Alternative spellings: Piquery, Piquiry, Piquiri
Here we are once again dealing with a settlement that has now disappeared from the map. Pequery was a military colony on the River Piquiri (in its modern spelling), established approximately 390 km south-east of the provincial capital, Cuiabá. The settlement was strategically situated on the old trade and postal route between the provinces of Mato Grosso and São Paulo and was granted the status of a freguesia in April 1838 under the name Santa Cruz do Pequery. The construction of a new provincial road via Taquary further north marked the beginning of Pequery’s decline: its parish status was revoked in July 1862 and the military post was later relocated to Taquary.
As reported by the press in Rio de Janeiro, the local post office was created in November 1848:
The regional press indicates that the relocation of the military and postal services took place in June 1864:
No imperial postmark from Pequery has been found to date. This is likely to be extremely rare.
Outras grafias: Piquery, Piquiry, Piquiri
Trata-se, mais uma vez, de um povoado que hoje desapareceu do mapa. Pequery era uma colônia militar às margens do rio Piquiri (na grafia atual), fundada a cerca de 390 km a sudeste da capital provincial, Cuiabá. A localidade estava estrategicamente situada na antiga rota comercial e postal entre as províncias de Mato Grosso e São Paulo e recebeu, em abril de 1838, o status de freguesia sob o nome de Santa Cruz do Pequery. Com a construção de uma nova ligação provincial via Taquary, mais ao norte, iniciou-se o declínio de Pequery: o status de freguesia foi revogado em julho de 1862 e o posto militar foi posteriormente transferido para Taquary.
Conforme noticiado pela imprensa do Rio de Janeiro, em novembro de 1848 foi criada a agência dos correios no local:
A imprensa regional indica que a transferência dos serviços militares e postais ocorreu em junho de 1864:
Até o momento, não foi encontrado nenhum carimbo postal imperial de Pequery. Este deve ser extremamente raro.
Andere Schreibweisen: Piquery, Piquiry, Piquiri
Hier haben wir es wieder mit einer Ortschaft zu tun, die heute von der Landkarte verschwunden ist. Pequery war eine Militärkolonie am Fluss Piquiri (in der heutigen Schreibweise), die ca. 390 km südöstlich der Provinzhauptstadt Cuiabá errichtet wurde. Die Ortschaft lag strategisch günstig an der alten Handels- und Postroute zwischen den Provinzen Mato Grosso und São Paulo und erhielt im April 1838 den Status einer Freguesia unter dem Namen Santa Cruz do Pequery. Mit dem Bau einer neuen Provinzverbindung über Taquary weiter nördlich begann der Niedergang Pequerys: Der Freguesia-Status wurde im Juli 1862 aufgehoben und der Militärposten später nach Taquary verlegt.
Wie die Presse aus Rio de Janeiro berichtete, wurde im November 1848 die Einrichtung eines Postamtes vor Ort beschlossen:
Aus der Regionalen Presse geht hervor, dass die Verlegung von Militär und Postdienst im Juni 1864 stattfand:
Bisher wurde kein kaiserlicher Poststempel von Pequery gefunden. Dieser dürfte äußerst selten sein.
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