Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 918:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of Vintage Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Program Quarterlies and Activity Ephemera, c. 1955-1966
This lot consists of an assortment of original paper ephemera and instructional booklets published by the Boy Scouts of America for the Cub Scout program. The collection primarily dates from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. Included are several issues of Cub Scout Program Quarterly magazines with dates including Winter 1955-56, Winter 1963-64, Fall 1964, Spring 1965, Summer 1965, Winter 1965-66, and Spring 1966. These publications feature black and white photography and themed programming guides.
The collection also contains various instructional and activity booklets such as Frontier by Erika Schulz featuring patterns for aluminum projects, Cub Capers, Centerpieces and Favors (A Pack-O-Fun Booklet), Skits, Puppets and Ceremonies (Pow Wow Series), Water Fun, Back Yard U.S.A., and Crafts for Cub Scouts. Two editions of the Cub Scout Song Book are present, one in red and one in white. Organizational documents include a typed Tentative Program and Meeting Schedule for Cub Pack 80 dated August 25, 1965, with handwritten notations mentioning Locust Grove Church, and two illustrated Inspection Report sheets for Den Mothers and Cub Scouts. A Bottle Games instructional sheet is also included. Most items bear official Boy Scouts of America or BSA imprints and logos. Several pieces feature handwritten notations such as Den 3 and Cub Pack 80. One quarterly cover features a scout wearing a Fair Lawn, N.J. council patch.
Condition report:
The collection is in overall fair to good vintage condition with wear consistent with active use. Common issues include edge wear, corner creasing, and minor surface staining across various covers. Small tears and spine splitting are present on several booklets, notably the Frontier pattern book and the red songbook. Many items contain handwritten organizational notes, names, and dates in ink. The paper stock shows age-related yellowing and minor foxing.
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