Timeline - 1937
27th January. Highland Airways. Official emergency mail carrying flight between Kirkwall and Stronsay 28th January. Highland Airways. Official emergency mail carrying flight between Kirkwall and Sanday 29th January. Aberdeen Airways. Emergency flight Aberdeen to Kirkwall. 13th February. Aberdeen Airways changes its name to Allied Airways. 10th March. Jersey Airport opened at St Peter Port 12th March. Northern and Scottish Airways. Emergency mail flight between Renfrew and Campbeltown. 26th April. Atlantic Coast Air Services re-registered as Lundy and Atlantic Coast Air Services. 10th May. The Isle of Man was once more included on the London - Glasgow route but only on the afternoon flight. 12th May. Blackpool and West Coast Air Services. Fake Coronation cover. 13th May. Highland AIrways. First unofficial flight to Fair Isle. 1st June. Jersey Airways. First airmail flight from Jersey to Southampton. 1st July. Aer Lingus. First flight of new air mail contract between the isle of Man and Dublin. 8th July. Atlantic Air Coast Services. Modified cancellation for air labels. 20th July. Atlantic Air Coast Services. Purple air label with company name. 12th August. Scottish Airways formed of Highland Airways and Northern and Scottish Airways 26th September. Isle of Man Air Services formed and granted post office contract. 23rd November. Allied Airways. New Mail contract. First flight Aberdeen to Orkneys. Non souvenir mail. 23rd November. Allied Airways. First flight of new mail contract. Souvenir mail. 24th November. Allied Airways. Other mail. 24 December Highland Airways. Second unofficial Christmas flight to Fair Isle.
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British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s
Timeline - 1937
27th January. Highland Airways. Official emergency mail carrying flight between Kirkwall and Stronsay 28th January. Highland Airways. Official emergency mail carrying flight between Kirkwall and Sanday 29th January. Aberdeen Airways. Emergency flight Aberdeen to Kirkwall. 13th February. Aberdeen Airways changes its name to Allied Airways. 10th March. Jersey Airport opened at St Peter Port 12th March. Northern and Scottish Airways. Emergency mail flight between Renfrew and Campbeltown. 26th April. Atlantic Coast Air Services re-registered as Lundy and Atlantic Coast Air Services. 10th May. The Isle of Man was once more included on the London - Glasgow route but only on the afternoon flight. 12th May. Blackpool and West Coast Air Services. Fake Coronation cover. 13th May. Highland AIrways. First unofficial flight to Fair Isle. 1st June. Jersey Airways. First airmail flight from Jersey to Southampton. 1st July. Aer Lingus. First flight of new air mail contract between the isle of Man and Dublin. 8th July. Atlantic Air Coast Services. Modified cancellation for air labels. 20th July. Atlantic Air Coast Services. Purple air label with company name. 12th August. Scottish Airways formed of Highland Airways and Northern and Scottish Airways 26th September. Isle of Man Air Services formed and granted post office contract. 23rd November. Allied Airways. New Mail contract. First flight Aberdeen to Orkneys. Non souvenir mail. 23rd November. Allied Airways. First flight of new mail contract. Souvenir mail. 24th November. Allied Airways. Other mail. 24 December Highland Airways. Second unofficial Christmas flight to Fair Isle.
Copyright © 2020 Robert Farquharson All Rights Reserved
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s