In April 1984 Ordnance Survey published ‘Dartmoor’ - the first Outdoor Leisure sheet with a photographic cover. This design preceded, but was very similar to, that of the first Landranger photographic cover published towards the end of the same year (see also the Landranger ‘3a’ covers themed category). Like the Landranger design, the first photographic cover for the Outdoor Leisure series was soon changed to emphasise the ‘Ordnance Survey’ branding. The full extent of the use of these first photographic covers on the Outdoor Leisure series is not yet fully documented, however it seems that only a very few sheets were ever published in this cover. It also seems that some minor artwork design changes were carried out on the cover during the course of its use, as demonstrated by the three different styles of cover within this collection.

The aim of this collection theme is to acquire a copy of each Outdoor Leisure sheet published in the early photographic cover design, c.1984.

Category Status
Outdoor Leisure sheets known with early photo covers
Outdoor Leisure early photo covers in collection

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N.B. The column ‘Cvr’ on this page refers to the style of cover used on the sheet:
‘O2a’ refers to the first design with a white OS logo on the cover (?Mar/Apr 1984);
‘O2b’ refers to the slightly revised design with a black OS logo (?May - ?Oct 1984);
‘O2c’ refers to the last of these early designs - ‘ORDNANCE SURVEY’ is added to the OS logo (?Oct 1984 - early 1985?).

Ed.	Pub.	Mapping	Map	Fmt	Cvr	Condition	Notes
Sheet 11 - Brecon Beacons: Central area
	1981.11	1st Ser./ 2nd Ser. standard		PFS	O2b	Good	Cover slightly knocked at edges, slight marking to top. Map in good condition with only very minor scuffing and wear to folds.
Sheet 13 - Brecon Beacons: Eastern area
	1976.07	1st Ser.		PFS	O2b	Good	Cover very slightly knocked and creased at edges. Map in good condition with some minor scuffing to fold corners and two places highlighted in pink ink.
Sheet 17 - Snowdonia
	1984.10	2nd Ser. enhanced		PFS	O2c	Good	Cover slightly knocked and scraped at edges and slightly scuffed. Map in good condition with some scuffing to folds.
Sheet 22 - New Forest
	1984.09	2nd Ser. enhanced		PFS	O2b	Good	Cover slightly creased and scuffed at edges. Map in good condition with very little wear.
				PFS	O2b	Good	Cover slightly creased and scuffed at edges. Map in good condition with some minor scuffing to folds.
Sheet 24 - The White Peak
	1984	2nd Ser. standard		PFS	O2c	Good	Cover slightly knocked at edges. Map in good condition with only some minor scuffing to fold intersections.
Sheet 28 - Dartmoor
	1984.04	2nd Ser. enhanced		PFS	O2a	Good	Cover slightly knocked and creased at edges and slightly scuffed. Map in good condition with only very minor scuffing to folds.
	1984	2nd Ser. enhanced		PFS	O2b	Good	Cover slightly creased and scuffed at edges. Map in very good condition with very little wear.