Heybridge
Essex, England

Operated by 1st Heybridge Scout Group, but working in partnership with the East Essex Consortium service. Serving Heybridge, Mill Beach, Heybridge Basin & Langford and also transferring cards to all the other areas within the East Essex operation.

1st Heybridge Scout Group is part of the Maldon & Dengie District in the Scout County of Essex.

1992 - 1994

Delivered cards originating from the East Essex Consortium to Heybridge, Mill Beach, Heybridge Basin & Langford. There were no posting facilities in these villages at this time.

1995

1995 issue

Type 1, 38x20mm, designed by ? and computer ink-jet printed on sheets of 65 (13 rows of 5) Avery self-adhesive labels, imperforate backing sheet. Possibly fugitive ink. First day covers issued on specially printed envelopes.


1996

1996 issue 1996 issue 1996 issue 1996 issue 1996 issue 1996 issue
1996 issue 1996 issue 1996 issue

Types 2 to 10, 44x28mm approximately, Designed by ? using royalty-free clip art, printed by ? on imperforate gummed paper in assorted colour sheets of ? (? rows of ?). First day covers carrying a single stamp were issued on specially printed envelopes. FDCs cancelled with P1 in red, ordinary mail cancelled with P2 in red.


1997

1997 issue 1997 issue 1997 issue 1997 issue 1997 issue 1997 issue

Types 11 to 16, 48x30mm approximately, designed by ? using royalty-free clip art, printed by ? on imperforate gummed paper in assorted colour sheets of ? (? rows of ?). First day covers carrying a single stamp were issued on specially printed envelopes. FDCs cancelled with P1 in black, ordinary mail cancelled with P2 in red.

1998

1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue
1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue
1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue 1998 issue

Types 17 to 34, 48x30mm or 30x48mm approximately, designed by ?, printed by ? on imperforate gummed paper in assorted colour sheets of ? (? rows of ?). 2p value used as a makeup from old 10p issues although it is not known whether this was aimed at facilitating the sale of old stocks of 10p issues or for customers who had stamps left from previous years.

1999

1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue
1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue
1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue
1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue 1999 issue

Types 35 to 58, 42x42mm approximately, designed by ?, printed by ? on imperforate gummed paper in assorted colour sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

Cancellations

postmark postmark

Type P1 - used on first day covers.


 

postmark

Type P2 - used on ordinary post.


 

Statistics

Year> 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Start None None None None Nov 25 Nov 23 Nov 29 . . .
Carried None ** ** ** . . . . . .
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Start . . . . . . . . . .
Carried . . . . . . . . . .

Note: ** = Delivered cards originating from the East Essex Consortium to Heybridge, Mill Beach, Heybridge Basin & Langford. There were no posting facilities in these villages at this time.

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