Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Collecting Resources

It occurred to me today that while there are a number of excellent collecting guides out there, many collectors are not aware of them. These include books and websites. I'm going to try and keep a list here. Please feel free to comment if I'm missing anything.

  • A Complete Guide to Scouting Collectibles With Value by Rolland Sayers 1992

  • A Comprehensive Guide to the Eagle Scout Award by Terry Grove

  • A Guide to Dating & Identifying Boy Scouts of America Badges, Uniforms & Insignia by Mitch Reis 2000

  • An Aid To Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches With Valuation Guide by Steve Austin, James Ellis, & Tom Jones 2005

  • Arapaho

  • BSA National Jamboree Shoulder Insignia A History in Color by John R. Hice 1997

  • Collecting Boy Scout Rank Badges by Paul Myers 1999

  • Collecting Scout Literature A Collector's Guide to Boy Scout Fiction and Non-Fiction by Chuck Fisk & Doug Bearce 1990

  • Collecting The Original 12 Regions by Paul Myers

  • Comprehensive RED & WHITE COUNCIL STRIPS CHECKLIST by Bruce Raver 2000

  • First Flaps In Color by Jeffrey Morley, Bill Topkis, Dave Thomas, & Thomas Gould 1998

  • Local Council Identification of the BSA by Prince Watkins 1981

  • National Jamboree Memorabilia Guide Book by Chris Jensen & Jim Ellis 1995

  • National Scout Jamboree Memorabilia 1935-1993 by Patrick Geary 1994

  • Patches and Memorabilia of The ORDER OF THE ARROW at National Events Volume 1 & 2 by Ron Aldridge 1998

  • Philmont Millennium 1 Volume 1 1938-2000 The Memorabilia of Philmont Scout Ranch by Chip Elliott, Mike McAdams, and John Conley Willilams

  • The BSA During World War I and II by Mitch Reis 1984

  • The Boy Scout Council Shoulder Patch Guide - A Tour of Councils Through Their Patches by Steven & Elisa Delman 1997

  • The History of the Boy Scouts of America Uniforms by Mitch Reis 2006

  • The Blue Book Standard Order of the Arrow Insignia Catalog by Bill Topkis & Many Many others 2006

  • The Camp Book A Listing of BSA Camps by Dave Minnihan & Bob Sherman 1993

  • The Merit Badge Price Guide A Guide to the Identification and Valuation of Merit Badges Issued by the Boy Scouts of America 1910-1994 by Chris Jensen

  • Ribbon Bars & Knot Awards of the BSA by Gary E. Whitman 2005

  • Scouting Exonumia by Rudy Dioszegi 1985

  • Scouting History Through Memorabilia: The Bernie Miller Collection Volume 1 & 2 by Roy More 1997

  • Standard Price Guide to U.S. Scouting Collectibles by George Cuhaj 2001

  • World Jamboree Guide by Neil Larsen 1999
  • 1 comments:

    Bob said...

    Dave Minnihan has an extensive list in the December 2000 issue of American Scouting Traders Association Report.

    I have a bunch of these that I would love to sell.