Ashton-upon-Mersey
Cheshire, England

Operated by 3rd Ashton-upon-Mersey Scouts. Serving Ashton & parts of Sale. Profits to group funds.

Ashton-upon-Mersey is part of the Sale and District District in the Scout County of Greater Manchester West.

1985 (November 26th)

1985 issue 1985 issue 1985 issue

Types 1 to 3, designed by Group members. Carried covers cancelled P1, P2 or P3. Printed by J Gledhill Ltd, Manchester, type 1 (the Santa head design), was printed onto self-adhesive labels but often trimmed square, types 2 & 3 on sheets of self-adhesive imperforate paper.
A first day cover bearing the set of three stamps- cancelled P1 - signed by P.A.Haynes (District Commissioner) was produced. Later a last day cover also bearing the set of three stamps and signed by P.A.Haynes - cancelled P2 was produced.



1986 (November 25th)

1986 issue 1986 issue 1986 issue

Types 4 to 6, designed by Group members. Carried covers cancelled P3. Printed by J Gledhill Ltd, Manchester, type 4 (the Santa head design), was printed onto self-adhesive labels but often trimmed square, types 5 & 6 on sheets of self-adhesive imperforate paper. While apparently 1985 designs overprinted with type O1 by hand, the stamp colours are actually different.
A first day cover bearing the set of three stamps- cancelled P4 was produced.

probable 1986 issue probable 1986 issue

Types 7 to 8, printing details as types 5 & 6, these are in the colours of the 1986 overprinted issue but have not been overprinted, hence it is difficult to ascertain whether they are actually variant 1985 issues or 1986 issues that escaped being overprinted, due to the colours used I have assumed the latter when placing them in the above list - both were only seen cancelled P3 in red.



Cancellations

used 1985

Type P1, used on first day covers in 1985.
  used 1985

Type P2, used on last day covers in 1985.
  used 1985/6

Type P3.
  used 1986

Type P4, used on first day covers in 1986.
 

Overprints

used 1986

Type O1, applied by hand so the position is variable.


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Statistics

Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Start None None None None Nov 26 Nov 25 None None None None
Printed None None None None 3,000 each . None None None None
Carried None None None None 1,850 475 None None None None

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