Grimsby & Cleethorpes
Humberside, England

Operated by the Groups within the Grimsby & Cleethorpes District, serving about 20 towns and villages within an area roughly bounded by Humberton, Tetney, Brigsley, Habrough and Immingham (see also Immingham & Louth).

In 2018 this area included the following - Ashby-cum-Fenby, Aylesby, Barnoldby-le-Beck, Bradley, Brigsley, Caistor Town only, Cleethorpes, Great Coates, Great Limber, Grimsby, Habrough, Healing, Holton-le-Clay, Holton-le-Moor, Humberston, Immingham, Irby, Keelby, Laceby, Moortown, Nettleton, New Waltham, North Thoresby, Riby, Scartho, Stallingborough, Swallow, Tetney, Tetney Lock, Ulceby and Waltham.

Grimsby and Cleethorpes is a District within the Scout County of Humberside.

1985

1985 issue

Type 1, 25mm diameter, designed by ?, printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), on an imperforate backing sheet.



1986

1986 issue

Type 2, 25x32mm, designed by centerprinted by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), on an imperforate backing sheet.



1987

1987 issue

Type 3, 23x39mm, designed by ?, printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), on an imperforate backing sheet. "LOCAL" printed in green.



1988 - 1990

1988 issue
p>Type 4, 23x39mm, designed by ?, printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), on an imperforate backing sheet. "LOCAL" printed in brown.



1991 onwards

1991 issue

Type 5, 23x39mm, designed by ?, printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), on an imperforate backing sheet. "LOCAL" printed in black.



2020-2022

After being closed by the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, they announced that 2022 had not received enough suppost to enable deliveries to be made. The future is still under discussion but seems unlikely.

Cancellations

cachet

Type C1, cachet applied to souvenir covers 1989.


postmark 1

Type P1, applied to first day covers in 1986.


postmark 2

Type P2, 52mm wide, applied to ordinary mail from 1985 onwards.


postmark 3

Type P3, 48mm wide, applied to first day covers in 1986 and ordinary mail.


postmark 4

Type P4, applied to ordinary mail from 1991 onwards.



Statistics

Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Start None None None None . Nov 25 . Nov 25 Nov 25 .
Charge None None None 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
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Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Start . . . . . . Nov 11 . . None
Charge . 25p 25p 25p 25p 25p 25p . . COVID

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This page last amended 1st March 2021
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