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Note number at top right: 95. Postmarked Feb 4, 1957.
Note poem on front reads, "Greetings from Florida A gorgeous bird is the pelican, Whose beak can hold more than his belican, He can put in his beak, food enough for a week, But I'll be d----d if I see how in helican."
Note on back reads, "The Pelican is one of the strangest and most amusing birds of the South. Their large pouch-like underbill can hold enormous quantities of food and feeding them is a very popular pastime."
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Old "Bill" Pelican in Florida. 1957 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/334539>, accessed 13 June 2026.
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Old "Bill" Pelican in Florida. 1957 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/334539>
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