Unknown Stamp

Sorting through I saw this stamp and really cant figure out why this stamp came from Puerto Rico, and yet it says "US Postage"?

any info appreciated. Thank you

Actually, it's a US stamp that says Puerto Rico!

Issued on 27Apr1949 to commemorate the first gubernatorial election in Puerto Rico earlier that year.

Scott catalog value at 20c.

Nic - Puerto Rico is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States. It has a republican form of government subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty. Its current powers are all delegated by the United States Congress . Puerto Rico's head of state is the President of the United States. They hold elections every once in awhile to determine if the population wants Puerto Rico to become a state, but so far they have voted against it.

As such, Puerto Rico is very close to the US.

That's my geopolitical lesson for the day.

WoW! thanks laswabbie and khj! collecting stamps one does come up with information that never was studied in school. That's a new one, thanks again!

As an afterthought, I will now transfer that stamp from the Puerto Rico file to the USA file, copy that

yes for some reason they enjoy the fruits but dont want the labor that comes with it

Is anyone surprised that Puerto Rico has not been issued stamps for their use? Seems like a logical request for the Puerto Ricans to make.

rohumpy....you mean my other Puerto Rico stamps are also USA?!?!

Puerto Rico does have some stamps. Check out this link:

http://www.prstamps.com/

However, all of those were issued under Spanish authority, laswabbie (save the overprinted one)

Puerto Rico has been a US protectorate since the Spanish-American War of 1898

thanks laswabbie for the link and thanks pattiewhack

Yes, I have moved all puerto rico stamps into the USA file after checking the 2007 Atlas, Puerto Rico isnt included.

Yes I meant in the modern era. It just seems that the local population in Puerto Rico would want their own stamps. I think that they also use US currency.