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Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper
The Thumper postcards always seem to be good. I'm not sure of the history of these. Were they something Ted signed under contract or what he used to fulfill mail requests? Either way, historically they are good.
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Ted used to be part owner or had some sort of stake in some orange groves in Florida, Davis Citrus Farms. They had a deal where you purchased a basket of fruit at a certain price range and you got one of those signed post cards for free.
Somewhere around here packed away I think I still have the catalog with the ad for the oranges and post card. If I ever find it, I can post it. I recently purchased a large lot of these off Ebay from a guy who said his Dad worked at the grove and got to meet Ted. I sent off 2 of the postcards to PSA and they came back authentic.
Here's a picture of the envelope the signed post cards came in with the fruit basket.
