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Royal Palm Avenue by moonlight, Tropical Florida, 1953

Subjects
Forests & TreesStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1953 (Chrome)
Front of Royal Palm Avenue by moonlight, Tropical Florida, 1953, Mrs. Nell Royes, ME, USA, c. 1953 linen postcard
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Back of Royal Palm Avenue by moonlight, Tropical Florida, 1953, Mrs. Nell Royes, ME, USA, c. 1953 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Moonlight falls down a broad avenue lined with tall royal palms, their trunks and crowns receding into the distance. A full moon and scattered clouds glow in a deep blue sky above the reddish roadway, with low plantings and a white fence along the right side. The printed caption names the scene "Royal Palm Avenue by Moonlight" in "Tropical Florida." Royal palms were a common ornamental choice in South Florida street plantings, and their formal rows give the night view a stately tropical character. The card was mailed by Eunice and Phil, Florida vacationers who called it "purely a beautiful postcard" and wrote that they were enjoying a grand vacation down here while hoping the recipient was feeling better.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This is purely a beautiful postcard the country side we have been enjoying a grand vacation down here. - Also hope you are feeling better. Best Wishes Eunice and Phil Gorley

PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Royal Palm Avenue by Moonlight In Tropical Florida --- POST CARD 201-F—TROPICAL FLORIDA SERIES GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
PostmarkedWest Palm Beach, FL, March 23, 1953, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Nell Royes

Manset, ME

Postcard record

Postmarked, West Palm Beach, FL
PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Series201-R—TROPICAL FLORIDA SERIES
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Nell Royes, Manset, ME
Place mentionedFlorida, FL
PublisherChicago, IL
Stamp2c Thomas Jefferson, red
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; saturated night scene typical of linen-era cards. Slight edge wear. Postmark: WEST PALM BEACH FLA. MAR 23 8 PM 1953, with boxed "PRAY FOR PEACE" slogan cancel. Linen-era divided-back card (Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone"); light edge/toning wear, stamp partly torn at right.

Cite this card

Royal Palm Avenue by moonlight, Tropical Florida, 1953, postcard, c. 1953. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/royal-palm-avenue-by-moonlight-tropical-florida-1953. Accessed November 2, 2026.