Arago: Pioneer Period (1783-1918)

The Galveston Chamber of Commerce sponsored the National School of Aviation Meet in Galveston, Texas, on March 17, 1912. Galveston Postmaster H. A. Griffin authorized aviator Paul Studensky (1888-1961) to fly mail from Galveston to La Marque, about fifteen miles away, where Studensky delivered the mail pouch to the La Marque's postmaster. Studensky flew a Curtiss-type biplane built by Lestor V. Bratton, and he carried about 1,200 pieces of mail.

This postal card is apparently showing a proof strike of the rubber stamp cachet that was also used as the official postmark. It is impossible to tell whether this card was flown.