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44. 1947 World Scout Jamboree Patch French Maitresse

Manufacturer: Stadri Emblems 
Original Price: Free
Worth Today: $71.000*

The French Master's 1947 World Scout Patch was not just a patch, but also a fifty-cent stamp and a fifty-cent coin. The Patch has sold at auctions for thousands of dollars due to its rarity. It was given free of charge at the 6th World Scout Jamboree, which took place in Moisson, France.

1947 World Jamboree French Maitrese Boy Scout Patch @jhgovier / Pnterest.com

24,000 Scouts were present, and it was the first Camp Jamboree to take place after the death of Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell in 1941. It was supposed to take place that year, but Baden-Powell's death caused it to be postponed.

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