Bearing cocoanut tree, Florida, 1924
- Subject
- Forests & Trees
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A tall coconut palm, heavy with a cluster of nuts, leans across a grassy yard beside a picket gate and a brick path that leads toward the water. A steamship sits on the horizon under a pink and blue sky. The printed caption reads "BEARING COCOANUT TREE, FLORIDA," using the period spelling common on postcards. Coconut palms were promoted as emblems of Florida's semi-tropical climate during the early tourist boom, when generic tropical views sold to winter visitors. The card's Wauchula postmark places it in an inland citrus and cattle town, far from the coastal scene shown.
Postcard Details
Success, VA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | Wauchula, FL |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Asheville Post Card Co. |
| Series | R-45681 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlette Costello, Success, VA |
| Publisher | Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, NC |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, Scott #300, green, issued 1903 |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; visible halftone screen; light edge wear and a small crease at the lower right corner. Postmark: WAUCHULA FLA. FEB 11 (year not legible). Divided-back "POST CARD" with 1¢ Franklin stamp; blue-ink message written sideways along the left half; publisher imprint along left edge. Light corner crease top-left, edge wear, small smudge near address. |
Cite this card
Bearing cocoanut tree, Florida, 1924, postcard, c. 1924. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bearing-cocoanut-tree-florida-1924. Accessed November 2, 2026.