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Territorial Issues (1937)
The late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, an avid stamp
collector, proposed the design for the first commemorative
stamp featuring the island of Puerto Rico. In 1937,
Roosevelt suggested to Postmaster General James A. Farley
that La Fortaleza, the governor's residence should appear on
the Puerto Rico stamp as part of the Territorial Issues. The
issues also featured the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii and
Alaska. Originally a fort when it was constructed in 1540,
La Fortaleza is the oldest executive mansion still in
use in the Western Hemisphere. The 3-cent stamp, designed by
W. Schrange and W. Roach, was issued November 24, 1937, in
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Emisiones
Dedicadas a los Territorios El presidente Franklin D.
Roosevelt, un afanoso coleccionista de sellos, propuso el
diseño del primer sello en honor a la isla de Puerto
Rico. En 1937, Roosevelt sugirió al Administrador
General de Correos que La Fortaleza, la residencia
oficial del gobernador, debería aparecer en el sello
de Puerto Rico como parte de una serie dedicada a los
territorios de los Estados Unidos. En dicha serie
también se incluyeron sellos dedicados a las Islas
Vírgenes, Hawaii y Alaska. La Fortaleza,
originalmente un fuerte construído en 1540, es la
mansión ejecutiva más antigua, todavía
en uso en el hemisferio occidental.
San Juan Commemorative (1971)
Founded in 1521, San Juan, Puerto Rico, was founded in
1521. An 8-cent stamp commemorating San Juan's 450th
anniversary was released September 12, 1971, the opening day
of that year's National Governors' Conference. The stamp
design features a sentry box at San Juan's famed El Morro
Castle, which symbolizes Puerto Rico to the rest of the
world. In order to capture the 16th century atmosphere,
artist Walter Brooks executed his design as a woodcut.
San
Juan de Puerto Rico fue fundada en 1521. El diseño
del sello de ocho centavos muestra la famosa garita del
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, que también sirve
para representar a Puerto Rico en el resto del mundo.
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Puerto Rico Election (1949)
To celebrate the first Puerto Rican gubernatorial
election, a 3-cent stamp was issued in San Juan, the
island's capital, on April 27, 1949. The stamp's designer,
C.R. Chickering, featured in the design a rural Puerto
Rican, called a "jíbaro," holding a cogwheel
symbolizing industry and a ballot box representing the
election of Governor Luis Muñoz Marín on
January 2, 1949. Muñoz, a journalist and a poet,
conceived the political philosophy that led to granting the
island's commonwealth status, which it still has.
Elecciones
de Puerto Rico Para celebrar las primeras elecciones
gubernamentales en Puerto Rico, se emitió un sello de
tres centavos el 27 de abril de 1949. El diseñador
del sello, C.R. Chickering, mostró en el
diseño un jíbaro que sostiene una rueda
dentada, símbolo de la industria, y una urna
electoral que representa la elección del gobernador
Luis Muñoz Marín el 2 de enero de 1949.
Muñoz, poeta y periodista, concibió la
filosofia que llevó la Isla al sistema de gobierno
del Estado Libre Asociado que aún existe.
Fundación
Luis Muñoz
Marín
Juan Ponce de León (1982)
Juan Ponce de León began his career of
exploration in 1493 as a member of Christopher Columbus's
second expedition to the New World. Nine years later, he
traveled to the West Indies. In 1508 and 1509, he explored
and settled Puerto Rico, founding the island's oldest
settlement, Caparra, near what is now San Juan. Ponce de
León served as the island's first governor. Royal
orders to colonize new lands and acquire additional sources
of gold, combined with the desire to discover the legendary
Fountain of Youth, led to his discovery of Florida in 1513.
A 20-cent stamp honoring Ponce de León was issued in
San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Columbus's Day, October 12, 1982,
during ESPAMER '82, a major international philatelic
exhibition.
Ponce de Leon died in Cuba in July of 1521. Later, his
remains were transported to San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1908,
his remains were transported from the Dominican church to
the Cathedral of San Juan. Above him an epitaph reads
"Beneath the structure rests the bones of a Lion; Who
performed deeds mightier that his name."
Juan
Ponce de León comenzó su carrera de
explorador en 1493 como miembro de la tripulación de
Cristobal Colón en su segundo viaje al Nuevo Mundo.
Nueve años más tarde viajó a las
Antillas. En 1508 y 1509 exploró y colonizó a
Puerto Rico, estableciendo allí el poblado más
antiguo de la Isla cerca de lo que es ahora la Ciudad de San
Juan. Ponce de León fue el primer gobernador de la
Isla. Encomiendas reales para que colonizara nuevos
territorios y para que adquiriera fuentes adicionales de oro
se combinaron con su deseo de encontrar la legendaria Fuente
de la Juventud que lo llevaron a descubrir a la Florida en
1513.
Juan
Ponce de León
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