The beginning of 2006 brings even more towering World Jamboree auctions in the Scouting category of eBay. When looking at the highest priced items these jamboree items blanket the top 10 list!
Top 10 that were World Jamboree Issues
1947 World Jamboree France White Zodiaque NR
1947 – World Jamboree – Scout Badge – Zodiaque
Colossal Boy Scout Patch Collection Extremely Valuable!
1937 Boy Scout World Jamboree Badge Dark Blue Bar
If I could invent a time machine I would travel back in time to the 1947 Jamboree and trade everything but my underwear for anything from that event. It is truly remarkable that SOOO many patches from this event (subcamps for example) are bringing more than many of the best OA patches that many of us treasure and covet.
Official 1947 Jamboree de la Paix Badge.. VERY RARE.. $9,500
Another World Jamboree that sold recently was:
Having only gotten back into Scout collecting in the past 6 months, I’ve been out of it since the early 80’s, I noticed that for the most part the prices for National Jamboree items, save the “Holy Grail” have remained rather flat. The early Jambo patches and neckerchiefs have not really gone up in price relative to OA items. I would guess that is due in part to the on-line auctions where many items are now coming out of the closet. In the “old days”, folks with the goods could pretty much set own price and drive the market. Today with more competition and “knowledge”, prices have settled out. OA always being more scarce will continue to rise. Is this an accurate view?:)
Recently several World Jamboree items were noteable because they didn’t get a minimum bid. This is following some of the record breaking prices this past year.
1920 BOY SCOUT WORLD JAMBOREE SOUTH AFRICA PATCH
1947 BOY SCOUT WORLD JAMBOREE ANJOU PATCH (FRANCE)
1947 BOY SCOUT WORLD JAMBOREE ANJOU PATCH (MINT)
1959 WORLD JAMBOREE STAFF ARM BAND
This patch did actually sell in a later auction.
1947 BOY SCOUT WORLD JAMBOREE ANJOU PATCH (FRANCE)