Christmas Posts - "B"

Posts described in this catalogue

Current status

Updated

Baildon, West Yorkshire

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Bampton, Cumbria

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Bampton, Devonshire

Operated from 1997 until 2009, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Barlborough & Spinkhill, Derbyshire

Operated from 1984 to 1999, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st August 2021

Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire

Operated from 1985-1993 and then from 1997 onwards, issuing stamps.

Active

6th May 2023

Barry, South Glamorgan

Operated from 2023 onwards, issuing stamps.

Active

1st November 2023

Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire

Operating currently, used cachets from 1999 to 2002.

Active

1st June 2023

Barton upon Humber, Barrow & Goxhill, Humberside

Operated from 1992 to 2000, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Bath, Avon

Operated from 1988 to 2004, issuing stamps.

Closed

6th July 2023

Battle, East Sussex

Operated from 1988 to 1989, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bayston Hill, Shropshire

Operated in 1995 only, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Beacon Hill, Essex

Operated from 1981 to 2006 (possibly later) issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Beaminster, Dorset

Operated from 2017 using a cancellation only.

Active

17th May 2023

Bearsden, Strathclyde

Only limited information avaiable on this post.

Active

23rd May 2023

Beaumont Leys, Leicestershire

Operated in 1982, using a cachet only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bedford, Bedfordshire

Operated from 1982 to 1983, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bedhampton, Hampshire

Operated from 1986, using cachets only.

Active

1st March 2021

Beeding & Bramber, West Sussex

Operated from 1997 onwards, issuing stamps.

Active

1st March 2021

Bellshill, Strathclyde

Operated from 1987 to 1988, using a cachet in 1987, issuing a stamp in 1988.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bents Green, South Yorkshire

Operated from 1981 to 1998, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Berkeley, Gloucestershire

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

15th March 2022

Beverley, Humberside

Operated from 1993 to 1995, possibly later, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bewdley, Hereford and Worcester

Operated in 1990 and then 1997 to 1999, issuing stamps. In between part of the Bewdley & Stourport post, later part of the Bewdley & Cleobury Mortimer post.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bewdley, Hereford and Worcester & Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire

Operated from 2000 to 2011, issuing stamps.

Closed

6th July 2023

Bewdley & Stourport-on-Severn, Hereford and Worcester & Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire

Operated from 2012 to 2014, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bewdley and Stourport-on Severn, Hereford and Worcester

Operated from 1991 to 1996, issuing stamps. Later split into separate Bewdley and Stourport posts

Closed

1st March 2021

Bideford (Torridge), Devon

Operated from 2010, issuing stamps.

Active

1st March 2021

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

Very little information available on this post.

Closed

26th May 2023

Billingshurst, West Sussex

Operated from 2009, issuing stamps.

Active

1st March 2021

Bilsthorpe, Nottingham

Part of Sherwood Forest Post issued own stamps in 2011/2.

Closed

1st March 2021

Binfield, Berkshire

Operated for an unknown time, using a cachet.

Active

1st March 2021

Bingham, Nottinghamshire

Operated from 1992 or before, issuing stamps.

Active

1st March 2021

Bingley, West Yorkshire

Operated from 1983 to 1984, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Black Notley, Essex

Operated in 1994 and again from 2000 to 2005, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Blacklands (East Malling), Kent

Operated from 2007 to 2010, and then 2012 issuing stamps, ceased operation in 2013.

Closed

8th July 2023

Blackpool, Lancashire

Operated from 1996 to 1999, possibly earlier, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Blackwater (Land), Essex

Operated from 1982 to 1989, issuing stamps. Later part of Blackwater (Combined) post.

Closed

1st March 2021

Blackwater (Sea), Essex

Operated from 1982 to 1989, issuing stamps. Later part of Blackwater (Combined) post.

Closed

1st March 2021

Blackwater (Combined), Essex

Operated from 1990 onwards, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Blaenau Gwent, Gwent

Operated from 1995 to 1997, possibly later, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bodmin, Cornwall

Operated in 2018 at least.

Very little information available on this post.

Active

28th May 2023

Boreham, Essex

Operated from 1989 to 2019, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Boston, Lincolnshire

Operated from 1998 onwards (perhaps earlier?), issuing stamps.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Boughton, Kent

Operated in 1989 only, using a cachet only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent

Operated from 1993 to 1995, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bow, Devonshire

Operated from 1990 to 1992, possibly later, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bowthorpe, Norfolk

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Bradford-on-Avon, Avon

Not much information available on this post.

Active

26th May 2023

Bradninch, Devonshire

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Braintree, Essex

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Bramhall, Cheshire

Operated from 1985 to 1989, using a cancellation only in 1985/6, later issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bramley, Hampshire

Only limited information available on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Brechin, Angus

Operated in 2010s, using cachets only.

Active

11th March 2022

Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire

Operated from 2000 to 2004, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan

Operated from 1989 to 2000, possibly later, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bridlington, Humberside

Operated from 1982 onwards, using a cachet only.

Active

1st March 2021

Bridport, Dorset

Operated from 2013 using a cancellation only.

Active

17th May 2023

Brightlingsea, Essex

Operated in 1984 and then from 1987 to 1996, possibly later, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bristol & Kingswood, Avon

Operated from 1997 to 2003, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bristol South, Avon

Operated from 1993 to 1994, issuing stamps. Later part of Bristol South & Kingswood post.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bristol South & Kingswood, Avon

Operated from 1995 to 1996, issuing stamps. Later part of Bristol & Kingswood post.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bristol South East, Avon

Operated in 1992, issuing stamps. Later part of Bristol South post.

Closed

1st March 2021

Broadmayne, Dorset

Operated from 1992 using a cachet only.

Active

17th May 2023

Broadstone, Dorset

Operated from 1993 to 1995, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Brockham, Surrey

Operated from 2009, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Brotton, Cleveland

Still seeking samples/images of cachets used on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Broughton, Northamptonshire

Operating from 2000 until ??, posssibly before, using a cachet only.

Active

1st June 2023

Broughty Ferry, Fife

Still seeking information on this post.

Active

16th May 2023

Brynna, Mid Glamorgan

Operated in 1996, possibly later, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Buckley, Clwyd

Operated from 1983 to 1987, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Bude, Cornwall

Operated from 2013, issuing stamps.

Active

1st March 2021

Budleigh Salterton, Devonshire

Operated during the '90s, using cancellations and Nestle stamps. Subsequently joined the Exeter post.

Closed

1st March 2021

Burbage, Leicestershire

Operated from 1988 to 2004, and then in 2009, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Burgess Hill (7th), West Sussex

Operated from 1994 to 1998, using cachets only. Then joined with 8th Burgess Hill.

Closed

1st March 2021

Burgess Hill (8th), West Sussex

Operated from 1994 to 1998, using cachets only. Then joined with 7th Burgess Hill.

Closed

1st March 2021

Burgess Hill (combined), West Sussex

Operated from 1999 onwards, using cachets only.

Active

1st March 2021

Burntisland, Fife

Operated from 2003 or earlier, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Burry Port, Dyfed

Operated in 1989, possibly later, using cancellations only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Burscough, Lancashire

Operated from 2016 onwards, possibly earlier.

Active

19th May 2023

Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire

Operating currently, very few details (no dates) available.

Active

1st June 2023


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