57-0.1

$8

Scout-Capades "Ticket Sales and Prizes" Flyer

Buffalo, New York Printed Black on buff Buffalo Area Council, Buffalo, New York
11" x 17", 4 page sheet folded in half twice and used as a self mailer. Folded size 5½" x 8½".

a. Original Council mailing

b. 05/04/57 Used as Event cover with addition of rubber stamped Scout Badge
and bk4 S57-3 label Herb Curthoys

Curthoys, Editor of the SOSSI Journal at the time, cacheted almost all of his Scout related mail. Only his Event related covers are cataloged. This example was 3-hole punched by the recipient.

57-1

$5

1st Anniversary George Washington Chapter

03/10/57 New Brunswick, New Jersey 100 Printed
Black LeRoy Edwards [108 S]

57-2

$4

Citizens Now Conference

03/16/57 Cambridge, Massachusetts Printed Red
Cambridge Council, Massachusetts [109 S]

57-3

$4

25th Anniversary Camp Edge

03/22-23/57 Atlantic City, New Jersey Printed Green on buff envelope.
Atlantic Area Council, New Jersey [110 S]

57-3.1

$12

"Onward For God and My Country" Watchung Area Council Stationery

03/26/57 Example Plainfield, New Jersey Printed Black Watchung Area Council, Plainfield, New Jersey
Other example: 08/01/58

57-4

Dekalb District Camporee

03/28/57 Fort Payne, Alabama Troop 63

a. 300 printed Green [111-1 S]

$3

b. 300 printed Red-brown [111-2 S]

$3

Also 100 printed on #10 envelope

57-5

$3

Lone Tree Council Scout-O-Rama

03/30/57 Newburyport, Massachusetts Printed Green #10
envelope Troop 1, Haverhill, Massachusetts [112 S]

57-6

$3

Adventureland

03/30-31/57 Syracuse, New York Rubber stamped Green,red and blue.
Troop 6, Syracuse, New York [113 S]

57-7

$3

Johnny Appleseed Scout-O-Rama

04/06-07/57 Mansfield, Ohio Printed
Black Troop 3, Shelby, Ohio [114 S]

57-8 and 57-8a

Rochester Scout-O-Rama

a. 04/12-13/57 Industry, New York Printed Brown and yellow

$3

b. As a. without the brown text

$6

Troop 120, Industry, New York [115 S]

57-9

$3

SOSS Region 1 Chapter Meeting

04/13/57 Boston, Massachusetts Printed Black
Region 1 Chapter [116 S]

57-10

$4

Gilwell Schiff Scout Reservation

04/13/57 Mendham, New Jersey Rubber stamped Green and black.

57-11

$4

Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival

05/02-03/57 Winchester, Virginia Printed Black, olive, red and green.
Troop 3, Winchester, Virginia [117 S]

57-12

$3

Clan Gathering Camp-O-Ree

05/03-04/57 Kewaskum, Wisconsin Printed Black and green
Troop 153, St. Therese Parish [118 S]

57-13

$8

Scout-Capades

05/03/57 Buffalo, New York Printed and Rubber stamped
Blue and red Buffalo Area Council, New York [119 S]

57-14

George Washington Council Scout-O-Rama

05/11/57 Trenton, New Jersey Printed Troop 30, Trenton, New Jersey

a. Black [120-1 S]

$3

b. Dark Blue [120-2 S]

$3

57-15

$5

Atlanta Scout-O-Rama

05/11/57 Atlanta, Georgia Mimeographed Black
Milton Klein [121 S]

57-16

45th Anniversary Alhtaha Council

05/11/57 Paterson, New Jersey Printed Black Alhtaha
Council, New Jersey Printed on 3 types of Scout stationery.

a. Badge and red, white and blue ribbon.

$3

b. Scout head and red, white and blue ribbon.

$4

c. Red Scout head in circles without ribbon.

$4

d. Blue Scout head in circles without ribbon.

$4

57-16.1

$12

Girl Scout Camps 1957

05/15/57 Buffalo, New York Printed Brown Girl Scout Council of Buffalo and Erie County, New York
Troop camping program information. Cardstock folded in thirds and sent as 2nd class self mailer. Folded size 4¼" x 5¾".

57-17a

Citizenship-In-Action Armed Forces Day

05/18/57 Rubber stamped Blue Troop 7, Batavia, New York

a. Batavia, New York

$3

b. Buffalo, New York

$4

As a. with Violet rubber stamp “Batavia to Buffalo, N.Y. via Navy Helicopter” on airmail envelope with airmail rate.

57-18

$3

Scouts On Parade

05/24/57 Cambridge, Massachusetts Printed Dark green Green
or white envelope Cambridge Council, Massachusetts [124 S]

57-19

$3

Grand Valley Council Jambo-Ral

05/25/57 Allegan, Michigan Printed Red and blue
Troop 281, Allegan, Michigan [125 S]

57-20

$3

Green River District Camporee

05/26/57 Renton, Washington Printed Green
Troop 442, Renton, Washington [126 S]
Example with label S57-3

57-21

$4

Order Of The Arrow Area 2-B Conference

05/25/57 Branchville, New Jersey Printed Red and black
Sakawawin Lodge 287, NJ [127 S]

57-21.1

$15

North Shore Area Council Stationery

05/31/57 Example Highland Park, Illinois Printed Brown
North Shore Area Council, Highland Park, Illinois #10 envelope
This example with "Onward for God and My Country" meter stamp. Also see 55-0.2

57-22

Visit To Savannah

06/14/57 Savannah, Georgia Mimeographed Troop 539, Atlanta, Georgia

a. Green [Dean 51A]

$6

b. Green and black [Dean 51B]

$6

57-23

$8

Region IV-A Conference

06/17/57 Beach City, Ohio Rubber stamped on printed Council stationery.
Black Example with label S57-4

57-24

$4

TMR 30th Anniversary

06/29/57 Narrowsburg, New York Printed Insert Red, blue and green.
Explorer Post 651, Bronx, New York [128 S].

57-24.1

$20

4th National Jamboree Promotion

07/01/57 Staunton, Virginia Printed Red, blue, black and brown
National Council, BSA and Stonewall Jackson Area Council, Staunton, Virginia #10 envelope
This Jamboree promotional cover was used for a mailing by Council with their corner rubber stamped in Green.

With "Stonewall Jackson Area Council" meter stamp in blue.

57-25

$3

25th Conclave Knights Of Dunamis

07/02/57 Washington, District of Columbia Printed Insert Blue
President’s Chapter 71, Washington, District of Columbia [129 S]

57-26

FDC Flag Stamp - Troop 63 Leaves For Jamboree

07/04/57 Washington, District of Columbia Printed and Rubber stamped
Red, brown and blue Troop 63, Fort Payne, Alabama

a. Red Scout Badge [130-1 S]

$4

b. Blue Scout Badge [130-2 S]

$4

57-26.1

$20

4th National Jamboree and Scout Circus Promotion

03/57 Sacramento, California Printed Red, blue, black and brown Rubber stamped Purple
National Council, BSA and Golden Empire Council, Sacramento, California #10 envelope
This Jamboree promotional cover was used as a mailing in early spring by Golden Empire to promote their upcoming Scout Circus May 24 - 25 at Hughes Stadium. The event was held, but as Golden Empire's first Scout-O-Rama.
With third class "Onward for God and My Country" meter stamp in red.

57-26.2

$12 + $10 for the cancel date

4th National Jamboree S57-1 through S57-4 Label Set

07/11/57 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Printed Multicolored Labels
Scout cancel #9 Mrs. F. L. Craise
Craise mailed this cover to Milton Klein. Both were early members of SOSSI and avid cachet collectors.
The date, July 11, precedes the date range in the cancel and the listing in the Catalog. Although Moe Luff,
the authority on machine cancels, had reported the cancel's use from July 9 — July 22, this is the first actual example of pre July 12 usage to be recorded by the author.

57-27

$4

Official Stationery

07/12-18/57 Printed Red, blue, black and brown
National Council, BSA [131p S]
Autographed by Arthur A. Schuck, the Chief Scout Executive.

57-28

$5

Official Stationery On #10 Envelope

07/12-18/57 Printed Red, blue, black and brown National Council, BSA [131c S].

57-29

Boys’ Life Philatelic Exhibit

Rubber stamped

a. Black 07/12-8/57 Boys’ Life [131l S]

$3

Also on Boys’ Life Pedro postcard and in combination
with other cachets.

b. 07/14/57 Red circle, black upper and lower text.

$10

Hand numbered in blue pen. Used only on #57-28.

c. 07/18/57 Violet

$7

57-30

SOSSI World Jamboree Emblem

Brown emblem printed on yellow envelope SOSSI

a. 07/12/57 [131d-1 S]

$3

b. 07/12/57 plus printed text “Mailed by a

Jamboree Scout……” [131d-2 S]

$6

c. 07/14/57 plus rubber stamped “S.O.S.S. Convention
Meeting” in red, blue or black. [131d* S]

$5

57-31

SOSSI World Jamboree Emblem and B-P

07/12/57 Printed on yellow envelope. Brown and green
SOSSI - H. L. Woodman

a. 07/12/57 [131e S]

$5

b. 07/14/57 Plus rubber stamped “S.O.S.S. Convention
Meeting” in red, blue or black [131e* S]

$6

57-32

SOSS Region One Chapter

07/12/57 and 07/14/57 Printed Black On white or green
envelope Region One Chapter

a. [131f S]

$3

b. Plus rubber stamped “S.O.S.S. Convention Meeting” in
red, blue or black. 07/14/57 [131f* S]

$4

57-33

$3

SOSS George Washington Chapter II

07/12/57 Printed Red and blue [131g S]

Example Also with Jamboree, Kentucky cancel.

$8

57-34

SOSS Liberty Bell Chapter

Printed Red and blue Liberty Bell Chapter

a. 07/12/57 and 07/14/57 [131u S]

$3

b. 07/14/57 plus rubber stamped “S.O.S.S. Convention Meeting” in red, blue or black. [131u* S]

$5

57-35

$4

SOSSI Second Convention

07/14/57 Rubber stamped Red Also applied to other
cachet covers in various combinations SOSSI [131s S].

57-36

Gilwell Wood Badge Better Scouting…

07/12/57 Printed Robert Shaw

a. Brown [131a-1 S]

$4

b. Green [131a-2 S]

$4

57-37

Gilwell Wood Badge Honoring 38 Years…

07/12/57 Printed Robert Shaw

a. Brown [131b-1 S]

$4

b. Green [131b-2 S]

$4

57-38

$4

Corn Belt Council

07/12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18/57

Mimeographed Black
Troop 19 [131h S]

57-39

Troop No 109

Printed Blue and olive Troop 109, Vicksburg, Mississippi

a. 07/12/57 [131i S]

$4

b. 07/14/57 Plus “S.O.S.S Convention Meeting”

$4

rubber stamped in red, blue or black. [131i* S]

c. 07/18/57 Plus rubber stamped Badge in purple.

$5

57-40

Mailed By Jamboree Scout Dekalb District

Printed Red, brown, green and yellow Troop 63, Fort Payne, Alabama

a. 07/12/57 [131j S]

$4

b. 07/14/57 Plus “S.O.S.S. Convention Meeting” rubber
stamped in blue, red or black. [131j* S]

$4

57-41

$5

Choccolocco Council

07/12/57 Printed address and label Red and blue [131k S]

57-41a

$5

4th National Jamboree Return of Troop 63

07/24/57 Fort Payne, Alabama Printed Label Red and blue, Printed corner Blue, Rubber stamped
Purple and blue Same cachet as 57-41. Cut down #10 envelope Frank Jones.

57-42

Genesee Council

07/12,19/57 Rubber stamped

a. Text in blue, Washington in red. [131m-1 S]

$5

b. Text in red, Washington in blue. [131m-2 S]

$5

Example cancelled day after official closing.

57-43

$5

Fourth National Jamboree

07/18/57 Rubber stamped red [131n S]

57-44

$5

Robert Treat Council

07/12/57 Mimeographed Black Ed Ross [131o S]

57-45

$4

Scout Stationery

07/12/57 Printed Red and blue [131q S]
Cut down #10 envelope.

57-46

Valley Forge Pennsylvania

07/12/57 Thermographed C. George

a. Orange, brown and green

$4

Also on green envelope [131r-1 S]

b. Red, brown and blue [131r-2 S]

$4

Also 07/13-18/57

c. Red, brown and green

$5

57-47

Baden-Powell Centenary

07/12,14/57 Printed

a. Red [131t-1 S]

$4

b. Brown Also on FIPEX Postal card and
stamped air envelope 07/12/57

$4

minus side words “National Jamboree”.
Also 07/18/57 [131t-2 S]

c. Green [131t-3 S]

$4

57-48

Charter Oak Council - Troop 7

Rubber stamped

a. 07/12/57 Red [131v-1 S]

$5

b. 07/14/57 Black [131v-2 S]

$4

57-48.1

4th National Jamboree Troop 3 and Explorer Post 3 Winchester, Virginia

07/12/57 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Printed Purple, green and Red Ray Garrabrandt
Example with 2nd strike of cancel inverted

a. As pictured

$8

b. Without "Jamboree"

$8

57-49

$4

4th National Jamboree Emblem

07/12/57 Printed Light blue and red [131w S].

57-50

$6

Charter Oak Council - Troop 6

07/15/57 Rubber stamped Black [131x S]
Example with addition of #57-29.

57-51

$5

George Special Cancel

07/12/57 Printed Red and blue C.G. Junior III [131y S].

57-51.1

$8

4th National Jamboree George Special Cancel

07/12/57 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Printed Purple, Orange Circle
Same cachet image as on . Scout cancel #9 C. G. Junior III

57-52

47th Anniversary

07/12/57 Printed #50FD-10 Artmaster with rubber stamped overprint. Frank Jones

a. Purple on black [131z S]

$5

b. Blue on black

$6

57-53

$8

Roecker Poem

07/12/57 Printed Black Signed in Black ink
Edward Roecker - George Petreshock #10 envelope.

57-53.1

$12

4th National Jamboree Kneeling Scout with Scroll

07/12/57 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Printed Black
Same cachet image as on 39-5. Scout cancel #9

57-53.2

$15

4th National Jamboree B.S.A. in Badge Outline

07/12/57 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Text Rubber stamped Red Badge Hand Drawn in Black Ink Scout cancel #9

57-53.3

$8

4th National Jamboree Snyder

07/15/57 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Hand made Cut and Paste, Ink Multicolored, Red ink Scout cancel #9

57-53.4

$15

4th National Jamboree Herbert Curthoys

07/12/57 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Rubber stamped in Violet and Purple Hand painted in
Orange, Red, Green and Brown Also in other hand painted color combinations Scout cancel #9
On #7¾" open sided envelopes with printed backs in blue as used for #53-11a
In Non-Cachet US Scout Covers, see D.Cover Backs With Cachets.

57-53.5

$12

Evanston Council Stationery

07/18/57 Whitehall Michigan, Wabaningo Rural Station Printed Blue #10 envelope
Mailed from Wabaningo Scout Camp, Michillinda, Michigan, the Evanston, Illinois Council's Scout Camp.

57-54

$4

Gold Rush Days Camp-O-Ree

09/27/57 Printed Fort Payne, Alabama
Brown and gold Troop 63 [132 S].

57-55

$4

Robert Treat Council Scout-O-Rama

09/28/57 Printed Red Troop 305 Belleville, New Jersey [133 S].

57-55.1

$15

Region One Annual Meeting Promotion

09/57 Probably mailed a few weeks prior to 09/28/57 Rutland, Vermont Printed Blue
Region One, Boy Scouts of America, Rutland, Vermont 6" x 9" card

In Non-Cachet US Scout Covers, see D.Cover Backs With Cachets.

57-56

$4

Polish Scouts In Exile

10/04/57 Chicago, Illinois Rubber stamped in blue ties brown printed ZHP-USA label. [134 S].

57-57

$10

Milwaukee Braves Baseball Champions

10/10/57 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Printed Black, red, blue and
orange Troop 153, Milwaukee, Wisconsin [135 S]

57-58

Scuppernong Area Camp-O-Ree

10/11,12/57 North Prairie, Wisconsin Printed Troop 153,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

a. Brown and orange [136-1 S]

$4

b. Brown and red [136-2 S]

$4

57-59

$5

Darby Scouting Fair

10/12/57 Devon, Pennsylvania Silk screened Yellow and blue
Ed Hoffmeister [137 S]

57-59.1

$12

Tall Corn Area Council Stationery

10/12/57 Des Moines, Iowa Printed Blue on blue #10 envelope

57-60

$4

SOSSI Region 1 Chapter Meeting

10/27/57 Concord, New Hampshire Printed Blue on 4"x 6" card.
[138 S]

57-61

$5

Day Of Irreconcilability

11/07/57 Brooklyn, New York Printed Brown [139 S]

57-62

FDC Whooping Crane Wildlife Conservation

11/22/57 50 Mimeographed Black George Eyerman

a. New York, New York [140-1 S]

$5

b. New York A.S.D.A Show cancel [140-2 S]

$4

c. Corpus Christi, Texas [140-3 S]

$5

d. New Orleans, Louisiana [140-4 S]

$5

57-62.1

$4

FDC Whooping Crane Wildlife Conservation

11/22/57 New York, New York S57-7 label Friend of Scouting Yellow and green
On yellow or blue #6 envelope Frank Jones See S57-7 in Labels Section.

57-63

$4

First Anniversary Liberty Bell Chapter

11/25/57 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Printed Red and blue
Liberty Bell Chapter [141 S] Also see #57-34

57-63.1

$100

South Pole - Paul Siple

11/29/57 Pole Station, Antarctica, U.S.N. Operation Deep Freeze
2nd cancel Nov 29 1961 Operation Deep Freeze
handstamp Black and Violet
South Pole cachet created by Paul Siple (see initials PAS in cachet)
additional International Geophysical Year IGY cachet
autographed by Paul A Siple

57-64

$4

Holiday Greeting

12/14,25/57 Fort Payne, Alabama Printed Red
Troop 63, Fort Payne, Alabama [142 S].

57-65

$4

FDC Religious Freedom Stamp

12/27/57 Flushing, New York Printed and Rubber stamped
Red and blue George Eyerman 25 made on cut down #10 envelope Scout stationery.
Also see #57-45.