Oil Palm with Bird's Nest Fern - Straits Settlements - GR Lambert Singapore 1908 Postcard SP24

Vintage botanical postcard showing an oil palm with a bird’s-nest fern growing on its trunk. The front caption identifies “Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis with Bird’s nest fern Thamnopteris Nidus avis.” The reverse bears a Straits Settlements heading and the imprint of G. R. Lambert & Co., Singapore.

Scene Details:

• Large oil palm with spreading fronds above a garden path and shrubs.
• Bird’s-nest fern visible around the lower part of the palm trunk.
• Red botanical caption printed at lower left.

Postal Markings:

• Handwritten note on the correspondence side, including a date that appears to read December 12, 1908.
• Blank address panel; no stamp or postal cancellation visible.
• Printed “Union Postale Universelle / Straits Settlements” heading and G. R. Lambert & Co., Singapore imprint.

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D