Huntingburg Airport

Division: Charter

 

 

Howdy folks, got a special assignment for our pilots this month!

'Tis the season for children mailing letter to Santa, and it's only right that the letter do indeed get delivered to Santa Claus... Santa Claus Indiana that is! Established in 1854, the town originally applied for the name 'Santa Fe, Indiana', but was rejected (due to the existing Santa Fe, Indiana) by the USPS. The story goes, that after a few town meetings, the whimsical name of Santa Claus Indiana was proposed to the USPS... And they accepted it.

Starting around 1914, the town (know as Santaclaus from 1895 through 1928) started recieving so much mail, a volunteer group was formed, called Santa's Elves, to ensure that each letter to santa recieved a reply.

Did you know that the marking on each piece of mail, covering the stamp, is called a cancellation? Its purpose is to prevent re-use of the stamp, thus 'cancelling' it after the letter has been processed. Many cancellations not the date, time, and location of the cancellation- and so, the town of Santa Claus gets plenty of letters just to recieve the festive cancellation. Because of this, the local post office selects a special hand-cancellation to use for the month of December, the image for the cancellation is picked from a selection of art submitted by nearby high-school students.