AMERICAN ALLIGATOR MAXIMUM CARD #13, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE PICTORIAL POSTMARK, NAPLES, FL

- Condition: uncirculated freestyle/ non-traditional/ non-FIP Maximum Card; the postcard is comprised of 2 large pages from a book, still separated.

- Year:  the beautiful First Day of Issue pictorial postmark is dated October 4, 2006.
- Catalog value: I created only ONE!  Most probably, it is the ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD!

The reptile is the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). The stamp is part of the Southern Florida Wetland series. Most of that area is in the Everglades National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS).
This close-up portrait image shows stunning details,  impossible to see on a regular postcard.

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR MAXIMUM CARD #12, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE PICTORIAL POSTMARK, WASHINGTON, D.C.

- Condition: uncirculated freestyle/ non-traditional/ non-FIP Maximum Card; the postcard is an irregular-shaped commercial postcard that I bought from Myrtle Beach, SC.
The postmark was applied over a transparent mailing address label. This way, the ink did not smear onto the glossy postcard surface. 

- Year:  the beautiful First Day of Issue pictorial postmark is dated May 27, 2006.
- Catalog value: I created only ONE in this exact configuration!  Most probably, it is the ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD!

The reptile is the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). The stamp is part of the Wonders of America series.

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR MAXIMUM CARD #11, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE PICTORIAL POSTMARK, WASHINGTON, D.C.

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- Condition: uncirculated freestyle/ non-traditional/ non-FIP Maximum Card; the postcard is an irregular-shaped commercial postcard that I bought from Myrtle Beach, SC.
The postmark was applied over a white mailing address label. This way, the ink did not smear onto the glossy postcard surface.

- Year:  the beautiful First Day of Issue pictorial postmark is dated May 27, 2006.
- Catalog value: I created only ONE in this exact configuration!  Most probably, it is the ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD!

The reptile is the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). The stamp is part of the Wonders of America series.