Corner Cards are stationery envelopes with "return addresses", usually in the upper left corner.
Those without cachet are listed here.
Boy Scout National Headquarters, National Council covers are listed in Cnc.
Boy Scouts of America Oakland Headquarters
10/21/1911
Corte Madera, CA
Printed
Black
Backstamped Oakland, CA
This is the earliest recorded "Boy Scouts of America" cover of any sort.
Greater Boston Council Stationery
08/06/17
Boston, MA
Printed
Black
Brookline Girl Scouts
06/19/19
Brookline, MA
Printed
Black
The earliest Girl Scout cover of any sort known to the editors.
Girl Scouts of Philadelphia
07/07/19
Philadelphia, PA
Printed
Black
Lone Scouts of America W. D. Boyce Chief Totem
Circa 1919
Chicago, IL
Printed
Black
#5½ manila coin envelope
Used to mail a pin back button.
New Brunswick, NJ Council Stationery
07/26/20
New Brunswick, NJ
Printed
Black
#9 envelope
Camp Watchung was the Scout Camp for northern New Jersey, situated in the Kanohwahke
Lake Scout Camps in New York. Tuxedo, NY was the post office until 1925.
Camp Loyalty Stationery
12/12/22
Syracuse, NY
Printed
Black
Boy Scouts of Syracuse Camp Loyalty, in Tully, NY, was in use 1913-1929.
Riverside County Council Stationery
12/19/22
Riverside, CA
Printed
Blue
Riverside County Council, Riverside, CA See 32-0.2 & 32-0.3 in the Print Catalog.
Girl Scout National Headquarters Stationery
06/13/23
New York, NY
Printed
Brown
Girl Scouts, Inc, New York City
Mishawaka Council Stationery
09/26/23
Mishawaka, IN
Printed
Black
Mishawaka Council, Mishawaka, IN
South Bergen County Council Stationery
03/06/24
Rutherford, NJ
Printed
Black
South Bergen County Council, Rutherford, NJ.
St. Lawrence County Council Stationery
03/08/24
Potsdam, NY
Printed
Black
St. Lawrence County Council, Potsdam, NY
Boy Scouts of America Washington, DC Stationery
08/24/24
Washington, DC
Printed
Dark Blue
Boy Scouts of America Washington, DC
San Joaquin County Council
04/28/25
Lathrop, CA
Printed
Blue
San Joaquin County Council, Stockton, CA
Camp Chaparral Stationery
08/06/25
Redwood Park, CA
Printed
Brown
Girl Scouts Camp Chaparral, Redwood State Park, CA
The Pikes Peak Council Stationery
08/13/26
Colorado Springs, CO
Printed
Black
To National Headquarters in New York City. Backstamped 08/14/26
Crater Lake Council, Medford, OR
08/15/26
Portland, OR
Rubber stamped corner
Blue
First Flight Seattle-Los Angeles via Portland contract airmail
On "Only Air Mail Landing Field in Oregon"
stripe #10 airmail envelope.
See enclosure in L. Letters & Mailings 1926.
San Diego County Council Indian Village
12/14/27
San Diego, CA
Printed
Brown on brown envelope
San Diego County Council, San Diego, CA
Raritan Council
12/20/27
Perth Amboy, NJ
Printed
Black
Raritan Council, Perth Amboy, NJ
#10 envelope
Massachusetts Girl Scouts, Inc
05/07/28
Boston, MA
Printed
Black
Registered Cover to Wakefield, MA
St. Charles Boy Scout Radio Club
02/09/29
St. Charles, IL
Printed
Black
Registered Cover to Sweden
Southwest Kansas Area Council
03/18/29
Hutchinson, KS
Printed
Blue on blue envelope
Southwest Kansas Area Council, Hutchinson, KS
Mascoutah Area Council
01/01/30
Jacksonville, IL
Printed
Black
Mascoutah Area Council, Jacksonville, IL
Blackhawk Area Council
03/13/31
Sterling, IL
Printed
Black
On U429 stamped envelope
Blackhawk Area Council, Rockford, IL
Daniel Webster Council
06/15/31
Concord, NH
Printed
Black
Daniel Webster Council, Concord, NH
#10 envelope
FDC of III Winter Olympics Stamp
Rochester Area Council
01/25/32
Lake Placid, NY
Printed
Black
Rochester Area Council, Rochester, NY
Also, in "Additions", see #32-0.7 in the 1930s decade.
Insular Headquarters Philippine Council
02/05/32
Manila, P.I.
Printed
Black on blue envelope
Phillippine Council, Boy Scouts of America, Manila, P.I. This is the earliest known [US Scout]
cover from a US territory. Also, in "Additions", see #33-14.1 in the 1930s decade.
Butler County Council
03/05/32
Hamilton, OH
Printed
Blue
Butler County Council, Hamilton, OH
Chatham Area Council
04/28/32
Savannah, GA
Printed
Blue on blue
Chatham Area Council, Savannah, GA
Seattle Area Council Blue Ox Camp
07/18/32
Seattle, WA
Printed
Green on green Typed
Black
Seattle Area Council, Seattle, WA
The Blue Ox Scout Camp was on Mercer Island, east of Seattle.
Badger Council
11/21/32
Waupun, WI
Printed
Black
Badger Council, Fond Du Lac, WI
Girl Scouts, Inc National Headquarters
03/04/33
New York, NY
Printed
Black
#9 Window envelope
Central Ohio Area Council Birthday Invitation Postcard
06/14/33
Columbus, OH
Printed
Blue on Light blue
Central Ohio Area Council, Columbus, OH
Chatham Area Council
11/01/33
Savannah, GA
Printed
Black
Chatham Area Council, Savannah, GA
Boy Scouts of America Riverside, California
01/07/34
Riverside, CA
Rubber stamped
Blue
#6¼ envelope
Riverside County Council, Riverside, CA
See the 01/05/34 letter in the Letters & Mailing section.
Brooklyn Council
1934 address 201 Montague St
example 04/16/34
Printed
Black
1936 address 114 Remsen St
example 06/11/36
Printed
Black
The addressee, Captain Carlos J. Freddi, is C. J. Freddi AKA Blue Eagle, one of the Scouters responsible
for the first Scoutorama. See 36-2.1 in Additions & 36-2, 3, 4 in the Print Catalog.
Brooklyn Council, Brooklyn, NY
Eagle Scout Honor Guard
08/18/34
Mackinac Island, MI
Printed
Black
District of Columbia Council
12/08/34
Washington, DC
Printed
Black
#10 envelope
District of Columbia Council, Washington, DC.
Note address error; "Ann Harbor" for "Ann Arbor".
Girl Scouts of Minneapolis and Hennepin County Stationery
06/06/35
Minneapolis, MN
Printed
Green
Girl Scouts of Minneapolis and Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN.
Seattle Area Council Stationery
07/11/35
Seattle, WA
Printed
Green
Seattle Area Council, Seattle, WA
Troop 84, West Springfield, MA Stationery
11/08/35
West Springfield, MA
Printed
Black & gold
Troop 84, West Springfield, MA
Philippine Council
11/15/35
Manila, P.I.
Printed
Black Rubber stamped
violet
Blue envelope
Philippine Council, Manila, Philippines
FDC of the "Inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines"
stamp.
This is a BSA cover from the USA Commonwealth of the Philippines; a short period that existed
only from 11/15/35 to 10/31/36.
The addressee is E. Urner Goodman, Founder of the Order of the Arrow.
Ref: SOSSI Journal July/August 2008, page 106; March/April, 2009, page 48.
Also see the Letters & Mailings section
San Diego Area Council
11/24/36
San Diego, CA
Printed
Violet
San Diego Area Council, San Diego, CA
Camp Tapawingo
07/20/37
Julian, CA
Printed
Black on orange envelope
San Diego Girl Scout Camp, Descanso, CA
San Francisco Area Council Stationery
08/18/38
San Francisco, CA
Printed
Brown
San Francisco Area Council, CA
[Possibly] the first day of use of the "Golden Gate International Exposition 1939" machine cancel.
Narragansett Council Stationery
12/14/38
Providence, RI
Printed
Black
Narragansett Council, Providence, RI
National Supply Service Chicago
05/29/39
Chicago, IL
Printed
Black & silver
Address correction printed over old address.
National Equipment Service New York
02/17/41
St Louis, MO
Printed
Black
Girl Scouts, Incorporated
Ten Mile River Scout Camps Stationery Camp Headquarters Brooklyn Scout Camps
8/19/42 Camp Headquarters Printed Green on Manila Ten Mile River, NY
8/26/42 Brooklyn Scout Camps Printed Green on Manila Tusten, NY
The Brooklyn Scout Camps, which were in the southern part of TMR, were serviced by the Tusten Post
Office, which was not on Camp property. All of the other Camps and the Camp Headquarters were in the
central to northern part of the camp and were serviced by the Ten Mile River, NY PO which was on
Camp property. See pages 37 & 103 of the print catalog, and the Cancellations section of
Additions in this Online Catalog for more information about the cancels.
Note that this Tusten cancel is different than the one shown in the Print Catalog from 1953.
St. Louis Council
11/24/42
Saint Louis, MO
Printed
Blue
St. Louis Council, Saint Louis, MO
#10 envelope
Girl Scouts Inc. National Headquarters
10/27/42
New York, NY
Printed
Black
Airmail to Switzerland marked "Return to sender No service available".
Backstamped 7/7/43 New York, NY. WWII was in progress between NY & Switzerland.
St. Louis Council
12/08/42
Saint Louis, MO
Printed
Green & black
St. Louis Council, Saint Louis, MO
# 9 envelope
Central Indiana Council
01/11/43
Indianapolis, IN
Printed
Blue on blue envelope
Central Indianapolis Council, Indianapolis, IN
Boy Scouts - San Juan, Puerto Rico
01/18/44
San Juan, PR
Printed
Black
Boy Scouts - San Juan, PR
# 10 envelope
Girl Scouts - Insular Headquarters - San Juan, Puerto Rico
04/17/44
San Juan, PR
Printed
Green
Girl Scouts - San Juan, PR
Cherokee Council Stationery
12/22/44
Bartlesville, OK
Printed
Red, blue, yellow & black
Cherokee Council, Bartlesville, OK
Sir William Johnson Council Stationery
02/09/45
Gloversville, NY
Printed
Red, blue, yellow & black
Sir William Johnson Council, Gloversville, NY
Girl Scouts National Organization
10/22/46
Dayton, OH
Printed
Black
5½ Bar Baronial (Invitation) envelope.
Sunny Land Council Stationery
05/19/47
Bradenton, FL
Printed
Blue
Sunny Land Council, Bradenton, FL
Girl Scouts Niagara Falls
12/09/48
Niagara Falls, NY
Printed
Black
Girl Scouts of the U•S•A• National Headquarters
04/07/49
New York, NY
Printed
Black
With "Girl Scouts United by Ideals" meter stamp in red.
National Supply Service, NY
12/16/49
New York, NY
Printed
Brown on brown 4⅛" x 10" window invoice envelope.
With "Stengthen the Arm of Liberty" meter in Red.
National Supply Service New York, NY
Arrowhead Area Council
07/03/50
San Bernardino, CA
Printed
Blue
Arrowhead Area Council, San Bernardino, CA
Scouting Services Boy Scouts of America
08/04/50
Cincinnati, OH
Printed
Blue on Blue
#10 envelope
Roosevelt Council
11/01/50
Phoenix, AZ
Printed
Brown
Roosevelt Council, Phoenix, AZ
Schenectady Girl Scouts
12/07/50
Schenectady, NY
Printed
Green
Schenectady Girl Scouts Incorporated
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
05/17/51
New York, NY
Printed
Black
From National Headquarters with "25th Anniversary Edith Macy Training School" Meter in red.
General Herkimer Coucil (sic)
12/17/51
Herkimer, NY
Printed
Blue
General Herkimer Council, Herkimer, NY
Hampden Council
04/04/52
Springfield, MA
Printed
Black
Hampden Council, Springfield, MA
Massawepie Camps
07/01/52
Town of Piercefield, Childwold, NY
Printed
Brown on brown envelope
Otetiana Council, Rochester, NY
This example contained a Scout's letter home on matching stationery.
1952 was the first year of the Camp's operation. Childwold was the post office for the first two years and
in 1954 service was transferred to the Tupper Lake, NY Post Office. See the Cancellations Section of
"Additions & Corrections" for the continuation of the Camp's postal History.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Fourth Class Label on Corner Envelope
04/01/55
New York, NY
Printed Black corner
Printed Green label
4" x 6½" manila clasp envelope
Region Four
10/03/55
Cincinnati, OH
Printed
Black on Blue envelope
Region Four, Cincinnati, OH
World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts, Western Hemisphere Center
04/25/56
New York, NY
Printed
Black on Gray #10 envelope
With meter tape promoting the First National Senior Girl Scout Roundup.
World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts, Western Hemisphere Branch Office
07/10/56
New York, NY
Printed
Black
#10 envelope
With meter tape promoting the First National Senior Girl Scout Roundup mailed during the Roundup period.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America Cable Address
10/6/58
New York, NY
Printed
Black
Lebanon County Girl Scout Council
11/13/58
Lebanon, PA
Printed
Green & Red
Red Feather Service was a charitable organization similar to United Way.
Canal Zone Council
10/23/59
Balboa, CZ
Printed
Green
#9 envelope
Greater New York Councils, New York, NY
New York, NY
Printed
Black
a. 11/03/59
33 West 60th St, New York 23
"Give to Boy Scouts of America GNYC" slogan meter
b. 06/20/60
25 West 43rd St, New York 36
"Exploring......" slogan meter
The Council Office relocated at some time between these two dates.
Canal Zone Postal Service Philatelic Post Office First Day Cover of Canal Zone Boy Scout Stamp
02/08/60
Balboa, CZ
Printed Official Envelope
Black
FD Machine Cancel
The envelope was used to mail stamps directly from the Philatelic Agency.
[Folded] Left Side Right Side
Canal Zone Philatelic Agency First Day Cover of Canal Zone Boy Scout Stamp
02/08/60
Balboa, CZ
Printed
FD Hand Cancel
Black on manila #14 envelope
The corner shows the seldom seen or used full correct names of the Government at the time: "Canal Zone
Government" & "Panama Canal Company". The more commonly used "The Government of
the Panama Canal" & "Panama Canal Zone" are incorrect.
The envelope was used to mail stamps & FDCs directly from the Philatelic Agency.
Watchung Area Council
04/13/60
Plainfield, NJ
Printed
Black on Manila
#10 envelope
Watchung Area Council, Plainfield, NJ With "Onward for God and My Country" Red Slogan Meter
Mortimer L Schiff Scout Reservation
06/21/60
Mendham, NJ
Printed
Black
Schiff Scout Reservation, Mendham, NJ With "1910-1960 Scoutings Golden Jubilee" Red Slogan Meter
Steuben Area Council
01/17/62
Bath, NY
Printed
Blue
Steuben Area Council, Bath NY With "Do a Good Turn Daily" Slogan Meter in red
Manhattan Council
07/09/64
New York, NY
Printed
Black
#10 envelope
Initially a Staten Island Council corner, the corner address was obliterated and the Manhattan address added.
Kanza Council
11/23/64
Hutchinson, KS
Printed
Blue
#10 Envelope
Kanza Council, Hutchinson, KS With "I Will Do My Best" Red Slogan Meter
Tioughnioga Council
10/16/65
Cortland, NY
Printed
Blue
Tioughnioga Council, Cortland, NY With "Follow the Rugged Road Join the Scouts" Slogan Meter in red
Boy Scouts of America Department of the Army
03/03/66
Army Postal Service
APO (San Francisco)
Rubber stamped
Black
Department of the Army Free Frank
#10 airmail envelope
