Matthew Delk says:

Hello,
I just noticed your information on NY Lodge OA Belt Buckles. I won the 465 Buckle, and I have the other ones pictured. I collect primarily all Scout Stuff from South Carolina, but I have been branching out as my needs from SC have been dwindling. About 12 Years ago, I started collecting all Lodge Belt Buckles, and boy are they tough! I have accumulated over 150 different ones, including some that are chapter buckles, and a few that I suspect are homemade ones. I plan to enter them as a display in a pre-NOAC competition one day, and/or put together something for the ISCA magazine.

I am sure that I have other buckles from NY, but right now I am seperated from my collection — I am on my second tour in Iraq. Off the top of my head, I remeber that I have another 465 buckle like this one, except that it was painted red for the background, and it has “Executive Committee” on the bottom.

Glad to see that others appreciate this scarce type of memorabilia.

Matthew Delk
mattdelk@nullhotmail.com