New York OA Trader

A bit over two years ago, I wrote about what is the toughest issue from Nischa Nitas Lodge #410, the J1.  While you don’t see them very often, another Nischa Nitas J1 recently appeared on eBay.

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As you might expect, this is a need of mine too.

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Have an extra $ 20K laying around?  If you do, you might be the new owner of one of the toughest NY OA items around.  The only issue from this old ‘name,’ a 246 Wakoda A1.

You can see one on eBay right now.

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What’s even more amazing is the seller, 276collector has over $ 170K in auctions of vinatge OA running right now.

Hey my birthday is coming soon and the 246 Wakoda A1 is still a need of mine.

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Here are a pair of flaps from Wakanda Lodge #186, which I believe are the S9a and S9b varieties.

Wakanda Lodge #186 S9a and S9b

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The Blue Book describes these as follows:

S9a BLK R M/C BLK NOAC86; BGR grass; LBR bear

S9b BLK R M/C BLK NOAC86; lighter GRN grass; RBR bear

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An item of interest to NYS OA Collectors recently ended on eBay, a Chi Sigma Lodge #546 Jacket Patch. You can tell this is the J2, because the Greek Letters Chi Sigma are embroidered on top of the arrow.

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The seller started this at only $ 0.99; 9 bidders and 13 bids later, the final sale price was over $ 153.00.

If you missed this one, you can find another Chi Sigma Lodge #546 Jacket Patch with a BIN of $295.00 on eBay right now.

I think $ 153 was a bit low, but may be right for the times.

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A auction recently ended on eBay with what might be a bit of buried treasure, a Thay-En-Da-Ne-Gea Lodge #418 S1 First Flap.

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The description, had  no indication that this was the First flap from this merged lodge, so this $ 100.00 flap went for less than $ 30.00.

What buried treasure have you found?

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Roy More recently posted on When is patch a variation and not an issue? Here is a sample of a First Flap variation from Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge #34.  The differences are pretty small.  The scanner washes out some of the difference in the Blue Sky, but it is a very slight difference.  The greens in the Tree are a bit more noticeable.

Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge #34 First Flap S1a and S1b

The Blue Book descriptions are:
S1a BLU R M/C DOR BLU sky; BLK details in tree; DGR tree and details; FF
S1b BLU R M/C DOR darker BLU sky; BLK details in tree; FGR tree and details; FF

I think this is a candidate for an MVE designation rather than and a and b.

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While filing away some recent Ganosote Lodge #159 acquisitions, I decided to check what I thought was a duplicate neckerchief to see if it was in better condition than the one in my collection.  As I tried to find its match, I realized it was an unlisted variety.   The Indian chief had a dark brown face, and the lodge name was dark green, similar to the N2 varieties, but the cloth was yellow like the other N1 issues.

Ganosote Lodge #159 Neckerchief N1c

The lodge name appears to be a much darker green to the naked eye than what shows in the scanned image.

The tentative Blue Book Stats for this one would be:
N1c - - YEL DGR - TRI; SSC design like P1-P2; DBR Indian face; WHT lock stitch

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