Archive April, 2007
A $40,000+ Merit Badge…Are you kidding me!
Well this one is technically a "proficiency badge" but I believe that is the UK equivalent of our USA merit badges. This one has to have a back story which I wish I knew. If Anybody out there knows the history on this badge please post a response. 1934-37 UK Scout Proficiency Badge Oarsman $43,822 (US dollars) By the...Read More
How are the Key-3 of Scout memorabilia dealers on eBay doing?
As someone who sells a little on eBay I have always enjoyed keeping an eye on the big fish in the collecting hobby and as far as patch dealers on eBay you could arguably say that the "Key-3" of our hobby on eBay are The Scout Patch Auction, Brush Creek Trading, and Streamwood. All three of these dealers now...Read More
New BSA Policy on Official Emblems
I'm sure somebody has written about this on Patch-L and can pull up a direct quote from some national memorandum. But if not or if you haven't heard this let me throw it out there. At my recent Spring Fellowship we once again did not have our new batch of vigil flaps. This time the explanation given was...Read More
Patch Blogs
I've been reading some of the recent entries on patch blogs on the net. Although some of them are specific to a certain area you might be interested in reading them and responding similar to how people do on this site. Here are some of the ones I found from oaimages: OAImages.com Blog New York OA...Read More
Santee Lodge Patch News
For the Dixie guys I thought I'd give you an update on the recent flap happenings in the land of the extinct parakeets also known as Santee 116. Our 2006 NOAC flap (200 made) were sold at 2007 Winter Banquet (for the first time) and sold out at the 2007 Spring Fellowship. At the banquet they were limited to...Read More
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Camp Director, Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow Vigil Honor Member and past Chief, lifelong Scouter and patch collector.Jason Spangler
14039 Hwy 74 East
Suite A6, #116
Indian Trail, NC 28079
(910) 671-4919 [text or call – leave a message]
email to santeeswapper@yahoo.com
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I started collecting Boy Scout memorabilia when I was inducted into Santee Lodge 116, Order of the Arrow at Camp Coker in the summer of 1986. All the guys of ISWA chapter in Elk campsite seemed to be trading and since my dad sent me to camp with a small bag of patches, I jumped in and never looked back....
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