1982 to 1990
Coggeshall
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Types C1 to C5, these cachets were used for nine years and it has proved difficult to assign colours to earlier years - known usage includes 1987 violet, 1988 green, 1989 violet & 1990 red.
Types C6 to C9, these date-stamps were also applied alongside types C1-C5 during the nine years of their use and it has proved difficult to assign colours to earlier years - known usage includes 1987 violet, 1988 green, 1989 blue & 1990 green.
Type 1, 30x30mm, designed by ? and printed by ?. No first day covers were produced.
Type 2, 30x30mm, designed by ? and printed by ?. No first day covers were produced.
Type 3, 30x30mm, designed by ? and printed by ?. No first day covers were produced.
Type 4, 30x30mm, designed by ? and printed by ?. Rouletted top & bottom 4.5, sides 9. No first day covers were produced.
Type 5, 30x30mm, designed by ? and printed by ?. Rouletted top or bottom 4.5, other three sides 9. No first day covers were produced.
Type 6, 38x24mm, designed by ? and printed by ?. No first day covers were produced.
Type 7, 38x23mm, designed by ? and printed by ?. No first day covers were produced.
Type 8, 38x20mm, designed by ? and printed by ?. No first day covers were produced.
Two booklet types were also produced, 5 stamps @ 60p and 10 stamps @ £1.20 - the above illustrations are of opened booklet covers, the stamps are one or two horizontal strips of 5.
Type 9, 38x20mm, designed by ? and printed by ?. No first day covers were produced.
Type 10, 20x38mm, designed by ? and printed by ? in sheets of 65 (5 rows of 13). No first day covers were produced.
Types 11 to 15, approx 24x27mm, designed by ? and printed by ? in sheets of 80 (10 rows of 8), 2 complete sets per column, the design moves up one in each column from left to right. The first stamp is the snowman, then the clock house, then the clock tower, then the scout symbol and finally the dark Coggeshall by night. Cut into vertical strips of 10 before issue. "Perforation" is done by use of a sharp craft knife and ruler on the guide leaders kitchen table! First day covers were produced on specially designed envelopes.
Two booklet types were also produced, 5 stamps @ 60p and 10 stamps @ £1.20 - both values were produced with white or green covers - the above illustrations are of opened booklet covers, the stamps are a vertical strip of 5 or 10 as illustrated to the left.
Types 16 to 20, approx 24x27mm, designed by ? and printed by ? in sheets of 42 (7 rows of 6), with a set + 1 extra image per row, the designs move to the left one place in each row from top to bottom. Hence Each design can be found with rounded corners either to the left or the right but never both at once. First day covers were produced on specially designed envelopes.
Two booklet types were also produced, 5 stamps @ 60p and 10 stamps @ £1.20 - both values were produced with white or green covers - the above illustrations are of opened booklet covers, the stamps are one or two horizontal strips of 5 as illustrated above.
Types 21 to 26, approx 24x27mm, designed by ? and printed by ? in sheets of 21 (7 rows of 3) self-adhesive labels, two stamps per label. Hence alternate designs can be found with rounded corners either to the left or the right but never both (occasionally neither as they were not always cut accurately). All stamps were separated before sale so no sheets or blocks were available. First day covers were produced on specially designed envelopes.
Types 27 to 28, approx 24x27mm, designed by ? and printed by ? in sheets of 21 (7 rows of 3) self-adhesive labels, two stamps per label. Hence alternate designs can be found with rounded corners either to the left or the right but never both (occasionally neither as they were not always cut accurately). All stamps were separated before sale so no sheets or blocks were available. Sold in packs of 10 loose stamps for £1.50.
Types 29 to 32, approx 24x27mm, designed by ? and printed by ? in sheets of 21 (7 rows of 3) self-adhesive labels, two stamps per label. Hence alternate designs can be found with rounded corners either to the left or the right but never both (occasionally neither as they were not always cut accurately). All stamps were separated before sale so no sheets or blocks were available. First day covers were produced on specially designed envelopes.
Types 33 to 38, approx 24x27mm, designed by ? and printed by ? in sheets of 21 (7 rows of 3) self-adhesive labels, two stamps per label. Hence alternate designs can be found with rounded corners either to the left or the right but never both (occasionally neither as they were not always cut accurately). All stamps were separated before sale so no sheets or blocks were available. First day covers were produced on specially designed envelopes.
Type P1 - used on ordinary mail in 1992.
Type P2 - used on ordinary mail from 1993 onwards.
Type P3 - used on FDCs from 2003 onwards.
| Year | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
| Start | None | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Carried | None | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Year | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Start | . | . | Nov 25 | Dec 1 | . | . | . | . | None | None |
| Carried | 2,101 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | None | None |
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