Among Palms Sanford Florida FL 1906 Fred Harvey Sabal Postcard

✍️ Message on the Postcard

Front:
Sanford, Fla. Jan 11, ’06.
how is the weather out there? It is 72° here today. Quite cool for here. A.J. Graeber.

Back:
Not visible (This side is designated “THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS”, indicating the message would have been on the picture side of this undivided back postcard).

🖼️ Information on the Front of the Postcard

📝 In-Scene Text
Not visible

🏢 Publisher Information
No. 1227. Franz Huld, Publisher, New York

💬 Captions
Among the Palms in Florida
SANFORB, : FLORIDA

📬 Information on the Back of the Postcard

Here’s the analysis of the postcard back:

📮 Address
Miss Ida Haas
A. G. L.
So. Curtis St.
Meriden,
Conn.

📅 Postmark & Stamp
**Postmark**: Circular date stamp with “JACKSON” at the top arc and “R.P.O.” (Railway Post Office) at the bottom arc. The date is “JAN 11 1906”. There is also a time or route indicator “T895”.
**Stamp**: A green 1-cent stamp depicting Benjamin Franklin, from the “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA POSTAGE ONE CENT” series (1902-08 Issue, Scott #300).

🏛️ Publisher & Postal Note
**Publisher**: A small emblem in the bottom-left corner features an eagle perched on a shield with the initials “F H” inside. This is the mark of F.H. Hildebrandt, a postcard publisher.
**Postal Note**: “POST CARD” is printed at the top center. “THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS” is printed at the bottom left.

📌 Context
This postcard was mailed on January 11, 1906, during the “Golden Age of Postcards.” The 1-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp was the standard domestic postcard rate at the time. The “JACKSON R.P.O.” postmark indicates the mail was processed and sorted on a train by the Railway Post Office service, a common and efficient method of mail delivery in the early 20th century, which significantly sped up inter-city mail. The format of the postcard, with “THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS” and no designated space for a message on the back, indicates it is an “undivided back” postcard. This style was prevalent in the United States until March 1, 1907, when the U.S. Post Office Department authorized “divided back” postcards, allowing both the message and address to be written on the same side. The recipient’s address includes “A. G. L.”, which might refer to an apartment, business, or specific department within a larger building.

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