Luis Munoz Marin Great Americans Series stamp, San Juan 1990

Official USPS Souvenir Page (90-6) for the Luis Munoz Marin commemorative stamp from the Great Americans Series, issued February 18, 1990. The page features an engraved portrait of the Puerto Rican governor and political leader, with detailed production credits noting designers Juan Maldonado and engravers Gary Chaconas and Gary Slaght. A strip of five 5-cent red stamps (Scott 2173) is tied by a first-day circular postmark from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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This is a U.S. Postal Service Official Souvenir Page (90-6) for the Luis Munoz Marin commemorative stamp. The page features a black-and-white engraved portrait illustration of Munoz Marin at the top, along with detailed philatelic production information. At the bottom is a strip of five 5-cent red stamps from the Great Americans Series showing Munoz Marin, tied by a circular date stamp from San Juan, Puerto Rico dated February 18, 1990, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed in the selvage area.

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This First Day Cover features a souvenir page from the U.S. Postal Service commemorating Luis Muñoz Marín, the first popularly elected Governor of Puerto Rico. The page includes a strip of five 5-cent red stamps with an engraved portrait of Muñoz Marín, designed by Juan Maldonado and engraved by Gary Chaconas and Gary Slaght. The stamps are cancelled with a circular first-day postmark from San Juan, Puerto Rico, dated February 18, 1990. The page provides detailed production credits and a biographical summary of Muñoz Marín's life and achievements.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)