To: cll
Nice!
This quarter is a great addition to the five U.S. commemorative stamps that have honored Puerto Rico or Puerto Ricans:
1937 - 3¢ La Fortaleza (Governor’s Mansion)
1949 - 3¢ First gubernatorial election
1971 - 8¢ 450th anniversary of the founding of San Juan
1984 - 20¢ Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente
1990 - 5¢ Governor Luis Muñoz Marín
45 posted on
12/16/2008 6:50:43 AM PST by
Ebenezer
(Strength and Honor!)
To: rrstar96
Yeah, I meant this to be a numismatics appreciation thread, and it got hijacked as a DC-bashing thread.
46 posted on
12/16/2008 7:09:54 AM PST by
cll
(Carthage must be destroyed)
To: rrstar96
Muñoz Marín One of the main thorofares in Jersey City is named after your former governor. Everyone pronounces it as MAAH (as in "baah") -ren Boulevard.
56 posted on
12/16/2008 7:57:45 PM PST by
Clemenza
(Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
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