Magnolia, Arkansas, located between Shreveport, Louisiana and El Dorado, Arkansas, was added to Air Mail Route 82 on November 1, 1953.

The Magnolia Municipal Airport was dedicated on this date. A member of the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce autographed the cover to commemorate the Airport Dedication.

This cover was carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 82 flight from Magnolia, Arkansas to Shreveport, Louisiana (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 82S74.

The airline remained under the Trans-Texas Airways name until 1969 when it became Texas International Airlines (TIA), and evolved into a regional airline serving 66 cities in 6 states, and Mexico.

In 1972, after suffering annual losses of up to $3 million, Texas International was purchased by Jet Capital Corporation under the leadership of businessman and entrepreneur Frank Lorenzo.