Ocotillo in bloom on the desert, Palm Springs, CA, 1955

Subject: Forests & Trees
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1955 (Chrome)

Back of Ocotillo in bloom on the desert, Palm Springs, CA, 1955, Thos J Dickey., Nova Scotia, Canada, c. 1955 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A stylized desert scene with several tall ocotillo plants, their long whip-like stems tipped with clusters of bright pink-red blossoms, rising from a banded desert floor of pink, yellow and blue beneath a mottled sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Can any describe this? glad of them but a early for all them - As well 2? [illegible] delayed in on 6 hrs!! As far as Palm Springs Mon. A.M. Can't hardly how tired I am way here Beautiful scenery but yesterday evening has a bad dust storm. Was indoors. After Church we went to a lovely drive [illegible] [illegible]

PostmarkedPalm Springs, CA, March 29, 1955, 10:30

Addressed to

Thos J Dickey.

49 Langlin St N. Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada

Postcard record

Postmarked	March 29, 1955, 10:30, Palm Springs, CA
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co.
Series	D.46 6A-H72
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Thos J Dickey., 49 Langlin St, N. Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
Stamp	2c Thomas Jefferson, red
Stamp	2c Thomas Jefferson, issued 1938
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; thin border; scan is rotated 180 degrees; small production code 6A-H72 in the corner. Postmark: PALM SPRINGS CALIF MAR 29 10:30 AM 1955. Divided-back linen C.T. Art-Colortone card; pencil message; light wear.

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Ocotillo in bloom on the desert, Palm Springs, CA, 1955, postcard, c. 1955. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ocotillo-in-bloom-on-the-desert-palm-springs-ca-1955. Accessed November 2, 2026.