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I was making a very quick browse through eBay this morning and saw something that caught my interest.

Abnaki 102 has recently issued a set of patches for Scouting’s and the BSA’s centennial. The set features three oddly shaped flaps and a larger patch in the shape of the traditional flap and chevron two-part set. For those keeping track of how The Rules are being enforced, it is notable that the flaps do not conform to the shape of the uniform pocket flap.

Each patch in turn is dated 2007 through 2010. The 2009 patch explicitly says “2009 NOAC Indiana University”. NOAC is still nearly two years away!

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I’ve seen these pieces before, but in the midst of everything else I see I keep pushing these aside and ignoring them. Just recently Richard Gage from New York sent me this image and asked what they are.

It would appear these were issued in 2001. So why was no mention made of these in the Blue Book in 2002… or 2004… or 2006? This makes me wonder if this was not really a lodge issue.

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