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Many Varieties of Cacti of the Southwest, 1946

Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1946 (Chrome)
Front of Many Varieties of Cacti of the Southwest, 1946, c. 1946 linen postcard
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Back of Many Varieties of Cacti of the Southwest, 1946, c. 1946 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A desert scene labels ten plants: ocotillo, sahuaro (saguaro), buck horn, pin cushion, barrel, cholla, Spanish yucca, mescal, rainbow, and prickly pear, with a low purple mountain range behind. The selection draws on plants familiar from the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts, the dry country that stretches across Arizona, New Mexico, and west Texas. The printed text notes that the region's vegetation is "all fortified with thorns" and names palo verde, mesquite, greasewood, and sagebrush among the thorny brush.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Fri. noon at Alb. New Mexico all Okay, Liel

PublisherSouthwest Post Card Co.
MANY VARIETIES OF CACTI OF THE SOUTHWEST SAHUARO OCOTILLO BUCK HORN BARREL PIN CUSHION CHOLLA RAINBOW PRICKLY PEAR SPANISH YUCCA MESCAL The Southwest has many varieties of cacti peculiar to the Desert region only. It is strange that all vegetation has thorns as tho a protection against an enemy. Many sections have an abundance of brush or small trees such as Palo Verde, mesquite, greasewood and sagebrush—all fortified with thorns.
PostmarkedAlbuquerque, NM, April 5, 1946, 16:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Sue Ferguson

Richland, IN

Postcard record

Postmarked, Albuquerque, NM
PublisherSouthwest Post Card Co.
Series90
ConditionVery good
Place addressedSue Ferguson, Richland, IN
Place depictedSouthwest
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; '(OVER)' instruction at lower left and Curteich job number '2A-H360' at lower right; number '90' printed at the end of the title line. Postmark: ALBUQUERQUE N.MEX APR 5 4:30 PM 1946. Linen-era Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" card with 1¢ Washington stamp; divided back; light wear and a few foxing spots at lower edge.

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Many Varieties of Cacti of the Southwest, 1946, postcard, c. 1946. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/many-varieties-of-cacti-of-the-southwest-1946. Accessed November 2, 2026.