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Acre – Territory of

Brazilian state purchased from Bolivia in 1902, being admitted into the Brazilian Union as a State in 1909. Prior to the purchase, the area was in a state of rebellion, with a 1 May 1900 declaration describing the ‘Organisation of Post Offices’ and the issuance of stamps in several values., but it is not recorded that the stamps were actually issued.

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