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April 15th, 2012
Looking for Trading Stock?
Over the past several years I have accumulated an abundance of flaps. This is an opportunity for you. I can now offer lots of ten (10) different and assorted flaps, all mint and no spoofs/fakes, for $40 postpaid to US addresses.
Please, at this time this is a limit of one lot per person. No requests for particular issues or lodges can be honored. My extras are stored in boxes and I will pull them out ten at a time at random.
If interested please send payment via PayPal to me at jpannell@triad.rr.com. Please remember to include your address. Thanks and happy collecting!
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March 7th, 2012
Lodge 296: Region Chief Flap, "MVE"
Greg Grimes recently sent me this image of two RED bordered 2012 Home of the Region Chief flaps, showing something he noticed about them. Apparently there may be thin and thick letter variations in this issue. To me this is not significant enough to be listed as a variety. It is for cases like this that my site uses the notation, "MVE" (minor variations exist).
I told Greg I would share this image with fellow collectors. What do you think? Chase after this variation or not; that is completely up to you!
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March 5th, 2012
Breast Cancer Patch Checklist
Now that there is a growing list of breast cancer related patches as well as a devoted group of collectors chasing after them, I thought now is a good time to put together a list of those issues. I now know of at least 18 issues from 12 lodges, including a key fob and one chapter issue.
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March 4th, 2012
Ahoalan-Nachpikin Issues Breast Cancer Flap
Ahoalan-Nachpikin lodge from Memphis, TN has joined the growing list of lodges (and one chapter) that have issued patches in support of breast cancer research. As with many others, this issue is also a pink monochrome. Thanks to Nick DeMarco for supplying this image.
If you know of any other patches that have been issued for this cause, please either send the images to me or comment on this post below. Thanks.
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February 21st, 2012
2012 NOAC Issues Page Added
I have just added a page to this site showing lodge issues for this Summer's National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC). You may view it here:
http://www.oaimages.com/noac12.shtml
Presently on a few issues are shown. If you know of any that should be added, please let me know. This list should grow rapidly as we get closer to NOAC.
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Archive for May, 2010
Occoneechee 104 P3?
“Without our traditions our lives would be as shaky as… as…”
Occoneechee lodge issued a new neckerchief at its recent Spring Ordeal. Following Blue Book custom, since this is a patch sewn onto a neckerchief, it is treated as a “pie” patch (P) rather than neckerchief (N). After a run of modern, interesting, but at times unusual patch designs the lodge gave a nod to tradition with this patch. Thanks to Greg Grimes for the image.
Perhaps next year if the lodge adopts a pirate theme for the 2011 conclave, as suggested by a recent commenter we will see a modernized and more fearsome version of this totem. Yes, I am kidding with my friends in Occoneechee.
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"The riddle does not exist. If a question can be put at all, then it can also be answered."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Are there too many posts to handle? Maybe you missed out on a great post. Here’s a quick digest of the top posts from last week that you may want to check out:
- Lodge 188: “Shall We Play a Game?”
Wouldn’t you prefer a nice game of chess?”– Joshua, War Games.Itibapishe Iti Hollo lodge decided to play games with their 2010 Dixie Fellowship issues. The lodge issued two flaps and dangles: a delegate and trader set. Thanks to Greg Grimes for these issues.
- Lodge 188: More 2009 Dixie & NOAC Issues
Thanks to Jimmy Arthurs for sending word a while back of three more issues from Itibapishe Iti Hollo previously unknown to this site. All were produced in very limited quantities and prove difficult for more collectors to acquire.The first of these is a third flap for the 2009 Dixie Fellowship.
- Lodge 296: That’s So Smurfy!
Nayawin Rar lodge had an absolutely smurfy idea when they issued two flaps to be used by those attending the 2010 SR-7B conclave. The choice of colors fit in with their smurfy theme. Thanks to Wesley Drennan for these images.The first of these two flaps (S57?
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"Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important. "
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Occoneechee 104 Neusiok Chapter eN2010?
Aloha `oe, aloha `oe
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
One fond embrace,
A ho`i a`e au
Until we meet again
– Queen Lili`uokalani
Neusiok chapter of Occoneechee lodge issued a neckerchief for the lodge’s recent Spring Ordeal. Thanks to Greg Grimes for this image. Traditionalists can take solace that this piece does not feature a cartoon styled thunder bird.
Sporting a Hawaiian theme, this neckerchief was handmade. The central portion of the design is printed and ironed onto hand cut and hemmed floral patterned material. Greg reported that chapter members were wearing these at the Ordeal. It remains to be seen how the printed portion of this neckerchief will hold up over time.
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"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."
Sir Winston Churchill
I recently added two new pages to this site. These are for lodge issues for the BSA’s centennial and for the 2010 National Jamboree. These may also be reached from the National & Special Events Patches page. There are only a few issues on each of these pages right now but that should be changing soon. I have a large number of issues accumulated that have yet to be added.
Thanks to all who have helped make this possible.
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Occoneechee 104 S78?
Occoneechee lodge recently issued a flap for this Summer’s 2010 BSA National Jamboree. This is also a BSA centennial issue. Thanks to Greg Grimes for this image.
The lodge continues to used a modernized caricature version of their totem on this flap. These have proven to be a hit with younger collectors even while being derided by a handful of adult collectors who prefer more traditional designs. I only wish they used less ECU purple and more Carolina blue. (just kidding)
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Croatan 117 S76?
Croatan lodge hosted the 2010 SR-7B Conclave last April. They followed what is becoming a normal custom for host lodges in this section and issued several pieces. In addition to the three host lodge flaps, the lodge also issued a host lodge arrowhead following the lodge’s traditional arrowhead design.
A fourth flap also appeared, not strictly a conclave flap. This was based upon the lodge’s traditional flap design, rendered all in white except for the lodge totem and name. Thanks to Wesley Drennan for the images of these issues.
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Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188 S63?+X25?
“Wouldn’t you prefer a nice game of chess?”
– Joshua, War Games.
Itibapishe Iti Hollo lodge decided to play games with their 2010 Dixie Fellowship issues. The lodge issued two flaps and dangles: a delegate and trader set. Thanks to Greg Grimes for these issues.
The two flaps and the two dangles each use similar designs however the flap and dangle within each set do not match. The flaps each depict gaming pieces. The trader flap’s background is the familiar black and white design of a chess board. The delegate flap’s background is the traditional red and black of a checker board. The trader dangle pays tribute to the lodge’s 70th anniversary. The delegate dangle honors the BSA’s centennial.
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John F. Kennedy
Nayawin Rar 296 S58?
Nayawin Rar lodge had an absolutely smurfy idea when they issued two flaps to be used by those attending the 2010 SR-7B conclave. The choice of colors fit in with their smurfy theme. Thanks to Wesley Drennan for these images.
The first of these two flaps (S57?) is a blue monochrome version of their current standard flap (S44?). This was intended as a trader flap for those at conclave. The second flap (S58?, pictured) was the more restricted conclave delegate flap, and is also the lodge’s fourth flap issued for the BSA’s centennial. Both use the traditional representation of the lodge’s night hawk totem, but rendered in of blue.
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Ronald Reagan
O-Shot-Caw’s 265′s annual Lodge Executive Committee flap (S-131) was distributed at the 2010 Lodge Banquet in March, a few months later than usual.
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Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188 S58?
Thanks to Jimmy Arthurs for sending word a while back of three more issues from Itibapishe Iti Hollo previously unknown to this site. All were produced in very limited quantities and prove difficult for more collectors to acquire.
The first of these is a third flap for the 2009 Dixie Fellowship. It was an error of the “S56?” with a white (WHT) border. I am told the lodge kept and issued about 25 – 30 of these. Since a significant quantity was kept and issued by the lodge, I believe this should be listed as a regular lodge issue rather than a reject (Q category) or prototype (Y category). The 2009 Dixie Fellowship delegate and trader sets were previously reported on this blog.
The other two issues comprise a fourth two part set for the 2009 NOAC. The other three sets were previously reported on this blog. This set has a silver mylar (SMY) border. It is reported that 25 of these sets were issued and sold for $25 each.
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The second nonabsolute number is the given time of arrival, which is now known to be one of the most bizarre of mathematical concepts, a recipriversexcluson, a number whose existence can only be defined as being anything other than itself. In other words, the given time of arrival is the one moment of time at which it is impossible that any member of the party will arrive. Recipriversexclusons now play a vital part in many branches of math, including statistics and accountancy and also form the basic equations used to engineer the Somebody Else's Problem field.
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April 1st, 2012
April Fool!
It should go without saying that my post about this site being sold to a Google/eBay partnership was my annual April Fool's post. I have no plans at this time to give up or sell this web site. Long time readers will know this has become quite the tradition here and I usually start planning the posts several months in advance. The most famous (infamous?) of these was 2008's post concerning the abolishment of lodge names. It still creates difficulty from time to time for those in authority in the OA and BSA due to the inability of some to detect obvious (in my opinion) satire.
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April 1st, 2012
OAImages Soon Under New Ownership
This post contains important information regarding the future of this website. Please read carefully.
Many have noticed that I have found it hard to maintain this website for quite some time now. Due to various reasons, some of them beyond my control, updating the price guide regularly has become all but impossible. Things have become a bit less chaotic, but after 15 years this has become a chore. I also know that there will come the day when control of this site will need to be passed to another. With all that in mind, I have been considering various options for the future of OAImages. In the midst of this, a several months ago I was contacted by someone who made me an offer that was too good to resist. After many months of negotiations I am now free to announce that this site has been purchased by a combined partnership of Google and eBay. This will be effective July 1, 2012.
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January 30th, 2012
Tschipey Achtu Lodge: Update
Back in 2010 I announced the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge as a result of the merger of Ty-Ohni 95 and Ganeodiyo 417. At the time I was told they would use the number 397, which is also their council number. This created a bit of controversy as that number is currently in use by Chilantakoba lodge in Louisiana. I also announced their first flap. Other than a 2010 Jamboree issue no further news from this lodge made it to me.
I was talking with a Roger Ward last night who was at the recent Winter South Carolina Trade-O-Ree. He tells me it has not been quiet in that lodge. The use of 397 was problematic. Many wanted to choose a different number. Some wanted to claim the number zero, but that was not well received given the special place Unami 1 holds in the Order of the Arrow. The Scout Executive, I am told, stepped in and told the lodge they will use the lower number from the two merged lodges.
The lodge is now known as Tschipey Achtu 95. I have updated the site to reflect this current information. Several new issues have also been added.
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January 14th, 2012
An OAImages iPad App?
Some of those who know me personally, know that I have gone over to the "Dark Side" and have started using Apple products. I bought an iMac a couple of months ago and just recently got an iPad. My brother is trying to tell me that my Droid's days are numbered.
I really like my iPad and started day dreaming about an OAImages app for it. I have no idea how to go about writing this and it would take me into an entirely new area from what I know. It's not something that would happen easily or soon. Here's your chance to give feedback. What do you think about an OAImages app? What would you put in it? Do you have any thoughts on how it would be distributed or how much it would cost?
Please feel free to comment. Comments are moderated for those who have not successfully had a comment published on this blog before in order to control spam. I will do my best to approve comments as quickly as possible in order to facilitate a discussion.
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October 4th, 2011
Indian Summer and Summit Corps Patches
I have added special pages on this site for the 2011 Indian Summer and 2011 Summit Corps. I still have a few images to add but most of what I have images for is now on the site. Thanks for Rick Horne for most of these images.
To view these items, go to OA Images: National and Special Events Patches page and select either of these events from the "Other Specialties" drop down box.
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August 27th, 2011
Coming out of Hiding About April 1st
It's kind of odd to come out of hiding to post about a topic like this.
I'm hearing from some brothers that there have been gullible readers to this blog over the years. I would have thought it was obvious from the context of the posts, but the various posts made on this blog throughout the years that have appeared on APRIL FIRST are all satire. None of them are true. Read them and chuckle but please do not complain to your friendly OA National Committee members, Scout Executives, lodge advisers, or official website administrators about the "changes" that are "announced" in them.
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Lodge 104: A Nod to Tradition
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