PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony until 1898 when it was given to the United States. The stamps of the United States replaced the stamps of Puerto Rico at that time. Puerto Rico issued its first stamp in 1855. Some examples of Puerto Rico stamps is as follows:

Overprints on stamps of Cuba
ULTRAMAR
(Inscribed on stamps of Cuba with one of the above overprints.)
PTO RICO
PUERTO RICO
(Overprinted on earily issues of Oman inscribed Muscat & Oman.)
PORTO RICO
(Overprinted on United States stamps.)

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