Front:
BREADLA
JUAN
PR
JUAN
FEB
18
FEB
18
1990
1990
0093
D9936
05
05
GO
Governor, Puerto Rico
Governor, Puerto Rico
Governor, Puerto Rico
SAN
Luis Muñoz Marin
Luis MuñozMa
SAN
PR
Luis MuñozMarin
Back:
LUIS MUÑOZ MARIN
First Day of Issue: February 18, 1990
First Issue Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Born in San Juan in 1898, Luis Muñoz Marin was edu-
cated in the United States. In 1926, he returned to San
Juan to become the editor of the Puerto Rican newspaper
La Democracia. This work sparked Marin's interest in
politics and led to his election to the Puerto Rican Senate
in 1932, where he founded the Popular Democratic Party
and rose to the Senate presidency. In 1948, he became the
first popularly elected governor of Puerto Rico, an office
he was to hold for three terms. Though he was originally
a spokesman for independence, Marin decided that in-
creased autonomy in continuing association with the
United States was economically the best posture for
Puerto Rico, and his work to achieve this stance paved the
way for the unique self-governing commonwealth status
reached by Puerto Rico in 1952. It also transformed
Puerto Rico from the "Poorhouse of the Caribbean" into
one of the most successful economies in the area. The
five-cent stamp featured on this Maximum Card honors
the ninety-second anniversary of Marin's birth.
No. 90-7
©1990 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Shannon Stirnweis
