Claude
The green two-color cachet by Harry Ioor features an ornate vertical banner design with the years '1494' and '1949' flanking the top, commemorating the first elected governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín, inaugurated January 2, 1949. The artwork includes an illustration of a crowd scene at the bottom, likely depicting the inauguration ceremony. The 3-cent green U.S. postage stamp depicts a man holding a ballot box with the text 'First Gubernatorial Election in Puerto Rico' and 'Inauguration Jan. 2, 1949.' The machine cancel reads 'San Juan, P.R., Apr 27, 9 AM, 1949' with 'First Day of Issue' slogan, and the cover is pencil-addressed to Pehtree Stamp Shop, 224 Pehtree Arcade.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a green and white cachet with a vertical banner design, commemorating the 455th anniversary of Puerto Rico's establishment (1494-1949) and the inauguration of Luis Muñoz Marín as its first elected governor. The cachet depicts a crowd scene at the inauguration, with Muñoz Marín seated and holding a document. The 3-cent green stamp (Scott 983) shows a ballot box with a portrait of Muñoz Marín and the text 'First Gubernatorial Election in Puerto Rico, Inauguration Jan. 2, 1949.' The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from San Juan, Puerto Rico, dated April 27, 1949. The cover is addressed in pencil to 'Pehtree Stamp Shop' in Atlanta, Georgia.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
