(items provided to my "New Issue" service - in delivery order)
(this will include any previous year's releases that were not distributed at the time)
(distributed as batch 1, 11th January 2006)
| Post | Description | Cancels | |
| 1 | Swindon 2004 (late delivery) | 4 new stamps | |
| 2 | Swindon 2004 (late delivery) | Used covers | a: boxed text & date (red) a: boxed text & date (green) a: boxed text & date (blue) a: boxed text & date (black) |
| 3 | Newport | 1 new stamp | |
| 4 | Croydon (Croham Valley) | 6 new stamps | |
| 5 | Croydon (Croham Valley) | First day covers | a: rectangular, boxed, text & badges (blue) b: single line datestamp (blue) |
| 6 | Croydon (Croham Valley) | Used covers | a: rectangular, boxed, text & badges (blue) b: single line datestamp (blue) |
| 7 | Knebworth 2000 (late delivery) | 1 new stamp | |
| 8 | Knebworth 2000 (late delivery) | Used covers | a) Three lines of large text "MERRY XMAS / KNEBWORTH SCOUTS / AND GUIDES" (red) |
| 9 | Bewdley & Cleobury Mortimer | 5 new stamps | |
| 10 | Bewdley & Cleobury Mortimer | First day covers | a: circular "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE" around logo (violet) |
| 11 | Bewdley & Cleobury Mortimer | Used covers | a: circular "Bewdley, Wribbenhall & Far Forest" around logo (violet) b: oval "CLEOBURY MORTIMER SCOUTS AND GUIDES" around two logos (violet) b: oval "CLEOBURY MORTIMER SCOUTS AND GUIDES" around two logos (c) |
| 12 | Weare 2004 (late delivery) | 3 new stamps | |
| 13 | Weare 2004 (late delivery) | 2 FDCs | a: circular unit name & date (red) |
| 14 | Beacon Hill | 1 re-issued stamp | |
| 15 | Cuffley | 1 new stamp | |
| 16 | Cuffley | FDC | a: logo + group name (violet) |
| 17 | Crewkerne | 1 new stamp | |
| 18 | Liphook | 6 new stamps, 3 large, 3 small | |
| 19 | Salisbury & South Wilts | 3 new stamps | |
| 20 | Strathaven | 1 new stamp | |
| 21 | Strathaven | Souvenir cover | |
| 22 | Kendal | 1 new stamp | |
| 23 | Taff Ely | 1 new stamp | |
| 24 | Otford | 18 new stamps (6 designs, each in three colours |
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| 25 | Otford | Used covers | a: Guide logo + Hand Delivered by / Otford's Brownies / and Guides (black) |
(distributed as batch 1, 11th January 2006)
| Post | Description | Cancels | |
| 26 | Rugby 2004 emergency issue(late delivery) | 8 new stamps (undated) | |
| 27 | Rugby (with Oxfam issue) | 8 new stamps | |
| 28 | Rugby (without Oxfam issue) | 8 new stamps | |
| 29 | Rugby (with Oxfam issue) | Used covers | a: rectangular, boxed "RUGBY / CHRISTMAS / POST" (dark blue) |
| 30 | Rugby (without Oxfam issue) | Used covers | a: rectangular, boxed "RUGBY / CHRISTMAS / POST" (dark blue) |
| 31 | Kirkham & Wesham | 5 new stamps | |
| 32 | Kirkham & Wesham | Souvenir cover | a: circular, text around scout badge in hat (black) |
| 33 | Crowborough | 1 new cachet | a: three lines of large text (black) |
| 34 | Exeter | 2 new stamps | |
| 35 | Exeter | First day cover | a: circular, unit name & date (violet) |
| 16 | Exeter | Used covers | a: logo & 5 lines of text - as previous years (black) |
| 37 | Edinburgh | 1 new stamp | |
| 38 | Wrington | 10 stamps from 2002 re-issued | |
| 39 | Clackmannan 2002 issue (late delivery) | 4 First day of issue covers | a: Small oval Alloa District (bluish-black) b: Large oval Tullibody Hillfoots District (bluish-black) c: Large oval Alva Hillfoots District (bluish-black) d: Small oval Clackmannan Area (bluish-black) |
| 40 | Clackmannan 2003 issue (late delivery) | 4 First day of issue covers | a: Small oval Alloa District (bluish-black) b: Large oval Tullibody Hillfoots District (bluish-black) c: Large oval Alva Hillfoots District (bluish-black) d: Small oval Clackmannan Area (bluish-black) |
| 41 | Clackmannan 2004 issue (late delivery) | 4 First day of issue covers | a: Small oval Alloa District (bluish-black) b: Large oval Tullibody Hillfoots District (bluish-black) c: Large oval Alva Hillfoots District (bluish-black) d: Small oval Clackmannan Area (bluish-black) |
| 42 | Clackmannan | 4 First day of service covers (re-uses the 2004 stamp) |
a: Small oval Alloa District (bluish-black) b: Large oval Tullibody Hillfoots District (bluish-black) c: Large oval Alva Hillfoots District (bluish-black) d: Small oval Clackmannan Area (bluish-black) |
| 43 | Clackmannan 2002 issue (late delivery) | 1 new stamp | |
| 44 | Clackmannan 2003 issue (late delivery) | 1 new stamp | |
| 45 | Clackmannan 2004 issue (late delivery) | 1 new stamp | |
| 46 | Silsden | 1 new stamp | |
| 47 | Wheathampstead | 1 new cachet | a: "1st WHEATHAMPSTEAD SCOUT GROUP" (Black) |
| 48 | Driffield | 1 new cachet | a: "DELIVERED BY / DRIFFIELD DISTRICT / SCOUTS" (Black) |
| 49 | Swindon | 4 new stamps | |
| 50 | Swindon | Used covers | a: boxed text & date (red) a: boxed text & date (green) a: boxed text & date (blue) a: boxed text & date (black) |
(distributed as batch 2, 17th February 2006)
| Post | Description | Cancels | |
| 51 | Didcot 2004 (late delivery) | 3 new cachets | a: as previous years, dated 2004 (black) |
| 52 | Didcot | 3 new cachets | a: as previous years, dated 2005 (black) |
| 53 | Hatfield Peverel 2003 (late delivery) | 1 new stamp | |
| 54 | Hatfield Peverel 2003 (late delivery) | Used covers | |
| 55 | Hatfield Peverel 2004 (late delivery) | 1 new stamp | |
| 56 | Hatfield Peverel 2004 (late delivery) | Used covers | |
| 57 | Darwen 2004 (late delivery) | 1 new stamp | |
| 58 | Darwen | 1 new stamp | |
| 59 | Syston (Wreake Valley) | 1 new stamp | |
| 60 | Syston (Wreake Valley) | First day cover | a: ornate, rectangular(ish), holly & text (black) |
| 61 | Syston (Wreake Valley) | Used covers | a: ornate, rectangular(ish), holly & text (black) |
| 62 | Liphook | Used covers | a: single line datestamp (black) |
| 63 | Castle Hedingham | 3 new stamps | |
| 64 | Cuffley | Used covers | |
| 65 | Abingdon | 1 new cachet | a: rectangular, as previous years but dated 2005 (blue) |
| 66 | Northowram (Halifax) | 1 new stamp | |
| 67 | Northowram (Halifax) | Souvenir covers | a: cancelled with blue mark |
| 68 | Keyworth | 1 re-issued stamp (red) | |
| 69 | Keyworth | 1 new stamp (black) | |
| 70 | Keyworth | Used covers | a: Rainbows bear design (black) |
| 71 | Caerphilly | 1 new stamp | |
| 72 | Cardiff and the Vale | 1 new stamp | |
| 73 | Cardiff and the Vale | Used covers | |
| 74 | Wirral | 1 new stamp | |
| 75 | Wirral | First day cover | a: rectangular text in box, as previous years (black) |
(distributed as batch 2, 17th February 2006)
| Post | Description | Cancels | |
| 76 | Wirral | Used covers | a: rectangular text in box, as previous years (black) |
| 77 | Clevedon | 1 new stamp | |
| 78 | Copthorne 2003 (late delivery) | 1 new stamp | |
| 79 | Copthorne 2003 (late delivery) | First day covers | a: rectangular, boxed, text & date (black) |
| 80 | Copthorne 2004 (late delivery) | 1 new stamp | |
| 81 | Copthorne 2004 (late delivery) | First day covers | a: rectangular, boxed, text & date (black) |
| 82 | Copthorne | 1 new stamp | a: Rectangular, boxed, text & date (black) |
| 83 | Copthorne | First day covers | a: rectangular, boxed, text & date (black) |
| 84 | Copthorne | Used on piece | a: rectangular, boxed, text & date (black) |
| 85 | Dronfield | 5 new stamps | |
| 86 | Dronfield | First day cover | a: circular, text & date (black) |
| 87 | Dronfield | Used covers | a: assortment of Group based cancels (black) |
| 88 | Stoke Golding | 1 re-issued stamp | |
| 89 | Epsom | 1 cachet | a: dated machine cancellation as previous years (red) |
| 90 | Castleside | 5 new stamps | |
| 91 | Castleside | First day covers | a: rectangular, boxed text & badge as previous years - manually altered to 2005 (black/red) |
| 92 | Castleside | Used covers | a: rectangular, boxed text & badge as previous years (black) |
| 93 | Boreham | 1 new stamp | |
| 94 | Boreham | First day covers | a:Oval, text & date (black) |
| 95 | Boreham | Used covers | a:Oval, text & partial date - month/year only (black) |
| 96 | Turner's hill & Crawley Down | 5 new stamps | |
| 97 | Turner's hill & Crawley Down | First day covers | a: single line datestamp (black) |
| 98 | Turner's hill & Crawley Down | Used covers | a: single line datestamp (black) |
| 99 | Coggeshall | 6 new stamps | |
| 100 | Coggeshall | First day covers | a: rectangular, boxed logos |
(to be distributed as batch 3, March/April 2006)
| Post | Description | Cancels | |
| 101 | Prestwood | 7 new stamps | |
| 102 | Prestwood | First day covers | a: rectangular, boxed, text & date |
| 103 | Prestwood | Used covers | a: rectangular, boxed, text & date |
| 104 | Holmer Green | 6 new stamps | |
| 105 | Great Missenden | 6 new stamps | |
| 106 | Kingshill | 6 new stamps | |
| 107 | Oakley | 2 new cachets (exact dates of introduction unknown) | a: "OAKLEY SCOUT GROUP / badge in diamond / CHRISTMAS POST" (large, black, pre 2000) b: "OAKLEY SCOUT GROUP / badge in diamond / CHRISTMAS POST" (small, black, 2004 or 2005) |
| 108 | Derby | 1 re-issued stamp | |
| 109 | Derby | Used covers | a: as previous years (red or black) |
| 110 | Staplehurst 2004 (late delivery) | 1 new cachet | a: Santa head (black) plus b: rectangular, boxed date & text as previous years (black) |
| 111 | Staplehurst | 1 new cachet | a: Bauble (black) plus b: rectangular, boxed date & text as previous years (black) |
| 112 | Penn & Tyler's Green | 4 re-issued stamps | |
| 113 | Penn & Tyler's Green | Used covers | a: as previous years - an assortment of small cancels (red or black) |
| 114 | Stourport-on-Severn | 5 new stamps | |
| 115 | Hagbourne | 1 new cachet | a: "HAGBOURNE / SCOUT POST" (black) |
| 116 | Silver End | 5 new stamps | |
| 117 | Silver End | Used covers | |
| 118 | Hatfield Peverel | 1 new stamp | |
| 119 | Hatfield Peverel | Used covers | a: circular, text around logo - undated (black) |
| 120 | Amersham & Chesham | 4 new stamps | |
| 121 | Amersham & Chesham | Used covers | a: boxed, text and date (green) |
| 122 | Amersham & Chesham | Amersham FDC | a: boxed, text and date (green) |
| 123 | Amersham & Chesham | Chesham FDC | a:badge, text & date (red) |
| 124 | Penn & Tyler's Green | Used cover with stamp not yet obtained mint | |
| 125 |
Sadly, we have had to say goodbye to the following Postal Services in the last few years.
| Post | Did not operate in |
| Bricket Wood | 2005 |
| Garstang | 2004 |
| Bridlington | 2005 |
On a brighter note, news of the following new (or revived) posts has arrived and (**) indicates that samples have been / are being distributed. Supplies of the rest are being sought and will be distributed if and when they become available.
Making contact with these postal services is surprisingly difficult and any assistance would be welcomed with open arms.
| Post | Started in |
| Bampton (Devonshire) | |
| Barton Segrave (Northamptonshire) | |
| Binfield (Berkshire) | |
| Bradninch (Devon) | |
| Broughton (Northamptonshire) | |
| Broughty Ferry (Dundee) | |
| Budleigh Salterton (Devon) | |
| Crediton (Devon) | |
| Crewkerne (Somerset) ** | 1983 ** |
| Driffield (Humberside) ** | 1988 ** |
| East Devon (Devonshire) | |
| Eastfield [49th Scarborough] (North Yorkshire) | |
| Fenstanton & Hilton (Cambridgeshire) | |
| Four Marks (Hampshire) | |
| Geddington (Northamptonshire) | |
| Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire) ** | ** 2005 |
| Gourock/Greenock (70th Renfrew scouts) | |
| Hagbourne (Oxfordshire) ** | ** |
| Harefield (Middlesex) | |
| Histon Guides (Cambridgeshire) | |
| Holmer Green (Buckinghamshire) ** | ** 2005 |
| Holmes Chapel (Cheshire) | |
| Huntspill & Highbridge (Somerset) | |
| Kingshill (Buckinghamshire) ** | ** 2005 |
| Kirkham & Wesham (E Lancashire) ** | ** 2005 |
| Knebworth (Hertfordshire) ** | ** |
| Leven (?) | |
| Longfield & Hartley (Kent) | |
| Malden (Surrey) | |
| Melton Mowbray (Leicestershire) | |
| Oban (Argyll) | |
| Shefford (Bedfordshire) | |
| Shipley (Baildon Moravian) (West Yorkshire) | |
| Silsden (West Yorkshire) ** | ** |
| Silverton (Devonshire) | |
| Stowmarket (Suffolk) | 2001(?) |
| Taff Ely (Mid Glamorgan) ** | 2004 ** |
| Wantage & Grove (Oxfordshire) | |
| Wargrave (Berkshire) | |
| West Hoathly (West Sussex) | reported in 1993 |
| West Linton (Borders) | |
| Wheathampstead (Herts) ** | ** |
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