Sanibel Island lighthouse, Lighthouse Point, FL, 1978

Subjects: Beaches & Coastlines Lighthouses
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1978 (Modern)

Back of Sanibel Island lighthouse, Lighthouse Point, FL, 1978, Steve Elmore, MI, USA, c. 1978 chrome postcard — Back

About this postcard

A tall red-brick lighthouse with an open iron gallery rises behind dense green trees and shrubs on the left. To the right, a frame keeper's dwelling with a hipped roof and chimney stands on wooden pilings above a sandy beach, with calm water and a low horizon beyond. The lighthouse at Lighthouse Point has marked the eastern end of Sanibel since the 1880s, and the island's east-west orientation and shallow Gulf shelf made it a well-known shelling destination. By the late 1970s, Sanibel and nearby Naples were established family beach destinations. The sender's note places the visit in that vacation setting, with shelling on Sanibel, beach days in Naples, and a hospital visit for an ear infection on Easter.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Wed Went shelling [illegible] Island Mon! It was cloudy & cool yesterday, so we went site seeing. Today we're at beach in Naples. Beautiful town - beautiful beach Two hot days - two cool days. Kids are having a super time. I came down sick & went to hospital Easter - Ear infection - feeling better now Should be back sometime Sun. love Pat

PostmarkedNAPLES, March 29, 1978

Addressed to

Steve Elmore

25054 Stanford Dbro Nts, MI 48125

Postcard record

Postmarked	March 29, 1978, NAPLES
Publisher	O'Brien Color Studios
Series	24296
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Steve Elmore, 25054 Stanford, Dbro Nts, MI, 48125
Place mentioned	Sanibel Island, FL
Publisher	O'Brien Color Studios, Daytona, FL
Stamp	9c United States Capitol, green
Notes	Glossy chrome-era color finish; no white border. Faint purple rubber-stamp dealer marks ("C8" and "S B") in the sky area; light surface wear and speckling. Postmark: NAPLES U.S.F. MAR 29 PM 1978. Divided-back chrome-era card, glossy surface, 9c stamp; light corner wear.

Cite this card

Sanibel Island lighthouse, Lighthouse Point, FL, 1978, postcard, c. 1978. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sanibel-island-lighthouse-lighthouse-point-fl-1978. Accessed November 2, 2026.