Burbage
Leicestershire, England

Operated from 1988-2004 by the 1st Burbage Scout Group. Operated from 2009 onwards by the 1st Britannia (Burbage) Scout Group which was formed a few years after the closure of the 1st Burbage Group. Worked in association with Earl Shilton Scouts.

Both groups were/are part of the Hinckley District within the Scout County of Leicestershire.

Burbage Poster

1988-2004


No information



2005-2008


Did not operate



1st December 2009

Earl Shilton stamp issue

Types 1 , the stamp used is that of the neighbouring Earl Shilton Scout Group.



Cancellations

Burbage cancel

Type P1, this cancellation is specific to Burbage and applied to the top right of cards collected in Burbage and the the top left of cards delivered in Burbage. See Earl Shilton for other cancellations used within the Hinckley District.



Burbage cancel

Type P2, this cancellation was applied to First day covers (First day of Burbage post, not of Earl Shilton), as well as type P1 above.



Statistics

Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Charge None None None None None None None . . .
Carried None None None None None None None . . .
Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Charge . . . . . . . . . .
Carried . . . . . . . . . .
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Charge . . . . None None None None 20p .
Carried . . . . None None None None 2,423 .

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This page last amended 1st March 2021
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