Operated by Bewdley District Scouts & Guides (Hereford & Worcester) & the Cleobury Mortimer Scouts & Guides (Shropshire). Serves the area developed during the 1991-6 joint Bewdley/Stourport operation bounded by Mamble, Bayton, Kinlet, Pound Green, Trimpley, Wribbenhall, Blackstone, Ribbesford & Heightington plus the new extension in 2000 to Cleobury Mortimer & the surrounding villages of Doddington, Farlow, Hopton Wafers, Milson, Neen Savage, Neen Sollars, Oreton & Stottesdon. Also delivered via informal exchange to the area covered by the Kidderminster Post (qv) in 2000 only, as the Kidderminster Post did not continue in 2001. Although the Kidderminster post restarted in 2003, different closing dates prevented even an informal exchange.
Bewdley was a separate district within the Scout County of Hereford & Worcester, from 2002 Bewdley District was subsumed into the newly formed Severn and Teme District (together with the old Stourport, Tenbury and Witley District). Cleobury Mortimer is a district within the Scout County of Shropshire.
Types 1 to 5, 27x40mm, designed by J. Crabbe, printed by Bewdley Printing Company, Kidderminster on gummed paper, line rouletted about 5, in sheets of 50 (5 rows of 10), imperforate three sides of sheet (top, right & bottom, leading to two partially imperforate variations for types 1, 2, 3, & 4 and five for type 5). First day covers with full set of stamps on locally designed pre-dated covers, cancelled P2 black. Ordinary post cancelled as P1 black, P3a blue or P3b violet.
Types 6 to 10, 27x40mm, designed by J. Crabbe, printed by Bewdley Printing Company, Kidderminster on gummed paper, line rouletted about 5, in sheets of 50 (5 rows of 10), imperforate three sides of sheet (top, right & bottom, leading to two partially imperforate variations for types 6, 7, 8, & 9 and five for type 10. First day covers with full set of stamps on locally designed pre-dated covers, cancelled P2 black. Ordinary post cancelled as P4 black, P3a blue or P3b violet.
Types 11 to 15, 40x27mm, designed by J. Crabbe, printed by Bewdley Printing Company, Kidderminster on gummed paper, line rouletted about 5, in sheets of 50 (10 rows of 5), imperforate three sides of sheet (top, right & bottom, leading to two partially imperforate variations for types 11, 12, 13, & 14 and three for type 5. First day covers with full set of stamps on locally designed pre-dated covers, cancelled P2 black. Ordinary post cancelled as P4 black, P3a blue or P3b violet.
Types 16 to 20, 27x40mm, pictures by local artist John H. Instance, layout by J. Crabbe, printed by Bewdley Printing Company, Kidderminster on gummed paper, line rouletted about 5, in sheets of 50 (5 rows of 10), imperforate three sides of sheet (top, right & bottom, leading to two partially imperforate variations for types 16, 17, 18, & 19 and five for type 20. First day covers with full set of stamps on locally designed pre-dated covers, cancelled P2 green. Ordinary post cancelled as P4 green, P3 blue or violet.
Types 21 to 25, 27x40mm, pictures by Scout & Guide band member Richard Maggs, layout by J. Crabbe, printed by Bewdley Printing Company, Kidderminster on gummed paper, line rouletted about 5, in sheets of 50 (5 rows of 10), imperforate three sides of sheet (top, right & bottom, leading to two partially imperforate variations for types 21, 22, 23, & 24 and five for type 25. First day covers with full set of stamps on locally designed pre-dated covers, cancelled P2 red. Ordinary post cancelled as P4 red, P3 blue or violet.
Types 26 to 30, 27x40mm, designs based on Scout & Guide badges (from left to right - Scouts, Brownies, Explorers, Cubs, Guides), layout by J. Crabbe, printed by TAWS Printing Company, Telford on gummed paper, line rouletted about 5, in sheets of 50 (5 rows of 10), imperforate three sides of sheet (top, right & bottom, leading to two partially imperforate variations for types 26, 27, 28, & 29 and five for type 30. First day covers with full set of stamps on locally designed pre-dated covers, cancelled P2 violet. Ordinary post cancelled as P4 violet, P3 blue or violet.
Types 31 to 35, 27x40mm, designs based on Anniversary badges with relevance to Scouts & Guides, layout by J. Crabbe, printed by TAWS Printing Company, Telford on gummed paper, line rouletted about 5, in sheets of 50 (5 rows of 10), imperforate three sides of sheet (top, right & bottom, leading to two partially imperforate variations for types 31, 32, 33, & 34 and five for type 35. First day covers with full set of stamps on locally designed pre-dated covers, cancelled P2 blue. Ordinary post cancelled as P1 blue, P3 blue or violet.
Types 36 to 40, 27x40mm, designs based on Scouting Cntenary & clipart illustrating the first 4 days of Christmas, layout by J. Crabbe, printed by TAWS Printing Company, Telford on gummed paper, line rouletted about 5, in sheets of 50 (5 rows of 10), imperforate three sides of sheet (top, right & bottom, leading to two partially imperforate variations for types 36, 37, 38, & 39 and five for type 40. First day covers with full set of stamps on locally designed pre-dated covers, cancelled P2 red. Ordinary post cancelled as P1 red, P3 blue or violet.
Type P1 - used on all ordinary mail posted in Bewdley in 2000, 2006 & 2007.
Type P2 - used on all FDCs, 2000 onwards.
Type P3 - used on ordinary mail posted in Cleobury, 2000 onwards.
Type P4 - used on ordinary mail posted in Bewdley, 2001 to 2005.
| Year | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| Start | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | Nov 25 |
| Printed | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 25,000 |
| Sold | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 17,500 |
| Carried | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 15,000 |
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Start | Nov 25 | Nov 25 | Nov 25 | Nov 25 | Nov 25 | Nov 25 | Nov 17 | . | . | . |
| Printed | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | . | . | . |
| Sold | 18,500 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 16,500 | 16,500 | . | . | . | . |
| Carried | 14,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 14,000 | . | . | . | . | . |
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