Thamesdown
Wiltshire, England

Operated by Thamesdown North, Thamesdown South & North Wiltshire Scout Districts, serving the Borough of Thamesdown.

These Districts are now renamed Swindon North and Swindon Ridgeway within the Scout County of Wiltshire. The post operated under the name "Swindon" from 1997 onwards.

All the following issues are printed on gummed paper and line perfortaed about 11. The resultant basic stamp size is 40x30mm but the sheet margins are not perforated and the size can vary by up to 4mm horizontally, and by 1mm vertically.

1985

Types 1 to 3, designed by the Group leader's son & lithographed locally in sheets of ? (? rows of ?). The three colours indicated Thamesdown North (blue - 4925), Thamesdown South (green - 4350) and North Wiltshire (white - 5200). First day covers bearing all three stamps produced on locally designed envelopes. - serially numbered and signed on the back by the three District Commissioners. A separate first day cover was also issued with only the blue Thamesdown North stamp & appropriate signatures on the back.

1986

Type 4, designed by the Group leader's son & lithographed locally in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1987

Type 5, designed by the Group leader's son & lithographed locally in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1988

Type 6, designed by the Group leader's son & lithographed locally in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1989

Type 7, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1990

Type 8, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1991

Type 9, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1992

Type 10, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1993

Type 11, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1994

Type 12, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1995

Type 13, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

1996

Type 14, designed by ? & printed by ? in sheets of ? (? rows of ?).

Cancellations

Type P1, used in 1985 on FDCs and ordinary mail

Type P2, used in 1986 on ordinary mail

Type P3, used in 1987 on ordinary mail

Type P4, used in 1988 on ordinary mail

Type P5, used in 1989 on ordinary mail

Type P6, used in 1990 on ordinary mail

Types P7 to P10, used on ordinary mail, black in 1991/92, blue in 1992/93, red in 1994 and green in 1995/96

Statistics

Year	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Printed	None	None	None	None	14,475	20,000	20,000	40,000	40,000	60,000
Carried	None	None	None	None	9,000	.	14,443	23,967	21,172	54,000
Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Printed	100,000	125,000	125,000	150,000	165,000	175,000	None	None	None	None
Carried	61,247	87,732	109,579	115,352	114,135	.	None	None	None	None