Scouting Memorabilia

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Boy Scouts of America 1963 Series Service Bulletin No. 2 May 16, 1963 Subject: New York World's Fair 1964-65	1963	To view a .PDF file of this 12 page document click HERE. You must have an Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your machine to read this file.
Invitation to Exhibit Preview on April 12, 1964*	1964
Boy Scouts of America Pamphlet SCOUTING AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964 1965 Tri-fold pamphlet (5 3/16" W x 5 15/16" H folded) describing the BSA involvement in the 1964-65 New York World's Fair	1964-65
Service Corps, Pocket Patch	1964-65
Service Corps, Jacket with Patch	1964-65
Service Corps, Jacket Patch	1964-65
Service Corps, Neckerchief	1964-65
Service Corps Armband	1964-65
Service Corps, Neckerchief Slide	1964-65
Wonderful World of Scouting Coin	1964-65	(front) (back)
Boy Scouts of America World's Fair Pennent (12"L x 5"H) plus Ties (not shown)	1964-65
Scout Service Corps Coffee Mug	1964-65
BSA Label used in books sold at the exhibit Trading Post*	1964-65
Appreciation Plaque	1964-65
Pocket Card This item was handed out to visitors to the exhibit.	1964-65
Contingent Pocket Patch (Local Issue - East Haven, Conn.)	1964
Contingent Pocket Patch (Local Issue - Troop 31, Frankfurt, KY)	1964
Contingent Neckerchief North Shore Area Council Service Corps Contingent Neckerchief June 1964	1964
Contingent Neckerchief (Local Issue - Unknown Origin may be upstate NY)	1964
Visiting Troop Neckerchief (Local Issue)
Contingent Neckerchief (Local Issue - Otetiana Council)	1965
Contingent Neckerchief Patch (Local Issue - 1964 National Jamboree Contingent that also visited Philadelphia & the New York World's Fair) (8" wide x 4" high)	1964
Contingent Pocket Patch (Local Issue - Worcester, Mass.)
Postcard	1964-65
Service Corps Promotional Brochure* This brochure was sent out to local councils to promote participation in the Service Corps for 1965 (Size 11" x 17" folded to " 8.5" x 11")	1965	To view a .PDF file of this 4 page document click HERE. You must have an Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your machine to read this file.
Postcard Set This set of six (6) full color photographic postcards (Chromes) was issued by the BSA for the 1965 season of the Fair.	1965	(front) (back)
Postcard Postcard # 1 from the set above.	1965	(front) (back)
Postcard Postcard # 2 from the set above.	1965	(front) (back)
Postcard Postcard # 3 from the set above.	1965	(front) (back)
Postcard Postcard # 4 from the set above.	1965	(front) (back)
Postcard Postcard # 5 from the set above.	1965	(front) (back)
Postcard Postcard # 6 from the set above.	1965	(front) (back)
Scout Service Corps Manual - 1965 (5.43" w X 7.93" h) 34 pages Similar in content to the Service Bulletin # 2 from 1963. Contains detailed information for councils regarding the Scout Service Corps and Exhibit at the NYWF in 1965.	1965
Day Visitor Pocket Patch	1965
Max Silber Buckle Max Silber, an Executive Board member of Daniel Webster Council from Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1949 began making bronze belt buckles as Friendship gifts for the boys from his council to take to National Jamborees and other events. Over the years, Max's buckles have become treasured mementos of Scouting events for those lucky enough to get them. In 1965, Max was selected to serve as Scoutmaster of the Service Troop from Daniel Webster Council at the New York World's Fair. Naturally, Max created a special buckle for the occasion. 400 of these were made and naturally they are extremely rare.	1965
Appreciation Certificate Issued by the World's Fair Corporation to Scouts who participated in the Service Corps	1964-65
Milk Cap A New York dairy issued a series of milk bottle caps (early cardboard POGS?) depicting each of the pavilions at the fair. This is the Boy Scouts of America Pavilion cap.	1964-65?
Playing Card Souvenir playing cards were sold at the Fair with each card depicting a different pavilion. The BSA pavilion wound up on the deuce of spades.	1964-65
Postal Stamp This postal stamp featuring the Boy Scout Service Corps, New York World's Fair 1964-5 was issued in 1991 by the Turks and Caicos Islands in honor of the 17th World Scout Jamboree which was held in that year in Korea. I recieved the following as an e-mail from Dr. William R. Hanson, designer of the stamp explaining its origin: I was the designer of the Turks & Caicos stamp showing the Scout and the Unisphere. This stamp was past of a multi-nation stamp series I designed in conjunction with the Jamboree in Korea, and which featured the history of Scouting and Scouting events around the world. I remembered the Scouts at the Fair in 64-5 and decided to include them in one of sets. I made up a written proposal with sketches and Turks and Caicos just happened to be the country that wound up with this design, which they accepted enthusiastically. One of my first visits to the Fair was a brutally hot and humid day in 1964; I remember the Scouts I saw that day dressed as shown on the stamp, no red jackets. As I recall from many enjoyable visits to the Fair, the red jackets were worn more in the evenings and on cool or rainy days, I don't recall seeing Scouts in them ever on hot days, unless they were serving as color guards and the like inside air conditioned buildings. My memory may not be 100% accurate, as I wasn't particularly paying attention to the Scouts, but that is my recollection.	1991
Boy Scout - Opening Day First Day Cover Private issue FDC featuring the BSA logo and the USPS stamp commemorating the NYWF 1964-5	1964
Boy Scout Day Postal Cover Private issue by the George Washington Chapter of the Scouts on Stamps Society International featuring the Unisphere logo and the USPS stamp commemorating the NYWF 1964-5	1964
Camp Fire Girls Day at the Fair Postal Cover Private issue postal cover featuring the USPS stamp commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Camp Fire in 1960	1964
Handmade "International" Neckerchief According to the person I acquired this from, his brother was on the NYWF Service Corps with a visiting foreign scout. This neckerchief was made to enable him to wear the badge of his native scout association. The scout badge on the neckerchief is felt and is attached with snaps so that it can be removed.	1964 or 1965 ?
Campways B.S.A. Road Atlas In 1964, the B.S.A. published a road atlas prepared for them by C. S. Hammond & Company. This atlas contained maps indicating camps and overnight campgrounds throughout the United States. The back cover contained information for troops planning to visit the New York World's Fair.	1964