Kelvedon & Feering
Essex, England

1st Kelvedon Scouts were renamed Kelvedon & Feering Scouts in 1987. As with other East Essex Scout Groups, prior to 1990 there were two different charges depending upon destination, 5p for Kelvedon, Feering & Insworth, 10p to areas outside these three villages. Cards with 10p stamps were passed to the central East Essex sorting office and then onwards to the relevant delivery groups for the destinations concerned.

Kelvedon & Feering Scouts are part of the East Essex District within the Scout County of Essex.

1987

Types 1 and 2, 30x30mm, printed by the East Essex District in sheets of 24 (6 rows of 4) on imperforate gummed paper.

1988

Types 3 to 6, 30x30mm, printed by the East Essex District in sheets of 24 (6 rows of 4) on gummed paper. Forme rouletted about 5 (types 3 & 4) or perforated about 11 (types 5 & 6). A few of these may have been used late on in 1987, a few imperforate stamps from 1987 were re-used in 1988. First day covers bearing both stamps produced on plain white envelopes.

According to the organisers both values were produced in both rouletted & perforated versions but the compiler has only seen 5p rouletted and 10p perforated versions, including those on the first day cover.

1989 - 1990

Types 7 and 8, 30x30mm, printed by the East Essex District in sheets of 24 (6 rows of 4) on gummed paper. Line perforated about 6. First day covers bearing both stamps produced on plain white envelopes. Souvenir (first day of service) covers also produced on plain white envelopes in 1990. A few sheets of the 10p value were issued imperforate. Although the postal charge was raised to 10p anywhere from 1990 the old 5p stamps were used up in pairs.

1991 - 1992

Type 9, 30x30mm, printed by the East Essex District in sheets of 24 (6 rows of 4) on gummed paper. Line rouletted about 5½ but a few released imperforate. First day covers produced on plain white envelopes. Souvenir (first day of service) covers also produced on plain white envelopes in 1992. Note the circle now added around the value.

1993

Type 10, 30x30mm, printed by the East Essex District in sheets of 24 (6 rows of 4) on gummed paper. Line rouletted about 6 to 6½. First day covers were produced on plain white envelopes.

1994

Type 11, 30x30mm, printed by the East Essex District in sheets of 48 (6 rows of 8) on self-adhesive paper. Line rouletted about 6½ to 7. First day covers were produced on plain white envelopes.

1995

Type 12, 30x30mm, printed by the East Essex District in sheets of 48 (6 rows of 8) on self-adhesive paper. Used copies seen with 1995 datestamps appear to have been hand cut with slightly serrated scissors, not rouletted or perforated as before. The detail picture shows the indentations on the left-hand margin of the stamp.

1996 - 1998

No information available about the service (if any) provided in these years.

1999

Types 12 and 13, designed by ? & printed by ? using an ink-jet printer onto A4 sheets of 14 self-adhesive labels (7 rows of 2), being printed three per label giving sheets of 42. When cut these can have all 4 corners square or 2 rounded at left or right with the other 2 square.

2000

Types 15 to 17, designed by ? & printed by ? using an ink-jet printer onto A4 sheets of 14 self-adhesive labels (7 rows of 2), being printed three per label giving sheets of 42. When cut these can have all 4 corners square or 2 rounded at left or right with the other 2 square.

2001 - 2002

Types 18 to 31, designed by ? & printed by ? using an ink-jet printer onto A4 sheets of 14 self-adhesive labels (7 rows of 2), types 18-30 being printed three per label and type 31, 4 per label, giving sheets of 42 and 56 respectively. When cut types 30 & 31 can have all 4 corners square or 2 rounded at left or right with the other 2 square, types 18, 21, 24 & 27 have 2 rounded corners at the left, types 20, 23, 26 & 29 have two at the right, all others have 4 square corners.

Cancellations

Type P1 - used in 1987.

Type P2 - used from 1988 onwards.

Statistics

Year	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Start	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dec 5	Dec 3	Dec 2	Dec 1
Printed	None	None	None	None	None	None	2,400x5p 2,400x10p	0	2,400x5p 2,400x10p	0
Carried	None	None	None	None	None	None	2,677	2,700	3,000	3,000
Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Start	Dec 7	Dec 5	Nov 28	Nov 25	.	.	.	.	.	.
Printed	3,600	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carried	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Start	.	Dec 2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Printed	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carried	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.