File:San Juan 1971 U.S. stamp.1.jpg

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English: San Juan, Puerto Rico was commemorated with an 8-cent stamp on its 450th anniversary issued September 12, 1971. The vignette pictures a sentry box from Castillo de San Felipe del Morro. San Juan was founded in 1519, and fortress construction began in 1539.
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Source Arago: people, postage & the post
Author Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.

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San Juan 450th anniversary stamp, 1971 issue, depicting one of the garitas of El Morro

17 March 2014

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