Just bouncing around on eBay this afternoon when I ran across some real top dollar OA items listed by TSPA. Looks like these are some of the remnants of the Morley-Topkis collection. I counted thirty-five items listed that start at $1,000+. In total they have over 1,000 items running right now. Just in case you were wondering...Read More
Just got finished reading the oaimages.com blog where John had the information from the ISCA site regarding the TOR. Its very exciting stuff - unprecedented in our hobby. Rather than repeating it I'll direct you to the source! http://www.scouttrader.org/tforum/toast.asp?sub=show&action=posts&fid=4&tid=63 John's blog can be found here: http://blog.oaimages.com/2009-pre-noac-tor/
Any background on this would be appreciated. It is made of solid wood. It measures about 2 1/2 by 2 1/2+ inches. It was with a group of items from the mid 30's which also included a sash, merit badge cards and Eagle with Palm cards from Galesburg, Illinois. Wigwam Council.
I can't imagine a District patch selling for $135 and this person has 10 for sale. http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-BOY-SCOUT-PATCH_W0QQitemZ160301457104QQihZ006QQcategoryZ13886QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem BigJim
I recently bought a collection from Texas. In it were a few patches the owner said he traded for when his council took a trip to Mexico. Can anybody help with these? Any info would be helpful. Attached files
This website looks like it has the potential to be a valuable resource for patches and other memorabilia issued for the BSA 100th Anniversary. http://www.campimages.com/ Nice, clear images, but the fading transition between pages makes it a little slow to surf around. Overall I like it however. Hopefully people will contribute to keep it as up to date...Read More
Let me know if you can help with any of the following. Camps: 1937 Barstow Patch 1975 Barstow Staff Neckerchief 1975 Neckerchief Slide Ceramic Arrowhead Early Brownlee Round (White Background/ Red Border) OA: **** note NF= non-flap shaped issue other than pie shaped issues or jacket patches. Preferably pre/fdl**** 70 Tali Taktaki, NF 70 Keyauwee, R1...Read More
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/11/18/3796248.htm
What happened here? http://cgi.ebay.com/TYPE-1-SILVER-BEAVER-WITH-BOX-VERY-GOOD_W0QQitemZ220308913957QQihZ012QQcategoryZ39650QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I realize it is old, but that valuable? Gotta find my box full of these somewhere. ;-)
'vintage' webelos colors! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120320830084&_trksid=e11010.m204&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DCR%252BUCI%26otn%3D8&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123 i get sooooo tired of seeing the meaningless misuse of the word 'vintage' at ebay.... it means absolutely nothing in the context in which it is usually used, such as in this ad....
Well, the BSA Social Network called ?Scouting Community? is currently in up and running in a beta release. According to the FAQs, ?Scouting Community is a ?social networking? site for Scouts, similar to MySpace and Facebook. Social networking sites let people with similar interests make contact with each other online. They can share information via blogs, discussions groups, photos,...Read More
$1000 or best offer from sellers description "Never sewn on a Uniform ,this is my Patch I recieved in 1972 when I moved up from Webelo to Boy Scout!Extremely Desirable and Near Impossible to find!" Search his other auctions he has three other auctions priced like this! http://cgi.ebay.com/Scarce-I-Put-It-Together-For-Scouting-in-1972-Patch_W0QQitemZ120322450339QQihZ002QQcategoryZ13886QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Humbly born in a dirt floor log cabin read by flickering firelight stoked by my dear mother..........................NAH, you do not want to read that crap. Born in Pittsburgh PA, like my parents. My dad threw rocks at Scouts as a youth growing up. We ended up in Louisville KY in 1959, where I asked my father "Dad can...Read More
Copied from patch-l site* BSA US Silver Dollar -2010 The Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (H.R. 5872) passed in both the House and the Senate, and has been officially signed into law by the president. The bill was first introduced by Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) last April. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) championed the bill in...Read More