Lot 221 — Airstream Postcard, "San Blas, Mexico, 1956"
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Lot 221 — Airstream Postcard, “San Blas, Mexico, 1956”

Black-and-white: an Airstream tucked under thatched palapas by the water, dugout canoes in the foreground. 4 × 6 in, from Airstream.

Artist
Airstream, Inc. (© 2000); published by Chronicle Books
Dimensions
4 × 6 in
Materials
Printed postcard, blank back

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Description

An Airstream sits in the shade of palm-thatched shelters at the edge of the water, a man standing by its door, a sedan parked behind. Dugout canoes rest in the shallows, bananas hang in the foreground, and palm fronds frame the top. Caption: “San Blas, Mexico, 1956.”

A harbor scene Ishmael would have recognized, give or take the aluminum.

The back is the same on every card in this set: a boxed “AIRSTREAM POSTCARD” heading, a place-stamp box, address lines, and the credit “© 2000 Airstream, Inc., from AIRSTREAM, published by Chronicle Books”. Blank, never written on. The back photo is shared across the series.

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