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6.2 World Scout Jamboree

The Jamboree Post Office was a branch of the Sutton Coldfield Post office. It was known as
Sutton Coldfield 'J ', and this legend was included in the hand cancels and registration labels.
The post office opened on Monday 29 July, and was in operation until Saturday 17 August. The
Jamboree itself lasted from I August to 12 August. The circular hand cancels were used on
savings, postal and money orders, registered mail, parcel receipts, official documents etc. Eight
hand cancels of skeleton type were in use, these can be distinguished by minor differences.

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Cancel type 8, inverted U in SUTTON COLDFIELD.
35 registered letters were sent on 6 August.

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(See note on back)

5 registered letters were sent on 13 August, the day after the Jamboree closed. Cancel type 7.