Timeline - 1939
28 January. Scottish Airways. Plebiscite in North Ronaldsay gives big majority in favour of regular air mail. 24th March. Great Western and Southern Air lines take over the Liverpool to Shoreham route. 31 March. Lundy and Atlantic Coast Airlines. Introduction of new red 1d label. 03 April. Great Western and Southern Air lines start Brighton to Ryde and Ryde to Bournemouth. 17 April. North Eastern AIrways. First flight of new route via Grangemouth. 25 April. Lundy and Atlantic Coast Airlines. Introduction of new lighthouse 1d label. 08 May. Guernsey Airways. First airmail flight Southampton to Guernsey. 22 May. Guernsey Airways. First Airmail flight to Southampton from Guernsey. 22 May. Guernsey Airways. First airmail flight from Jersey to Guernsey 22 May Railway Air Services. Stoke on Trent was removed from the schedules as a request stop on London - Glasgow route. 26 May. Great Western and Southern Air lines. New Heston - Croydon - Ryde service introduced 05 June. Aer Lingus. Start of third air mail contract between Isle of Man and Dublin. 10 July. Guernsey Airways. First airmail service Guernsey to Jersey 12 July. Pan Am Airways. Souvenir mail. Southampton to Foynes. 31 July. Scottish Airways. First flight to North Ronaldsay. 31 July. Scottish Airways. Souvenir covers for first flight by businesses and individuals 4th August. Imperial Airways. Souvenir mail sent Southampton to Foynes. 1st October. Scottish Airways. First flight from Renfrew to Campbeltown.
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British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s
Timeline - 1939
28 January. Scottish Airways. Plebiscite in North Ronaldsay gives big majority in favour of regular air mail. 24th March. Great Western and Southern Air lines take over the Liverpool to Shoreham route. 31 March. Lundy and Atlantic Coast Airlines. Introduction of new red 1d label. 03 April. Great Western and Southern Air lines start Brighton to Ryde and Ryde to Bournemouth. 17 April. North Eastern AIrways. First flight of new route via Grangemouth. 25 April. Lundy and Atlantic Coast Airlines. Introduction of new lighthouse 1d label. 08 May. Guernsey Airways. First airmail flight Southampton to Guernsey. 22 May. Guernsey Airways. First Airmail flight to Southampton from Guernsey. 22 May. Guernsey Airways. First airmail flight from Jersey to Guernsey 22 May Railway Air Services. Stoke on Trent was removed from the schedules as a request stop on London - Glasgow route. 26 May. Great Western and Southern Air lines. New Heston - Croydon - Ryde service introduced 05 June. Aer Lingus. Start of third air mail contract between Isle of Man and Dublin. 10 July. Guernsey Airways. First airmail service Guernsey to Jersey 12 July. Pan Am Airways. Souvenir mail. Southampton to Foynes. 31 July. Scottish Airways. First flight to North Ronaldsay. 31 July. Scottish Airways. Souvenir covers for first flight by businesses and individuals 4th August. Imperial Airways. Souvenir mail sent Southampton to Foynes. 1st October. Scottish Airways. First flight from Renfrew to Campbeltown.
Copyright © 2020 Robert Farquharson All Rights Reserved
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s