Keynsham
Avon, England

Operated by 1st Keynsham Scouts. Serving Keynsham and Chewton Keynsham. No FDCs. Examples of the stamps with apparently overprinted dates are actually part cancellations not overprints.

1st Keynsham Scouts are part of the Wansdyke District in the Scout County of Avon.

Operated from 1989 to 2002.

1989 (December 4th) - 1993

Type 1, 28x45mm, designed by T. Jones (Committee member), printed by Fosse Way Press in Midsomer Norton in sheets of 21 (3 rows of 7). Line rouletted about 4 .

1994 - 1997

Type 2, 28x45mm, designed by T. Jones (Committee member), printed by the Fosse Way Press in Midsomer Norton in sheets of 21 (3 rows of 7). Line rouletted about 4 .

1998 - 2002

Type 3, 28x45mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on circular self adhesive labels on an imperforate backing sheets in rolls. A 2000 reprint is indistinguishable from the original, but a souvenir (first day of service) cover was issued in 2000 using plain white envelopes.

Cancellations

Type P1.

Type P2.

Type P3.

Type P4.

Type P5, used from 1995 onwards.

Type P6, used from 1989 onwards.

Type P7, used from 1990 onwards.

Statistics

Year	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Printed	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	20,000	0
Charge	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	10p	10p
Carried	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	1,300	2,300
Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Printed	0	0	0	20,000	0	.	.	.	.	.
Charge	10p	10p	10p	12p	12p	12p	12p	12p	12p	14p
Carried	3,000	3,400	3,800	3,500	4,500	.	.	.	.	.
Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Printed	.	.	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
Charge	14p	14p	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
Carried	.	.	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

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