Swindon
Wiltshire, England

Operated by Scout Groups in the two Swindon Districts. The delivery area (in 2009) is Swindon Borough (all areas of Swindon, Badbury, Bishopstone, Blunsdon, Burderop, Chiseldon, Draycott Foliat, Elcombe, Hannington, Highworth, Hinton Parva, Hodson, Inglesham, Langton Park, Liddington, Overtown, Red Barn, South Leaze, South Marston, Stanton Fitzwarren, Stratton St MArgaret, Thorney Park, Wanborough, West Leaze & Wroughton) and also the neighbouring villages of Wooton Bassett, Purton, Lydiard Millicent, Bushton, Clyffe Pypard, Tockenham, Broad Town, Cricklade, Latton, Ashton Keynes, Shrivenham, Watchfield, Bourton, Idstone, Ashbury & Kingston Winslow.

Swindon North and Swindon Ridgeway are Districts within the Scout County of Wiltshire.

Poster(s)
Swindon poster

1997

1997 issue

Type 1, 40x30mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5).


1998

1998 issue

Type 2, 40x30mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5).


1999

1999 issue

Type 3, 40x30mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5).


2000

2000 issue

Type 4, 40x30mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5).


2001

2001 issue

Type 5, 40x30mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5).


2002

2002 issue

Types 6 to 10, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5).


2003

2003 issue

Types 11 to 15, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5), these are the 2004 designs re-dated and with somewhat different colour shades.


2004

2004 issue

Types 16 to 19, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 32 (4 rows of 8). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2005

2005 issue

Types 20 to 23, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 32 (4 rows of 8), these are the 2004 designs re-dated and re-arranged. Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2006 - 2007

2006 issue

Types 24 to 28, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2008

2008 issue

Types 29 to 33, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2009

2009 issue

Types 34 to 38, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2010

2010 issue

Types 39 to 43, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2011

2011 issue

Types 44 to 48, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2012

2012 issue

Types 49 to 48, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2013

2013 issue

Types 54 to 58, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2014

2014 issue

Types 59 to 63, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2015

2015 issue

Types 64 to 68, 27x36mm, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of 25 (5 rows of 5). Line rouletted about 10 between stamps, sheet borders imperforate, no margins.


2016

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2017

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2018

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, details needed.


2019?

issue

, details needed.


2020

Closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

2021

issue

, details needed.


2022

issue issue issue issue issue

, details needed.


Cancellations

Colours are approximate and intermediate shades exist where a canceller has been used on different coloured ink pads without being cleaned. The dates of use are those actually seen by the compiler - others may exist.

Swindon postmark (black)

Type P1 - used from 1997 onwards.


 

Swindon postmark (blue)

Type P2 - used from 1998 onwards.


 

Swindon postmark (plum)

Type P3 - used from 2000 onwards.


 

Swindon postmark (green)

Type P4 - used from 2000 onwards.


 

Swindon postmark (red)

Type P5 - used from 2001 onwards.


 

Swindon postmark (red)

Type P6 - used from 2014 onwards.


 

Swindon postmark (black)

Type P7 - used from 2004 onwards.


 

Swindon postmark (green)

Type P8 - used from 2004 onwards.


 

Swindon postmark (red)

Type P9 - used from 2004 onwards.


 

Swindon postmark (blue)

Type P10 - used from 2004 onwards.


 

Appeal cachet

Type C1 - used in 2009 to support a fund raising appeal by 1st Wroughton Scouts.


 

Statistics

Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Charge None None None None None None 14p 14p 14p 14p
Carried None None None None None None . . . .
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Charge 14p 14p 15p 15p 15p 15p 15p 15p 18p 18p
Carried . . . . . . . . . .
Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Charge 20p 25p 25p 30p 30p 30p 30p 30p 30p COVID
Carried . . . . . . . . . COVID
Year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Charge 30p 35p 35p . . . . . . .
Carried 70,000 . . . . . . . . .
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