Maybe OT: for the PA crowd

[vradin]

:sorry: :sorry: if this is off topic, but after seeing so many PA folks here, and a game officer too, maybe one of them could shed some light on the patch below.

Maybe for some Scout conservation project? Did the Valley Forge trail a few times- part of that maybe? The memory ain't what it used to be. I've had it since the late 60's and can't find any info about it anywhere else.

thanks
vic

 

[GobblerKnob]

Vic the patch you have posted is an old patch issued to boy scouts for their work in conservation, kinda like a merit badge. It's no longer used by the PGC and is pretty collectible in the right circles. Hope that helps. Rick

 

[B.Habermehl]

Make that verry collectable in scouting circles. Alot of adult scouters are patch collecting nuts. As a retired assistant scoutmaster I've seen a lot of patch collectors. BJH

 

[GobblerKnob]

Adult Scouters aren't the only ones bitten by the collecting bug! The Pennsylvania Game Commission started a patch series in the mid 80's called, "Working together for Wildlife." It highlights a different species of wildlife each year. That project has taken off like a cat afire!
The early ones are sold out and rare as hen's teeth. Some are bringing over $1,000 on the secondary market!!! :shocking:
Perhaps Vic would be interested in parting with his treasure....
Rick

 

[vradin]

Perhaps Vic would be interested in parting with his treasure....
Rick

Thanks for all the info Rick. I was wondering about it and had absolutely no idea or recollection how I came to have it in my collection. Must have been part of a conservation project during a Valley Forge trail hike, or maybe something I traded for back in the ancient times.

Well, now that I KNOW what it's for and that $1000 price tag :crackup: :crackup: and seenig as I can't remember how or why I came by this one, I might be encouraged to part with it for a fair price, and since I have no clue as to rarity or monetary value I'm open to offers.

Seems only fair (in my sick and twisted mind) as Mr GobblerKnob has a connection to the Game Commission, he should get first refusal.

vic

 

[GobblerKnob]

I appreciate your sick and twisted generosity, Vic! :crackup: I'm not a patch collector, but I might be able to find out what that fair price is yer looking fer! I'll be in touch. Rick

 

[B.Habermehl]

I forgot about Pa.Game Comission's yearly patches. Even though I get one every year. I just thought in terms of Scouting from the expierence of taking two Council contingents to NOAC (National Order of The Arrow Conferance) Talk about a patch trader's paradise! My son and I did our share of trading All my patches go to him any how. BJH

 

[GobblerKnob]

Vic ~ My contact tells me the patch is probably worth in the $10 - $20 range. Hope this helps. Rick