der Bahnhof Ilha (Insel) wurde im Februar 1858 von der Eisenbahngesellschaft E.F. do Recife ao S. Francisco eröffnet und lag im Município de Cabo (heute: Cabo de Sto. Agostinho), 30 km südlich der Provinzhauptstadt Recife. Danach wechselte die Strecke viermal den Besitzer: 1901 an Great Western, 1950 an Rede Ferroviária do Nordeste, 1975 an Rede Ferroviária Federal und seit 1996 wird sie als Vorortbahn von METROREC (estacoesferroviarias.com.br) betrieben. Zwischenzeitlich wurde der Name des Bahnhofs in Ponte dos Carvalhos geändert.

Im September 2019 (Foto: Thiago Albuquerque, auf estacoesferroviarias.com.br)

Wie die Presse in Rio berichtete, gab es seit Dezember 1864 ein Postamt am Bahnhof:

Constitucional/RJ, 24.12.1864

Der bisher älteste Poststempel ist der französische Typ IPE-0745b (Abb. R. Koester, in Carimbologia XXII):

IPE-0745b (RK) 1885

James Dingler und Klerman W. Lopes haben in Mute Cancellations of the Brazil Empire / Carimbos Mudos do Brasil Império (Brazil Philatelic Association, Rio de Janeiro, 2000) einen stummen Stempel von Ilha mit der Nr. 462 aufgeführt:

BPA 462
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