Rugby
Warwickshire, England

Operated by Rugby District Scouts with Oxfam.

The 1994 stamp celebrates 10 years 1985-1994, this is believed to be the anniversary of the whole District's involvement. However, one Group - Long Lawford - started on their own in 1983, expanding the service in subsequent years. Little information is available to the compiler concerning the early years from 1983 to 1987 and I would welcome any information about those years.

Rugby District Scouts are part of the Scout County of Warwickshire.

1985

Type 1, 31x49mm, designed by ? & printed by ? on rolls of self-adhesive labels on imperforate backing paper.

1988
1989

Types 2 to 5, 35x37mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?) on imperforate gummed paper. A souvenir card was produced with all four stamps.

From 1990 onwards all Rugby stamps are produced by photocopying onto A4 sheets of 24 self-adhesive coloured labels (when viewed in portrait format, 8 rows of three) and two stamps are printed on each label. As the stamps are usually printed in landscape format this gives vertical pairs of stamps on each label, but the sheets are then guillotined into horizontal strips of 8 stamps so the customer only sees individual labels ready for use. From now on new designs are produced each year.

1990

Type 6, 37x35mm, designed by ?.

1991

Types 7 to 9, 37x35mm, designed by ?.

1992

Types 10 and 11, 37x35mm, designed by ?.

1993

Type 12, 37x35mm, designed by ?. See the sheet layout.

1994

Type 13, 37x35mm, designed by ?. See the sheet layout.

1995

Types 14 to 16, 37x35mm, designed by ?. See the sheet layout which illustrates one of the varieties produced (only 2 designs instead of all 3 on the sheet).

1996

Types 17 to 22, 37x35mm, designed by ?.

1997

Types 23 to 28, 37x35mm, designed by ?.

1998

Types 29 to 32, 37x35mm, designed by ?.

1999

Types 33 to 38, 37x35mm, designed by ?.

2000

Types 39 to 46, 37x35mm, designed by ?.

2001

Types 47 to 62, 37x35mm, designed by ?. See the sheet layouts.

2002

Types 63 to 78, 37x35mm, designed by ?. See the sheet layouts.

2003

Types 79 to 86, 37x35mm, designed by ?. See the sheet layout.

2004

Types 87 to 94, 37x35mm, designed by ?. See the sheet layout.

2004 (emergency issue)

Types 95 to 102, 37x35mm, designed by ?. An undated issue produced to cover a shortage of the original printing. All supplies cut into strips before issue.

2005 (with Oxfam)

Types 103 to 110, 37x35mm, designed by ?. A short-lived issue due to Oxfam's HQ telling the local shop that they could no longer participate. All supplies cut into strips before issue.

2005 (without Oxfam)

Types 111 to 118, 37x35mm, designed by ?. An urgent reprint with the Oxfam name removed. All supplies cut into strips before issue.

2006

Types 119 to 126, 37x35mm, designed by ?. All supplies cut into strips before issue.

2007

Types 127 to 134, 37x35mm, designed by ?. All supplies cut into strips before issue.

2008

Types 135 to 142, 37x35mm, designed by ?. Printed on a sheet of 24 labels, 2 per label, giving 8 rows of 6 stamps, usually cut into strips before sale..

Cancellations

Type P1 - used in 1988. Long Lawford were the instigators of the post in Rugby.

Type P2 - used in 1990.

Type P3 - used in 1991.

Type P4 - used in 1991.

Type P5 - used in 1992.

Type P6 - used from 1993 onwards.

Statistics

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