61-1
Kansas Statehood Centennial
01/29/61 Topeka, Kansas Printed Insert
Troop 7, Jayhawk Council, Topeka, Kansas Same cachet as #61-20
a. Blue
$4
b. Green
$4
61-2
$3
First Day of Boy Scout Week
02/07/61 Vicksburg, Mississippi Printed Green Troop 109, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cachet similar to 60-6, 60FD-75 and 60FDCZ-39
61-3
$4
Boy Scout Week
02/08/61 Lansing, Michigan Rubber stamped
Red and blue Post 5, Lansing, Michigan
Same cachet as used on #60FD-114.
Cachet also used on 62-28
61-4
$4
Boy Scout Week
02/08/61 Mount Vernon, Washington Printed
Brown and orange Troop 50, Mount Vernon, Washington
61-5
$5
Boy Scout Week
02/08/61 Saint Louis, Missouri Printed
Red and khaki Post 3, Saint Louis, Missouri
61-6
$5
Boy Scout Week
02/08/61 Anacortes, Washington Printed
Blue, red and gold
Troop 86, Anacortes, Washington
61-7
$8
Abraham Lincoln Quote
02/08/61 Chicago, Illinois Mimeographed Violet
4" x 6" envelope Arthur Becker
Note that the year is inverted in the circular cancel.
61-8
$6
International Festival
02/13/61 Anacortes, Washington Printed Green, red and gold
San Juan Girl Scout Council, northwest WA.
61-9
$5
Jefferson Davis Inauguration
02/18/61 Montgomery, Alabama Printed Black Alabamu Lodge, Order of the Arrow
61-10
$6
Explorer Annual Rendezvous
02/20/61 Oak Harbor, Washington Printed Blue and brown
61-11
$8
Suffield Post Office Opening
02/20/61 Suffield, Connecticut Rubber stamped Blue Troop 160, Suffield, Connecticut
61-11.1
$8
Tioughnioga Council Scout-O-Rama
02/28/61 Cortland, New York Printed Black Tioughnioga Council, Cortland, New York
Advertising the forthcoming April 7 Scout-O-Rama. With "I Will Do My Best" meter in red.
61-12
$4
Eighth Midwest Postage Stamp and Coin Show
03/11/61 Chicago, Illinois Printed Green American Topical Association
61-13
$4
George Washington Chapter SOSSI 5th Anniversary Meeting
03/12/61 New Brunswick, New Jersey
100 Printed Black LeRoy Edwards
This example autographed by W. Arthur McKinney, SOSSI Journal editor, and Oscar Hengstler, Chapter president.
61-14
$8
Camp Capital Campaign
03/24/61 Chicago, Illinois Printed Green and red Chicago Council, Chicago, Illinois
#10 envelope with "Hi! Come on Join our gang!" meter slogan. "Camp" was the Owasippe Scout Camps.
61-15
$5
FDC Fort Sumter Stamp
04/12/61 Charleston, South Carolina Printed Black Unali'yi Lodge Order of the Arrow
61-16
$3
Scout-O-Rama
04/14/61 Tucson, Arizona Printed Green Catalina Council, Tucson, Arizona
61-16.1
$8
1961 Scout Circus
04/14/61 Washington, District of Columbia Printed Red National Capital Area Council
#10 envelope with "Scoutings Golden Jamboree" meter slogan in red.
61-17
$6
Cub Scout Pow Wow
04/22/61 Wayne, New Jersey Printed Black Ed Ross
This example was used at a later date, August 11, and mailed from East Paterson, New Jersey by the cachet maker, Ed Ross.
61-18
$6
Chicago Council 51st Anniversary Meeting
04/29/61 Chicago, Illinois Typed Black Arthur Becker
Also on UX46 postal card.
61-19
$3
Scout Capades
05/05-06/61 Buffalo, New York Printed Blue and brown Tonawandas District, New York
61-20
FDC of Kansas Statehood Stamp
05/10/61 Council Grove, Kansas Printed Insert
Troop 7, Jayhawk Council, Topeka, Kansas Same cachet as #61-1
a. Blue
$5
b. Green
$5
61-21
$4
Scout-O-Rama
05/13/61 Mount Vernon, Washington Printed Blue, red and gold Troop 86, Anacortes, Washington
61-21.1
$7
Boyce Memorial Trail
05/14/61 Ottawa, Illinois Typed in Black and Ballpoint in Red, Starved Rock Area Council, Illinois
61-22
$4
Scout-O-Rama
05/26/61 San Mateo, California Printed Black Troop 160, Redwood City, California
61-23
$10
International Camp-O-Ree
05/27/61 Coupeville, Washington Printed Red, blue and green
North King District, Washington, USA and Fraser District, B.C., Canada
61-24
$3
Paxton District Camporee
05/27/61 Linglestown, Pennsylvania Thermographed Red and brown Paxton District, Pennsylvania
61-25
$8
Tahoe Area Council Stationery
05/30/61 example Auburn, California Printed Red and blue #10 envelope Tahoe Area Council, Auburn, California
61-26
$6
Ukrainian Plast in Boston Ulana Kravchenko Poet
5/31/61 Boston, Massachusetts Printed in blue, black, yellow and brown Rubber stamped in violet and blue
61-27
$3
Annual Camporee
06/02-04/61 Tonawanda, New York Printed Blue and brown Tonawandas District, New York
61-28
$4
Harcorama Jubileus Own ZHP
06/05/61 Chicago, Illinois Printed Gold and black
50 years of Polish Scouting
61-29
$4
Adventures in Scouting
06/10/61 Paterson, New Jersey Printed Green and red Alhtaha Council, Paterson, New Jersey
61-30
$4
Adventures in Scouting Camp Veritans
06/10/61 Paterson, New Jersey Printed Blue and brown RossCraft
61-32
$5
Flag Day
06/14/61 Anacortes, Washington Printed Red, blue and green Senior Troop 27, Anacortes, Washington
61-33
$6
Flag Day
06/14/61 Old Glory, Texas Printed Blue, red and brown Troop 86, Anacortes, Washington
61-33.1
$12
Girl Scouts of Chicago Corner - S61-1 Label
06/23/61 Chicago, Illinois Printed Green Green meter "Give to the Future Support Your Girl Scouts"
See S61-1 Altrusa Club Girl Scouts Fund, in the Labels Section.
61-34
$5
Custer's Last Stand
06/25/61 Garryowen, Montana Printed Black Insert Post 12, Urbana, Illinois
61-35
$5
Explorer Delegate Conference Region 2
06/27/61 Syracuse, New York Printed Red and black Post 1, North Caldwell, New Jersey
61-36
$5
Scout Capades
06/29/61 Newport, Kentucky Printed Black Cherokee District, Newport, Kentucky
61-37
$4
Cathoree
08/11/61 Aurora, Illinois Printed Blue Kedeka Area Scouts, Aurora, Illinois
61-38a and 61-38b
Summer Camp Troop 116
Pacoima, California Printed Red, yellow-orange and black Insert Troop 116, Pacoima, California
a. Opening Day of Camp 08/12/61 100 made
$4
b. Pirate Nite 08/14/61 49 made
$6
61-39
$5
46th Anniversary Conference of the Order of the Arrow
08/21/61 Bloomington, Indiana Printed Black and red Insert
So-Aka-Gha-Gwa Lodge #212 of OA, White River Council, Indiana
61-40
$5
Polish Scout in Exile Conference V Walny Zjazd
09/02/61 Chicago, Illinois Printed Green
61-41
$5
SOSSI Palmetto Chapter Organization Meeting
10/07/61 Columbia, South Carolina Printed Red and black on gray envelope Palmetto Chapter, SOSSI
Example signed by attending members.
61-42
$6
First Oklahoma Woodbadge
10/07/61 Sasakwa, Oklahoma Mimeographed Black Camp Sasakwa, Last Frontier Council, Oklahoma
The Camp's name on the cachet is spelled incorrectly.
61-43
$8
Scout Fair
10/12/61 Reading, Pennsylvania Printed Green and yellow Daniel Boone Council, Reading, Pennsylvania #10 envelope
Example franked with undated meter at non-profit rate and probably mailed as advertising prior to event.
61-44
$4
Troop 116 Field Day
10/15/61 Pacoima, California Printed Green, black and red Troop 116, Pacoima, Washington
61-45
$6
Civil War Centennial - Day of Irreconcilability
11/07/61 Brooklyn, New York Printed Blue Rostislav Polchaninoff
See other Polchaninoff Irreconcilability covers: #54-21, #55-23, #56-26, #57-61 and #58-73
61-46
$3
Biennial Scout Circus
11/16/61 Saint Louis, Missouri Printed Green and red Post 3, Saint Louis, Missouri
61-47
$5
Scouting Exposition
11/19,20/61 New York, New York Printed Postcard, 3.25"x 5.5" Purple Troop 515, New York, New York
The Exposition ran Friday through Sunday, 11/17 - 11/19/61.
Known cancellations are from Sunday and Monday.
Also known handcolored.
61-48
$4
Post Office Dedication Walker, Minnesota
11/25/61 Walker, Minnesota Printed Red Troop 40, Walker, Minnesota
Same image as on #60-54
61-49
$4
Silver Jubilee Troop 145
11/30/61 Denver, Colorado Printed Yellow, silver and blue Insert Troop 145, Denver, Colorado
61-50
$4
Centennial of "Old Abe" and Winter Encampment
12/05/61 Jim Falls, Wisconsin Printed Red and blue Insert Troop 120, Chippewa Valley Council, Wisconsin
61-51
$15
Ingawanis Scout Camp
12/15/61 Waterloo, Iowa Printed Brown and red on orange Wapsipinicon (Wapsie) Area Council
Also see #60-151