Great Western Airways - 22nd May 1933

GWR (Great Western Railways). Extension to Birmingham 22nd May 1933.

On 22nd May 1933, the Great Western Railways’s service was extended to Birmingham. The service operated once daily including Sunday. The pilot of the first extended service was once again Captain. F. Dismore. Flown covers of the 22nd are much more plentiful than those flown on the 15th. There were six legs that previously did not exist. Redgrove numbering was as follows C1. Birmingham to Cardiff C2 Birmingham to Torquay C3 Birmingham to Plymouth C4 Plymouth to Birmingham C5 Torquay to Birmingham C6 Cardiff to Birmingham

Torquay to Birmingham

Birmingham to Cardiff

C1. Birmingham to Cardiff

C2. Birmingham to Torquay

Cardiff - Plymouth - Cardiff (Round) Cardiff to Teignmouth C3. Birmingham to Plymouth C4. Plymouth to Birmingham

Birmingham to Plymouth C5. Torquay to Birmingham C6. Cardiff to Birmingham

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This envelope a first flight envelope for the extension to Birmingham flying from Birmingham to Plymouth. It is signed by the pilot E. Dismore and quite unusually the designer of the air label G. Sawyer.

This is an interesting cover. On the webpage ‘Later Airmails’ we go into some details about cachets used on the Newton Abbot acceptance on the 17th and 27th July. Those who have read that section will recognise the handwriting here. All of the cachets have a similar handwriting which may possibly be the handwriting of GWR director, Sir Henry Jackson. We have only seen the cachets previously on Newton Abbot covers. This is the first time I have seen this type of cachet and handwriting before the 17th July. This is sent from Birmingham to Torquay.