10-1
$250
The American Boy Scout
10/13/10 Boston, Massachusetts Printed Brown
Stationery from the American Boy Scout New England Headquarters
The American Boy Scout[s], or ABS, was founded and incorporated in May, 1910 by the publisher, William Randolph Hearst, just 3 months after the publisher, William D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America. The ABS was a more military oriented group and they marched and drilled with rifles. After just a few years the BSA absorbed most of the other Boy Scout groups and put the remainder out of business when they legally took ownership of the name "Boy Scouts", and all variants thereof, in 1919. In the very beginning however, all Scout groups were properly and correctly identified as Boy Scouts.
This is the earliest recorded [United States] Boy Scout organization cover and the only one we know of from 1910.
11-1
$175
Donation to Church
11/15/11 Chicago, Illinois Printed Blue
Backstamped "Forksville, Pennsylvania NOV 17, 1911 REC'D"
Example is on a 1¢ Franklin 2nd class stamped envelope Scott #U400. The church name "M. E."
stands for "Methodist Episcopal" and was in common usage 100 years ago.
The sender, Major R. H. Hendershot, was a vaudeville performer and personality of the time.
He performed in churches as well as in halls and theatres. This cover would indicate that
he paid for the use of churches by making donations to church sponsored youth groups.
Ref: See SOSSI Journal, Jan/Feb, 2009, Page 5.
12-1
$150
Girl Scouts of America
04/25/12 Des Moines, Iowa Printed Brown
This severely cut cover front is the Only recorded example of the First Girl Scout Organization in the USA. The fleur-de-lis GSA Badge is reconstructed from the image on the cover. The Trefoil, shown for comparison, is from the frontis of the 1920 first edition, first printing of Scouting for Girls, the Girl Scouts, Inc. handbook.
The "Girl Scouts of America" was founded in Des Moines, Iowa in 1910 by [Miss] Clara Adella Lisetor-Lane.
Two years later in 1912, Juliette Low founded the "Girl Guides of America". In 1913 Low changed the name of her organization to the "Girl Scouts" and in 1915 she incorporated the Girl Scouts as "Girl Scouts, Inc." with the name "Girl Scouts" remaining in use. In 1947, Girl Scouts, Inc. changed their name to "Girl Scouts of the United States of America" [aka "Girl Scouts of the U.S.A." aka "Girl Scouts of the USA" aka "GSUSA"] which it’s been now for the past 70 years.
Regular misuse not withstanding, at no time in its history, from 1912 to date, has "GSUSA" ever been named "Girl Scouts of America".
13-1
$85
Daniel Sprague Scout Commissioner, Elroy, Wisconsin
02/03/13 Norwalk, Wisconsin Printed Black
Stationery from Elroy Headquarters. Wisconsin did not organize Councils until 1915. The earliest recorded cover picturing a Scout Badge. See enclosed letter in L. Letters and Mailings.
14-0.1
$150
Mr. Beard Will Speak to the Boy Scouts
2/14 Washington, District of Columbia Printed Blue 4½"x7" postcard
14-1
$250
Baldwin Carbide Lamps
08/07/14 New York, New York Printed
Brown John Simmons Company
15-1
$175
Camp Delmont
07/26/15 Linfield, Pennsylvania Printed Dark blue Manila
envelope Delaware and Montgomery County Council, Pennsylvania
15-2a
$35
Boy Scouts of America Christmas Postcard 1914 Printing
Example 12/25/15 Washington, District of Columbia Printed Greenish-gray 3½"x5½" postcard A.M. Davis Co., Boston
15-2b
$35
Boy Scouts of America Christmas Postcard 1920 Printing
Example 12/22/22 Bangor, Maine Printed Greenish-gray 3½"x5½" postcard A.M. Davis Co., Boston MA
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Above: The fine text below the word "AMERICA". The BSA wished to distinguish itself from its militant rival, the "American Boy Scout[s]". |
Above: The printers "Quality Cards" logo was removed in the 1920 printing. |
There are 5 different picture designs each with 2 different messages. The set of 10 originally sold for 25¢.
16-1a
$80
Lone Scouts of America
1916 Chicago, Illinois Printed Black on manila Stationery from the LSA National Headquarters #9 envelope
16-1b
$80
Lone Scouts of America
1916 Chicago, Illinois Printed Black on brown
Stationery from the LSA National Headquarters
16-2
$45
Boys’ Life Magazine Christmas Subscription Solicitation
12/11/16 New York, New York Printed Green on green Boy Scouts of America The interesting message is enlarged and printed.
17-1
$100
17-1
$100
used in 1918
Buy a Liberty Loan Bond National Council Stationery
Buy a Liberty Loan Bond National Council Stationery
05/31/17 New York, New York
Rubber stamped in red,
printed in Black on #10 Blue envelope National Council, BSA
another Example shown without the red dated 02/21/1918
17-2
$80
W. D. Boyce - Lone Scout
1917 Chicago, Illinois Printed Black
W. D. Boyce Co. advertising cover promoting their four largest papers including the Lone Scout, the LSA national publication.
17-3
$70
First Class Badge on Troop 4, Schenectady, New York stationery
08/02/17 Schenectady, New York Printed Blue
Troop 4, Schenectady, New York
See contents in L. Letters and Mailings.
17-4
$60
Boys' Life Activities
1917 New York, New York Printed Black National Council, BSA
18-0.1
$60
San Francisco Council Boy Scouts of America San Francisco
04/05/18 San Francisco, California Printed Blue San Francisco Council stationery
18-1
$80
Cleveland District Council Stationery
05/22/18 Cleveland, Ohio Printed Blue #10 envelope
Cleveland District Council, Ohio
18-2
$60
Boy Scout Headquarters - Meriden, Conn.
07/02/18 Meriden, Connecticut Printed Brown Boy Scout Headquarters stationery
19-0.1
$75
First Boy Scout Week - 1919
06/11/19 Geneva, New York Printed Orange
19-1
$125
Boy Scout Week - 1919
07/08/19 Other examples: 06/28/19, 11/15/19 and 3rd Class
without day and month in cancel. New York, New York Printed
Dark blue #10 envelope National Council, BSA
19-1.1a
$70
Lone Scouts of America 2½" Logo
12/30/18 example Two Harbors, Michigan Rubber stamped Blue
01/11/19 example Fort Lee, New Jersey Rubber stamped Blue
This rubber stamp logo was available from the LSA and the Scouts were encouraged to use it.
Lone Scouts did not have troop meetings and virtually all communication was by mail.
19-1.1b
$70
Lone Scouts of America 2½" Logo
02/20/22 example Richlands, Virginia Rubber stamped Violet
This rubber stamp logo was available from the LSA and the Scouts were encouraged to use it.
19-1.2
$60
Camp Glen Gray Stationery
07/28/19 Oakland, New Jersey Printed Black
The fleur-de-lis image is the Camp's initials, "G G", written in script. Camp Glen Gray opened in 1917, closed in 2001, and this is the earliest known cover. Actually, there was no Scout Camp named Montclair. This was where the Scouts from Montclair camped.
19-1.3
$60
Treasure Island Camp Stationery
08/28/19 Pipersville, Pennsylvania Printed Green
Pipersville, Pennsylvania was the Camp's postal address until 1931 at which time the Camp got its own Post Office.
19-2
$75
Lone Scouts Newspaper
12/31/19 Jacksonville, Florida Printed Black
Seminole Scout printed by Fred Veith. An example
of one of many different Lone Scout newspapers.
12 pages, folded in thirds, self mailed.