Blaenau Gwent
Gwent, Wales

No cancellations used, no FDCs issued.

Blainau Gwent is a district in the Scout County of Gwent.

1995

Blaenau Gwent 1995

Type 1, 42x29mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on gummed paper in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), line rouletted about 6½.



1996

Blaenau Gwent 1996

Type 2, 42x29mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on gummed paper in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), line rouletted about 6½. Sponsored by Excel Industries Ltd.



1997

Blaenau Gwent 1997

Type 3, 42x29mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on gummed paper in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), line rouletted about 6½. Sponsored by Mel Morgan, Ebbw Vale.



Cancellations

1st Cwm Scouts postmark

Type C1, 1st Cwm Scout Group. Seen used in 1997, may also have been used in other years.



Statistics

Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Start None None None None . . . . . None
Printed None None None None . . . . . None
Carried None None None None . . . . . None

A puzzle - possibly a forgery?

1984

Blaenau Gwent 1984

This item seen on the internet claiming to be from 1984, face value 12p. The number on the side appears to be the charity registration number of Lymington Sea Scouts. Furthermore they were only charging 10p in 1995.



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This page last amended 1st March 2021
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