Sometime after the appearance of the equipment catalog of December, 1916 the BSA replaced the set of thirty postcards depicting Scouting activities.  The new unnumbered cards illustrated a wider variety of activities including the new "Nautical Scouts."  It featured the newly standardized uniforms, and, in addition to campcraft, emphasized a Scout's obligation to God and Country.

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The cards were printed by the ArtVue Company of New York City.

The words "Official Boy Scout Post Card" appear on the left edge of the back of the cards.  There were three printings with nearly identical fronts.

Type I cards contained ArtVue's monogram "AVC" inside the shield just above the spine on the back of the card.  Sometimes the monogram is reported as "AC".  The differences between Type I_a and Type I_b are very subtle and for advanced collectors only!!

Type II cards have an empty shield.  In all other respects the cards are identical.

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