Other common causes for rare and valuable Flaps are from Lodges that only existed for a short time and then merged or didn’t renew their charter, and some Lodges have very restrictive policies on how many flaps you can buy, which can also make the Flaps very rare.Įvery OA member who makes it through their Ordeal is given a sash to wear as part of the dress uniform. These are the types of rarities that you might see on ebay occasionally selling for hundreds of dollars. More advanced collectors may start trying to collect Flaps from all active Lodges, more advanced still you can try to collect Flaps from every Lodge that has existed, and even beyond that you can try collecting “First Flaps”, which are the flap that a Lodge used when it was first created, some First Flaps are extraordinarily rare with only a handful known to exist.
Many collectors focus on collecting different versions of their own Lodge’s flaps, or maybe the flaps of those in their Region or Section. Probably 99% or greater of the Lodge flaps you’ll come across will be worth less than $10 because they have been produced in mass numbers and any given Lodge’s members will usually buy extra flaps specifically for trading and collecting.
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There are also a few terms that you might see thrown around like a Shadow or Ghost Flap, a Bullion Flap or Patch Sets, shown below are some examples of these types, click the thumbnail to see a full size image. In addition to their standard issue flaps, many lodges have special limited issue flaps for other events such as NOAC, Section Conclaves, Anniversaries, Jamborees, etc. The appeal of collecting Lodge flaps is obvious, they are bright, colorful, varied, and it helps folks from different Lodges meet and interact with each other. Usually that change is a different colored border. The standard Flap for many Lodges also has a small detail change based on the Brother’s status as Ordeal, Brotherhood, or Vigil. There are a just under 300 Councils and Lodges within the BSA, and each Lodge produces their own unique standard issue Flap for their members. Each Order of the Arrow lodge is affiliated with a Council, and each Chapter of a Lodge, represents one District of that Council. Flaps are worn on the right pocket flap of the uniform and show which OA lodge a Scout is a member of.
This is by far the most common type of Order of the Arrow item that is collected. Keep in mind that there are hundreds of different types of items and over the years, that Lodges have issued all kinds of items so BE PREPARED to see some interesting stuff when you’re out there collecting! Listed below are the most common Order of the Arrow collectors items. OA Items are typically issues by a Lodge which is the equivalent to a Council for Boy Scouts, each Lodge has its own number and totem which are typically featured on the flap, as well as the lodge name which is usually a word or words with meaning from a local Indian Tribe. The OA officially became part of the Boy Scout program in the 1940s, prior to that individual lodges often ran programs without a single standard set of guidelines. Edson founded the group to recognize honor campers. The Order of the Arrow was founded in 1915 at Treasure Island, a summer camp run by the Philadelphia Council. Order of the Arrow (OA for short), is an honor group within the Boy Scouts, where a Scout must be elected by his peers for leadership and integrity.
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