Philippines' Stamps Issued Under US Administration 1898 to 1946

The first 2 Philippines' stamp below are from 1914 - 1917. From my internet research, it seems that the man in the green stamp is William Howard Taft, the 1st Governor-General? No?

As for the purple stamp, have no idea! :)

The next stamp below is a 1935 stamp. What I like is the horizontal cancellation across the stamp with the word "Victory" and vertical cancellation of the words "Philippines Red Cross" .

Not sure what they mean...hahaha ;)

History of the stamps can be further appreciated if you read Wikipedia below...

... the history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946. It begins with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still part of the Spanish East Indies.

With the signing of the Treaty of Paris on August 12, 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States. The interim U.S. military government of the Philippine Islands experienced a period of great political turbulence, characterized by the Philippine–American War.  

Beginning in 1901, the military government was replaced by a civilian government — the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands — with William Howard Taft serving as its first Governor-General. From 1901 to 1906 there also existed a series of revolutionary governments that lacked significant international diplomatic recognition.

Following the passage of the Philippine Independence Act in 1934, a Philippine presidential election was held in 1935. Manuel L. Quezon was elected and inaugurated second President of Philippines on November 15, 1935. The Insular Government was dissolved and the Commonwealth of the Philippines was brought into existence. The Commonwealth of the Philippines was intended to be a transitional government in preparation for the country's full achievement of independence in 1946.

After the Japanese invasion  and subsequent occupation of Philippines  during World War II, the United States recaptured the Philippines in 1945. According to the terms of the Philippine Independence Act, the United States formally recognised the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946....