Hawick
Borders Region, Scotland

Operated by Hawick Venture Scouts (membership in 1990 of only 15!). Serving Hawick and about a 3 mile radius around the town.

Hawick are part of the Roxburgh District within the Scout Area of Borders.

Poster
Hawick  posters

1990

1990 cachet

Type C1. First day covers were produced on locally designed envelopes. About 1,320 distributed to a variety of local charities & 124 to VSU funds



1991

1991 issue 1991 issue

Types 1 & 2, 50x35mm & 35x50mm respectively, designed by ?, printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?) self-adhesive labels. Souvenir covers bearing both stamps produced on locally designed envelopes (1990 envelopes with small extra handstamp "2ND YEAR").



1992

1992 issue

Type 3, 50x35mm, designed by ?, printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?) self-adhesive labels. First day covers were produced on locally designed envelopes (1990 envelopes with small extra handstamp "3RD YEAR").



1993

1993 issue

Type 4, 50x35mm, designed by ?, printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?) self-adhesive labels.



2018

Seen on the internet :-
"Bring your cards and payment of 20p per item to the collection point at the Congressional Church, Bourtree Place on Friday 30th November (9am to 6pm) or Saturday 1st December (9am to 12 noon). Deliveries in Hawick only."
No further details available.



Cancellations

1990 date cancel

Type P1, used in 1990.


1991 date cancel 1992 date cancel

Type P2, used 1991 / 1992.



Statistics

Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Start None None None None None None None None None Dec 1
Carried None None None None None None None None None 16,000
Charge None None None None None None None None None 10p
Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Start . Nov 26 . None None None None None None None
Charge 10p 10p ? None None None None None None None
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Charge
Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Charge 20p 20p 20p
Year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Charge

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This page last amended 23rd February 2025
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