J OURNAL Forgotten First Badges of the BSA INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION
JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION Vol 13, No. 1 , March 2013 Forgotten First Badges of the BSA ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 1 INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION, INC CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT TERRY GROVE, 2048 Shadyhill Terr., Winter Park, FL 32792 (321) 214-0056 groveagle@cfl.rr.com CRAIG LEIGHTY, 800 Painted Shore Ct., Oakley, CA 94561 (925) 548-9966 craig.leighty@gmail.com BOARD MEMBERS VICE PRESIDENTS: BILL LOEBLE, 685 Flat Rock Rd., Covington, GA 30014-0908, (770) 385-9296, bloeble@beaverloc.com Activities BRUCE DORDICK, 916 Tannerie Run Rd., Ambler, PA 19002, (215) 628-8644 brucedor@aol.com Administration JAMES ELLIS, 405 Dublin Drive, Niles, MI 49120, (269) 683-1114, journaledit@aol.com Communications TOD JOHNSON, PO Box 10008, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96158, (650) 224-1400, todljohnson@yahoo.com Finance & Membership DAVE THOMAS, 5335 Spring Valley Rd., Dallas, TX 75254, (972) 991-2121, firstflaps@aol.com Legal JEF HECKINGER, P.O. Box 1492, Rockford, IL 61105, (815) 965-2121, heckinger6@aol.com Marketing AREAS SERVED: GENE BERMAN, 8801 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, (718) 458-2292, eugeneberman@verizon.net BOB CYLKOWSKI, 1003 Hollycrest Dr., Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 778-8109, baluga538@comcast.net KIRK DOAN, 1201 Walnut St., #2500, Kansas City, MO 64100, (816) 691-2600, kirkdoan@sbcglobal.net TRACY MESLER, 1205 Cooke St., Nocona, TX 76255, (940) 825-4438, tractmesler@yahoo.com DAVE MINNIHAN, 2300 Fairview G202, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, (714) 641-4845, Dave.Minnihan@gmail.com JOHN PLEASANTS,1478 Old Coleridge Rd., Siler City, NC 27344, (919) 742-5199, johnjpleasants@hotmail.com Advertising Sales TICO PEREZ, 919 Wald Rd., Orlando, FL 32806, (407) 857-6498, ticop@aol.com JASON SPANGLER, 3685 Kale Drive, Lumberton, NC 28358, (910) 671-4919, Santeeswapper@yahoo.com JODY TUCKER, 4411 North 67th St., Kansas City, KS 66104, (913) 299-6692, jody@manions.com Web Site Management The International Scouting Collectors Association Journal, “The ISCA Journal,” (ISSN 1535-1092) is the official quarterly publication of the International Scouting Collectors Association, Inc. (ISCA) and is issued in March, June, September, and December by the International Scouting Collectors Association., Inc., 405 Dublin Lane, Niles, MI 49120. Periodicals Postage Paid at Niles, MI and at additional mailing offices. Annual membership dues are $10. Member subscription for a printed copy of the International Scouting Collectors Association Journal is $25.00 per year (50.00 per year for delivery outside the United States). The International Scouting Collectors Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization which is staffed and operated solely by volunteers and has no affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America. Views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the International Scouting Collectors Association, Inc. ©2012, International Scouting Collectors Association, Inc. Printed in the USA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The International Scouting Collectors Association Journal, c/o James Ellis, 405 Dublin Lane, Niles, MI 49120 2 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 JOURNAL STAFF ON THE INSIDE EDITOR FEATURES JAMES ELLIS 405 Dublin Lane Niles, MI 49120 Phone (269) 683-1114 journaledit@aol.com Call For DSA Nominations Forgotten First Badges of the BSA 6 8 COLUMNS COLUMNISTS Chairman’s and President’s Message ISCA News TOR Calendar Picture of the Quarter News From The National Scouting Museum Looking For Red & Whites Way Back When World Jamboree Connections OA News Collecting Camp Patches CSP Corner Happy Trails Hobby Trends Advertisements COLLECTING CAMP PATCHES: BOB SHERMAN 4640 Main St., Stratford, CT 06614 (203) 378-9154 footdoc7@optonline.net THE CSP CORNER: STEVE AUSTIN 8237 Tuna Path, Liverpool, NY 13090 (315) 456-1511, saustin@twcny.rr.com HAPPY TRAILS: LARRY FAULKNER 480 Fieldstone Drive, Helena, AL 35080 (205) 540-0954, campmoreland@gmail.com HOBBY TRENDS: ROY MORE 5150 Carpenter Rd., Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (734) 434-8772 ramore@tspa.com 4 5 7 10 11 12 13 16 17 22 25 32 34 45 LOOKING FOR RED AND WHITES: BLAKE KEASEY 1380 Oak Grove Drive, Decatur, GA 30033 (404) 321-7433 cblakek@yahoo.com Publication and Advertising Deadlines NECKERCHIEF SLIDES: JOHN KOPPEN 12705 NW Puddy Gulch Rd., Yamhill, OR 97148 (503) 662-3953 mrncslide@netscape.net ADVERTISING EDITORIAL ORDER OF THE ARROW NEWS: DAVE MINNIHAN & BRUCE SHELLEY 2300 Fairview, G202, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 641-4845 dave.minnihan@gmail.com Vol. 13, No. 2 Vol. 13, No. 3 04/01/2013 07/01/2013 04/15/2013 07/15/2013 WAY BACK WHEN: DAVID C. SCOTT 6636 Briar Cove Drive, Dallas, TX 75254 (214) 616-0161 dcscott@redhonor.com Submissions should be made to the ISCA Journal Editor. Materials should be submitted in the following manner, unless prior arrangements are made: ISCA Journal Submission Guidelines Text should be submitted through e-mail, or on disk, in a text file or MS-WORD form. WORLD JAMBOREE CONNECTIONS: NEIL LARSEN 4332 Marigold Ave, Vadnais Heights, MN 55127-3540 Images should be submitted separately and not embedded in text files. All images must be scanned at 300 dpi and saved at a high quality, in a tiff or jpeg format. If there are limited images, high quality hard copy can be submitted. ISCA Regional Coordinators A desired layout can be submitted, but ISCA reserves the right to edit material or layout. All submissions must be made in advance of the submission deadline. No exceptions will be made. NORTHEAST REGION Greg Anthony The Editor is available to assist writers regarding the preparation of articles and submission of materials. greg.anthony@hp.com Submission materials will be returned if requested. The International Scouting Collectors Association, Inc. retains copyright over all materials published in the ISCA Journal, unless express written permission for use is given. SOUTHEAST REGION Bill Biggerstaff cloverleafdogs@yahoo.com Advertising Rates CENTRAL REGION Kory Lewis broadkawvalley@gmail.com WESTERN REGION Rick Bedsworth ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 kwtrdr@gmail.com Full Page Half Page 1/4 Page 1/4 Page for TOR 165.00 $82.50 $41.25 $25.00 Special placement fees 50-200% All advertising submissions should be made to the Advertising Manager and meet the ISCA Journal submission guidelines and deadlines. 3 CHAIRMAN’S & PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Tenth ISCA Convention, Annual Board Meeting and Dallas Trade-O-Ree ISCA held its 10th Annual Convention in Dallas in conjunction with the 35th Dallas Trade-o-ree in January. Attendance to the trade-o-ree seemed a little down from previous years, but there was still a lot of people from all over the country and from what we heard, there were some pretty good sales. An ISCA Board meeting was held prior to the Trade-o-ree and a total of five workshops were held during the Trade-o-ree. One of the sessions was an open session Terry Grove Craig Leighty on ISCA with questions and answers about some of the latest on ISCA and Chairman President ISCA’s role in the 2013 National Jamboree including the Collections merit badge and the evening trading activity. It was noted that we could still use a couple more people to help staff the Collections merit badge. More details, or to express interest, can be obtained from Rick Bedsworth (kwtrdr@gmail.com). During the board meeting, the new regional structure under the guidance of VP Activities, Bill Loeble, was discussed. More volunteers are needed to cover all lodges and councils to include history projects, coordination, and other as determined in the future. If you would like to volunteer and/or get more information on what is involved, please contact Bill at (bloeble@beaverloc. com) or one of the regional coordinators: Northeast Region - Greg Anthony (greg.anthony@hp.com), Southern Region - Bill Biggerstaff (cloverleafdogs@yahoo.com), Central Region - Kory Lewis (broadkawvalley@gmail.com) and Western Region Rick Bedsworth (kwtrdr@gmail.com). 2013 National Scout Jamboree As discussed before in past Journals, ISCA is involved in two ways this summer at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree at the Summit. Patch trading at the Summit for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree will for the first time become an official program activity administered by the Summit Program Leadership Action Team (S.P.L.A.T.) in an “Arena Experience” area. This Arena Experience area will be the location for a number of great activities such as games, entertainment, special presentations, and patch trading. ISCA will provide support for the patch trading venue by offering resource materials and information, logistic, planning and organizational support, and monitoring of the area(s) during the Jamboree by providing ISCA members to be on staff. ISCA has organized a team to support this activity under Craig Leighty. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact him at (Craig.Leighty@gmail.com). ISCA will also again sponsor the Collections Merit Badge. It will be offered in an area adjacent to where the patch trading activity will occur and will include a number of displays that can be used for both the merit badge and also as a resource for the patch trading activity. Jamboree staff positions are still available. For additional details and/or to express interest, contact Rick Bedsworth (kwtrdr@gmail.com). Membership Updates & Subscriptions to the Journal As most of you are aware, we try to notify you when your annual membership fee is coming due (if you are not a life member) and also if you subscribe to the journal through the mail, when your subscription fee is also due. The easiest way for us to give you that reminder is to send you an email. Most all of you have supplied us with your email address (in your on-line member profile), but some of you have not. We encourage all of you upon reading this to log into the ISCA website and update your profile to include your email so you can receive the occasional ISCA updates (usually about once a quarter) and also get notification if anything is about to expire related to your account. If you have trouble doing so, please send an email to Craig. Leighty@gmail.com and we can help you do it. You can also pay your dues and subscribe to a printed copy of the Journal on-line at any time. If you still only feel comfortable with doing things through the mail, the address is: ISCA, PO Box 10008, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96158 and mark it attention Tod Johnson. 4 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 Planning to Move or Already Moved? Have you recently moved or are you planning a move in the near future? If so, make sure that you go to the ISCA website and update your address information or send a change of address notification to Tod Johnson (see address on inside of front cover). Effective as of the January ISCA Board meeting, ISCA will no longer replace Journals free of charge that were not delivered due to the member not updating their mailing information. All issues of the Journal are now available online and most back issues can be ordered from Jason Spangler at Santeeswapper@yahoo.com. Authors Wanted Jamboree Staff Needed ISCA members are needed to provide support at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree for the patch trading venue and the Collections Merit Badge. For additional details and/or to express interest, contact Craig Leighty for patch trading (craig.leighty@gmail.com) or Rick Bedsworth for Collections Merit Badge (kwtrdr@gmail.com). Membership Applications and Renewals Check your mailing label - if it reads “Dues Paid Thru 03/30/2013” THIS IS YOUR LAST ISSUE unless you renew immediately. A renewal reminder may also be mailed, but don’t count on it and risk missing an issue! Now would be a good time to check your collecting codes too and update them if needed. We no longer backdate memberships, so if you miss an issue you’ll have to buy it online from the ISCA store. To join ISCA or renew your membership please go to www.ScoutTrader.org or send your application*/renewal to: ISCA Membership P.O. Box 10008, So. Lake Tahoe, CA 96158 ($35 for a yearly subscription, $10 for online subscription, $25 for printed subscription if a life member, $60 for foreign subscription.) *Applications are available online or from the ISCA Membership Vice President at the above address. DO NOT SEND RENEWALS TO THE EDITOR ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 5 ISCA NEWS The Journal is looking for a few good authors to write a quarterly column and share their knowledge and wisdom with the membership. We’re also looking for authors to write a feature story on some special area of collecting. Are you an expert in religious awards, Baden-Powel memorabilia, international scouting collectibles, high adventure, etc.? If you are and would like to be a writer for the Journal, please contact Jim Ellis at journaledit@aol.com. NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2013 ISCA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Who: Any active member of ISCA who has not received the award before or who is not serving on the 2013 Award Nominating Committee. 2013 ISCA DSA What: The International Scouting Collectors Association’s “Scouting Memorabilia Distinguished Service Award.” This award was created to recognize those individuals that have contributed significantly to the hobby of Scouting memorabilia collecting and to Scouting itself. Recipients of this award are collectors of Scouting memorabilia who have distinguished themselves through their diligent work and involvement in Scouting; through the high quality of their memorabilia collections; through their unselfish contribution to the knowledge base of collecting by sharing information, displaying their collections, and writing articles and books; through their longstanding service to Scouting memorabilia organizations; and, overall, through their presence as a positive force in the Scouting memorabilia collecting hobby. They must be active members of ISCA. When and Where: The ISCA Distinguished Service Award is presented annually at a national event. Past venues have included the Dallas Trade-O-Ree and the PRE-NOAC TradeO-Ree. How: Under ISCA’s bylaws, the ISCA Chairman of the Board of Directors appoints the Chairman of the Nominating Committee for a fixed term. The Nominating Committee Chairman will then appoint a committee of members with the concurrence of the ISCA Chairman of the Board of Directors. Members can succeed themselves on the committee. This year’s committee is chaired by Bruce Dordick. PRIOR RECIPIENTS Nominations will be made to the Nominating Committee directly by the members of ISCA. The nomination deadline, determined by the Committee, is April 10, 2013. Nominations may be hand-delivered, mailed, or emailed and must be in writing to be considered. Each nomination should include the personal contact information for the candidate and a short synopsis of the nominee’s involvement in Scouting and how this person has contributed to the hobby of Scouting memorabilia collecting. Nominations should be sent to Bruce Dordick, 916 Tannerie Run Rd., Ambler, PA 19002 or emailed to brucedor@aol. com. Once the nominations are received: (a) The Nominating Committee, based on the written materials presented on behalf of the candidates, will recommend no less than three candidates to the ISCA Chairman of the Board and the ISCA President for concurrence. (b) Following concurrence by the ISCA Chairman and the ISCA President, the Nominating Committee will present the candidates to the membership of ISCA in the June issue of the ISCA Journal and on the ISCA Website. (c) The voting deadline will be listed in the Journal and on the ISCA website. Each member of ISCA may cast one vote. Voting will require ISCA membership number and name, and can be done in one of three ways: 1. snail mail to the Chairman of the Nominating Committee 2. email to the Chairman Nominating Committee of the 3. voting on the ISCA website – the website will contain clear instructions for electronic ballots. The person receiving the most votes – the plurality — will be the DSA recipient. In the case of a tie vote, a majority vote by the Nominating Committee with certification of the ISCA Chairman of the Board and ISCA President will determine the winner. 6 ISCA salutes the prior recipients of the ISCA Scouting Memorabilia Distinguished Service Award (including predecessor awards) listed below: Carmella Russo E. Forest Reynolds Elmer Fennert Paul Myers Dave Leubitz Bill Price John Sell Bernie Miller Raymond Lee Brian Lee Don Isbell Mike Fulco Cliff Alexander Paul Kramer Jack Mitzman Prince Watkins George Boxer Alan O’Connor Bill Kern Ken Wiltz Harry Thorsen Dave Minnihan Dwight Bischel Gene Berman Albertus Hoogeveen Mitch Reis Conley Williams Bill Topkis Terry Grove John Pannell Kelly Williams Craig Leighty Jeff Morley Roy More Chris Jensen Jim Ellis Doug Krutilek Bruce Dordick Ron Aldridge Bob Hannah Bob Sherman The award winners are listed in order from the first to most recent. Some individuals were awarded the award more than once since they received it from one or more of the predecessor organizations that now make up ISCA. ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 Missouri - Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Memorabilia Swap Meet Dates: 3/1/2013 thru 3/2/2013 Location: VFW Hall, 1049 North Kingsway Drive, Cape Girardeau, Missouri Contact: Jerry Hampton 1305 Kingsway Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, (573) 334-5392 or cell (573) 450-6763, headcabbage@ charter.net California - Ta Tanka Lodge 488 Trade-O-Ree Dates: 5/4/2013 Location: St. Matthews United Methodist Church, 15653 East Newton St., Hacienda Heighths, CA Contact: Dave Minnihan, 2300 Fairview Rd., #G202, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 641-4845, dave. minnihan@gmail.com Illinois - Calumet Council All Chicago Area Swap Meet Dates: 5/24/2013 thru 5/25/2013 Location: St Christopher’’s Church Gymnasium, 147th (Sibley Blvd) & Keeler, Midlothian, Illinois Contact: James Scherbarth, (708) 7471904, jscherba@ford.com or Albin Sporny, (708) 4788040, lodgeadviser@oa110.org Pennsylvania - 29th. Annual Pittsburgh TOR Dates: 3/8/2013 thru 3/9/2013 Location: Holiday Inn, 8256 University Blvd., Moon Township Pa. 15108 Contact: Conrad Auel 1516 Jones St. Monessen, PA 15062 724-684-8585 familynut@comcast.net or Steve DeWick, 126 Sheldon Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15220, (412) 9212089, steven.dewick@bipc.com Texas - The Lone Star Trade O Ree Dates: 5/31/2013 thru 6/1/2013 Location: St Francis of Assisi Church; Family Life Center (Building), 861 Wildwood Ln., Grapevine, TX Contact: John Ryan, P O Box 1062, Colleyville, TX 76034, (817) 939-5673, thetexaswebguy@yahoo.com New Jersey - 34th Annual Northeast Trade-O-Ree Dates: 3/10/2013 Location: Guardian Angel Church -- East Allendale Ave, Allendale, NJ Contact: Ed Quinn, (201) 845-7777, nersmuseum@aol.com Michigan - Great Lakes Council Michigan TOR Dates: 3/15/2013 thru 3/16/2013 Location: Wyckoff Lodge Dining Hall, 880 E. Sutton Road, Metamora, Michigan Contact: Scott Wheeler, 28453 Cotton Rd., Chesterfield, MI 48047-(586) 817-0654, panterat97@juno.com or Denver Laabs, 1100 County Center Drive, West Waterford, MI 48328 (248) 338-0035, Denver.laabs@scouting.org Oregon - 3rd Annual Cascade TOR Dates: 3/23/2013 Location: St. Mary School Gym, 1066 N 6th Ave., Stayton, OR Contact: Todd Hatfield, (503) 859-2443, that@wvi.com or Scott West, ww2scott@wvi.com Wisconsin - 14th Annual Midwest Tradefest Dates: 4/5/2013 thru 4/6/2013 Location: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church/School, 4913 Schofield Road, Monona, WI Contact: Kurt Hansen, 1209 Sweetbriar Rd., Madison, WI 53705, (608) 238-9481, kwh96@hotmail.com New York - Central New York TOR Dates: 6/7/2013 thru 6/8/2013 Location: Dining Hall, Camp Woodland - 491 Kibbe Lake Rd., Constantia, NY Contact: Stephen Austin, 8237 Tuna Path, Liverpool, NY 13090, (315) 456-1511, saustin@twcny.rr.com Nevada - LV International Scouting Memorabilia exchange & show ACES Dates: 9/26/2013 thru 9/29/2013 Location: 9/26 ISM 3025 W Sahara 9/27-9/28th Palace Station and Casino, 2411 W Sahara Ave Las Vegas, NV Contact: F.T. RICK Bedsworth, 3025 W Sahara Ave., Ste 200, Las Vegas, NV 89102, (702) 561-2598, cell kwtrdr@gmail.com or James Arriola, 3025 W Sahara Ave., Ste 200. Las Vegas, NV 89102 (702) 878-7268, LVISMCurator@Gmail.com Georgia - Atlanta Scout Memorabilia Show & Trade-O-Ree Dates: 9/27/2013 thru 9/28/2013 Location: Atlanta Area Council Volunteer Service Center, 1800 Circle 75 Parkway, SE, Atlanta, GA Contact: Bruce Lafitte, (404) 697-8994, BLafitte@ nordson.com or Dave Corley, (770) 7073953, davecorley@bellsouth.net Pennsylvania - Allentown Trade-O-Ree Dates: 4/6/2013 Location: Jordan Lutheran Church, 5103 Snowdrift Rd., Orefield, PA Contact: Mike Best or Scott Best, 5233 Spruce St., Schnecksville, PA 18078, (610) 767-6079, tradeoree@ allentowntor.com Want Your Trade-O-Ree Listed Here? List it on the ISCA Website at www.scouttrader.org ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 TOR CALENDAR Oklahoma - Tulsa (T-Town) Trade-O-Ree Dates: 3/8/2013 thru 3/9/2013 Location: Econo Lodge Conference Room, 11620 E. Skelly Drive (I-44 at 11th Street), Tulsa, Oklahoma Contact 1: Larry Trook, 6410 E. 165th Bixby, OK 74008, (918) 636-5480, besonleno@cox.net or Mike Cale (918) 272-3181, mikecale@cox.net New York - 2nd Capital District Trade-O-Ree Dates: 5/3/2013 thru 5/4/2013 Location: Rensselaer Elks Lodge, 683 Rt 20 (Columbia Turnpike), East Greenbush, NY 12061 Contact: John Danylak, E.Nassau, NY, jldan90646@ aol.com or J.A. Danylak, Rensselaer, NY 12201, jadan32381@aol.com 7 THE FORGOTTEN FIRST BADGES OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA By Michael Feigenbaum The first badges of the Boy Scouts of America were made available in November 1910. Around that time Bulletin No. 6 was reprinted from the BSA original headquarters at 128 East 28th Street in New York City. This “Bulletin No. 6,” took the form of an 8 page illustrated Price List. It depicted uniform parts, printed matter, including a Handbook and now these first badges for both Boy Scouts and leaders. The new National Headquarters address at 200 Fifth Avenue was inscribed on the bulletins cover, as they were to shortly move into that new office on January 2, 1911 (Fig 1). These first badges were designed after the British model. They did not have an Eagle superimposed on the fleur-delis, as the Scout Sign of today. But they did have the symbol for “Truth and Knowledge,” in the form of two stars. The design patent was applied for by Baden Powell as the assignor to the Boy Scouts of America on December 30, 1910 and obtained on May 30, 1911 (Fig 2). Fig 1 These badges for boys consisted of Tenderfoot, Second, and First Class pins in gold gilt (Fig 3). The Tenderfoot and First Class Badge were also available in a white metal finish for Patrol Leaders. The First Fig 3 Fig 4 8 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 Fig 2 Class white metal badge was to be used on the Patrol leaders hat. While the gold one was to be worn on the Scout’s sleeve. The Tenderfoot badge was a Lapel pin for use on a collar. It had a round attachment on the backside, for inserting into button holes. Safety pins were used on the backside of the Second and First Class Badges. Unlike the British badges, which had two looped posts. These posts would be pushed through the material of a shirt or hat. A separate rod would then be inserted through the two loops to hold the badge in place. This British concept of attachment would continue to be used. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and other British Commonwealth countries, would use them on large pins until around the 1960s. Commissioner (Fig 5). The first plumes that had been issued and shown in the catalog, did not have stars in them. But were soon modified by the British manufacturer to include them. So NoStars and Stars both existed on these hat plumes used by the The First Class badge had a distinctive line of Pearls or dots embossed on it. These appear on the horizontal Ring holding the three parts of the fleur-de-lis together. They can be seen on the drawings in the Bulletin No. 6, price list and the US design patent document. (Fig 4) This ornamentation also appears in a widely published photo taken in September 1910 of Ernest Thompson Seton, Baden-Powell, and Daniel Carter Beard. Behind them a large Boy Scouts of America, National Headquarters banner hangs, showing this first class badge. BSA. The badges for leaders took the form of hat pins with colored horse hair plumes protruding from the topside. Red for Assistant Scoutmaster, Green for Scoutmaster and Purple for This Hat plume with no stars was also the first one used by the British Boy Scout Association in 1908. But by 1910/1911 the British had moved on to a third, more elaborate plume. In ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 9 Fig 5 version of the British first class emblem. Dr. West then asked his friend Clifford H. Berryman, a famous Cartoonist employed by the Washington Evening Star to create a comprehensive drawing of that sketch. The new design was submitted by James E. West for a Patent on February 15, 1911 and approved on July 4, 1911. 1912 the Boy Scout Association once again would change their hat plume, to include for the first time, the American idea of 2 stars. Many other countries would also adopt these 2 stars on their distinctive national Scout signs, including the World Scout emblem. Why did this new organization use metal pins instead embroidered cloth emblems? Because washing at the time was done by hand. Clothes were scrubbed against ribbed washboards. Dyes would fade and the fibers of the cloth would wear with each washing. While pins could be removed from clothes and avoid the washing process. Removable buttons were also widely used at the time. Pins would continue to be used by the BSA for the next few years Daniel Carter Beard, the National Scout Commissioner, felt that the BSA was going in the wrong direction with the look of this symbol. Beard wanted it to be Americanized. He brought his idea up in a discussion in January 1911 with James E. West, the Chief Scout Executive. Daniel Beard supplied a rough sketch showing an Eagle superimposed over a modified How many of these first badges were purchased and earned in just a few months? Would this new organization want these first badges and what they were placed on to be seen any more. Would they continue to issue them until they were depleted. Or discard these emblems, once the design with the superimposed eagle was available? To be sure this new youth movement was seeking the support and admiration of the American people. Using the American design with the eagle would help them achieve that end. These two Buttons were used on the first Uniform Shirt and Coat, issued by Sources: the B.S.A. The small one was 15mm in diameter and the large one was 20mm. The History of the Boy Scouts of America, “S EISNER & CO. RED BANK N.J.”, is William Murray; pages 24, 34, 49, 392, 462 inscribed on the backside. United Patent Office; U. S. Patent No. 41,412 Picture of the Quarter Yes. I know that we’ve used this picture before, but it is mentioned in Michael Feigenbaum’s article above and besides that its just a cool picture. The picture was taken on September 23, 1910 atop BSA’s first headquarters in the YMCA building at 124 E. 28th Street in New York City. In the background you can clearly see the banner referred to by Michael showing the First Class insignia. Pictured (Left-Right) Ernest Thompson Seton, Baden-Powell, and Daniel Carter Beard. Courtesy of David Scott at Red Honor Press 10 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 News from the National Scouting Museum 100 Years of Scouting Magazine Goes Online By CORRY KANZENBERG, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, National Scouting Museum The product of a collaborative effort between the Boy Scouts of America and the University of North Texas, issues of Scouting magazine from the National Scouting Museum Archives become available online this March. This important resource is being introduced on the web just as the magazine celebrates its onehundredth anniversary year. In early 2012, our colleagues over at Scouting approached us with the idea of digitizing the entire run of the magazine, page by page. With a limited budget and a desired launch date of March 2013, we began researching the options for successfully completing such a massive undertaking. Our friends nearby at the University of North Texas provided a practical solution to scan, catalog, and upload the issues via their unique online database, The Portal to Texas History. As the University looks to expand its online history platform to a national level, Scouting provides a chance to help them meet this expectation. Offering broad opportunities for exploration, the magazine’s availability through an academic website will foster new historical research on Scouting-related topics. With more than 2 million items to search from among numerous contributing museums, libraries, and memory institutions, users of the site may happen upon cross-references to Scouting subjects in a variety of documents in addition to results from the official magazine. These might include newspaper references, or photographs, for example. An issue of Scouting from the National Scouting Museum Archives. This magazine and others are now available to browse for free on the web. Currently, only the first decade of the magazine is accessible online. As additional issues are scanned, uploaded, and cataloged, they will be made available as well. We hope you’ll enjoy perusing this new feature, and look forward to your feedback. You can view issues and explore the project in process at: http://scoutingmagazine.org/, or http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/SCOUT/ browse/. ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 11 L Looking For Red & Whites Yet Another Variation By Blake Keasey ISCA 0084L Again, there is another variation to report. This time it comes from Valley Forge Council (PA). There are already cblakek@yahoo.com 2 size variations, in which the name is either 102 or 116 mm in length. Turns out that the 102 variation comes up as both TTB and TBL (in the Council name). They are both pictured so the tag differences can be seen. They will be designated as VALLEY FORGE/COUNCIL (102/) TBL and VALLEY FORGE/COUNCIL (102) TTB. TBL is the tougher variation. There is one new 1/2KR and one new 1/2RW. The TRINITY NECHES 1/2KR is a shorter format than the previously reported Trinity-Neches Council. The MAUI COUNTY 1/2RW is a later format of the previously reported Maui County 1/2KR. It is rare that a new Sea Scout strip surfaces. The new find is WASHINGTON, D.C. 1/2BW. New Cub Scout strips are even rarer. We have 2, ALAMEDA 1/2BY from CA and YONKERS 1/2BY from NY. Of the 4 new military base strips (mbs) all 3 of the 1/2KRs come from different branches. From the US Marine Corps, we have CHERRY POINT 1/2KR. Its construction in late 1941 began with extensive malaria control work in a swampy section of NC. The one from the US Air Force is ELEMDORF A.F.B. 1/2KR, which is located in AK. From the US Army, we have DARMSTADT 1/2KR, which is located in what had been West Germany. I even know the Troop number (65) as that was my first Scout Troop in 1951. I have been searching for this patch for 3 decades so I could complete a display. The single 1/2RW is from FONTAINBLEAU, France. This strip would have been worn by Scouts whose parents served at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). This HQ was established by General Eisenhower in April 1951 and discontinued in February 1966 when President de Gaulle decided to withdraw from NATO. When I am picking funny and/or unusual town names I often think of someone responding to the question – Where do you live? Some of these responses would indeed sound unusual and perhaps even funny. As readers of this column often ask me if there really is such a place I have begun trying to locate them and will list their state if I found it. The names are Corn (OK), Lost Nation (IA), Macks Inn (ID), Micro (NC), Novelty (MO), Novice (TX), and Science Hill (KY). Contributors for this issue include Duane Fowlks, Rod Gaudreau, Dan Graham, Karl Henley, John Hoffman, Todd Kelley, Bill Loeble, Linnie McClellan, Kevin Rudesill, and C. Schebler. 12 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 WAY BACK WHEN Franklin D. Roosevelt “The Amiable Boy Scout” When Pulitzer Prize-winning political comBy mentator Walter David Scott Lippman deISCA #5425L scribed Franklin dcscott@redhonor.com D. Roosevelt as “a kind of amiable Boy Scout,” the United States was deep in the Great Depression. Elected in November 1932 on the promise of a “New Deal” to put Americans back to work, Roosevelt’s programs included the National Recovery Administration (NRA) designed to regulate fair pricing practices, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Civil Works Administration (CWA), both of which created temporary manual labor jobs for unskilled workers. York City Mayor John Francis Hylan. Then the Scouts set off on an all-day trip up the Hudson River to Bear Mountain Scout Camp for selected Scouts, Scout officials, and friends of the Movement, to inspect eighteen camps serving 2,100 local Boy Scouts. To get there, Roosevelt’s volunteers chartered the largest boat in the “White Fleet” of the Hudson Navigation Company. Upon docking, the contingent walked up to the Bear Mountain camp. Leading the reception committee was Roosevelt himself with Chief Scout Executive James E. West, BSA Executive Board member George D. Pratt, and the New York Evening Mail Publisher Henry L. Stoddard. Lippman may have recognized Roosevelt’s Scoutlike demeanor and generally affable personality, but he also recognized that New Deal back-to-work programs resembled a series of BSA service projects. The CWA, where formerly unemployed men and women would “shovel snow, rake leaves, and clean up national parks through the winter,” may have been short-lived, but it was effective at putting His life and his work are paychecks in the hands of struggling American workers at least for as long as it was in existence. Throughout the day full of speeches, parades, demonstrations of knot-tying, a fried chicken dinner, and bonfires, Chairman Roosevelt “led his guests around the camp, hiking through campsites, talking about their Scouting activities, and showing off the numerous teepee tents resting on built-up wooden platforms.” After a wonderful and successful day, Roosevelt an inspiration to all of us. departed for New York City, and then, one week later, – Winston S. Churchill, ca. 1955 for the family vacation home on Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada, just over the American border. But at Campobello Maybe Roosevelt’s years of exposure to BSA’s core values and tragedy struck. ideals influenced the development of the programs: from 1921 Soon after arriving, Roosevelt greeted his five children with on he was a consummate Scouting volunteer. an afternoon of activities, including a cruise on his sailing boat in the Bay of Fundy. Strangely, he began to show poor ** muscle coordination, suddenly slipping off the side of the boat. Having enjoyed considerable success in New York State politics, Undaunted, Roosevelt returned to the house and retired for the Franklin Roosevelt was jolted by defeat in 1920 as the vice evening. presidential running mate of Democratic presidential candidate James M. Cox, the sitting governor of Ohio. Witnessing the The next morning, he felt strange. An odd chill ran through his growth of a relatively new organization for youth, Roosevelt body, regardless of whether he was in motion or sitting, and he accepted an offer to expand the Scouting program in his home felt extremely tired. Then when Roosevelt awoke the following day, he was unable to walk - his left leg buckled under him - and state as the chairman of the Scout Committee of New York City. he was running a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Roosevelt Assigned to organize any and all program activities in the City, unknowingly had contracted the poliomyelitis virus, known then Roosevelt threw himself into this volunteer work. Scouting had as infantile paralysis, today as polio. His life had changed forever. put on a war effort that President Woodrow Wilson described ** as “splendid.” Roosevelt sought to expand its local reach and in 1921 organized a large celebration in New York City called the The following years would greatly try his spirit as he struggled to “Water Hike.” accept his disability and life in a wheelchair. Though it was not nd With some 5,000 Scouts taking part, festivities began with a visit easy, the future 32 president of the United States maintained to the General Grant National Memorial in Manhattan – better his association with BSA by continuing to do volunteer work as known as Grant’s Tomb - and a parade review led by New president of the Boy Scout Foundation of Greater New York and helping found the Ten Mile River Scout Camp. ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 13 Roosevelt re-entered politics in dramatic fashion during the 1928 Democratic National Convention. Selected to nominate “Happy Warrior” Alfred E. Smith as the nominee for president against Republican Herbert Hoover, Roosevelt decided he would walk to the podium at all cost. With help from his son Elliott, he did just that –with smiles and waves to distract the attention of convention-goers and the press from missteps. That year, Roosevelt was elected 44th governor of New York, setting the stage for his eventual run for the presidency against Hoover four years later. His courage and devoted service to Scouting led to his receipt of the 46th Silver Buffalo Award in 1930 – the same year President Hoover was so honored. ** At Roosevelt’s Inaugural celebration on March 4, 1933, the president-elect requested four specially selected Eagle Scouts to be with him in the reviewing stand as well as “on the plaza in front of the Capitol. The proud Chief Scout Executive James E. West sent that news item to all the council presidents throughout the country. And he tried to live Scouting’s principles of inclusion throughout his presidency. While the nation’s chief executive, Roosevelt appointed the first Jewish Secretary of the Treasury in the person of Henry Morganthau Jr., the son of the prominent New York real estate mogul and diplomat. One of his most significant contributions was to formulate the sale and marketing of war bonds to finance America’s entry into World War II. In July 1938, Roosevelt nominated another man of Jewish faith, jurist Felix Frankfurter, to the position of associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Frankfurter was known for his assistance in founding the American Civil Liberties Union. As a religious group, 15% of President Roosevelt’s high office appointments practiced Judaism when compared with only 3% of the American population at the time. On June 25, 1941, Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 that created the Fair Employment Practices Committee, which was regarded as one of the most important pieces of legislation for civil rights for African Americans since the end of the Civil War and the Reconstruction period. Declaring racial discrimination in the defense industry as patently illegal, it was the first piece of federal action that promoted equal opportunity in the workplace. “There is evidence available that needed workers have been barred from industries engaged in defense production solely because of considerations of race, creed, color or national origin, to the detriment of workers’ morale and of national unity,” it read, “I do hereby reaffirm the policy of the United States that there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin, and I do hereby declare that it is the duty of employers and of labor organizations, in furtherance of said policy and of this order, to provide for the full and equitable participation of all workers in defense industries, without discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin.” As president, Roosevelt supported BSA through an annual radio “Fireside Chat” in celebration of Scouting’s birthday. Nearly every February during his Administration, Roosevelt offered his glowing congratulations for the accomplishments of Scouting and best wishes for the continuation of America’s most successful youth development organization. President Roosevelt with Scouts 14 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 “I hope that the people who are listening to my voice will give careful heed to this Scout Oath,” Roosevelt told the nation in February 1935. “It is the basis of good citizenship.” A few months later Roosevelt and Washington prepared to open their doors to the national and international delegates set to represent worldwide Scouting during BSA’s 1st National Jamboree. But polio contagion fears obliged the cancelation of the event, which was rescheduled for the summer of 1937. ** That summer Washington was abuzz with activity. From June 30 through July 9, by Presidential invitation, the capital hosted 25,000 Scouts who descended on the city in celebration of youth and leadership. owners knew the service work Scouts performed was valuable to the country. So, thousands of posters went up in storefronts nationally for military recruiting and material collection drives. Every two weeks, new posters went out to replace the old ones with Scouts leading the charge. Among other projects, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts led drives to collect aluminum and other scrap metals, waste paper, clothing and rubber. They planted trees and tended gardens. They served as messengers and dispatch bearers, sold Defense Bonds and Stamps, and collected musical instruments for servicemen in Army camps. As reported in the official history of the event, at the base of the Washington Monument, “Scouts from everywhere met each other all together for the first thrill of such a meeting.” Two days before the Jamboree ended, on July 7, organizers staged a parade that included President Roosevelt himself, Chief Scout Executive James E. West, and National Scout Commissioner Dan Beard, escorted by selected Eagle Scouts. All three greeted the throngs of Scouts, Scouters, and visitors from the back seat of their open-air vehicle. Roosevelt, in a light colored jacket and white hat, reveled in the event. Unknown Eagle Scout, President Roosevelt, James E. West, Chief Scout ExHis participation launched a tradition ecutive, and Daniel Carter Beard, BSA National Scout Commissioner, at the that continues today – formal 1937 National Jamboree. recognition of the BSA National Jamboree through presidential Though President Roosevelt did not live to see the end of communication or personal attendance. World War II, he witnessed first-hand the power of the Scouting The year 1942 brought a new set of challenges that BSA had Movement. “I have always been a staunch believer in Scouting,” not experienced since 1917 – supporting a national war effort. he declared in 1943. “Now, in time of war, as your honorary In response to Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor in December president, I urge everyone connected with Scouting, boys and 1941, Roosevelt called on Americans to work together for men, to see to it that Scouting is maintained at its full strength victory. Eagerly coming to the aid of the country were 1.5 million and effectiveness as a practical contribution to the war effort.” Cub and Boy Scouts. West pledged to Roosevelt “the full and BSA was entering its golden age. whole-hearted co-operation of our organization.” Once again, BSA became the primary means of distribution of leaflets and posters for the Office of War Information Department. No one knew their communities better than the legions of local Boy Scouts. They were clean-cut and polite, and business Copyright 2013 by David C. Scott. Dave also is the author of the nationally awardwinning book, The Scouting Party (Red Honor Press, 2010) and We Are Americans, We Are Scouts (Red Honor Press, 2008). Currently he is authoring the official centennial anniversary book for the Circle Ten Council in Dallas, Texas. He can be contacted at d.scott@scottsales.com. Interesting Facts and Figures Chief Scout Executives BSA National Presidents National Jamboree Attendance (as of 2005) Scouts who have become astronauts Norman Rockwell works with Scouting themes ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 11 33 642,489 181 51 15 Joseph Csatari works with Scouting themes Scouts who have attended Northern Tier Scouts who have attended Philmont Scouts who have attended Florida Sea Base 36 348,642 908,047 200,000 Source: www.scouting.org World Jamboree Connections 1933 World Jamboree Balloon Connections The 1933 World Jamboree, held 80 years ago, for its time was one of the most progressive Jamborees with its various activities and insignia. Held in Gödöllö By Hungary, only 406 participants from the Neil W. Larsen United States of America attended this ISCA #0086L very successful event. Many items were nwlarsen@comcast.net available during the Jamboree, but one of the most unusual was the balloon pin sponsored by the Hutter-Lever Soap Company. The company was part of the British soap company Lever Brothers. The Lever Brothers company had recently bought into the Hutter soap company of Budapest. During the Jamboree as the Jamboree Newspaper article describes, less than one third of the Scouts were given the opportunity to place their name on a balloon and release it. A Scout was given a metal pin (bove) to recognize participation in this event. The soap company gave prizes for the balloons that were reported to have traveled the greatest distance. We don’t know what the prizes were, but the prevailing winds should have carried the balloons to the east. The brass pin was 42 mm in diameter. After World War II Scouting was prohibited in Eastern Europe. With the end of the “Cold War” in 1989, Scouting began to come back in Eastern Europe and the old jamboree memorabilia came out of storage. Over the last decade many difficult to find pre-1947 World Jamboree items have been made available, including this wonderful balloon activity pin, but most collectors do not know about the origins of the pin. German World Jamboree Contingent Badges In the December 2012 Journal, the images of the German Contingent Badges were inadvertently omitted. For more detailed descriptions, please see page 29 of the December Journal. 1963 1957 1995 1967 1999 1975 1971 2003 Article translation ABC balloon competition at the Jamboree 35 thousand pairs of scout-eyes will be searching the sky today, on Tuesday p.m. on 8th (of the month), if under good weather conditions, full of excitement this afternoon. All hoping that it will be this balloon out of the other 10.000 colorful ones which makes the longest journey in the air. All the balloons will be advertising the perfection of the Hutter ABC Soap. Each balloon will have a small note posted on it with the name of the team and the scout whose hand let it fly away. If you happen to find one of the balloons please take the note off, and with your name and address drop it to the nearest mailbox. The owners, just like the finders of the balloons from the biggest distance will be awarded. -Hungarian translation by Tamas Farkas 1983 2007 16 1987 1991 2011 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 OA News New Michigan Flaps Two more of the new Michigan lodges have issued flaps. The By first we saw were from Kishahtek Dave Minnihan Lodge (88?) of the new Southern Shores Field Service Council, ISCA # 0018L formed by the joining of Manitous dave.minnihan@gmail.com Lodge 88 (Great Sauk Trail Council) and Nacha Mawat Lodge 373 (Southwest Michigan Council). We understand that this lodge issued two flaps simultaneously, a standard uniform flap and a charter member flap. Roy More, a lodge member, told us he had seen a message from the lodge advisor saying that the lodge would consider the standard uniform flap to be their first flap. We have learned that the name Kishahtek can be translated to “Northern Lights.” The totem of the new lodge is the Wolverine. Later we saw flaps from Nataepu Shohpe Lodge (President Ford Field Service Council) appear on eBay. This lodge was formed by the joining of Nacha Tindey Lodge 25 (Gerald R. Ford Council) and Indian Drum Lodge 152 (Scenic Trails Council). The first one we saw sell on eBay brought a winning bid of $30. Rich Turner sent us images of new flaps from Nentego Lodge 20 that note their council’s camps. The first for Rodney Scout Reservation also says “Cheerful.” The second for Henson Scout Reservation says “Brotherhood.” Henson is the new name for Nanticoke SR, changed to honor a large donation. The third flap is for the council’s new camp, Akridge Scout Reservation, and it says “Service.” Each of these three flaps was issued at a lodge weekend event. Akridge SR is the first in-state camp for this council. Delaware was thought to be the last state in the nation without a current in-state camp. A separate flap was issued for the council’s 2012 Jamboree to mark the creation of the camp. Rich tells us the camp is not actually open yet, with only three pavilions up, a lake, and some signs. Rich also reported to us that Nentego has issued two flaps to support the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. The pink nonmylar flap had 250 made and sold for $5. A pink mylar flap had 100 made and sold for $25. One mylar flap was presented to the breast cancer group and one was preserved in the lodge collection. A Kiminschi Lodge 542 F1 flap, unused but lightly stained, was offered on eBay for $3,149 but drew no bid. The seller suggested that a buyer could clean the stain and get a great badge at a bargain price, but no one took on that opportunity. It was later offered at reduced price but still no taker. The example of this badge in the Dave Thomas collection was priced at $4,000. ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 17 A nearly complete collection of badges from Nahak Lodge 526 By was offered on eBay in October and sold for $3,296. The seller said the Bruce Shelley collection was missing the S3, N1A, ISCA # 0054L and ZR1. The F1, a rarity 10 first shelleyotte@comcast.net flap, had been sewn on the seller’s shirt but remained relatively stiff. The mint F1 in the Thomas collection was priced at $4,750. Also in October an un-cataloged neckerchief from Seminole Lodge 85 appeared on eBay and sold for $549. The neckerchief looked like red cotton cloth with a white design painted or inked with a stencil. In a round circle a Native American was presented in profile. Around the edge of the circle read the text “Seminole Lodge 85 WWW.” Rick Obermeyer wrote us about it and said an older member of the lodge thinks he may have seen it before but cannot place it. Two lodge chiefs from the 1960’s are not familiar with it, suggesting it may date to before that decade. The Manitous Lodge 88 S41 flap looks like a farewell flap. The dates 1994-2012 mark the lodge’s existence, but all of the fires on the ceremonial wheel appear to be extinguished or going out. Rick Obermeyer of Tipisa Lodge 326 loaned us two unusual insignia items. The first is a standard flap with sound system attached to the back. When the center back of the flap is pushed, it plays several measures of the OA Song. That’s loud and startling if you aren’t expecting it (the voice of experience). Rick tells us the song is normally sung slowly, like a hymn, but his lodge sings it in a march tempo. It took a while for the lodge to find a brisk version of the “Imperial Russian National Anthem,” which is the tune of the OA Song. The second item is large flap shaped pin made of several layers of colored rubber. This makes a very colorful piece. Tipisa gives a tip of the hat to Coosa Lodge 50 for the idea of a rubber flapshaped pin. Tipisa considers it a novelty pin, not a flap issue. It is too small for uniform wear and comes with two clutch pins on the back, making it suitable for wear on hats, jackets, or even t-shirts. They plan to recommend that their Elangomats wear them on t-shirts, for example. Moswetuset Lodge 52 has issued 6 two-piece sets in remembrance of its six predecessor lodges. These six lodges were merged or absorbed to create Moswetuset 52. Each set has a new Moswetuset flap and a chevron piece that shows the name, totem, and dates of existence of one predecessor: • Missituck Lodge 261, 1944-1958 • Menetomi Lodge 396, 1953-1958 • Souhegan Lodge 447, 1951-1958 • Kahagon Lodge 131, 1938-2000 • Taskiagi Lodge 261, 1958-1993 • King Philip Lodge, 1941-1993 We are guessing these sets are also marking Moswetuset’s 20th anniversary. Regardless, if you collect New England, Massachusetts, or this lodge, you have 12 new needs. A handmade felt badge described as being an Order of the Rising Sun pre-OA society badge from Camp Baiting Hollow sold on eBay in early November for $178. There was only one bid at the minimum. The seller referenced the USScouts.org honor society web page. Charlie Davis traded us the farewell flap from White Horse Lodge 21, soon to be merging with Talligewi Lodge 62. The flap carries a striking design representing the “end of the trail.” It also includes a red arrow metal pin attached with a rivet through the back of the flap. We had not seen that done before with a rivet. Charlie tells us the name of the new lodge to be formed is Nguttitehen, pronounced “Goo-te-tay’-en. Charles Jaxel reported on Patch-L that the new council formed by the merger of Burlington County (Hunnikick Lodge 76) and Southern New Jersey (Te’Kening Lodge 37) will be Garden State Council, beginning January 1, 2013. Both OA lodges are expected to carry on for 2013, with a new lodge to be formed by 1/1/2014. They originally selected South Jersey Council as the new name, but that was rejected by National because it had been used before. Ohlone Lodge 63 has been issuing flaps for its Northern California Trade-O-Ree since 2008. For 2012 the flap incorporated the leaping salmon from Mayi Lodge 354, a predecessor, in the design. Previous trade-o-ree flaps used designs from Canaku Lodge 511 (2011) and Pomponio Lodge 528 (2009). All of these might be considered event flaps, not regular issues. Trey Walls of Tonkawa Lodge 99 shared some information on recent patches they have issued. The small NOAC 2012 pine cone badge was given out by members at their Founder’s Day booth. The pine cone was also used in the design their delegate two-piece set. That set also represented the old cabin from their former camp, Camp Tom Wooten. The pine trees are a symbol of their new camp, Lost Pines SR. Their 75th anniversary flap incorporates the Texas state flag into its background. A question was raised on Patch-L about whether the act of merging away has a significantly positive effect on the value of badges of the now gone lodge. The response seemed to be that the values depended mainly on how hard the old patches were to begin with. One person commented on how common the flaps from San Gorgonio Lodge 298 and Ahwahnee Lodge 430 were before they merged 40+ years ago, and that the value of those flaps remains fairly low even now. He also pointed out an eBay sale in October of a lot of 11 flaps for $73. Of the 11, 6 were from merged lodges, including Swatara Lodge 39, Wapsu Achtu Lodge 343, and Shingis Lodge 497. There was a time not long ago when a 497s1 would have commanded that value by itself. We are encouraged to see new traders getting engaged on Facebook and elsewhere, but they seem primarily interested in new issues. When offered a choice between nice older issues or new, they seem to prefer the new. There also seems to be more interest in active lodges, than merged ones. In December a pair of flap varieties, the S9a and S9b from Tsisqan Lodge 253, sold on eBay for $770 after 78 bids. There were five main bidders, with one dropping out at $290, a second dropping at $550, and the other non-winners giving up near the winning bid. The winner entered two additional bids above the one that actually won the lot, suggesting he or she was willing to go much higher. Data analysis on these varieties available to members on oaimages.com does not seem to separate information for the two. It shows four price points for the S9a up to December 2008. It shows three price points for the S9b but these are identical to three of those shown for the first variety. One of these varieties is apparently very rare and several collectors had a strong desire to own it. Blue Book research for lodge names relied upon information of all types, but the weightiest and most valuable information was actual lodge documentation. An example of reliable lodge documentation popped up on eBay in January. This was a Vigil Honor certificate of membership from Yaqui Lodge 138, dated September 23rd, 1956. The Blue Book notes this lodge was chartered in 1938 and merged with Checote Lodge 154 in 1957 to form Daw-Zu Lodge 138. As we submitted this article for publication, the certificate was bid up to $156 with over a day to go. Peter Glass reported on Patch-L that the 2013 Jamboree patches for Old Colony Council and Tisquantum Lodge 164 are being designed by Jeff Kinney, author of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” Mr. Kinney also designed the lodge’s badges for the 2012 NOAC. Stephen White sent us images of three Jamboree 2013 two-piece sets that Illinek Lodge 132 issued on January 13. The three sets go together to form a scene of a railroad bridge going from morning, then noon, and on to night. The pocket pieces come with button loops. The first set is for their council contingent troop 239. The second set shows the lodge insignia and is intended for trading. The third set is for members on staff. The white stars and moon on the third set are glow-in-the dark. They made 300 of each set and they will be sold initially only together. Closer to the Jamboree they will consider a reorder of the contingent set for those wanting more trading stock. Just before our submission date in January, Gene Berman sent out a message about the transition of the five lodges in New York City merging together. The new lodge is to be named Kintecoying Lodge 4, with the name interpreted to mean “Crossroads of Nations.” Astor Place in the city used to be named Kintecoying and was a powwow point for the Lenape tribes of Manhattan. At this spot where trails converged the Lenapes traded, exchanged news, held spiritual ceremonies, and tribal councils. The name also refers to the modern city as a cultural melting pot, and a global trade and financial hub. The new lodge will use the number 4 in reference to the 93 year history of the Order in the city. The lodge totem is the peregrine falcon, symbol of strength and a bird native to New York City, where it can be found nesting on bridges and skyscrapers. The first flap is being designed by a contest and the winning entry will be unveiled at the lodge’s “Day One” event April 13, 2013. Last time we described a NOAC 2012 flap from Woapalanne Lodge 43 and listed it as the S22. Frank Caccavale wrote to correct us, saying that flap was their s28. Our error illustrates the 18 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 lack of information we all have to deal with at times. We have been asked to provide catalog numbers for new issues when we describe them. If possible we ask people from whom we get an image or badge to give us the catalog number, but usually they don’t know. We fall back on trying to extrapolate a Blue Book catalog number from what we can see on oaimages. com or from the online Blue Book. In this particular case, Frank tells us that oaimages.com was missing 8 of his lodge’s flaps. Don’t take our catalog numbers as the final word. They are just our best estimate at the time of submission. We were thinking about side or alternative OA collections and came up this one. Does anyone collect national OA by membership card, one card from each lodge? If so, we like to hear how that is going. Another might be OA lodges by neckerchief slide. It seems like many, if not most, OA lodges existing prior to the 1990 have at least one neckerchief slide associated with them. Quick comments: • • The Eswau Huppeday Lodge 560s60 flap for the 2012 Dixie fellowship seems to show a silhouette of Sasquatch walking among the trees in the night scene. What looks like a new flap from Quapaw Lodge 160 has the number “413” on a setting sun and a Native American on horseback raising a pipe in salute to the sun, all possibly in reference to the absorption of Hi’lo Ha Chy’a-la Lodge 413. • David Miura shared on Patch-L news that Chehaw (Immokalee Lodge 353) and Alapaha Area (Alapaha Lodge 545) Councils had merged on November 1 to form South Georgia Council. • The last three flaps in Gila Lodge 378’s Zodiac series were striking badges portraying a tarantula, an antelope, and a bear. • As of January 12 on eBay there were 79,964 active listings of Boy Scout memorabilia; of these 10,889 were auctions. The following badges did not sell on e-Bay when there were no bids at the seller’s minimum, which we list. • 22s1 $174 FF ($292) • 20f1 $460 FF ($490) • 195r1 Ma-Ta-Cam $19,899 • 278a1 $4500 • 440s1 $90 FF ($300) • 454f1b $723 (F1a $1300) • 542f1 Kiminschi soiled $2520 ($4000) 9eF1 Cowaw $546 FF ($700) • 69f1a $419 FF ($450) • 118s1 1,0011 FF ($810) ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 158s1 $175 FF ($382) • 168a1 chain stitch on felt $1,136 • 226f1 Man soiled $235 ($783) • 265f1 sewn $500 FF ($834) • 281x1 $531 • 299s2 $196 • 309s1 The Grand $262 FF ($359) • 311f1 Es Kaielgu $72 FF ($146) • 313f1 Bis worn $537 FF ($1127) • 406r1 $325 • 333f1 $119, $82 FF ($296) • 337f1 cut down; worn? $887 FF ($3900) • 415f1 soil; ink on back $358 FF ($749) • 424s1 wees $76 FF ($41) • 427f1 soiled $270 FF ($278) • 461f1a $148 FF ($325) • 465f1 $135 FF ($285) • 470f1 $989 FF ($1250) • 472f1 $80 FF ($119) • 474s2 $409 • 491f1 Tunxis $340 FF ($400) • 532f2 worn with rust spot $989 Please drop us a note with news or stories that you think would be of interest to other collectors. If you have information from your Lodge or Section to share, send an e-mail, photocopies (with descriptions, catalog numbers, and preferably in color), or scan to either of us. You reach Dave at dave.minnihan@gmail. com or Bruce at shelleyotte@comcast.net. For publication we require black & white TIFF images of new badges scanned at 300 dots per inch (DPI), reduced 50%. We will trade for new issues if you wish. Contributors: Jason Ricker, Trey Walls, Nick DeMarco, Charlie Davis, John Kennedy, Paul McNally, Gene Cobb, John Rauenbueler, Ed Basar, Dan Gille, Jerry Lutz, Mike Heitke, Rick Obermeyer, Matt Schieferstein, Bruce Paulson, Rich Turner, and Mike Conkey. New Issues Here is a list OA badges of note that changed hands recently in eBay auctions. Figures in parentheses are the prices asked for the Dave Thomas first flap (FF) collection. • • 19 7s45 Blk R MC Wht Wht Fdls; new standard flap 12s26 Gmy R Mar Gmy Gmy Fdl; “1922-2012” 12s27 Gmy R Mar Gmy Gmy Fdl; NOAC 2012 13s50 Ror R MC Ror Ror Fdl; sunset at ocean pier 13s51 Gmy R MC Wht Blu Fdl; raised cog; “Wischixin Award”; earned 20s60 Red R Wht Blk Blk Fdl; “Cheerful/ Rodney Scout Reservation” 20s61 Red R Wht Blk Blk Fdl; “Brotherhood/ Henson Scout Reservation” 20s62 Red R Wht Blk Blk Fdl; “Service/ Akridge Scout Reservation” 20s63 Pnk R Pnk Pnk Pnk Fdl; pink ribbon 20s64 Pmy R Pmy Pmy Pmy Fdl; Pmy ribbon 45s34 Dyl R MC Blk Blk Fdl; the one tree 57s2 Blk R Org Blk Blk Fdl; trader; “Conclave 2012 NE-4B” 88s41 Blk R MC Blk Dgr Fdl; “1994-2012” (88)s1 Blk R MC Blk Dgr Fdl (88)s2 Kishahtek Blk R MC Pnk Blk Fdl; Gmy “Charter Member”; first flap? 99s52 Gry R MC MC Wht Fdl: “1937 2012” 99x24 Pur R MC Wht Pur Fdl; “75 Years …” 99x26 Blk C MC Red __; pine cone; NOAC 2012 Founder’s Day gift 110s48 Wht R MC Yel Wht Fdl; BRO 110s49 Yel R MC Yel Wht Fdl; VIG 132s45 Blk C Lbl Blk Lbl Fdl; JAM13 132x13 Blk C MC Blk Olv Fdl; JAM13; Troop 239 132s46 Blk C Lpu Blk Lpu Fdl; JAM13 132x14 Blk C MC Blk Lpu Fdl; JAM13 132s47 Blk C Dgy Blk Dgy Fdl; JAM13 132x15 Blk C MC Blk Lol Fdl; JAM13; Staff 146s21 Rmy R Tur Blk Gmy Fdl; 5th Ann 146s23 Ror R Grn Blk Grn Fdl; OBV 146s26 Org R Blk Org Yel Fdl 160s49 Blk R MC Blk __; “413” on setting sun 164s60 Wht R MC Blk Blk Fdl 167s47 Wht R Wht Wht Wht Fdl; VIG “2012” 193f10 Blu R Wht Blk Wht Fdl; “Conclave 2012” 196s9 Yel R MC Yel Yel BSA; JAM10; BSA 100th 196s10 Yel R Blk Yel Blk Fdl 201s56 Brmy R MC Yel Org Fdl; “1996-2012” 231s67 Blk C MC Yel Yel Fdl 231x35 Blk C MC Red Red Fdl; “Farewell 1943 2012” 237s108 Blk R M/C Grn Grn Fdl; 70th Ann 280s18 Blk R MC Dyl Red Fdl 312s50 Smy R MC Red Gry Fdl 313s48 Grn R M/C Red Red Fdl; NOAC 2012 Joint issue with 427 and 553 360s41 Blu R M/C Blk Yel Fdl; 65th Ann 378s84 Blk R MC Yel Yel Fdl; night scene “Leroy Hufford Founder” 378s85 Blk R MC Yel Yel Fdl; sunset “Jake Ross Founder” 378s86 Blk R MC Org Org Fdl; tarantula 378s87 Dyl R MC Blk Wht Fdl; antelope 378s88 Blk R MC Org Wht Fdl; bear 378x20 Blk C MC MC Blk Fdl; demon head 393s22 Yel R Blu Wht Wht BSA; vert bkgd 422s58 Blk R MC Tan Grn Fdl 533s35 Blk R Blk Red Blk Fdl 560s60 Blk R M/C Wht Wht Fdl; Dixie 2012 7s45 12s26 12s27 13s50 20s60 20s61 20s62 20s63 20s64 45s34 88s41 99s52 99x24 99x26 110s48 20 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 132s45 / 132x13 146s21 193f10 132s46 / 132x14 132s47 / 132x15 146s23 146s26 196s10 201s56 378s88 378s84 422s58 Order of the Rising Sun 231s67 560s60 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 21 Collecting Camp Patches Rehabilitation For Camp Patches The term “boxsoil” has been By used in our Bob Sherman hobby for many ISCA 0490 years. It refers footdoc7@optonline.net to the dinginess and discoloration that sometimes occurs to older twill-type patches, usually with white or light-colored backgrounds. Older camp and other types of patches are susceptible to this condition, whether or not they ever saw the inside of a box. I am sure it is primarily caused by excessive handling, exposure to contaminants in the air, age and, I suppose, soiled boxes. I have an effective treatment for this condition that I would like to share with my loyal readers. A while ago, I saw a box of OxiClean stain-removing powder on my wife’s laundry shelf. I did an experiment with an old box-soiled camporee patch as I did not know what would happen and I did not want to risk ruining a valuable patch. To make a long story short, the patch came out almost like new so I tried it with a few more and it worked like magic. My regimen is to use a designated plastic container (the stuff can be toxic to ingest so I recommend not using a container that will be used for food in the future), halffill it with hot water from the tap, add a half scoop of OxiClean to the water – stir it up with a plastic utensil (also not to be reused for food), add the soiled patches, watch it foam up, stir occasionally with the plastic utensil (my wife calls the contents of this plastic container “patch stew”) and after an hour, discard the dirty water, rinse patches in cold water a few times, lay the patches on a flat hard surface, cover with a clean white towel and put weights on top to press them flat (I found that my wife’s math textbooks worked very well). When the patches are dry, they are almost like new. Here are a few before and after examples from my most recent batch of patch stew. I caution everyone to treat OxiClean carefully and respectfully – I wear eye protection and rubber gloves when I work with it as it could be irritating to the eyes or skin. To date, I have not tried it on felt patches or camp patches with metallic thread as they caution against using it on some materials. As a disclaimer, I have no financial interest in OxiClean. In my previous column, I described a chenille camp patch and asked if anyone knew of any others. John Hoffman of VA wrote that he has a 1930’s CAMP UMBSTATTER chenille (left) from Allegheny County, West Council in PA. John’s is probably the earliest camp chenille but does anyone have any others? BTW, the name of the Council is Allegheny County, West (1928-1943). Kevin Rudesill from WA sent a copy of a 1922 booklet from CAMP HEAP-MUCHFUN owned by Fort Dodge Council in Iowa. The camp was located in Dolliver State Park. Kevin has done some excellent research on many of the earliest camps from the Northwestern part of the US and is one of my go-to guys whenever I have a question about a camp from that area. Kevin offered me a good tip in doing early camp research – since the archives of many newspapers are being posted electronically on line, it is now possible to search newspapers from the early years of Scouting by doing a computer search for “Boy Scout Camp” or for the local Council name. Several years ago at a Philadelphia TOR, I acquired 3 old felt patches from GREENWOOD CAMP dated 1954, 55 and 56. The 1956 patch said it was the 23rd year of the camp so doing the math means the camp opened in 1934. The person I received them from did not know anything about them or even if they were BSA camps. I knew Detroit Area Council had a Camp Greenwood so I assumed they were from there. However, with the help of David Fry of PA, I was able to make a positive ID. They are from Appalachian Trail Council (1941-1970) in PA. Larry has a 1937 felt patch that he received from a Scoutmaster in his town that went to Greenwood as a Scout. He 22 also sent me a copy of a publication from the late 1930’s that describes Camp Greenwood as being affiliated with Schuylkill (County) Council (1930-1941), the predecessor of Appalachian Trail Council. Larry said that the camp was actually owned by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company but was used as a summer camp for Scouts and other groups. Larry’s patch is a round green felt with a large red felt G and 37. My 1956 is white felt with dark green silkscreening. Larry Faulkner of AL is very active with the restoration of CAMP TRANQUILITY that was controlled by both the Birmingham Area Council and Black Warrior Council. It built in 1937 by the WPA and the CCC and is currently an independent camp run by Crew 50 and Troop 2 of the Greater Alabama Council. For more information, you can visit their website at www. camptranquility.net. Larry also sent me a scan of a 1942 orange felt arrowhead shaped patch from SEMINOLE DISTRICT CAMP from Choctaw Area Council. This is one of the earliest dated SSC (Segregated Scout Camp) patches from the South. Larry said it was located on US Highway 80 near Toomsuba, MS, about 3 miles from the AL State line. Doug Henkele from TX, the webmaster of my favorite website campimages.com, sent a scan of a great old patch. It is a 1916 BLYTHEBURN BOY SCOUT CAMP patch from Wilkes-Barre Council (1915-1924) which was a simple white felt block letter B. Cynical readers might question this Continued on Page 24 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 BEFORE AND AFTER REHABILITATION BEFORE BEFORE BEFORE AFTER AFTER AFTER AFTER BEFORE BEFORE ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 AFTER BEFORE 23 AFTER ID as the B could have come from any one of a hundred camps that began with the letter B. However, this patch also came with a letter written in 1916 on Wilkes-Barre Council stationary that specifically identified this patch as coming from Blytheburn Boy Scout Camp. I wish every old mystery patch would come with such great identification. Randy Holden from NJ sent me a scan of a previously unknown camp that is BSA. It is from CAMP OUANANOCK. A Google search did not reveal any info on this camp. Does anyone recognize this camp name and can ID where it is from? D i c k Cordes from NY sent an article about the sale of CAMP STRAKE owned by Sam Houston Council. Apparently attendance has been dropping at the camp so the Council’s Executive Board voted to sell the property and use the proceeds to purchase at least 1000 acres in a less-urbanized environment within a 2 hour drive from downtown Houston. They have plans to build a state-of-the-art camp for the 21st Century that would include a skateboard park, BMX bike facility and STEM (science, technology, energy and math) center. I wish them well. I much prefer stories about building a new camp or improving an existing camp than stories about selling camp properties. Mitch Reis from CT sent scans of some patches that need identification. One is a red bordered felt round with a red arrowhead and crossed arrows on a blue felt background (MP-13-1-1, below). The others are a set of 3 white on red felts with an overlapping C and S. One has a 2 and another has a 4 (MP-13-1-2, below). Mitch said they came with other Scout material. Rich Shields of NC sent a heavy white cloth patch with a diamond around the letters CB (MP-13-1-3, below) that needs identification. He said it came with some Del-Mar-Va and Chester County Council items. Andy Dubill of KS, a former columnist of this publication (I miss his column) sent scans of two patches from one shirt that he would like to share with our readers. The shirt is from Wichita, KS. On one pocket was a blue and yellow teepeeshaped felt with a T and a curved bar (MP-13-1-4, above). There were three possibilities to consider from “The Camp Book II” - Wichita Council (1918-1940) had 3 camps that began with the letter T - CAMP TA-WA-KO-NI from 1919-late 1930’s, CAMP TA-WA-SEN-THA from the 1930’s and CAMP TA-LA-HI from 19271935. Apparently, they had a surplus of hyphens in Wichita back in the 1920’s and 30’s. felt acorn-shaped patch that says “MERRY MEN 24” (MP-13-1-5, right). I don’t know if there was a Sherwood Forest in the Wichita area. Does anyone know what this patch was for? No column would be complete without a few Mystery Patches that need identification. Peter Glass from MA sent me a scan of an orange felt arrowhead with a blue Native American and a gold metallic star (MP13-1-6). Mike Candell of PA sent purple felt “O” with a yellow felt teepee inside the “O” (MP-13-1-7). Mike said it came with some items from Missouri. The ID card from 1930 said the Scout was from Slater, MO so he was wondering if this is an early Osceola issue. I would like to refer all readers to check out the “whatsit” section of campimages. com as there are many potential BSA camp patches that need an ID. I have been sending Doug Henkele a number of scans from my collection that were not pictured on this site and I would encourage all readers to do likewise. My goal is to make this site as comprehensive for camp patch issues as John Pannell’s site is for OA issues. Doug has over 20,000 images on the site so far. MYSTERY PATCHES Jim Allman from KS made the ID of this patch. He reported that in Mike Erickson’s book “Boy Scout Camps of South-Central Kansas”, the teepee shaped patch is from CAMP TA-WA-KO-NI near Augusta, KS circa 1937. The one line under the T indicates this was a first-year camper. The other patch was on the sleeve of Andy’s shirt and was a black and orange MP-13-1-6 MP-13-1-3 MP-13-1-1 MP-13-1-2 MP-13-1-7 24 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 CSP CORNER More Mergers News Thought I would do a Council merger update column this time for everyone – including which ones have issued new CSPs: By Steve Austin ISCA # 0080 saustin@twcny.rr.com Merger Talks that have been called off: (1) San Francisco Bay Area & Mt. Diablo Silverado (2) Marin & Redwood Empire Merger Talks still in discussion: (1) Los Angeles and Western Los Angeles (2) San Gabriel Valley & Verdugo Hills Mergers Approved – CSPs being designed as of 1/11/13: (1) Alapaha & Chehaw merged to form South Georgia Council (2) Burlington County & Southern New Jersey merged to form Garden State Council (3)Santa Clara County & Monterey Bay merged to form Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council New Council Names – CSPs issued in 2011 and 2012: (1) Laurel Highlands (2) Michigan Crossroads (a) Water & Woods FSC (Field Service Council of Michigan Crossroads), (b) Southern Shores FSC (Field Service Council of Michigan Crossroads) (3) Texas Southwest (4) Three Harbors NEW ISSUES Council Allegheny Highlands Allegheny Highlands Allegheny Highlands Allegheny Highlands Allegheny Highlands Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Annawon Arbuckle Area Arbuckle Area Baden-Powell Baltimore Area Issue # SA-113 SA-114 SA-115 S-116 SA-117 T-22 T-23 SA-29 SA-20 SA-21 SA-11:1 SA-177 Border BRN BLU SIL/M RED WHT SIL/M GLD/M SIL/M BLK GLD/M RED WHT Sky/Bkg BLK BLK BLK BLU LT BLU BLK BLK R/W/B WHT WHT WHT RED/BLU FDL YEL YEL YEL GRY BRN YEL YEL YEL YEL GLD/M RED TAN WHT Name YEL YEL YEL YEL BRN RED RED GRY RED RED GRY WHT Baltimore Area SA-178 SIL/M RED/BLU RED TAN WHT WHT Baltimore Area Baltimore Area Baltimore Area Baltimore Area Baltimore Area SA-179 SA-180 SA-181 SA-182 SA-183 RED RED RED RED YEL GLD GLD YEL YEL YEL GLD GLD YEL YEL YEL BLU BLU BLU BLU YEL Baltimore Area SA-184 BLU GRN GRN WHT Baltimore Area SA-185 BLU GRY GRY WHT Baltimore Area SA-186 GRN BLU BRN WHT Baltimore Area Baltimore Area SA-187 SA-188 SIL/M GLD/M BLU BLU BRN BRN WHT WHT Baltimore Area SA-189 GRN GRN GRN GRN Baltimore Area SA-190 GLD/M PUR R/W/B GLD/M Baltimore Area SA-191 PUR WHT WHT GLD/M Baltimore Area SA-192 BLK WHT WHT PUR Bay Area Black Swamp Area Black Swamp Area Black Swamp Area Black Swamp Area Black Swamp Area Blackhawk Area SA-24 SA-17:1 SA-22:1 SA-23:1 SA-24:1 SA-27 SA-22:1 YEL BLK BLU GRN BLK GRY SIL/M R/W/B BLU RED PUR YEL LT BLU LT BLU GLD PIN YEL YEL BLK WHT WHT RED BLK BLU Blue Grass Blue Grass Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains SA-50:1 SA-54 SA-62 SA-63 SA-64 RED BLK BLU RED GLD/M BLU RED/ORG LT BLU R/W/B R/W/B ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 SE BSA YEL BLK WHT BLU GRN BLK GRY BLK WHT YEL YEL 25 WHT BLU YEL YEL YEL Issue Description "Elk Lick Merz, Earn Your Way to Camp, 2012" "Elk Lick Merz, Earn Your Way to Camp, 2012" "Elk Lick Merz, Earn Your Way to Camp, 2012" Regular wear issue "Zimmer Health Lodge, Elk Lick Scout Reserve" "260 WWW" "260 WWW" "Once an Eagle Always an Eagle, Eagle Scout" "2012 NOAC" "2012 NOAC" "A Scout is Trustworthy, FOS 1999", $100 DN "NYLT 2012, National Youth Leadership Training", participant issue "NYLT 2012, National Youth Leadership Training", staff issue "Spring 2012, N5-220-12-1, Wood Badge" "Spring 2012, N5-220-12-1, Wood Badge, Staff" "Spring 2012, N5-220-12-1, Wood Badge" "Spring 2012, N5-220-12-1, Wood Badge, Staff" "Spring 2012, N5-220-12-1, Wood Badge", West Award for Scoutmaster "33rd Scottish Jamborette - Blair Atholl, 2012", participant issue "33rd Scottish Jamborette - Blair Atholl, 2012", staff issue "Fall 2012, Wood badge, N5-220-12-2", participant issue "Fall 2012, Wood badge, N5-220-12-2", staff issue "Fall 2012, Wood badge, N5-220-12-2", Scoutmaster issue "Fall 2012, Wood badge, N5-220-12-2", james E West Fellow Scoutmaster issue "2013 Friends of Scouting, Prepared for Adventure", $150 DN "2013 Friends of Scouting, Prepared for Adventure", $600 DN "2013 Friends of Scouting, Prepared for Adventure, Presenter", $600 DN "BSA 100th Anniversary" "Friendly, Friends of Scouting" "Courteous, Friends of Scouting" "Kind, Friends of Scouting" "Obedient, Friends of Scouting" "2012 Friends of Sciouting" "NYLT, Staff", white bear, Scoutmaster in middle, STAFF ghosted in background "Eagle Scout Class 2011" "Florida Sea Base" "Tutelo League 161, NOAC 2012" "FOS Thrifty 2012", $250 DN "FOS Thrifty 2012, $1000", $1000 DN Qty 60 250 30 300 100 300 100 60 300 100 300 100 21 60 3750 300 150 Council Issue # Border Sky/Bkg FDL SE BSA Name Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye SA-62 SA-63 SA-64 SA-65 SA-66 SA-67 SA-68 SA-69 SA-70 SA-71 SA-72 SA-73 SA-74 SA-75 SA-76 SA-77 SA-78 BLU RED GRY c/e SIL/M c/e BLK BLU BLU GRY BLK RED BLK YEL GLD/M GLD/M GRY c/e SIL/M c/e BRN R/W/B R/W/B R/W/B R/W/B GRN WHT GRN GRN GRN GRN GRN LT BLU BLK R/W/B R/W/B R/W/B TAN YEL OLIVE SIL/M SIL/M YEL TAN GRN GRN GRN GLD/M GLD/M BLK YEL RED SIL/M SIL/M BLK GRN YEL YEL BLU BLU RED GRN YEL YEL YEL RED RED RED WHT YEL BLU BLU GRN Buckeye SA-79 GRY TAN BLK GRN GRN Buckeye SA-80 LT GLD TAN BLK GRN GRN Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buckeye Buffalo Trace Burlington County Burlington County Burlington County Calumet Cape Fear Cascade Pacific SA-81 SA-82 SA-83 SA-84 SA-85 SA-86 SA-38 S-75 S-85 S-86 S-46 SA-19 SA-129 BLU c/e BLU GRY YEL BLK RED WHT BLK BLK BLK BLK WHT GRY GRY WHT WHT WHT RED/GLD RED/GLD BLU RED/ORG/YEL RED/ORG/YEL RED/ORG/YEL BLU BLU BLU RED GRY RED BLU BLU BLU YEL YEL WHT BLK BLK BLK BLK RED BLU Catalina PA-80:1 BLU c/e BLU YEL YEL Catalina PA-80:2 GRY c/e BLU YEL YEL Catalina Catalina Catalina Catalina Catalina Catalina Catalina Cayuga Cayuga Central Florida Central Florida Central Florida Central Florida Cherokee, TN SA-94:1 SA-94:2 SA-94:3 SA-94:4 SA-94:5 SA-94:6 SA-97 S-2a S-2b SA-148 SA-149 SA-150 SA-151 SA-121:1 GRY WHT BRZ YEL BRZ BRZ SIL/M BLU BLU SIL/M RED WHT DK BLU RED LT BLU WHT LT BLU BLU BLU BLU/ORG BLK BLU BLU BLU/DK BLU LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU R/W/B Cherokee, TN Cherokee, TN Chicago Area Chicago Area Chicago Area Chicago Area Chicago Area Chicago Area Chief Okemos Chief Okemos Choctaw Area Choctaw Area S-127 SA-128 SA-83 SA-84 SA-85 SA-86 TA-87 SA-88 SA-16 SA-17 SA-14:1 SA-14:2 RED WHT RED RED RED GRN WHT RED WHT LT BLU BLU BLU YEL YEL R/W/B RED R/W/B LT BLU GRN YEL BLK/BLU BLU R/W/B R/W/B YEL WHT YEL YEL YEL ORG SIL/M YEL YEL RED RED RED RED BLU & RED/WHT YEL/ORG YEL/ORG WHT RED WHT WHT BLK WHT GRN RED BLK BLK Choctaw Area Choctaw Area Choctaw Area Circle Ten Circle Ten Circle Ten Colonial Virginia Columbia Mountour Concho Valley SA-24 SA-25 SA-25 SA-44 SA-45 SA-46 S-27 S-25 SA-29 BLU BLU BLU BLK RED c/e RED RED TAN YEL R/W/B R/W/B R/W/B NAVY WHT/LT BLU RED/ORG/YEL LT BLU BLU R/W/B BLK BLK BLK YEL GRN YEL RED TAN WHT Concho Valley SA-30 BLK RED BLK BLK Connecticut Rivers SA-51 RED LT BLU YEL YEL Connecticut Yankee Connecticut Yankee SA-49:1 SA-49:2 BLK BLK BLU BLU R/W/B R/W/B R/W/B BLK BLK R/W/B BLK BLK RED YEL YEL WHT WHT WHT WHT WHT WHT WHT RED BLK BLK LT BLU RED RED RED SIL/M GRN RED WHT WHT RED RED YEL RED YEL GRN BLK GLD GRN WHT YEL YEL YEL YEL YEL YEL BLK TAN RED YEL YEL WHT WHT 26 Issue Description "2011, Prepared for Life, FOS" "B.P.I. 2011" "2011, Eagle Scout" "2011, Eagle Scout" "Hall of Fame Parade 2011" "Staff Sipp-O Lodge 2011, Ox Roast, WWW, 377" "Membership Team" "Membership Team" "Membership Team" "Back to Basics, Pow Wow 2011" "Back to Basics, Pow Wow 2011", staff issue "FOS 2012, Going for the Gold" "FOS 2012 Presenter, Going for Gold" "B.P.I. 2012" "2012, Eagle Scout" "2012, Eagle Scout" "Recruiting the Future, The Scout Oath, The Scout Law, Badge of Honor" "Recruiting the Future, The Scout Oath, The Scout Law, Badge of Honor" "Recruiting the Future, The Scout Oath, The Scout Law, Badge of Honor" "Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2012 Parade" "Membership Team 2012" "Membership Team 2012" "Membership Team 2012" "Leading the Way, Pow Wow 2012" "Leading the Way, Pow Wow 2012", staff issue "Eagle Scout, 2011" Regular wear issue, eagle standing on rock Regular wear issue, eagle in flight Regular wear issue, eagle in flight Regular wear issue "Philmont Contingent 2012" "100 Yrs of the Eagle, 1912-2012, Silver Beaver Court of Honor" "Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting, 2010 Friends of Scouting, A Scout is Helpful" "Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting, 2010 Friends of Scouting, A Scout is Helpful" "100 Years of Arizona Scouting, FOS 2011" "100 Years of Arizona Scouting, FOS 2011" "Cochise District, FOS 2011" "Old Pueblo District, FOS 2011" "Santa Cruz District, FOS 2011" "Spanish Trails District, FOS 2011" "2012 Friends of Scouting" horiz stitched smoke vert stitched smoke "Sunshine Trade-O-Ree Celebrates 25" "FOS 2012, Prepared. For Life.", $350 DN "FOS 2012, Prepared. For Life.", $500 DN "FOS 2012, Prepared. For Life.", $1000 DN "Journey to Excellence" Tent scene Tent scene "2012 Reverent FOS" "2012 Reverent FOS" "2012 Reverent FOS, Staff" "2012, Owasippe Scout Reservation" "Staff, Hoover Outdoor Education Center" "Sons of Owasippe", 2012 "2010 Northwoods Alumni" "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "FOS 2009, Trustworthy Loyal Helpful" "FOS 2010, 100 Years of Scouting, Friendly Courteous Kind" "FOS 2011, Obedient Cheerful Thrifty" "FOS 2011, Obedient Cheerful Thrifty", brz/m "$500" "FOS 2011, Obedient Cheerful Thrifty", sil/m "$500" "2012 NOAC, Mikanakawa 101" "Venturing at 37 53 N 81 06 W" "Epitome, Camp Leader" Regular wear issue Regular wear issue "Celebrating 100 Years, BSA 2010, Friends of Scouting 2010" "2011, Friends of Scouting, Larger Than 13 States, Second Largest Council in America" "2012, Friends of Scouting, Mark Twain House", $349 DN "BSA 2010, 100 Years of Scouting", $175 DN "BSA 2010, Celebrating the Adventure", $350 DN Qty 300 150 100 100 500 100 15 150 50 500 100 75 50 200 70 30 200 50 100 200 500 100 700 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 Council Issue # Border Sky/Bkg FDL SE BSA SA-49:3 SA-50 BLK BLK BLU LT BLU GRN Connecticut Yankee SA-51 BLK BLU YEL YEL YEL Connecticut Yankee SA-52 BLK BLU WHT WHT WHT Connecticut Yankee PA-53 BLK LT BLU RED BLK BLK Connecticut Yankee PA-54 RED LT BLU RED YEL YEL Connecticut Yankee PA-55 RED LT BLU RED RED RED Connecticut Yankee Connecticut Yankee Conquistador Conquistador Conquistador Conquistador Crater Lake Dan Beard Del-Mar-Va Denver Area SA-56 SA-57 TA-11 TA-12 SA-13 SA-14 S-28 SA-45 SA-35 SA-54 BLU LT BLU WHT OLIVE RED NAVY GLD/M TAN YEL GRN BLU BLU TAN TAN GRN WHT LT BLU RED LT BLU LT BLU YEL RED YEL NAVY YEL WHT BLK BLK YEL NAVY TAN WHT WHT BLK Des Plaines Valley Des Plaines Valley DS-Afghanistan Erie Shores SA-18 SA-19 T-3 SA-26 BLK GLD/M RUST YEL WHT GLD BRN R/W/B YEL YEL GRN WHT BLK BLU YEL WHT Erie Shores SA-27 TAN R/W/B GRN WHT WHT Erie Shores SA-28 BLU R/W/B GRN WHT WHT Erie Shores SA-29 GRN R/W/B GRN WHT WHT Erie Shores SA-30 BLK R/W/B GRN WHT WHT Erie Shores SA-31 YEL R/W/B GRN WHT WHT Erie Shores SA-32 TAN R/W/B GRN WHT WHT Erie Shores SA-33 BLU R/W/B GRN WHT WHT Erie Shores SA-34 GRN R/W/B GRN WHT WHT Erie Shores SA-35 BLK R/W/B GRN WHT WHT Evangeline Area Evangeline Area Far East Far East Far East Flint River Gerald R. Ford Glacier's Edge Glacier's Edge Glacier's Edge Glacier's Edge Golden Spread Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Grand Teton Great Alaska Great Lakes Great Lakes Great Lakes Great Lakes Great Lakes Great Lakes Great Salt Lake Great Salt Lake Great Salt Lake Great Sauk Trail Greater Alabama Greater Cleveland Greater Cleveland Greater Cleveland Greater Cleveland SA-15 SA-16 SA-68 SA-69 SA-70 SA-31 SA-18 SA-28 SA-29 SA-29:1 SA-30 S-23 FA-29 FA-30 SA-323 SA-23 SA-43 SA-44 SA-45 SA-46 SA-47 SA-48 SA-239 SA-240 SA-241 SA-117 SA-42:1 SIL/M GLD/M RED BLU SIL/M GLD/M RED RED YEL/BLU c/e BLK LT BLU BLK c/e RED c/e BLK c/e RED c/e YEL BLK BLK GLD/M WHT c/e LT BLU RED ORG YEL LT BLU GRN GRY WHT GRN LT BLU BLU LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU RED RED BLK BLK RED LT BLU BLU GRY GRY GRY GRY BLU/RED YEL BLU LT BLU LT BLU BLU BLU BLU BLU BLU WHT BLU BLU/LT BLU BLU BLU R/W/B RED RED GLD/M GLD/M GRN BLK RED GRY GRY BLK BLK YEL YEL YEL BLU LT BLU RED RED RED RED RED YEL BLU/PUR LT BLU YEL RED RED R/W/B R/W/B R/W/B R/W/B ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 WHT Name Connecticut Yankee Connecticut Yankee YEL WHT WHT TAN R/W/B GLD YEL BLK BLU SIL/M SIL/M WHT WHT BLK BLK WHT YEL/RED YEL/RED YEL/RED YEL/RED WHT BLK BLK BLK BLK WHT GRN GRN GRN GRN RED BLU WHT RED WHT WHT WHT WHT WHT WHT 27 Issue Description "BSA 2010, Continuing the Journey", $525 DN "Good Turn Dining Hall at Deer Lake, FOS, 2011", $175 DN "Access Adventure at Deer Lake, FOS, 2011", $350 DN "Access Adventure at Deer Lake, FOS, 2011", $525 DN "Camp Sequassen - 85th Anniversary 1927-2012", 2012 FOS, $175 DN "Camp Sequassen - Where Good Scouts Belong", 2012 FOS, $350 DN "Camp Sequassen - Home of the Hermit, FOS 2012", $525 DN "Eagle Scout" "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "Eagle Scout Centennial, 1912 2012" "Eagle Scout Centennial, 1912 2012" "State Centennial New Mexico" "New Mexico Sea Scouts" Regular wear issue "1912 Eagle Scout Centennial" "Celebrating the Adventure" "2012, Somebodies Got To Do It", Summit Shakedown "2011 Tokyo World Expedition" "2012 Japan Expedition" "Lone Scouts, Kabul-Afghanistan" "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camporall trader issue "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camporall event issue "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camp staff issue "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camporall staff issue "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camporall FR issue "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camporall trader issue, individually numbered "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camporall event issue, individually numbered "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camp staff issue, individually numbered "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camporall staff issue, individually numbered "Centennial Camporee, 1912 2012, 100th Anniversary, Camp Frontier", camporall FR issue, individually numbered "Eagle Scout 100th Anniversary, 1912 2012" "Eagle Scout 100th Anniversary, 1912 2012" "1953 2013, We are Scouting in Asia" "1953 2013, 60 Years of Service" "Wood Badge" "Ini-To 324, NOAC 2012, Michigan State University" "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "2011, Friends of Scouting, Thrifty", $110 DN, error "2011, Presenter, Friends of Scouting, Thrifty", error "2011, Friends of Scouting, Friendly", "2011, Presenter, Friends of Scouting, Friendly" error - yel bdr "NOAC 2012" "NOAC 2012" Red OA arrow, 2012 auction participant "100 Years of Eagles" "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "2012 Summit Shakedown" "2012 Summit Shakedown" "2012 Summit Shakedown" "2012 Summit Shakedown" "2012 Summit Shakedown" "Scout-O-Rama 2012", Prepared. For Life." "80, Silver Beaver Association" "2012 Philmont Contingent" "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "Choccolocco", 2008 District FOS "Thrifty, Friends of Scouting 2012", $185 DN "Thrifty, Friends of Scouting 2012", $250 DN "Serving Cleveland for 100 Years", $500 DN "2012 FOS Unit Leader" Qty 100 50 100 100 175 400 400 175 50 25 25 25 25 25 500 100 100 100 1110 75 200 3000 200 100 100 100 100 100 500 300 200 150 Council Issue # Border Sky/Bkg FDL SE BSA Name Issue Description Greater New York Brooklyn Greenwich Greenwich Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Gulf Stream Gulf Stream Hawk Mountain Hawk Mountain Hawk Mountain Hawk Mountain Hawk Mountain Hawk Mountain Hoosier Trails SA-26 GRN LT BLU BLK WHT/BLK "2011 Conservation Project" SA-10 S-11 SA-19:1 SA-24 SA-45 SA-46 SA-60:1 SA-68 SA-69 SA-70 SA-80 SA-81 SA-29a SIL/M DK GRN BLU SIL/M TAN c/e GLD/M c/e MAG BRZ/M SIL/M GLM/M RED ORG BRN BLU/LT BLU LT BLU/PBL LT BLU R/W/B LT BLU LT BLU WHT/MAG BRZ/M SIL/M GLM/M YEL LT BLU/WHT YEL YEL YEL GLD RED, BLU YEL YEL DK GRN BLK SIL/M RED RED MAG BLU BLU BLU RED YEL BRN Hoosier Trails SA-29b BRN YEL YEL BRN Hudson Valley Indian Nations Indian Nations Indian Waters Indian Waters Inland Northwest Inland Northwest Inland Northwest Inland Northwest Juniata Valley Juniata Valley Las Vegas Area Las Vegas Area Las Vegas Area Las Vegas Area Las Vegas Area Las Vegas Area Las Vegas Area Last Frontier TA-30:1 SA-60 SA-61 SA-35 SA-36 S-97 S-98 S-99 SA-100 SA-28 SA-29 SA-20 SA-21 SA-22 SA-23 SA-24 SA-25 SA-26 SA-26a BLK BLK GLD RED GLD/M RED SIL/M GLD/M RED BLU YEL SIL/M SIL/M SIL/M SIL/M SIL/M SIL/M SIL/M RED BLU BLU YEL BLK RED/BLU LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU R/W/B NAVY LT BLU BLU BLU/PUR/LT BLU LT BLU BLU BLU/PUR/LT BLU RED/M/WHT/BLU WHT R/W/B BLU YEL RED RED BLU/RED WHT WHT WHT WHT YEL WHT BLU WHT BLK BLU WHT BLK RED/M BLU Last Frontier SA-26b RED WHT Last Frontier Last Frontier Last Frontier Laurel Highlands Lewis & Clark Lewis & Clark Lewis & Clark Lewis & Clark Lincoln Heritage Lincoln Heritage TA-28 SA-28 SA-29 SA-17 SA-13 SA-14 SU-C SU-D SA-60 S-61 YEL WHT LT BLU LT BLU BLK BLK BLK BLK COP/M YEL BLU WHT PNK BLU ORG ORG NAVY NAVY M/C BLU Lincoln Heritage Long Beach Area Long Beach Area Long Beach Area SA-62 SA-51 SA-52 SA-53 SIL/M GRY RED YEL BLU LT BLU WHT LT BLU Longhouse Longhouse Longhouse Longhouse Longhouse SA-56 SA-57 SA-58 SA-59 SA-60 GRN YEL SIL/M GLD/M BLK TAN TAN TAN TAN AQUA Longhouse Longhouse Longhouse Longhouse Longhouse Los Angeles Area SA-61 SA-62 SA-63 SA-64 SA-65 TA-144 BLK BLK GRN GRN DK BLU RED BLU/TAN/RED BLU/TAN/RED BLU BLU LT BLU LT BLU YEL YEL RED/M WHT WHT RED RED DK BLU BLK Los Angeles Area SA-145 YEL BLU WHT RED Los Angeles Area SA-146 SIL/M BLU WHT RED Los Angeles Area SA-147 GLD/M BLU WHT RED Los Padres SA-6 BLK RED/BLU Marin SA-7 GRN GLD YEL BLK Mason-Dixon Mason-Dixon Mason-Dixon Mason-Dixon Mason-Dixon SA-55 SA-56 SA-57 SA-58 SA-59 BLU YEL RED RED BRN R/W/B R/W/B R/W/B BLU/GRY LT BLU YEL YEL YEL YEL YEL YEL YEL YEL BLU YEL Issued as Exec Thank You "Established 1912, 67" "2011, Friends of Scouting, Friendly" "Eagle Scout" "Sea Scouts Centennial, 1912 2012" "Sea Scouts Centennial, 1912 2012" "Eagle Scout, Class of 2011" "Journey to Excellence", 2012 FOS, $100 DN "Journey to Excellence", 2012 FOS, $175 DN "Journey to Excellence", 2012 FOS, $250 DN "Kittatinny Lodge V, MSU, NOAC 2012" "July 13-17, 2012, The West Virginia Adventure" "A Scout is Obedient, FOS 2012, On My Honor", 52x130mm "A Scout is Obedient, FOS 2012, On My Honor", 47x109mm "A Scout is Brave, 2011 FOS" "Trailblazer, 2011" "2012, Hale Scout Reservation" "100 Years of Eagle Scouts" "2012, National Youth Leadership Training" Regular wear issue - troops Regular wear issue - district Regular wear issue - council Individually numbered "Eagle Scout 1912-2012" "Juniata, 1937 2012, Monaken" "Del Webb" "Kimball Scout Reservation" "Camp Levi Levi" "Del Webb", individually numbered "Kimball Scout Reservation", individually numbered "Camp Levi Levi", individually numbered "100th Anniversary, Eagle Scout" "Ma Nu 133, Eagle Scout", sil/m highlights on Eagle badge "Ma Nu 133, Eagle Scout", gry highlights on Eagle badge "Trail Blazer", 2012 for FOS presenters "Man Nu 133, 2012 Eagle Centennial" "1912-2012, Sea Scout Centennial" "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "Wood Badge C3-114-12" "Wood Badge C3-114-12, Staff" "Firecrafter, Est. 1920, Rock River" "Firecrafter, Est. 1920, Wacca Lake" "Back to Gilwell, 21st Century Wood Badge" "Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee" - Regular Wear issue "25 Years, Camp Crooked Creek" "1912 2012, Sea Scout Centennial" "FOS 2012, Prepared. For Life." "1912 2012, Sea Scout Centennial", individually numbered "Sabattis Scout Reservation, 2012" "Sabattis Scout Reservation, 2012 Camp Leader" "Sabattis Scout Reservation, 2012 Scoutmaster" "Sabattis Scout Reservation, 2012 Staff" "Bill Hillcourt Museum Chairman, William E. McGee 1937-2012" "NYLT-2012, N3-373-12" "NYLT-2012, N3-373-12, Staff" "World Brotherhood Camporee 2012" "World Brotherhood Camporee 2012, Staff" "100 Years of Eagle Scouts" "Siwinis Lodge 252, NOAC 2012, MSU, WWW", delegate issue "William J. "Mohawk" Marvin, Boy Scout Memorabilia Auction 2012", attendee issue "William J. "Mohawk" Marvin, Boy Scout Memorabilia Auction 2012", $25 DN "William J. "Mohawk" Marvin, Boy Scout Memorabilia Auction 2012", $50 DN "1912 2012, Sea Scouts. An American Tradition Since 1912" "National Council, BSA W3-35-12-1, Leave No Scout Behind" "NESA Member, Eagle Centennial 2012" "Eagle Centennial 2012" "Eagle Scout, Eagle Centennial 2012" "1862-2012, Battle of Antietam" "Bloody Lane" RED RED MAG BRZ/M SIL/M GLM/M YEL WHT RED BLK YEL BLU YEL YEL YEL YEL YEL YEL WHT TAN BLK WHT TAN BLK RED/M TAN YEL WHT BLU YEL PNK RED YEL YEL COP/M YEL RED RED COP/M WHT GRY GRY YEL R/W/B YEL TAN TAN TAN TAN BLK TAN TAN R/W/B YEL RED BLU LT BLU WHT BLK BLK WHT WHT COP/M WHT GRY BLU BLU BLU YEL YEL YEL YEL BLK WHT 28 Qty 250 150 150 150 100 100 100 100 200 400 100 100 350 100 100 75 75 100 100 125 50 25 25 100 350 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 Council Issue # Border Sky/Bkg FDL SE BSA SA-60 SA-61 SA-62 SA-63 SA-44 SA-45 SA-39:1 S-1 SA-2 SA-3 TA-11 SA-18:1 SA-21 SA-11:1 S-20 SA-91 SA-92 SA-93 SA-94 SA-95 SA-96 BRN BRN BRN BRN YEL BLU GLD/M BLK BLU/M BLU/M WHT c/e R/W/B c/e BLK SIL/M WHT BLK c/e BLK c/e BLK c/e RED GLD/M DK GRY c/e LT BLU LT BLU GRY LT BLU R/W/B R/W/B WHT LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU RED BLU GRY LT BLU/BLK/RED LT BLU/AQUA/PUR BLU BLU BLU GRN LT BLU BLK YEL YEL YEL YEL WHT WHT GRN WHT WHT WHT RED BLK RED YEL YEL BLK BLK BLK YEL GLD/M GRY Minsi Trails Minsi Trails Minsi Trails Mohegan Mohegan Mohegan Montana Montana SA-97 SA-98 SA-99 SA-43 S-44 SA-45 S-91 SA-97 BRN c/e BRN c/e BRN c/e RED BLK AQUA PUR BLK GRN GRN GRN BLU LT BLU WHT PNK/YEL YEL BRN BRN BRN GRN Montana SA-98 BLK YEL RED BLK Montana SA-99 SIL/M PUR/BLK LT BLU WHT Montana SA-100 SIL/M PUR/BLK LT BLU WHT Montana Mount Diablo Silverado Muskingum Valley Muskingum Valley Muskingum Valley Muskingum Valley Muskingum Valley Narragansett Nashua Valley S-101 SA-9 SA-50a SA-50b SA-54 SA-55 SA-56 TA-41 SA-42 PUR YEL RED RED LT BLU TAN TAN WHT GRN PNK/YEL R/W/B WHT WHT BLU RED RED WHT BLU PUR Nashua Valley Nashua Valley SA-43 SA-44 GRN GRN Nashua Valley Nashua Valley Nashua Valley Nashua Valley Nashua Valley Nashua Valley National Capital Area SA-45 SA-46 SA-47 SA-48 SA-49 SA-50 SA-114:1 National Capital Area National Capital Area National Capital Area National Capital Area National Capital Area North Florida North Florida North Florida Northeast Iowa Northeast Iowa Northeast Iowa Northern New Jersey Northern New Jersey Northern Star Northwest Suburban Northwest Texas Northwest Texas Norwela Norwela Norwela Occoneechee Ohio River Valley Ohio River Valley Okefenokee Area Okefenokee Area Okefenokee Area SA-122 SA-123 SA-124 TA-125 TA-126 SA-82 SA-83 SA-84 SA-10 SA-11 SA-12 SA-28 SA-29 SA-4 SA-26 S-14 SA-15 SA-39:1 SA-41:1 SA-45 SA-73 SA-30 SA-31 SA-41:1 SA-41:2 SA-41:3 Issue Description Qty 350 350 350 350 RED PUR YEL BLK BLK WHT TAN TAN WHT RED BLU BLU RED RED RED RED GRN LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU RED RED GRN BLU BLU BLU BLU BLU BLU BLU RED RED RED RED RED RED RED RED RED RED RED RED GRN "Burnside Bridge" "Dunker Church" "Lonely Grave" "Miller's Cornfield" "Cub Scouts, Scouter Success Seminar, 2012, CPCC" "Cub Scouts, Scouter Success Seminar, 2012, CPCC" "F.O.S. Cheerful 2008" Worn by Professionals only Fundraiser issue Individually numbered a"Omaha Council, 1916 1929, 1 of 7, BFSM, MAC" "1910 2010, 100 Years of Service" "2011, Courteous, FOS" Like design of SA-11 Regular wear issue "Settlers Camp 2011, MTC, TSR" "Settlers Camp 2011, MTC, TSR, Leader" "Settlers Camp 2011, MTC, TSR, Staff" "2011", campership "2012", campership "The Lost Temple of Akela, 2012 MTC, Akelaland Cub Scout Resident Camp" "Settlers Camp 2012, MTC, TSR" "Settlers Camp 2012, MTC, TSR, Leader" "Settlers Camp 2012, MTC, TSR, Staff" "Walker Memorial" "Since 1911, Prepared. For Life." "Trustworthy, FOS" Regular wear issue, r/w/b bandana on skull "Bear Shaman, Montana Artists Series 2011", unnumbered "Bear Shaman, Montana Artists Series 2011", individually numbered "Blues in the High Notes, Montana Artists Series 2012", unnumbered "Blues in the High Notes, Montana Artists Series 2012", individually numbered Regular wear issue, wht bandana on skull "1912 2012, Sea Scouts, BSA Centennial" "M.V.S.R." on left side, "Netawatwees" on right side "M.V.S.R." on right side, "Netawatwees" on left side "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "C-4-467-12" "C-4-467-12, Staff" "NYLT Staff, White Stag, Be-Know-Do DSA" "Captain Isaac Davis, Camp Split Rock", $150 campership "Captain Isaac Davis, Camp Split Rock Staff" "Captain Isaac Davis, Camp Wanocksett", $150 campership "Captain Isaac Davis, Camp Wanocksett Staff" "Captain Isaac Davis, District Committee" "Captain Isaac Davis, Commissioner Staff" "Captain Isaac Davis, Executive Board" "Captain Isaac Davis, FOS Presenters" "Captain Isaac Davis, Council Staff" "2011, Friends of Scouting - Brave", $185 DN RED BLK GLD/M GRN c/e TAN c/e ORG GRY ORG BLU SIL/M GLD/M GLD/M SIL/M LT BLU WHT BLK RED RED BLU LT BLU RED BLU/M RED/M BLK GRN SIL/M DK BLU PUR BLU OLIVE TAN LT BLU AQUA BLU BLU BLU BLU WHT GLD/M BLU BLU M/C LT BLU LT BLU GRN BLU TAN ORG BLU BLU BLU BLU BLU YEL GLD/M GRN GRN GLD GRY WHT/ORG WHT WHT WHT BLU BLK WHT YEL WHT RED RED GLD/M WHT RED BLU/ORG BLK YEL YEL YEL "100 Years of Eagle Scouts" "University of Scouting, Ph. D." "Cub World, Camp William B. Snyder" "N. C. A. C. Boy Scouts of America" "N. C. A. C. Boy Scouts of America" "2012 Jamboree Shakedown" "To Do My Best" Florida University gator "NOAC 2012" "NOAC 2012" "NOAC 2012" "Thrifty, Words to Live By, FOS", 2011 "Brave, FOS", 2012 "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "2011" Regular wear issue "2012 Family FOS" "Brave", 2009 FOS "Clean, Making a Difference - FOS, 1910 2010" "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "2012, Philmont Contingent" "NOAC 2012, WWW, Onondaga Lodge 36" "Shakin the Mountain 2012" "2010, Trustworthy, Friends of Scouting", $100 DN "2010, Trustworthy, Friends of Scouting", $250 DN "2010, Trustworthy, Friends of Scouting", $365 DN ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 YEL YEL YEL YEL BLU BLU YEL GRN GRN GRN WHT Name Mason-Dixon Mason-Dixon Mason-Dixon Mason-Dixon Mecklenburg County Mecklenburg County Miami Valley Michigan Crossroads Michigan Crossroads Michigan Crossroads Mid America Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Midnight Sun Midnight Sun Minsi Trails Minsi Trails Minsi Trails Minsi Trails Minsi Trails Minsi Trails R/W/B GRY YEL AQUA/BLU WHT WHT WHT DK GRN GLD/M BLK R/W/B YEL PUR RED PUR PUR GRY YEL, WHT YEL, WHT RED BLK/WHT BLK/WHT WHT GLD, WHT, BRN TAN BLU GLD/M GLD/M R/W/B GLD/M GLD WHT BLU ORG ORG ORG BLU ORG RED BLU WHT WHT RED GLD/M RED TAN YEL BLU BLK GLD PIN WHT WHT WHT 29 BRN BRN BRN WHT RED BLU PUR BLK 100 20 500 400 400 2000 75 150 75 150 400 600 600 120 50 75 100 125 40 40 25 30 25 2000 800 800 170 200 Council Issue # Border Sky/Bkg FDL Okefenokee Area Okefenokee Area Okefenokee Area Old Colony Old Colony SA-45 SA-46 SA-47 SA-64 SA-65 BLK SIL/M GLD/M BLU GRY BLU BLU BLU ORG BLU WHT WHT WHT Old Hickory Old Hickory Old Hickory SA-22 SA-23 SA-24 BLK GRY GLD/M BLU TARTAN DK BLU LT BLU TAN & GRY GRY GLD/M Orange County Orange County Orange County Orange County Orange County SA-289:1 SA-327:1 SA-327:2 SA-339 SA-340 RED RUST RUST BRN RED R/W/B LT BLU ORG LT BLU LT BLU WHT LT BLU GRY Orange County Orange County Orange County Orange County Orange County Orange County Ore-Ida Ore-Ida Ore-Ida Oregon Trail Oregon Trail Oregon Trail Oregon Trail Otschodela SA-341 SA-342 SA-343 SA-344 SA-345 SA-346 SA-71 SA-72 SA-73 S-44 SA-45 SA-46 SA-47 T-53 YEL RUST BRN WHT SIL/M SIL/M GRN RED/M GLD/M BLK GRN TAN WHT YEL LT GRY/ORG/DK GRY BLK BLK BLK BLU ORG LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU YEL YEL YEL YEL BLK LT GRY BLU BLU BLU GRY GRY BLU BLU BLU GRN GRN GRN GRN Otschodela Pacific Harbors Pacific Harbors Pacific Harbors Pacific Harbors Palmetto Patriots' Path Patriots' Path Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch Piedmont, NC Piedmont, NC Piedmont, NC Pine Tree Pony Express Potawatomi Area Potawatomi Area Puerto Rico Quapaw Area SA-54 SA-42 SA-43 SA-44 SA-45 SA-31 SA-39 SU-B SA-20 SA-21 SA-51 SA-51:1 SA-54 SA-42 SA-10:1 SA-249 SA-249 SA-124 S-43a R/W/B TAN BLK GRN DK BLU ORG WHT BLU R/W/B PUR/FUSHIA/ORG RED/BLU RED/BLU BLU PUR TAN R/W/B BLU BLK LT BLU/TAN Quapaw Area S-43b Quapaw Area Revolutionary Trails Revolutionary Trails Sam Houston Area Sam Houston Area SA-48 TA-36 SA-37 SA-57:1 SA-58:1 GLD DK GRN BLK DK GRN SIL/M BLK WHT GLD/M WHT WHT GRY SIL/M LT BLU PUR TAN YEL LT BLU RED RED w/ LT BLU inner RED w/ WHT inner BLK YEL YEL c/e BLK BLK Sam Houston Area SA-61 GRY LT BLU/WHT San Francisco Bay Area SA-14:1 ORG PUR/ORG Santa Clara County Santa Fe Trail Shawnee Trails Shawnee Trails Sioux SA-76 SA-24 SA-24 SA-25 SA-38 WHT BLU c/e BLK WHT BLU GRN R/W/B TAN/GRN M/C BLU/AQUA South Florida South Florida Southeast Wisconsin Southern New Jersey Southern New Jersey Southern New Jersey Southern Shores FSC Southern Shores FSC Southern Sierra Southern Sierra Southern Sierra Southern Sierra Southern Sierra Tecumseh Texas Southwest SA-59 SA-60 TA-28:1 SA-74 SA-75 SA-76 S-1 SA-2 S-19 SA-20 SA-21 SA-22 SA-23 SA-64 S-1 SIL/M c/e SIL/M c/e RED c/e GLD/M SIL/M GLD/M YEL RED ORG YEL ORG YEL GRN BLK BLK BLU BLU BLU DK BLU/BLU/LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU RED/ORG/YEL RED/ORG/YEL BLU BLU BLU LT BLU LT BLU BLU RED/YEL/ORG SE Name GRY RED WHT BLK BLK BLK SIL/M WHT BLK WHT WHT WHT GRY SIL/M WHT WHT GRN YEL WHT RED RED RED RED Regular wear issue BLU/WHT WHT WHT BLU YEL BLK BLU/WHT WHT "2012 FOS, Centennial of First Eagle Scout" "Camp Russell 2012" "Eagle Scout" "2010, See You at the Hill" "Fiestas Patrias, Mexico 2011, 43rd Annual International Parade" "Fiestas Patrias, Guatemala 2012, 44th Annual International Parade" "Wente Scout Reservation, Farp Dry Creek Area Council", no council name, Staff issue "Friends of Scouting 2012, A Scout is Clean" "1912 100 Years of Eagle Scouts 2012" "Legionnaires of Kentucky, For God and Country" "Commissioner College, 1994-2012" "WWW 1937-2012, Tetonwana Lodge, 75 Years of Service", campership "Eagle Scout 2011" "Eagle Sponsor 2011" "2010, Scouting for Food" "Trail of the Eagle" "2012, "On My Honor", FOS" "2012, "On My Honor", FOS, Presenter" Regular wear issue Fundraiser issue Regular wear issue "Trustworthy, FOS", $150 DN "Trustworthy, FOS", $250 DN "Loyal, FOS", $150 DN "Loyal, FOS", $250 DN "Tarhe 292, 2012 NOAC" Regular wear issue BLK YEL YEL YEL BLK RED Issue Description "2011, Loyal, Friends of Scouting", $100 DN "2011, Loyal, Friends of Scouting", $250 DN "2011, Loyal, Friends of Scouting", $365 DN "Sponsor a Scout", FOS, 2012 issue "100 Years of Leadership, Class of 2011, Eagle Scout Centennial 1912-2012" "Wood Badge, NYLT" "Clean", 2010 FOS "Be Prepared, Do Your Best, Friends of Scouting", 2012, $250 DN "Rangemaster Centennial Encampment, BSA 2010" "2012 Wiatava, Lodge 13", auction donor "2012 Wiatava, Lodge 13, Argus", auction donor "Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley, 2012" "Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley, 2012, Staff" "Wiatava Lodge 13, NOAC 2012" "Orange County Fair, 2012", participant issue "Orange County Fair, 2012", committee issue "Orange County Fair, 2012", prep team issue "Western Region Powder Horn 2012" "Western Region Powder Horn 2012" "Outdoor Ethics" "Outdoor Ethics" "Outdoor Ethics" Regular wear issue Like design of S-44 Like design of S-44 Like design of S-44 "Leatherstocking Country, 1924 2012, Uncas at Glimmerglass" "2012 Council Auction" "Hahobas, 2012" "Hahobas, 2012" "Hahobas, Staff" "NOAC 2012 - United, We Leave a Legacy" "Camp Bob Hardin Staff, 2012" "2012 Alumni Association, Prepared. For Life." Like design of SA-2 but has red fdl "A Century of Eagle Scouts, 1912 2012" "Eagle Scout" "National Youth Leadership Training" "National Youth Leadership Training" "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "NOAC 2012 MSU, WWW" "90th Anniversary, 2006 FOS" "2011 Eagle Scout" "2012, Michigan International Camporee" "2012 Guajataka" Regular wear issue GRY GRY BLK RED WHT WHT RED GRN BLU WHT WHT ORG WHT WHT WHT ORG ORG GRN GRN GRN TAN TAN TAN TAN YEL GLD GLD RED BLK RED GRN WHT WHT R/W/B RED WHT GRY GRY RED PUR GRN YEL RED GRY LT BLU/TAN M/C BLU R/W/B BLK GRN/WHT/RED BSA YEL WHT YEL BLK BLK WHT BLU BLU YEL BLK BLK SIL/M YEL YEL SIL/M RED GLD/M ORG ORG YEL YEL ORG BLU BLU RED RED BLK BLK 30 GLD/M GLD/M BLU RED BLK BLK WHT WHT ORG BLK BLK RED RED BLK BLK Qty 65 75 500 200 300 70 40 125 100 100 50 150 100 1000 300 200 200 200 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 Council Issue # Border Sky/Bkg FDL SE BSA BLK WHT Issue Description SA-2 SA-107 BLK c/e DK GRN RED/YEL/ORG GRN TARTAN BLK RED Theodore Roosevelt SA-107:1 DK GRN GRN TARTAN RED WHT Theodore Roosevelt SA-131 BLK TAN TAN BLK Theodore Roosevelt SA-132 GLD/M TAN TAN BLK Theodore Roosevelt Trapper Trails Trapper Trails Trapper Trails Twin Rivers Twin Rivers Twin Rivers Twin Rivers Twin Rivers Water and Woods FSC Western Colorado Western Los Angeles Westmoreland-Fayette Westmoreland-Fayette SA-133 SA-163 SA-164 SA-165 SA-138 SA-139 SA-140 SA-141 SA-142 S-1 SA-137 SA-54 SA-15 SA-16 RED GRN RED GLD/M BLU YEL GRN SIL/M GLD/M BRN GLD/M ORG BLK GLD ORG LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU TAN LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU LT BLU BLU R/W/B WHT RED LT BLU LT BLU GLD/M YEL BRN WHT WHT WHT YEL ORG YEL GLD GRN RED RED GLD/M BLU RED RED RED RED BRN GLD/M WHT YEL BRN "Advanced Leadership Training", no council name "Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey, 1910 2010, 100 Years of Scouting, Wood Badge", issued jointly with Suffolk County "Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey, 1910 2010, 100 Years of Scouting, NE-VII-19", issued jointly with Suffolk County "Wood Badge 2012, N7-386-12", issued jointly with Suffolk County "Wood Badge 2012, N7-386-12", issued jointly with Suffolk County "Onteora Scout Reservation, Staff 2012" Issued for donating 1 scout shirt Issued for donating 4 scout shirts "2012 Camp Staff, Reinforcing Core Values" "Rotary Scout Reservation, 1922-2012" "Camp Wakpominee, Handicraft" "2012, Scouting Decathalon" "2012, Scouting Decathalon" "2012, Scouting Decathalon" Regular wear issue "70th Anniversary, 1942 2012" "Summer Adventure, West Virginia, 2012" "Eagle Class of 2011" "75, 1937-2012, Honored Traditions, Timeless Values" Yocona Area Yucca SA-77 SA-111 RED BLK LT BLU RED/ORG TAN BLK BLK BLK "150 Hours of Camp Service" "Journey to Excellence" ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 ORG/BLK Name Texas Southwest Theodore Roosevelt YEL YEL YEL 31 Qty 825 500 50 100 300 150 300 200 50 25 200 HAPPY TRAILS Abraham Lincoln & His Legacy on Hiking Trails By Larry Faulkner ISCA #7708 With the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War in full swing and the rave reviews for Steven Spielberg’s cinema offering “Lincoln,” there campmoreland@gmail.com could not be a better time to examine the impact this great American leader had on Boy Scout trails throughout the Midwest and East Coast. So popular is President Lincoln that over 20 trails sprang up in six states each providing a special Trail Medal for completing the trek. His impact was felt in his home state of Kentucky up through his middle youth and young adulthood in Indiana and on to Illinois, where he made a name for himself. The trails named for President Lincoln are listed below by State: Illinois: • Abraham Lincoln • Illinois Lincoln Trail • Lincoln Circuit Trail • Lincoln-Douglas Heritage • Lincoln Heritage • Lincoln Homesite • Lincoln Trail Indiana: • Lincoln Sesquicentennial • Lincoln Bicentennial • Indiana Lincoln Trail • Kentucky: • Freedom Trail (E&K R.R.) • Kentucky Lincoln Trail • Gettysburg Address Trail • Lincoln Sesquicentennial Ohio: • Lincoln Memorial Pilgrimage Pennsylvania: • Gettysburg Trail • Washington, D.C.: • Lincoln Pilgrimage • Lincoln Trail (NCAC) The oldest of the trails is the Abraham Lincoln Illinois Trail. Their trail can be dated back to November 6, 1926 and featured a red, white, and blue Ribbon with a brass suspended medal that had a silhouette of Abraham Lincoln and the dates 1809-1865. The trail ran 20 miles from New Salem, IL to Springfield, IL – the same route that Lincoln used to walk as a youth to borrow books so that he might continue the study of law. In 1959 a special Sesquicentennial Medal was produced looking like the normal medal but with a Top Bar indicating the dates 1809 – 1959. Around 1970 the Trail Medal was changed to reflect Lincoln walking down the road reading a law book that was more in keeping with the purpose of the trail. It is sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Council in Springfield. Another trail with a long history was the Kentucky Lincoln Trail that started in August 1942 and was sponsored by the Zit-Kala-Sha Lodge. A monster of a trail, it ran 32 miles from Elizabethtown through a scenic mountainous section of Kentucky to Hodgenville. It was an overnight trek that required the Scouts to camp Lincoln’s boyhood home near Knob Creek. This traile was easily the toughest of the trails to complete. The medal associated with this trail had various colored ribbons – the most common being a Brown & Yellow on with a pewter colored bust of Lincoln that said “Abraham Lincoln – Born Feb12th, 1809.” The Medal looked much like the penny which bears his likeness. 32 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 Lincoln Trail Medals In Indiana, Lincoln spent his youthful years that coincided with the age of Cub, Boy, and Venture Scouts. The Indiana Historical Commission in conjunction with the Buffalo Trace Council in Evansville, IN created this 17.1 mile followed the trek of Lincoln’s family to their new Indiana home. A beautiful medal was awarded showing Lincoln reading in front of a fireplace. This medal has also recreated for the Bicentennial Encampment celebrating Lincoln’s 200th birthday in 2008. ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 33 In Decatur, IL was one of the most popular Lincoln Trails – the Lincoln Homesite Trail (originally named the Homestead Trail but changed). It ran 20 miles in length from Decatur to the Sangamon River, circumnavigating the river to the site of Lincoln’s home in Macon County – Harristown and then returning to the log cabin in Fairview Park where Lincoln practiced law. Hobby Trends Tipping Point by Roy More , ISCA # 0020L A realtor friend of mine once said she was told, when asked “How is the real estate market?” to answer “Unbelievable.” It could be unbelievably good. Or, it could be unbelievably bad! This thought comes to mind based upon conversations I have had over the past year with senior collectors and dealers. This may be heresy as a patch dealer but here goes – We have passed the point where councils and lodges are making more patches than our wallets can afford. I mark it as heresy that as a dealer and market maker some think we should always be upbeat and optimistic. We are. When we’re talking about true collectibles. But much of what is coming out now feels more like Beanie Babies than collectibles. Now with the trend towards filling in a collection these items can be sought after. Collectors are focusing on a few local lodges and councils but collecting everything related to them not just cloth. This is a VERY positive and powerful trend. Muscogee Lodge 221 neckerchief slide brought $203. How many times have you attended trade-o-rees and seen tables full of OA two-piece sets or stacks of new special issue CSPs? Too many times in my opinion. In economics there is a theory called Gresham’s Law. It dates back to the 1500’s although a good Wikipedia search shows references back to ancient Greece. This law states that bad money drives out good. It has to do with the debasement of currencies by governments in order to spend more but there is a parallel in hobbies. It has happened to the aforementioned Beanie Babies but also to baseball cards, Hummel figurines, animation art cells and other collectibles. Its where the makers of the collectibles have turned up the printing presses for a short term gain but at the long-term detriment. Now all is not lost and I’ll get into that but as some perspective, last year we sent out over 5,000 orders of patches; more than 100 per week representing over 20,000 patches. That is an indication of a strong hobby but there are cross currents. Collectors are coming into the hobby arguably at a faster rate than they are leaving. But if all that they see is modern, mass-produced items then that will be their focus. The mass-produced patches have driven under the table or back into the box the good vintage patches. The good patches are good because they were made to be used as recognition within the Scouting program. They were worn. They were coveted. They were limited in their production and distribution. Yaqui Lodge 138 Vigil certificate brought $960. But what the ‘bad driving out the good’ is doing is allowing many true rarities to pass as bargains because most folks do not know how rare they are because they never see them. This is not the first time our hobby has created collectibles for the sake of trading. Those of us old enough to remember the 1985 National Jamboree remember how hat-pins were the rage. Now they are hard to give away. Scout mugs used to be quite popular but now are not worth the cost of shipping. Same can be said for most handbooks after 1920. But OA Caldwell pins that could be bought for $100 - $200 in 1985 can sell for ten to twenty times as much today. True collectibles win out. 1937 National Jamboree Poster brought $761. One can have fun with the modern items. I have many in my collection and enjoy picking them up but I realize they are not where the value is or will be. If they come my way, great but if they don’t oh well. What needs to happen is for these patches to no longer be profitable for the producers. So what is positive that is happening within the hobby? What I and my team see is with so much out there Scouting collectors are going for depth rather than breadth. Collectors are looking to put the story with the patches. They are rounding out their collections. What used to be ancillary items that were overlooked are bringing what might be surprising prices. See pictures 1, 2 and 3. In days past these would not have had much interest. 34 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013 Gimogash Lodge 214 X2 Wah-pe-kah-me-kunk Lodge 512 X1 brought $750. Kola Lodge 464 Vigil Caldwell totem pin This item sold for $750 at auction with one bidder. Prior prices for this have been $3,500 or more. It will likely bring this again as these were used by the lodge’s 1956 NOAC contingent and is the first patch from the lodge. There are likely less than ten (10) ever made and issued. As issued on neckerchief it is even rarer. But most collectors do not know this. Unless we, the hobby, tell them and show them. The best items are most likely to be privately placed. Examples we moved this year that did not see the light of day include a 214 X2 at $18,000 and a Lodge 464 Vigil totem pin at $5,000 and many other four and five figure patches. That is often the way it is with high-end collectibles. The best pieces are handled by the best dealers as they know the value and the buyer Last year the National Order of the Arrow Conference gave more space than ever before to a museum exhibit. Leaders in the hobby, adult and youth, brought together a great display and great history but we need to do this better and more often. Display your collections at council and lodge events but include more than just frames of patches. Tell the story of how they were used, when they were issued and their connection to Scouting. In the on-line OA Blue Book one can now post comments for each issue. Why? To capture and re-tell this history. Anyone can contribute. If you want this hobby to not become Beanie Babies, you need to give back. 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A lways follow the rules of the event that apply to trading. E xtend the hand of friendship to all collectors. T rade or sell no patch that I know to be a fake or reproduction without disclosing the fact. H elp new collectors get started. I mpress on new collectors the importance of ethics in trading. C urrently be eligible to be registered in Scouting. S trive for fairness in all actions consistent with the Scout Oath & Law. 36 ISCA JOURNAL - MARCH 2013
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