Wilbert Awdry, London Transport 50th

Reverend Wilbert Awdry signed 1983 London Transport 50^th anniversary with a London SW1 special postmark.

Wilbert Awdry (1911 – 1997), more commonly known as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his Railway Series.