Wilbert Awdry, Post Office Underground Railway

Reverend Wilbert Awdry signed 1983 Post Office Underground Railway with a London EC1 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.