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VERY FINE. ONLY TWO CARDS ARE REPORTED FROM THIS ATTEMPTED FLIGHT FROM THE ALABAMA STATE FAIR.
According to the AAMC, authorization was received from the Post Office Department for Joseph Stevenson to fly mail each day from the fairgrounds to the main post office, where the bag was to be dropped. Stevenson crashed during a trial flight on October 7 before any mail could be flown, and he died the next day. Aerial service was suspended before it even started, and mail with the special cancels was delivered by normal means.
Ex Stevens and Dr. Scott. Illustrated in AAMC 7th Edition on p. 312 (Image)
VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS STYLE OF SAN FRANCISCO AVIATION POST OFFICE DATESTAMP USED ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
This aviation meet was held over five days from December 25 through 29, 1912, at the Tanforan Park Race Track in San Francisco. Aviator Roy N. Francis carried souvenir cards that were dropped over the crowd. The cards could then be addressed, stamped and submitted to the special post office at the field. Two types of postmarking devices were used; Type 1 with the words Aviation Post Office No. 1” and Type 2 reading Aviation Postal Sta.” Seven cards are reported—one Type 2 and the others Type 1: 12/25 (two Ty. 1, one Ty. 2), 12/27 (one, Ty. 1), 12/28 (one, Ty. 1), and 12/29 (two, Ty. 1). Two styles of postmark were used, and only two in total (one of each postmark style) are known used on the first day of the meet, which was Christmas Day. (Image)
VERY FINE. THIS IS ONE OF TWO KNOWN RECORDED PIECES OF MAIL FLOWN ON DECEMBER 29, THE LAST DAY OF THE TANFORAN PARK AVIATION MEET.
This aviation meet was held over five days from December 25 through 29, 1912, at the Tanforan Park Race Track in San Francisco. Aviator Roy N. Francis carried souvenir cards that were dropped over the crowd. The cards could then be addressed, stamped and submitted to the special post office at the field. Two types of postmarking devices were used; Type 1 with the words Aviation Post Office No. 1” and Type 2 reading Aviation Postal Sta.” Seven cards are reported—one Type 2 and the others Type 1: 12/25 (two Ty. 1, one Ty. 2), 12/27 (one, Ty. 1), 12/28 (one, Ty. 1), and 12/29 (two, Ty. 1). Only two in total (both Type 1) are known used on the 29th, which was the last day of the meet.
Ex Reinhard (Image)