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Key West, Casa Marina Hotel
Card mailed in 1986, with two heavily postmarked stamps but the mark itself is partly missing. Postmark smudging on front, and card is aging beyond its years. Grade: 4
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Disney World, Cinderella Castle
Two cards are available. One was mailed in 1973, and therefore would have been one of the earlier editions of anything from Disney World in Orlando. Heavily and not readably postmarked, with minor corner creasings (Grade: 3, $2). The other was mailed in 1976, with a 9-cent stamp, and is in better shape (Grade: 1, $3).
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Relaxing in Florida
Unused Scenic Florida Distributors card 2USFL-2391. Grade: 1
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Key West, Greetings
The printed caption on reverse says “Greetings from Key West, Florida.” Unused card 2US FL 2009 from Florida Keys Gifts and Souvenirs, beginning to age on reverse but fine on the front. Grade: 1
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Key West, Hemingway house
Unused, as-new. Grade: 1
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Key West, aerial view
Unused, as-new. Grade: 1
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Key West, southernmost point in continental USA
Unused, as-new. Grade: 1
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Miami Beach, air view
Linen card, mailed from Miami in 1955 with two one-cent stamps, full postmark, and a travel agent’s rubber stamp mark on the reverse. Grade: 4
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St. Petersburg, Fairview Manor
If we could charge based on sentiment alone, this card would be priceless. But we are more realistic than that. It was not postally used, and has a black rubber stamp mark on the reverse. The card dates from about 1952, and about all we can say here is that if you have been looking for one of these cards, here it is. Grade: 4
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Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour
Aerial view of Bal Harbour pretending to be British yet in Miami Beach. Card was mailed in 1980 with a 21-cent airmail stamp, but only partial postmark. There’s some ink smudging on the front. Grade: 3
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Orlando, Epcot Center, Geosphere
From Walt Disney World, this card went from Orlando to Phoenix, where it was mailed to Malaysia with three stamps and a fully legible postmark in 1993. Grade: 2
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Miami, S.S. Florida of the P. & O. Line
Tichnor linen card 504, not mailed but with a travel agency rubber stamp on the reverse. The front is in very good shape. Googling the name of this ship leads to all sorts of exotic articles! Grade: 4
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Tampa, Municipal Playgrounds
Dated 1922 on front bottom, this nice unused pre-linen card of tourists enjoying Florida’s sunshine and sports in midwinter (specifically, lawn bowls) was published by Florida News Co. A-88900 and is in normal condition for its age. Grade: 2
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Key West, multiple views
Florida Impressions card KW-131, mailed in 1991 with a 36-cent airmail stamp that the partly legible postmark missed altogether. One error in the postmark that does show is the year “1991” which was inserted upside-down and therefore reads as “1661,” well before Jimmy Buffett got there. Grade: 3
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Miami, Hialeah Park
Driveway to club house, Hialeah Park — unused card 5647 published by Thos. R. West in the 1930s. Horse racing enthusiasts would want to add this to their collection. Grade: 2
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Homosassa Springs, Gator Lagoon
Mailed in 1970 with two 6-cent stamps and an indistinct postmark. It looks like a small piece of cellophane tape had been on the reverse and has long since disappeared. As well, the front has abrasions. Grade: 5
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Greetings
Odd-sized card (3-1/2″ x 8″) mailed to Hong Kong in 2007 with complete Miami postmark and 75-cent stamp. The address is on an affixed sticker. The front is in great condition–we wonder how it survived the trip. Grade: 4
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Miami Beach, Ivanhoe Hotel
Unused card from the hotel’s “Premiere Season 1956-57.” A travel agent’s large rubber stamp is on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Miami, Motel New Yorker
E.C. Kropp card 24500N, from the 1950s or before, unused but for a travel agency’s large black rubber stamp on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Miami Beach, The Coronado
From 1954, stamp and clear postmark, but also an ink smudge in the message, and a travel agent’s rubber stamp over the actual stamp. Major corner crease, visible in the photo. Grade: 5
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Crystal River, Home of the Manatee
This 4.5″ x 6.5″ card was mailed in 1997 with two stamps, a yellow USPS air mail sticker, USPS barcoding, a semi-distinct postmark, and some abrasions around the front edges. But how appealing (and how endangered) are those manatees. Grade: 3
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Bradenton, 1951
Photograph from 1951; card from 1982; mailed in 1988 from Denver with a 33-cent Verville stamp and most of a postmark. Grade: 1
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Coral Gables, Venetian Pools
Beginning a long Florida series from the Girard family’s impressive collection. This card was mailed in Miami with 10-cent stamp but the postmark is not fully legible. Grade: 2
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St. Petersburg, Bayfront Center
Unused Ward Beckett card P-31. Grade: 1
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Clearwater, Kapok Tree Inn fountain
Three of these Tom Brown Card Co. cards (C-44H) are available. Grades: 1
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Tampa, Nesting flamingos at Busch Gardens
Unused Ward Beckett card T-8-B. Grade: 2
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Tampa, Azaleas and whistling swans, Busch Gardens
Two of these unused Ward Beckett cards (T-32) are available. Grades: 2
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Tampa, Busch Gardens Skyrail Safari
Unused Ward Beckett card T-2A. Grade: 1
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Tampa, Anheuser-Busch brewery
Unused Ward Beckett card T-33-B, with a small stain on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Tampa, parrots at Busch Gardens
Unused Ward Beckett card T-11-a. Grade: 2
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Tampa, Busch Gardens, multiple views
Unused Ward Beckett card T-3A. Grade: 1
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Tampa, Busch Gardens, Hospitality House
Unused Ward Beckett card T-24A. Grade: 1
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The Golden Harvest
Unused card HSC-F-68, The attribution was blurred out during printing. Grade: 1
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Clearwater Bay, Memorial Causeway sunset
Unused Tom Brown card C-3. Grade: 2
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Picking oranges in Florida
Unused H.S. Crocker card HSC-F-46. Grade: 1
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St. Petersburg, Sunshine Skyway
Unused H.S. Crocker card HSC-F-71. Grade: 2
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Tarpon Springs, A.L. Anderson Park
Unused Ward Beckett card M-2 (and Dexter Press 83284-C). Grade: 1
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St. Petersburg, Sunken Gardens
Unused Tom Brown card P-17. Notably, they issued this card as you see it but the caption on the reverse says “This is the former main entrance, now hidden behind the new stone wall.” Hope they didn’t trap a few visitors during that process. Grade: 1
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Cypress Gardens, water skiing
An iconic view of an old Florida tourist attraction on this excellent, unused H.S. Crocker card HSC-F-58. Grade: 1
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Tampa, Gandy Bridge
Unused Tom Brown card P-8. Grade: 2