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Sailfish, Gulf Stream, Florida, circa 1940

Subjects
Fisheries & WhalingHunting & FishingWildlife
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Sailfish, Gulf Stream, Florida, circa 1940, Bill Freeman, UT, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Sailfish, Gulf Stream, Florida, circa 1940, Bill Freeman, UT, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A single sailfish is shown in profile against a plain pale sky, its tall, dark-spotted dorsal fin raised like a sail and its long bill extended. The printed caption identifies it as a "Sailfish" from the Gulf Stream off Florida, the warm current that sweeps past the state's Atlantic coast and made Florida a celebrated destination for big-game saltwater anglers in the mid-twentieth century. Cards of this kind were typically sold as souvenirs to sportsmen and tourists.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Bill! March 23, 1944 Still down in beautiful Florida - but I haven't left the ship yet - we don't get liberty for three weeks. All we do is drill, go to class, have shots in our arms and eat and sleep. I really love it! Susan King A.S Co. 172 - 3 Rm. 477 U.S.N.T.C. Tra. Sta. Palm Beach, Fla.

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
"Sailfish", from the Gulf Stream, Florida 230 --- Sailfish, a name given to the basking shark, Selache maximus, from its habit of swimming on the surface of the water with its dorsal fins exposed somewhat like the sail of a ship. Found in the deep blue warm waters of the Gulf Stream from the Gulf of Mexico along and close to the shores of Florida. Thousands of fishing enthusiasts spend happy hours and millions of dollars wishing that their next strike might be that beautiful tropical "Sailfish." "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC. BOSTON, MASS. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A. 71802
Addressed to
Bill Freeman

Salt Lake City, UT

FromSuzan King, Palm Beach, FL

Postcard record

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
Series230
ConditionVery good
Place addressedBill Freeman, Salt Lake City, UT
PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA
Place sent fromSuzan King, Palm Beach, FL
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; printed number 230 at lower left; slight discoloration near lower right edge. Postmark: U.S. NAVY 1944 (day/month obscured by the stamp box). Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; Tichnor imprint; light toning, corner and edge wear.

Cite this card

Sailfish, Gulf Stream, Florida, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sailfish-gulf-stream-florida-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.