Christmas Posts - "S"


Posts described in this catalogue

Current status

Updated

Saint Andrews, Fife

Operated from 1988 to 1992, possibly later, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Saint Helens, Merseyside

Operated from 1993 to 1998, possibly later, issuing stamps.

Closed

28th May 2021

Salisbury & South Wiltshire, Wiltshire

Operated from 1994 onwards, issuing stamps.

Active

12th February 2025

Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire

Operated from 1984 to 1985, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Saltash, Cornwall

Operated from 2016 onwards, perhaps earlier.

Active

23rd April 2025

Saltburn, Cleveland

Operated untol 2023, using cachets only.

Closed after 2023

27th April 2025

Sandbach, Cheshire

Very litttle information available on this post.

Active

28th May 2023

Sandy, Bedfordshire

Still seeking information on this post.

Closed

27th April 2025

Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire

Operated from 1991, using cachets only.

Active

31st May 2023

Sefton West (Liverpool), Merseyside

Operated from 1984 to 1991, issuing stamps, later changed name to Liverpool (Crosby).

Closed

1st March 2021

Selkirk, Borders

Still seeking information on this post.

Active

23rd February 2025

Selston, Nottinghamshire

Operated from 1990, possible earlier, issuing stamps.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Send, Surrey

Operated from 1982 to 1983, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Seven Kings, Greater London

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Shaw & Royton, Lancashire

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Operated from 1990 to 2000, issuing stamps.

Closed

2nd March 2025

Sheffield (Woodseats), South Yorkshire

Operated from 1981 to 1989, issuing stamps, later changed name to Sheffield.

Closed

17th April 2024

Shefford, Bedfordshire

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Shenfield, Essex

Operated from 1982 to 1984, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Sheringham, Norfolk

Operated in 1992, possibly other years, using cachets only.

Closed

15th October 2023

Sherwood Forest, Nottingham

Operated from 2007 (or earlier) issuing stsmps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Shipley (Baildon Moravian), West Yorkshire

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Shoreham, Kent

Operated from 1982 to 1986, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Shottery, Warwickshire

Operated in 1998, possibly other years, using cachets only.

Active

4th March 2025

Shotts, Strathclyde

Operated from 1990 to 2000, possibly later, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Silsden, West Yorkshire

Operated in 2005 and for some period before, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Silver End, Essex

Operated from 1983 to 2006, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Skelton, Cleveland

Operated untol 2023, using cachets only.

Closed after 2023

27th April 2025

Somersham, Cambridgeshire

Operated from 2008 for a few years, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

South Molton, Devon

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Operated in 1988, issuing a stamp.

Closed

1st March 2021

Southminster, Essex

Operated in 1998, possibly other years, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Southoe and Buckden, Cambridgeshire

Operated in 2024, possibly earlier.

Active

16th April 2025

Southport (14th), Merseyside

Operated from 1995 to 1999, possibly later, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Southport (23rd), Merseyside

Operated in 1983, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Southport (58th), Merseyside

Operated from 1981 to 1985, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Operated from 1988 - a free service for elderly & infirm.

Active

20th April 2025

Speldhurst & Langton, Kent

Operated from 1988 to 1995, possibly later, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Stalmine, Lancashire

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Stalybridge, Greater Manchester

Operated from 1988 to 1998, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Stanway (38th Colchester), Essex

Operated from 1982 to 1984, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Staplehurst, Kent

Operated from 1982 onwards, using cachets, from 1982-1987 also issued stamps.

Active

31st May 2023

Steyning, West Sussex

Operated from 1988 onwards, issuing stamps.

Active

12th May 2023

Stirling, Central Region

Operated from 1986 to 1998, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Stocksfield, Northumberland

Operated from 2002 onwards, using cachets.

Active

8th April 2025

Stoke Golding, Leicestershire

Operated from 2003 to 2005, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Stonehaven, Grampian

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Stornoway, Highland

Still seeking information on this post.

Unknown

1st March 2021

Stourport-on-Severn, Hereford & Worcester

Operated from 1997-2011, and again from 2016-2019 issuing stamps.

Closed

28th September 2023

Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, Hereford & Worcester

Operated from 1991 -996, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

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

Operated from 2012-2014, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Stowmarket, Suffolk

Operated from 2001, using cachets only.

Active

7th April 2025

Strathaven, Strathclyde

Operated from 2003 to 2007, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Strathblane, Strathclyde

Operated from 2012 onwards, issuing stamps.

Active

31st May 2023

Stubbington, Hampshire

Operated from 1985 to 1986, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Sturry, Kent

Operated from 1985 onwards, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Sudbury (Wembley), Middlesex

Operated from 1986 to 1988, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Sully, South Glamorgan

Operated from 1982 to 1983, possibly later, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021

Swindon, Wiltshire

Operated from 1997 onwards, issuing stamps.

Active

21st April 2025

Swindon (Thamesdown), Wiltshire

Operated from 1985 to 1996, issuing stamps, then renamed Swindon.

Closed

1st March 2021

Swindon (Thamesdown North), Wiltshire

Operated in 1983 and 1984, issuing stamps, then re-named Thamesdown.

Closed

7th June 2021

Swiss Valley (Llanelli), Dyfed

Operated from 1982 to 1992, using cachets only.

Closed

1st March 2021

Syston, Leicestershire

Operated from 1984 to 2013, issuing stamps.

Closed

1st March 2021


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