Terling
Essex, England

Operated by 1st Terling (Lord Rayleigh's Own) Scouts (1983-1990) & later by the Cubs (1999). Serving Terling & Fairstead. In the earlier years the two tier rates were for "own area" or "rest of East Essex district's area". Out of own area cards passed to other Scout groups for delivery.

1983 (3rd December)
1984

Types 1 and 2, 30x30mm or 60x30mm respectively, designed by Craig Watson, printed by Barham & Moore, Chelmsford in sheets of 14 (2 rows of 7 - 5@5p, 2@10p), line rouletted about 5.

1985 (1st December) up to 1990

Types 3 and 4, 30x30mm, designed by Matthew Tugwell (Scout PL), printed by East Essex District in double pane sheets of 24 each (6rows of 4) -left hand sheet 5p, right hand sheet 10p - separated before distribution. Initially issued imperforate, later line rouletted 7. Imperf edges give several possible perforation variations. First day covers with both stamps, cancelled "07 DEC 1985" in faint violet ink, were produced on plain brown envelopes.

1991

Very limited outward service from Terling only - using East Essex stamps. Inward deliveries made by the District team.

1992

No outward service, inward deliveries handled by a 3rd Witham Scout & a District Scouter.

< h3>1993

No outward service, inward deliveries handled by a member of the District team.

1994 to 1998

Service from Terling & Fairstead re-established, using East Essex stamps.

1999

Types 5 and 6, 65x40mm, designed by ?, printed by ? on sheets of 21 self-adhesive labels (7 rows of 3). A first day cover bearing one of these stamps was produced on specially designed envelopes. These stamps were also re-used in 2000 along with the new issue and a first day of service cover with both stamps was produced on specially designed envelopes in 2000.

2000

Types 7 to 11, 38x21mm, designed by ?, printed by ? giving 62 stamps on sheets of 65 self-adhesive labels (12 rows of 5 with the 13th row blank). First day covers with all five stamps were produced on specially designed envelopes.

2001

Types 12 to 15, 38x21mm, designed by Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Wood, printed by them on sheets of 65 self-adhesive labels (13 rows of 5). First day covers with all four stamps were produced on specially designed envelopes.

Owing to the inability of an ink-jet printer to print too close to the edge of the paper all four designs have been slightly truncated on the left-hand side of the left-hand column of stamps. Also with type 13 only, the right-hand side of the right-hand column of stamps is similarly truncated, thus losing part of the curve of the "p" in the value. The value on type 13 is placed slightly differently on each stamp in the row.

Cancellations

Type P1 - used in green in 1983 and in black in 1984.

Type P2 - single-line date used on all mail 1985-6.

Type P3 - used on all mail 1987-9.

Type P4 - used on all mail 1990 (not 1980!).

Type P5 - used with day number on FDCs in 1999 only & without on ordinary cards from 1999 onwards and special covers from 2000 onwards.

Statistics

Year	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Start	None	None	Dec 3	Dec 1	Dec 7	Dec 6	Dec 5	Dec 3	Dec 2	Dec 1
Printed	None	None	1,500x5p 600x10p	0	3,600x5p 3,600x10p	0	0	0	0	0
Carried	None	None	1,582	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Year	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Start	Dec 14	Dec 12	Dec 11	Nov 25	.	.	.	.	Dec 1	Dec 1
Printed	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carried	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Start	Dec 1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Printed	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carried	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

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Terling Essex, England

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