Lancaster
Lancashire, England

Operated by Lonsdale District Scouts, serving the Lancaster City Council area (ie whole of North Lancashire) and also parts of South Cumbria. By 1995 twenty-two Scout Units were involved, including one from out of District in South Cumbria.

Areas covered by this service:
Aldcliffe, Arnside, Aughton, Bolton-le-Sands, Borwick, Capernwray, Carnforth- Town only, Conder Green, Crag Bank, Denny Beck, Ellel, Forton, Galgate, Glasson Dock, Halton, Hazelmount, Hest Bank, Heysham, Lancaster, Middleton, Millhead, Morecambe, Nether Kellet, Over Kellet, Overton, Priest Hutton, Silverdale, Slyne, Stodday, Sunderland Point, Tewitfield, Thurnham, Warton.

Lonsdale District Scouts are part of the Scout County of West Lancashire.

Poster

1990

Type 1, 40x40mm, designed by ?, printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), line rouletted about ?.

1991

Type 2, 51x39mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on sheets of ? (? rows of ?) self-adhesive labels.

1992

Type 3, 51x39mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on sheets of ? (? rows of ?) self-adhesive labels.

1997?

Type 4, 51x39mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on sheets of ? (? rows of ?) self-adhesive labels. Brighter red than previously used. Issue date uncertain.

2001?

Type 5, 51x39mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5) self-adhesive labels. More yellowish green than previously used. Issue date uncertain.

2012

Type 6, 38x21mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on sheets of 65 (13 rows of 5) self-adhesive labels.

2017

Types 7 & 8, 38x21mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on sheets of 65 (13 rows of 5) self-adhesive labels. Position of the text "Christmas Post" varies.

Cancellations

Type P1, 2nd Bolton-le-Sands, first seen in 1996

Type P2, 2nd Bolton-le-Sands, first seen in 1997

Type P3, 1st Carnforth, first seen in 1995

Type P4, !st Ellel (St John's), first seen in 1995

Type P5, 1st Halton, first seen in 1995

Type P6, Centurion, Heysham, first seen in 1996

Type P7, 1st Kellets, first seen in 1995

Type P8, 1st Kirkby Lonsdale, first seen in 1995

Type P9, 5th Lancaster, first seen in 1995

Type P10, 13th Lancaster, first seen in 1995

Type P11, 23rd Lancaster, first seen in 1995

Type P12, 33rd Lancaster, first seen in 1995

Type P13, 53rd Lancaster (Greaves Park), first seen in 1995

Type P14, 34th Lancaster (St Chad's), first seen in 1995

Type P15, 35th Lancaster (St Joseph's), first seen in 1995

Type P16, 35th Lancaster (St Joseph's), first seen in 1997

Type P17, 16th Lancaster (St Paul's), first seen in 1995

Type P18, 16th Lancaster (St Paul's), first seen in 1996

Type P19, Lonsdale D S C, first seen in 1995

Type P20, 1st Morecambe, first seen in 1995

Type P21, 3rd Morecambe, first seen in 1996

Type P22, 11th Morecambe, first seen in 1995

Type P23, 16th Morecambe, first seen in 1996

Type P24, 16th Morecambe & Heysham, first seen in 1995

Type P25, Centurion, Morecambe & Heysham, first seen in 1995

Type P26, Morecambe & Heysham District, first seen in 1995

Type P27, Sheep ?????, first seen in 1995

Type P28, Silverdale, first seen in 1996

Type P29, Silverdale S J, first seen in 1998

Type P30, Slyne with Hest VRU, first seen in 1995

Type P31, 1st Warton St Oswalds, first seen in 1995

Type P32, 1st Overton (St. Helens), first seen in 1999

Type P33, Caton Church, first seen in 1999

Type P34, 1st Warton St Oswalds, first seen in 1999

Type P35, 34th Lancaster (St Chad's) (see P14 also), first seen in 1999

Type P36, Slyne with Hest, first seen in 1999

Type P37, Centurion, Heysham (see P6 also), first seen in 1999

Type P38, Caton, first seen in 1997

Type P39, Merry Xmas

Type P40, St Andrews

Type P41, 16th Morecambe

Type P42, 1st Warton

Type P43, 11th orecambe

Statistics

Year	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Start	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dec 10
Printed	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	30,000
Charge	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	10p
Carried	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	21,000
Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Start	Dec 9	Dec 7	Dec 8	Dec 5	Dec 6	Dec 6	.	.	.	Dec 6
Printed	60,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	80,000	.	.	.	.	.
Charge	10p	12p	12p	12p	13p	.	.	.	.	.
Carried	53,364	70,955	82,751	87,378	92,322	100,583	104,737	107,706	108,738	104,467
Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Charge	15p	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carried	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Year	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Charge	.	30p	30p	30p	30p	30p	30p	30p	35p	covid
Carried	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	covid
Year	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Charge	covid	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carried	covid	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

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