Old “Bill Pelican” in Louisiana, “The Pelican State”

Subjects: Birds Coastal Scenery Comics & Humor
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Old “Bill Pelican” in Louisiana, “The Pelican State”, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A large pelican with a long yellow bill perches on a weathered wooden piling beside the ocean. Waves roll in behind it under a pink and blue sky, and a humorous poem about the pelican is printed at upper left.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in other medium

Margaret bought this for me to send to you but I told her "I could not get in the mood" Am not yet but here comes the "Belican" any how dont know what they ever made it the symbol for I certainly dont think it pretty or cute Brer Kenner Nov 23

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.

OLD “BILL PELICAN” IN LOUISIANA, “THE PELICAN STATE”—181 A Gorgeous Bird is The Pelican, Whose Beak Can Hold More Than His Belican, He can Put in His Beak, Food Enough for a Week, But I'll be d——d if I can see how in Helican. COPYRIGHT BY E. C. KROPP CO. --- The Pelican is the largest of web-footed birds, has an enormous bill to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which fish are temporarily stored. The birds are highly sociable, living in colonies following a cooperative plan in their fishing. A curious sight is to see the young Pelican plunge its head deep into the parent bird's pouch to dig out partly digested food. POST CARD 8308 MADE IN U.S.A. BY E.C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. New Orleans—America's Most Interesting City

Addressed to

Grace Minnis

No 10 Langley Ave, Portsmouth, Va

Postcard record

Series	181
Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Louisiana, LA
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	Linen texture; white border; printed poem and vertical copyright line on front. Postmark: [illegible] 1940. Divided-back linen card with white border; 1c green Washington stamp; E.C. Kropp imprint; message dated Nov 23.

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Old “Bill Pelican” in Louisiana, “The Pelican State”, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-bill-pelican-in-louisiana-the-pelican-state. Accessed October 5, 2026.