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In 1913 the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America copyrighted and published a series of twelve cards.  Each heavily ornamented colorful card contained the full text of one of the points of the Scout Law:   Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.  The fronts of the cards bear a copyright notice in a blue circle in the lower right hand corner.

In 1916 the cards were reprinted using a different printer and the copyright notice was changed to a straight line.

In this second printing two additional cards were added to the series, one with a summary of the twelve points and one with the Boy Scout Oath.

The summary card is known to exist without any copyright mark.

Recently, two cards have been reported with the straight line copyright in blue instead of black.  It is currently unknown whether this represents an additional printing or an aberration.

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