The
Spanish-American War marked the emergence of the United States as a
world power. On December 10, 1898, Spain signed the Treaty of Paris
granting Cuba its freedom and ceding Guam, Puerto Rico and the
Philippines to the US. After the signing of the treaty, the use of US
money and postage was made official, and in 1899, overprinted US stamps
replaced the provisional issues used previously. These Puerto Rico
Overprints carried the inscription “PORTO RICO.” Later overprints were
spelled “PUERTO RICO.”
1899 U.S. 1¢ PORTO RICO Overprint |
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1899 U.S. 2¢ PORTO RICO Overprint |
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