1985 - 1992
Chesham
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Type 1, 50x25mm, designed by B. Wheatley (Cub leader). Printed by various printers - by Croxsons, The Island, Moor Road, Chesham in 1985 & 1986, by The Folio Three Printing Company, Vale Industrial Park, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts in 1987 and by Wensley Bown, Island House, Moor Road, Chesham in 1989 & 1991. It is not possible to identify which of the five printings produced any particular single stamp. No First day covers were issued in 1985 but souvenir covers were produced in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Types 2 & 2a, 38x50mm, designed by John Hare and photocopied onto sheets of 9 labels which were then hand rouletted with a cutting wheel to give sheets of 18 stamps. Originally designed for the 1991 post and printed on green labels but never issued as not needed. In 1992 it was found that the computer file had been wiped so the text "Chesham Scoutpost 1992" was individually stuck over the 1991 artwork by hand, due to inaccuracies in the method all 18 stamps in the sheet are slightly different. Individual stamps will have either both left-hand corners or both right-hand corners rounded. Type 2a is a constant error appearing once per sheet at row 2 stamp 5.
Types 3 to 6, 25x40mm, designed by Jackie Russell. Printed in blocks of 8 on a large self-adhesive label and then rouletted by Nestlé Printing Works, Grimsby. A first day cover, dated for the first collection on 4th December, was produced on a locally designed and printed envelope.
Types 7 to 10, 25x40mm, designed by Jackie Russell. Printed in blocks of 8 on a large self-adhesive label and then rouletted by Nestlé Printing Works, Grimsby. A first day cover, dated for the first collection on 3rd December. was produced on a locally designed and printed envelope.
Types 11 to 18, 25x40mm, designed by Jackie Russell. Printed in blocks of 8 on a large self-adhesive label and then rouletted by Nestlé Printing Works, Grimsby. A first day cover was produced on a locally designed and printed envelope. Owing to the size of the block of stamps a special large cancellation was produced and can be seen on the illustration of the first day cover.
Types 19 to 20, 25x40mm, designed by Louise Camish. Printed in blocks of 8 on a large self-adhesive label and then rouletted by Nestlé Printing Works, Grimsby. A first day cover was produced on a locally designed and printed envelope. The layout gives two minor variations of each design, either with one rounded and three square corners or with four square corners.
Types 21 to 22, 25x40mm, designed by Thomas ?. Printed in blocks of 8 on a large self-adhesive label and then rouletted by Nestlé Printing Works, Grimsby. A first day cover was produced on a locally designed and printed envelope. The layout gives two minor variations of each design, either with one rounded and three square corners or with four square corners.
Types 23 to 24, 25x40mm, designed by ?. Printed in blocks of 8 on a large self-adhesive label and then rouletted by Nestlé Printing Works, Grimsby. A first day cover was produced on a locally designed and printed envelope. The layout gives two minor variations of each design, either with one rounded and three square corners or with four square corners.
Types 25 to 30, 25x40mm, designed from 1996, 1997 and 1998 overprinted 1999. A first day cover was produced on a locally designed and printed envelope. As before the layout gives two minor variations of each design, either with one rounded and three square corners or with four square corners.
Type P1 - used on all mail from 1985 to 1989.
Type P2 - used on all mail from 1990 to 1998.
Type P3 - used on all mail posted in 1999.
| Year | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
| Start | None | None | None | None | Dec 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 1 |
| Printed | None | None | None | None | 18,000 | 18,336 | 28,104 | 0 | 14,000 | 0 |
| Charge | None | None | None | None | 3 for 25p | 3 for 25p | 3 for 25p | 10p | 10p | 2 for 25p |
| Carried | None | None | None | None | 6,530 | 7,564 | 10,382 | 9,684 | 12,219 | 13,978 |
| Year | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| Start | Dec 1 | Nov 25 | Nov 20 | Dec 4 | Dec 3 | Nov 25 | Nov 25 | Nov 25 | Nov 25 | None |
| Printed | 19,200 | 9,600 | 26,832 | 26,832 | 26,832 | . | . | . | . | None |
| Charge | 2 for 25p | 15p | 15p | 15p | 15p | 15p | 15p | 15p | 15p | None |
| Carried | 13,757 | 12,399 | 14,708 | 16,136 | 16,245 | . | . | . | . | None |
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