Boy ScoutDID YOU KNOW?
Boy Scouting was the after-thought of a
British Army Officer, Robert Baden-Powell. In
1907, Lord Robert Baden-Powell took 22 boys from
farm and city to an island off the southern
coast of England and Boy Scouting, as it is
known today, was born. How did Boy Scouting get
from England to America? It was the result of
an American publisher from Chicago, William Boyce,
encountering an "unknown Boy Scout" while on
a trip to London. The boy did a strange thing.
He refused a tip for doing Boyce a good deed.
Boyce was so impressed that upon returning to
the United States he incorporated the Boy Scouts
of America (February 8, 1910). Presidents and
astronouts rank among the thousands of boys,
since 1919, who have participated in the scouting
program.
The American painter Norman Rockwell painted
many Boy Scout pictures. Shown here is one
of them. Inside the solid oak frame, measuring
19 x 15 inches, will be found 3 colors of mats, an official Boy Scout patch, a first day
cover (envelope) depicting a Boy Scout and
finally 2 official postage Boy Scout stamps.
The 3 cent stamp is 50 years old (issued June
30, 1950). The 4 cent stamp is 40 years old
(issued February 8, 1960).Our Price: $56.00
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