The first Eagle Scout was awarded in 1912. This year the BSA is celebrating the centennial of the Eagle Scout award. Dr. Terry Grove is the recognized expert in this field and literally wrote the book on Eagle Scout memorabilia in 1990. With subsequent editions he updated the material and broadened the categories included. This year he is coming out with a centennial edition of his book and is tackling the identification of the Eagle Scout patches down to the weave and stitching.
The new book titled 100 Years of Eagle Scout Patches has been published to share his knowledge of Eagle Scout patches and to give collectors a unified classification system for identifying the different types and varieties that have been issued over the last 100 years. The book starts with the first Eagle Scout patch issued in 1924 and goes all the way up to the 2012 centennial issue. In this book Terry goes into great detail with close up images examining the cloth type, weave and thread variations that make each issue distinctive. To collect Eagle Scout patches you are looking at 12 major types and about 100+ variations. For any Eagle Scout this would be a great book to celebrate the Eagle Scout centennial of 2012.
Bonus content! I will include in this book a video of Terry presenting Part 1 of his book at the Dallas Trade-0-Ree in 2012. This presentation took part with some of the top Scouting collectors in the room and includes the questions and comments offered up during the session. The video is 24:30 long and is only available with the purchase of the book.
Eagle Scout Memorabilia Books For Sale
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100 Years of Eagle Scout PatchesContains 123 pages of full color images telling the entire history of the patches issued by the Boy Scouts of America for the highest rank in the program. This full color book shows all the variations with close up scans and identifying features. Bonus feature includes a video of Terry Groves presenting his research to a packed room of Scout collectors at the 2012 Dallas TOR. This is a must have for any serious Scouting collector or Eagle Scout enthusiast.
Eagle Scout Memorabilia & Merit Badges Contains 371 items cover all Eagle Scout items such as patches, medals, rings, pins and souvenirs. Merit badges are also included such as sashes and individual patches. This book is a prices realized guide for items that sold for more than $100 on eBay in 2011. Amazing reference guide for any Scouter who loves this great insignia. See the video at the bottom of the page for a preview.
The Boy Scout Memorabilia Prices Realized Guides are a series of eBooks that focus on specific areas of collecting interest in the hobby. Each book documents all known items that sold for more than $100 from that niche. The guides contain all of the historical information about that sale including the images, sales price and descriptions so that you can reference the very best items for your collection.
The newest edition in this series is now available. It includes over 500 items and includes some of the most valuable items that sold on eBay in 2011. The items in this book have an International flavor and include Baden-Powell, World Jamboree items going all the way back to 1920 and rare International issues. I invite you to purchase the new book for just $4.99. It's 286 pages long and contains great historical information on the best Scouting items that sold in 2011. You can find vintage World Jamboree patches right along with big sellers from the 2011 World Jamboree in Sweden. Fans of neat Scouting items will love all the Baden-Powell pieces including figurines, plates, Wood Badge beads and more. If you collect British or Canadian Scouting items then this book is also a keeper. It has dozens of items in this category such as rare district and event badges, neckerchiefs and awards. The images on this cover show you just some of the items that made it into this exclusive club. If you enjoy reading the Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter then this guide is a must have.
I am selling the eBook here on my website using a world class service known as E-junkie. They are the top seller for digital products and a respected brand. You can use the large button below to order the book. I accept PayPal but you can also use any of the major credit cards to submit an order. Once your payment goes through you will get a link that will allow you to download the PDF. The beauty of an eBook is that you can get it instantaneously and I've built in numerous hyperlinks that really enhance the product. I'm convinced that once you see it that you will consider it the best purchase you've made in a long time. You can have this 286-page reference guide for just $4.99. Considering that comes to less than 1 cent per listing I'd call that a very fair price for a one-of-a-kind reference book.
Please note the file is 41.9 megabytes so it may take a minute or two to download it after your purchase!
If you prefer buying a cd on eBay you can do that also!
Eagle Scout & Merit Badges – March 28 Shoulder Insignia & Uniforms (Including Region items) – March 28 Books & Paper (Including posters, stamps, certificates) – April 11 Camp Memorabilia & Philmont (Including high adventure) – April 25 Equipment , Knives & Miscellaneous Lots – May 9 Medals & Awards, (Including all pins and rings) – May 23 National Scout Jamboree (Including JSPs) – June 6 Order of the Arrow (Includes conclaves) – June 27
For those of you who are looking for a version that is easily compatible with your E-reader then I've got good news for you. I'm teaming up with my friend Todd Kelly at Big Rock Publishing to place the guides for sale in the Kindle Store as well as other electronic platforms such as iTunes. I'll make an announcement soon about this when we are ready to roll.
When you click to watch the video you may want to hit the button to view it "full screen".
The 2012 NOAC Trade-O-Ree is being organized by the International Scouting Collectors Association and is an official part of the program for the second NOAC in a row. This 7 minute video gives all the details on the TOR including an offer for lodges to sell items from their lodge store for free at the show which is being held on the Michigan State campus at the Munn Ice Arena.
eBay Scouting Friday Morning Hot Finds: IPO For the Trading Group #constantcontact http://t.co/yhlQMz9z - posted on 19/05/2012 13:28:32
This new video gives you the inside scoop on my latest prices realized guide. With 315 unique items focused on... http://t.co/Tl06jUKD - posted on 18/05/2012 20:40:21
I kinda enjoyed the open mic format after having done so many prerecorded interviews. So I've already picked my... http://t.co/V1HxZDsm - posted on 18/05/2012 15:09:14
I've got some really cool pieces closing in the next two hours after a 7-day run at auction. There is a little... http://t.co/EgVND6Ug - posted on 17/05/2012 23:28:22
Ok if you need a good belly laugh check out this fresh post for Boy Scout collectors on my forum! http://t.co/Tm14UBLD - posted on 17/05/2012 21:29:19
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The first Eagle Scout was awarded in 1912. This year the BSA is celebrating the centennial of the Eagle Scout award. Dr. Terry Grove is the recognized expert in this field and literally wrote the book on Eagle Scout memorabilia in 1990. With subsequent editions he updated the material and broadened the categories included. This year he is coming out with a centennial edition of his book and is tackling the identification of the Eagle Scout patches down to the weave and stitching.
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