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Cameron County, TX (29 items)

Cameron County, TX (29 items)

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CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS
  29 items    $57
  Established: February 12, 1848   
  County seat: Brownsville
  1900 population: 16,095

  • Boca Chica Sta.  1966 4-bar as backstamp of cover-sized card
  • Brownsville  poor 1894 cds on cover; fine 1901 duplex, 1st National Bank corner. 
  • Post cards: Flamingo Motel [chrome]; Gateway Bridge [1920s, scrape]; “Oldest residence in Brownsville” [chrome]; “I Luv the Gladys Porter Zoo” [Continental]
  • Harlingen  1910 4-bar on classy post card; unusual 1978 double circle includes “(Office of the Postmaster) on cover
  • Post cards:  Arroyo Motel [chrome]; Rio Grande Court (motel) “rates $1.50 and up” [linen]; Tangelo Motor Hotel [chrome]; Flamingo Motel [chrome]; Luby’s Cafeteria [chrome]
  • La Feria  1939 machine cancel on post card; 1943 machine cancel on Postal Card
  • La Paloma  1957 4-bar on LD Postal card; round dater on back
  • Port Isabel  1970 machine cancel on cover 
  • Post card: Queen Isabel Inn [2 chrome views, one with 3 views]; Swing Bridge [chrome]; Oil Tanker [B&W, 1953]
  • San Benito  1943 machine cancel on Postal Card
  • Santa Rosa  1941 4-bar on post card
  • South Padre Island  1960 4-bar on First Day cover; 197? 4-bar on post card, view of Sea Grape Resort Motel 
  • Post card: The Surf Resort Motel [chrome]; Sea Grape Resort Motel [chrome]
  • Post card:  “Entrance to the Queen Isabella causeway” [chrome]
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