Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 10, 2015

In getting ready for the Girl Scout memorabilia show this weekend I've been swamping Becky Byrns with emails trying to figure out this new language of pinstripes and vivid green colors wheels. Some of the questions are similar to ones you might ask a BSA collector - things like do people collect backings or not. The other thing that seems...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 8, 2015

I want to go ahead and share something with the readers that might not be such a secret anymore. After 18 years of living in Southeastern NC my family is preparing to move next summer to the Charlotte area. My wife took a job in the late summer with a magazine there and she has been living in an apartment...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 6, 2015

One of the sashes that I was in play for is listed below. The problem here is I only care about the MBs but it also has a faded felt Jamboree patch and some nice old local felts. I don't know if that is what is driving it over my head but I'll just have to keep looking. So yesterday...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 3, 2015

I guess between the two early felt Jamboree shoulder strips we know which one was used and which stayed in the envelope! The Rockwell coins are always a big seller on eBay - I've got a few myself sitting on a shelf. With no big OA event next summer and the centennial bash over it will be interesting to watch...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter November 1, 2015

I had something happen to me during the OA fellowship that some of you can really appreciate. A Scouter that knew I was into Scout stuff came up to me and had a box of stuff that he put together from estate sales to part with. Included in the box was one pick that included a local 1943 Eagle Scout...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 30, 2015

The 21 square merit badges on the sash below are wonderful but there is a little mix of tragedy there. The Eagle Medal looks like it just rotted away (or a dog took a bite out of it). Lots of good vintage picks here including a cool 1950s Sea Scout Ship patch. I'm looking at a collection and in talking...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 27, 2015

It is a nice feeling when you see an auction that is part of your core collection and realize yeah I got all those. That's the case for the Senior Scout Titles pictured below. The real gem here though might be the beautiful teens uniform with the 1st Class Scribe patch. One of those just sold Sunday but this one...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 25, 2015

Check out the Insignia stuffed in this block. So far the bidding on the mixed lot below is pretty tame - perhaps because those patches look like they suffered from some of mamas harsh detergents from pre-WWII. I really like the designs from Lodge 558 and I'm a Woodbadge fox so go figure. I can remember having a conversation with...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 23, 2015

There are some nice sashes at the top of the issue including the Air Scout sash listed in the right nav bar. The MBs aren't too fancy but a lot of people like those baby blue sashes. The one listed below in this block has a neat mix of Air Scout, Explorer and other misc badges sewn on it. Vintage...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 20, 2015

I will however share my first impressions having set this display up. There were a few hundred girls there and dozens of leaders so a really good group to choose from. It was not however one of the busiest activities having to compete with games and other craft booths. The most popular thing in my booth was not truly a...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 18, 2015

It's hard to decide what to tell you about in this block. The gold Heroism medal is one you don't want to miss. There are also some really nice activity patches that are 60+ years old doing well at auction. There are some really cool classic OA pieces in today's issue. If you are into VA OA I know I've...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 16, 2015

You can tell by those 1947 WJ patches there are some heavy hitters in today's issue of the Hot Finds. This has been a really good time for vintage pieces and I've been plugging them away in the newsletter. I have a bit of a dilemma that many of you have faced. I want to organize my OA flap collection...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 13, 2015

If you are a Philmont collector there are some really nice pieces in today's issue including a staff segment, buckle and some nice rounds with rockers. A lot of the OA in this block is newer stuff - sometimes the vintage stuff bubbles to the top but that's not it today. This weekend when I set up my Girl Scout...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 11, 2015

I logged into Facebook this morning and saw there were 86 people awaiting approval to join the Scout Patch Collectors Facebook Group. Before his passing Deryl Radder foretold that he saw the group growing to 10,000 members. It looks like he was right as usual. Just for a quick history lesson Deryl created the first really successful online community for...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter October 9, 2015

I don't know if its a purely local phenomenon but I've noticed a lot of Scouts and Scouters in my area interested in putting together a vintage khaki green uniform. When I was on camp staff in the 1980s that was cool but that was in a time when the tan shirts were pretty new. Now those green shirts are...Read More

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