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Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, circa 1940

Subject
Agriculture & Farms
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, circa 1940, Mrs. Elicita Grant, NH, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, circa 1940, Mrs. Elicita Grant, NH, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A still-life arrangement of three ripe oranges nestled among dark green citrus leaves and clusters of white, star-shaped orange blossoms, set against a mottled gray-blue background. The card presents Florida's citrus crop as a decorative souvenir emblem of the state, pairing the fruit with the fragrant blossoms of the same tree. Orange growing became central to Florida's identity and economy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and such fruit-and-blossom views were a staple of Florida tourist postcards.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Sulphur Springs Tampa Fla March 2 1936 Mrs Alicia Grant, very 70° hear Sunday Ronnie

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 fragrant blossoms, thick petaled, white and wax-like, growing singly or in clusters, beautiful and fragrant. MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 22130 POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE
PostmarkedTampa, FL, March 21, 1936, 09:30
Addressed to
Mrs. Elicita Grant

18 Fairview Ave., Derry, NH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Tampa, FL
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
SeriesF175
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Elicita Grant, 18 Fairview Ave., Derry, NH
Place mentionedFL
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
NotesWhite border; visible linen (crosshatch) texture; printed series number F175 at upper right of caption. Postmark: TAMPA FLA MAR 21 9:30 AM 1936 (second cancel SULLIVAN N.H. MAR 21 9:30 AM 1936). Divided back, linen-textured card with white border; E.C. Kropp imprint; light soiling and a pencil dealer mark at top.

Cite this card

Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/florida-oranges-and-blossoms-florida-circa-1940-1930. Accessed October 24, 2026.