Salisbury & South Wiltshire
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1994
Type 1, 42x30mm, designed by Radnor VSU. Printed by Manor Press, Swindon in A5 sheets of 25 (5x5) on gummed paper line rouletted about 10 but sheet edges imperforate leading to eight part-imperforate variations. The 12p charge was divided as follows, 4p to selling Unit, 5p to delivering Unit & 3p to the District to cover expenses. A small number of souvenir cards were produced (about 30).
1995
Type 1, 30x42mm, designed by John Wyeth. Printed by Manor Press, Swindon in A5 sheets of 25 (5x5) on gummed paper line rouletted about 10 but sheet edges imperforate leading to eight part-imperforate variations. The following map shows the area covered in 1995.
1996 - 1997
Type 3, 30x42mm, designed by William Grant (cub scout 10th Salisbury) & printed by Wilton Graphics, Salisbury in sheets of ? (? rows of ?), line rouletted about 10.
1998
Types 4 and 5, 40x35mm, by Ian Parker (cub scout, 3rd Salisbury) & printed by Wilton Graphics, Salisbury in sheets of 30 (5 rows of 6) with imperforate top edge and very wide perforated margins on the other three sides. Line rouletted about 10.
1999
Type 6, 40x35mm, designed by Bob Paine, District Scout Felloship & printed by Wilton Graphics, Salisbury in sheets of 30 (5 rows of 6) with imperforate top edge and very wide perforated margins on the other three sides, line rouletted about 10.
2000
Type 7, 40x35mm, designed by Ian Parker (cub scout, 3rd Salisbury) & printed by Wilton Graphics, Salisbury in sheets of 30 (5 rows of 6) with imperforate top edge and very wide perforated margins on the other three sides. Line rouletted about 10.
While not issued until 2000 this stamp was actually printed along with the other similar items in 1998 but was not needed at that time.
2001 - 2002
Types 8 to 10, 40x35mm, designed by members of the 3rd Salisbury Sea Scout Group, printed by Wilton Graphics, Salisbury in sheets of 30 (5 rows of six, each row containing 2 x type 8, 2 x type 9 & 2 x type 10. Line rouletted about 5.
2003 - 2004
Types 11 to 13, 40x35mm, designed by Nathan Liversage, Peter Liversage and Connor Miles, printed by Wilton Graphics, Salisbury in sheets of 30 (5 rows of six, each row containing 2 x type 11, 2 x type 12 & 2 x type 13. Line rouletted about 5. Type 11 won the prize for the best new stamp design in 2003 awarded by The British Private Posts Newsletter. The 2004 printing is believed to be a reprint on a slightly different paper.
2005
Types 14 to 16, 40x35mm, designed by Nathan Liversage, Peter Liversage and Connor Miles, printed by Hierographics, Wareham, Dorset in sheets of 30 (5 rows of 6, each row containing 2 x type 14, 2 x type 15 & 2 x type 16. Line rouletted about 5.
2006 - 2007
Types 17 to 46, 34x40mm, design based on the 2007 Jamboree poster, printed by Hierographics, Wareham, Dorset in sheets of 30 (6 rows of 5), all different. Line rouletted about 14. Sold at 15p each. Individual stamps do not include the Scout District name or price in the design.
2008
Types 47 to 49, 34x40mm (or 40x34mm), designed by Sam Riddington, Robert Hughes and Toby Twentyman, printed by Hierographics, Wareham, Dorset in sheets of 30 (5 rows of 6), in pairs of each design. Line rouletted about 14. Sold at 15p each.
2009
Types 50 to 52, 34x40mm (or 40x34mm), designed by Johnny Williams, Tobias Bedford and Saoirse Jukes, printed by Hierographics, Wareham, Dorset in sheets of 30 (5 rows of 6), in pairs of each design. Line rouletted about 14. Sold at 20p each.
2010 - 2011
Types 53 to 55, 34x40mm (or 40x34mm), designed by Hallam Edgway, Alexander Knight and Stephen Russell, printed by Hierographics, Wareham, Dorset in sheets of 30 (5 rows of 6), in pairs of each design. Line rouletted about 14. Sold at 20p each. Re-issued in 2011 & 2012.
2012 - 2013
Types 56 to 58, 34x40mm (or 40x34mm), designed by Joseph Westlake, Jack Sparrow & Frankie Hayworth, printed by Hierographics, Wareham, Dorset in sheets of 30 (5 rows of 6), in pairs of each design. Line rouletted about 14. Sold at 20p each.
2014 - 2015
Types 59 to 61, 34x40mm (or 40x34mm), designed by Robert Truckle, Iz abella Hanc & William Hackett, printed by Hierographics, Wareham, Dorset in sheets of 30 (5 rows of 6), in pairs of each design. Line rouletted about 14. Sold at 20p each.
2016
Types 62-67, 34x40mm (or 40x34mm), designed by ?, printed by Labelcraft UK Ltd in sheets of 48 (8 rows of 6), in blocks of six designs. Kiss-cut designs on a backing sheet line perforated into blocks of 6. Sold at 25p each.
2017 - 2018
Types 68-75, 34x40mm (or 40x34mm), designed by ?, printed by Labelcraft UK Ltd in sheets of 48 (8 rows of 6), in rows of each design. Kiss-cut designs on a backing sheet line perforated into blocks of 6. Sold at 25p each.
2019 & 2021
Types 68-75, 34x40mm (or 40x34mm), designed by ?, printed by Labelcraft UK Ltd in sheets of 48 (8 rows of 6), in rows of each design. Kiss-cut designs on a backing sheet line perforated into blocks of 6. Sold at 30p each.
Service paused in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic.
2022 - 2023
Types 68-75, 34x40mm (or 40x34mm), designed by ?, printed by Labelcraft UK Ltd in sheets of 48 (8 rows of 6), in rows of each design. Kiss-cut designs on a backing sheet line perforated into blocks of 6. Sold at 30p each.
Cancellations
The following cancellations were each used for many years, the colour being whatever ink pad was available at the time so no attempt has been made to tie colours to specific dates. For 2012 the regular use of calcellations was discontinued, although some groups still add ther "deliverd by" logo.
Type P1.
Type P2.
Type P3.
Type P4.
Type P5.
Type P6.
Type P7.
Type P8.
Type P9. 1st Wilton.
Type P10, Salisbury Scouts.
Type P11, 8th Salisbury.
Type P12.
Type P13.
Type P14, Salisbury Scouts, larger than type P12.
Type P15.
Type P16.
Type P17, Winterslow Scouts.
Type P18, Harnham Scouts.
Type P19, 1st Wilton.
Type P20, Bourne Valley.
Type P21, Bourne Valley.
Type P22, 14th Salisbury.
Type P23.
Type P24, 1st Fordingbridge.
Type P25, 1st Wilton, larger than P9.
Type P26, 3rd Salisbury.
Type P27, 4th Salisbury (Harnham).
Type P28, 1st Fordingbridge).
Type B1, also used as a backstamp on cards handled by the Bourne Valley Group.
The following illustration shows a cover which was accidentally posted in a BPO mailbox instead of a Scout one. Apparently it would have automatically gone to Southampton for sorting - where the "Revenue Protection" label would have been applied - after that the local supervisor in Salisbury applied the PAID mark to cancel the surcharge and the card was delivered to it's correct destination without charge. (addressee deleted for privacy)
Statistics
| Year | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| Start | None | None | None | Nov 25 | Nov 25 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Printed | None | None | None | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 0 | 100,000 | 40,000 | 0 |
| Sold | None | None | None | 7,077 | 11,795 | 17,009 | 25,091 | 29,682 | 30,582 | 35,684 |
| Carried | None | None | None | 5,496 | 10,172 | 14,456 | 21,514 | 26,190 | 26,066 | 30,941 |
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Printed | 33,990 | 0 | . | . | 50,000 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Sold | 38,663 | 31,599 | 40,621 | 44,008 | 45,661 | 50,636 | 48,271 | 56,832 | 59,632 | . |
| Carried | 36,003 | 29,787 | 35,703 | 39,541 | 39,828 | 44,771 | 46,218 | 51,518 | 54,310 | . |
| Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Charge | 20p | 20p | 20p | 20p | 20p | 25p | 25p | 25p | 30p | COVID |
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
| Charge | 30p | 30p | 30p | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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