Other names: Missão dos Cariris Novos
Originally, the place was called Missão dos Cariris Novos, located near the southern bank of the Rio Salgado and 500 kilometres south of the future provincial capital Fortaleza. In January 1748, it was named Freguesia de São José da Missão Velha. From August 1763, it belonged to Vila do Crato and from August 1846 to Vila de Barbalha. In November 1864, Missão Velha became an independent vila and has been a town since July 1931.
As R. Koester writes in Carimbologia XXVII, there has been a post office there since November 1837. The only imperial postmark to date is MCE-0225b (Fig. J.L. Pedreira):
Andere Namen: Missão dos Cariris Novos
Ursprünglich hieß der Ort Missão dos Cariris Novos, lag nah am Südufer des Rio Salgado und befand sich 500 Kilometer südlich der späteren Provinzhauptstadt Fortaleza. Im Januar 1748 erfolgte die Ernennung zur Freguesia de São José da Missão Velha. Ab August 1763 gehörte sie zur Vila do Crato und ab August 1846 zur Vila de Barbalha. Im November 1864 wurde Missão Velha eine selbstständige Vila und ist seit Juli 1931 eine Stadt.
Wie R. Koester in Carimbologia XXVII schreibt, gab es dort seit November 1837 ein Postamt. Der bisher einzige kaiserliche Poststempel ist MCE-0225b (Abb. J.L. Pedreira):
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