SOSSI Exhibits Collection

This is a compilation of exhibits of Scouts on Stamps by SOSSI members preserved by the SOSSI Historian. SOSSI and other Scouts on Stamps exhibitors are encouraged to forward a photocopy of their exhibits to me so that they can be made available to a wider audience. A copy of any of these exhibits is available for reproduction cost and mailing. Interested individuals should send their requests to me at:

Richard Grosshans - SOSSI Historian
13405 Green Valley Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73120-8543

If you have any questions about assisting or contributing to the compilation of historical records about SOSSI and SOSSI member exhibits and activities, send me an email at

TITLE	EXHIBITOR SHOW & AWARDS	# PAGES	DESCRIPTION
A Philatelic Tribute To Lord Baden-Powell	Glen Moss ARIPEX 94, Bronze SECAL 88, Bronze	64	The life of Lord Baden Powell as told through philatelic material from Mafeking through the 75th Anniversary of World Scouting
Scouts	Alex Hadden	48	The story of Scouting through a world tour. How the world has honored scouting over a ninety year period and by over 160 countries
Boy Scout Jamborees	Dr. Joan B. Grady	63	The honoring of World Boy Scout Jamborees through philatelic material. The exhibit covers the period of the Fourth Jamboree, 1933, through the Sixteenth jamboree, 1987-1988
The Value of Scouting As Shown on Meter Slogan Stamps	Charles F. Schafstall BALPEX 95	16	Scout meter slogans from around the world. Covers companies, time periods and usage.
Baden-Powell, The Two Lives Of a Hero	Lawrence Clay OKPEX 98, Silver	64	The life of Baden-Powell from 1857, his birth, through his death on January 8, 1941. Mafeking stamps, covers, Baden-Powell notes and letters are included in this exhibit.
First Day Covers For The 1987 U. S. Girl Scout Stamp	Frederick Oppinger BALPEX 95	32	Various cacheted covers issued in a variety of ways by manufacturers reacting to the stand by the Girl Scouts of America
Saint George On Stamps and Coins	Richard F. Thill BALPEX 95 World Columbian Stamp Expo 92	16	The Patron Saint of Scouts as shown on philatelic material from 1877 to date
World Jamborees	Richard F. Thill BALPEX 95	16	This exhibit shows the stamps and covers from the countries that issued them for the past World Scout Jamborees
Israel Scouts	Tony Manson BALPEX 95	16	Scouting events in Israel from 1954 through 1973 as shown on stamps, cancelations and covers
Cuban Scout Philately	James E Byrne BALPEX 95 World Columbian Stamp Expo 92	17	Focuses on Cuban philatelic items from 1954 through 1957 and ends with a cover recognizing the youth movement which displaced Scouting
Twelfth Boy Scout Jamboree Cacheted Cards	Carl F. Schauer OKPEX 98, Bronze	16	Examples of the different cachets that can be found on post cards and some very special ones
Scout Nederland	Robert F Kan World Columbian Stamp Expo 92, SOSSI Grand Award OKPEX 98, Silver	16	The history of scouting in the Netherlands from early Scout camps to the 18th World Jamboree
Libya	James E Byrne BALPEX 95 COLOPEX 96, Silver	16	Libya's Scouting history through philatelic material from 1962 and until the United States imposed its embargo on 7 January, 1986
Baden-Powell's Scouting Life	Peter Duck BALPEX 95	16	Baden- Powell's life through stamps, post cards, letters, seals and special covers

Created by Keith Larson, 1998.