Timeline - 1933
2nd February. Spartan Airways registered. 10th March. Midland and Scottish Air Ferries registered. 3rd April. Blackpool and West Coast Air Services registered. 3rd April. Highland Airways registered. 12th April. Great Western Railways. First airmail flight by GWR, using green railway labels. 8th May. Highland Airways begin the Inverness - Kirkwall service 15th May. Great Western Railways. First air label. 15th May Great Western Railway. First official airmail flights. 22nd May Great Western Railway. Extension to Birmingham. 1st June. Midland and Scottish Air Ferries start Glasgow - Campbeltown - Islay service. 16th June. Great Western Railway. New cachets at Birmingham 22nd June. Blackpool and West Coast Services begin regular services between Liverpool - Blackpool - Isle of Man. 26th June. Great Western Railway. First recorded use of new Cardiff Air Cancel. 26th June. Great Western Railway. First recorded use of new Birmingham Air Cancel. 17th July Great Western Railway. Extension to Newton Abbot. 27th July. Great Western Railway. Second extension to Newton Abbot. 24th August. International Airlines. First Directors flight of the Airline. 25th August. International Airlines. First airmail flight(unofficial). Croydon-Southampton-Plymouth. 26th August. International Airlines. First airmail flight(unofficial). Plymouth-Southampton-Croydon
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1st September. International Airlines. First known use of ‘Travel by Western Express’ cachet. 7th September. Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd formed. Renamed Western AIrways Ltd on 18th October 1938. 11th September International Airways. Last known mail flight. 30th September Great Western Railway. Last flight. 12th October. Provincial AIrways Ltd formed. 4th November. Humber Air Ferry. Sent souvenir mail. 25th November Provincial Airways. Air labels 25th November Provincial Airways. Pretend Proofs 25th November Provincial Airways. Proofs 25th November Provincial Airways. Colour trials. 25th November Provincial Airways. 1st flight. 9th December. Jersey Airways Ltd registered. 18th December. Jersey Airways begin daily service between Portsmouth and Jersey.
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s
Timeline - 1933
2nd February. Spartan Airways registered. 10th March. Midland and Scottish Air Ferries registered. 3rd April. Blackpool and West Coast Air Services registered. 3rd April. Highland Airways registered. 12th April. Great Western Railways. First airmail flight by GWR, using green railway labels. 8th May. Highland Airways begin the Inverness - Kirkwall service 15th May. Great Western Railways. First air label. 15th May Great Western Railway. First official airmail flights. 22nd May Great Western Railway. Extension to Birmingham. 1st June. Midland and Scottish Air Ferries start Glasgow - Campbeltown - Islay service. 16th June. Great Western Railway. New cachets at Birmingham 22nd June. Blackpool and West Coast Services begin regular services between Liverpool - Blackpool - Isle of Man. 26th June. Great Western Railway. First recorded use of new Cardiff Air Cancel. 26th June. Great Western Railway. First recorded use of new Birmingham Air Cancel. 17th July Great Western Railway. Extension to Newton Abbot. 27th July. Great Western Railway. Second extension to Newton Abbot. 24th August. International Airlines. First Directors flight of the Airline. 25th August. International Airlines. First airmail flight(unofficial). Croydon-Southampton-Plymouth. 26th August. International Airlines. First airmail flight(unofficial). Plymouth-Southampton-Croydon
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1st September. International Airlines. First known use of ‘Travel by Western Express’ cachet. 7th September. Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd formed. Renamed Western AIrways Ltd on 18th October 1938. 11th September International Airways. Last known mail flight. 30th September Great Western Railway. Last flight. 12th October. Provincial AIrways Ltd formed. 4th November. Humber Air Ferry. Sent souvenir mail. 25th November Provincial Airways. Air labels 25th November Provincial Airways. Pretend Proofs 25th November Provincial Airways. Proofs 25th November Provincial Airways. Colour trials. 25th November Provincial Airways. 1st flight. 9th December. Jersey Airways Ltd registered. 18th December. Jersey Airways begin daily service between Portsmouth and Jersey.
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s