Puerto Rico First Gubernatorial Election

United States · 1949 · 3¢

The stamp features a design symbolizing the democratic process in Puerto Rico, with a hand casting a ballot into a box over a map of the island, and the text 'INAUGURATION PUERTO RICO 1949'.

Issued on April 27, 1949, this stamp commemorates the first free election for governor of the US territory of Puerto Rico, a significant milestone in its political autonomy and the election of Luis Muñoz Marín.