Bath
Avon, England

Operated by the City of Bath Scout district, serving the City of Bath, Bathampton, Batheaston & Bathford, (also Freshford 1988 only).

Operated from 1988 onwards by 19 Scout & Venture Scout Units (increased to 22 in 1990), sponsorship from Bath Investment & Building Society (whose initials BIBS appear on all stamps).

City of Bath is a district within the Scout County of Avon.

1988 (25th November)

Types 1 & 2, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 20 (5 rows of 4), rouletted about 9. First day covers bearing both stamps produced on locally designed envelopes.

1989 (26th November)

Types 3 to 6, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 20 (5 rows of 4), rouletted about 9. First day covers bearing all four stamps produced on locally designed envelopes.

1990 (26th November)

Types 7 to 10, 32x42mm, vertically se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 20 (4 rows of 5), rouletted about 9. First day covers bearing all four stamps produced on locally designed envelopes.

1991
1992
1993

1994
1995

Types 15 to 18, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Note the change of BIBS logo. Printed in sheets of 20 (5 rows of 4), rouletted about 9. No first day covers.

1996
1997
1998
1999

Types 19 to 22, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), rouletted about 13. See perforation type 2 above. No first day covers.

Rouletted 13.

2000

Types 23 to 26, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, Designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), rouletted about 38. Whilst the bottom row has a label followed by the expected 2nd, 3rd & 4th stamps of the set, the top row contains a pair of the 1st stamp followed by the 2nd stamp and a label, breaking the vertical pattern of the rest of the sheet with all stamps in a column being the same. Year 2000 labels contain last posting date of 12th Dec. Margins perforated less than half way across. No first day covers. Very detailed marginal inscriptions (including last posting date) can be seen on the images of the full sheets.

Rouletted 38.

2001
2002

Types 27 to 30, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, Designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), rouletted about 24. Whilst the bottom row has a label followed by the expected 2nd, 3rd & 4th stamps of the set, the top row contains a pair of the 1st stamp followed by the 2nd stamp and a label, breaking the vertical pattern of the rest of the sheet with all stamps in a column being the same. Year 2001 contain last posting date of 11th Dec, year 2002 contain 14th Dec. Margins fully perforated in 2001 but less than half way across in 2002. No first day covers. Very detailed marginal inscriptions (including last posting date) can be seen on the images of the full sheets.

Rouletted 24.

2003

Types 31 to 34, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, Designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), line rouletted about 24. Whilst the bottom row has a label followed by the expected 2nd, 3rd & 4th stamps of the set, the top row contains a pair of the 1st stamp followed by the 2nd stamp and a label, breaking the vertical pattern of the rest of the sheet with all stamps in a column being the same. Year 2003 labels contain last posting date of 16th Dec. Margins fully perforated. No first day covers. Very detailed marginal inscriptions (including last posting date) can be seen on the images of the full sheets.

2004

Types 35 to 38, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, Designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), line rouletted about 24. Whilst the bottom row has a label followed by the expected 2nd, 3rd & 4th stamps of the set, the top row contains a pair of the 1st stamp followed by the 2nd stamp and a label, breaking the vertical pattern of the rest of the sheet with all stamps in a column being the same. Year 2004 labels contain last posting date of 15th Dec. Margins fully perforated. No first day covers. Very detailed marginal inscriptions (including last posting date) can be seen on the images of the full sheets.

Cancellations

Type P1 - used on FDCs until 1991 & ordinary mail throughout.

Type P2 - used on ordinary mail throughout.

Type P3 - used on ordinary mail throughout.

Type P4 - used on ordinary mail throughout.

Type P5 - used on ordinary mail throughout.

Type P6 - used on ordinary mail throughout.

Type P7 - used on ordinary mail throughout.

Type P8 - used on ordinary mail throughout.

Type P9 - used on ordinary mail throughout.

Statistics

Year	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Start	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Nov 25	Nov 26	Nov 26
Printed	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	.	.	.
Carried	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	31,000	52,852	66,620
Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Start	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Printed	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carried	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	50,358
Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Start	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Printed	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carried	c41,000	41,531	39,500	.	.	.	.	.	.	.