Levy’s Boy & Girl Scout Cachet Covers of the United States

by Jay L. Rogers
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48-0.1

48-0.1

$18

38th Anniversary Boy Scout Week Label

01/26/48 example Lakesport, Pennsylvania  Printed  label S48-1
Red, blue and brown National Council, BSA

48-1

48-1

Tucson Merit Badge Show

Tucson, Arizona  Rubber stamped
Also on light blue envelope.

a. 02/06/48 Red  [34-2 S]

$10

b. 02/07/48 Violet  [34-1 S]

$10

c. 01/22/48 Tucson, Arizona Rubber stamped Blue corner and Red cachet Used prior to the event of February 6-7 to advertise it. Cover indicates the Catalina Council was responsible for the cachet.

$20

48-1.1

48-1.1

$14

Boy Scout Day

02/08/48 Loyal, Wisconsin  Silk screened  Black, red, blue, brown and green


48-1.2

48-1.2

$25

Steuben Area Council Stationery

02/11/48 Bath, New York  Printed  Blue
Steuben Area Council, Bath, New York

48-2

48-2

$15

Los Angeles Scout-O-Rama

04/30/48, 05/01/48 Los Angeles, California Rubber stamped
Red  Los Angeles Area Council, California  [34A S]

48-3

48-3

$10

Adams Scout-O-Rama

05/08/48 Adams, Massachusetts  Rubber stamped  Blue

48-3.1

48-3.1

$25

S48-7 Label on Columbiana Council Stationery

06/15/48 Lisbon, Ohio  Printed  Red, blue and yellow. With "Step Up the Gait in Forty Eight"
Buckskin Roundup label.  See S48-7 in Labels section.  See the insert in L. Letters and mailings.
Columbiana Council, Lisbon, Ohio

48-4a 48-4d

48-4

Youth Month - Young America

a. 09/01/48 Young America, Minnesota  Rubber Stamped  Red
Troop 24, Minneapolis, Minnesota Other dates: 9/7,11,14,15,16,21,25,27,30/48
Also late usage during October.

$6

b. 9/1,7/48  Printed  Red

$12

c. 9/1,30/48 Rubber stamped
Red-orange Only 2 lines of smaller font text without "BSA Troop 24…" line.

$12

d. 9/27/48   Young America stationery    Printed  Red and gray  Rubber stamped Red  #10 envelope

$15

a. and c. on two-tone tan "birch bark" envelope.

$12

48-5

48-5

$10

FDC of “Indian Centennial” Stamp

10/15/48 Muskogee, Oklahoma  Mimeographed  Black
#9 envelope Muskogee Area Council, Oklahoma  [36]

48-6 48-6-5

48-6

$20

Savannah Chamber of Commerce

10/48-11/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Green
Example on Nerl-Blun Co. stationery.  See #48FD-40c
Second example 11/12/48. on Savannah Chamber of Commerce - Savannah Gas Co. stationery.
This is the fifth known different commercial corner card.

48-7

48-7

$12

Scout Circus

11/23/48 Lincoln, Nebraska  Rubber stamped  Red

48-8

48-8

$25

Alhtaha Council Stationery . . . . It is better to Build Boys than to mend men . .

Circa 1948 Paterson, New Jersey  Printed  Black
Alhtaha Council, Paterson, New Jersey #10 envelope 3rd class meter
Example with 2nd class mailing on mute meter.

48-9

48-9

$15

Lebanon County Council Stationery  Are You Helping to Give More Boys A Scouting Experience?

12/30/48 Lebanon, Pennsylvania  Printed  Blue and red
Lebanon County Council, Lebanon, Pennsylvania #10 envelope