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Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, 1936

Subject
Agriculture & Farms
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1936 (Linen)
Front of Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, 1936, Mrs Clicia Grant, NH, USA, c. 1936 linen postcard
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Back of Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, 1936, Mrs Clicia Grant, NH, USA, c. 1936 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Three ripe oranges rest among dark green citrus leaves and clusters of white blossoms against a mottled gray-blue ground. The fruit is native to Asia and was brought to Florida by the Spanish in the sixteenth century. Citrus trees can carry ripe fruit, green fruit, and fragrant blossoms at the same time, a trait that helped make the orange a lasting emblem of Florida. Orange blossoms became the state flower, and the fruit and blossom together became a familiar souvenir image for visitors.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Sulphur Springs Tampa Fla March 2 1936 Plenty 70° here Sunday Rome

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
FLORIDA ORANGES AND BLOSSOMS—F175 The orange, a native of Asiatic countries, was brought to Florida by the Spaniards in the 16th century. At times, the trees have ripened fruit, green fruit and exquisitely fra- grant blossoms, thick petaled, white and wax- like, growing singly or in clusters, beautiful and fragrant.
PostmarkedTampa, FL, March 2, 1936, 12:30
Addressed to
Mrs Clicia Grant

18 Fairmount Perry Derry, NH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Tampa, FL
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
SeriesF175
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs Clicia Grant, 18 Fairmount, Perry, Derry, NH
Place mentionedFlorida, FL
Place mentionedFlorida, FL
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
receivedSulphur Springs, NH
NotesWhite border; visible linen/canvas weave texture; printed series number F175 at top right of caption. Postmark: TAMPA FLA. MAR 2 12:30 PM 1936; second cancel: SULPHUR SPRINGS, N.H. MAR 2 9:30 AM 1936. Divided-back linen card with white border; E. C. Kropp Co. imprint (No. 22130); pink/red staining across the message area and light edge wear. Address originally read 18 Fairview Ave., Derry; struck through and redirected to Penacook, N.H.

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Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/florida-oranges-and-blossoms-florida-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.