Antique & Vintage Postcards

A wild iguana basks flat against the sun-baked earth in this sharply detailed 1927 real-photo postcard from Honduras — the dorsal spines casting crisp shadows and the scaly texture rendered with remarkable photographic clarity for the era. Numbered 2494 in a commercial wildlife series and captioned "Iguana. Honduras," this RPPC was mailed on October 29, 1927, by a traveler who filled every inch of the back with impressions of Central America, writing to a friend that the country and its animals were fascinating, that he was really much struck, and that he hoped to be coming home soon. Real-photo postcards of identified Central American wildlife from the 1920s are uncommon survivors, and the combination of a vivid subject, named location, legible personal message, and precise date makes this a standout piece for natural-history and Latin America collectors alike.