Printer:

Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink (green); adhesive / engraving

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

PUERTO RICO (U.S. administration)

United States of America

Date:

April 27, 1949

Description:

This Puerto Rico Election Issue stamp commemorated the first gubernatorial election in the Territory of Puerto Rico. Originally ruled by Spain, the country ceded the colony to the United States in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Rico became a United States territory as part of the Jones Act of 1917. The stamp features a Puerto Rican farmer holding a cogwheel and ballot box.

United States; Puerto Rico; territory; election; governor

Topic:

Humanitarian Causes  Search this

Hispanic Heritage  Search this

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Object number:

1980.2493.4077

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm88b0bf0a2-d171-4ba3-a91e-cf5cca0571cc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.4077