Wilbert Awdry, Volk Railway Centenary

Reverend Wilbert Awdry signed 1983 Volk Railway 100^th anniversary with a Brighton 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.