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4.1 Scout Leaders at all levels work to supply a programme that enables Scouts to achieve their potential

• Coils produced ji-om i111pe1forate sheets,
with private pe1forations (gauge l.J) oj
the Boy Scouts of America executive
council in New }'ork. circa 1922.
These stamps were used in an au tomatic
stamp affixing machine.

Fewer than 10 copies are recorded mu/
all are precmrce/ed NEW YORK I N, Y,

All th e Sco ut Troo ps and G roups in the country together form the Nati onal Organi satio n, The
nati o na l o rgani sati o n is Scoutin g' s top leadership in the country , It prov ides a progra mme that
offers effecti ve character, citi zenship, and personal fitn ess training for Boy Sco uts and G irl G uides,

T he nati onal orga ni sati on stages the nati onal Scout camps and j amborees,

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A machine cancellation with slogan/or the Boy Scouts' 'Apple Day' campaign was used in 1937, 1938 and 1939.

T he Scouts from Canada sell a ppl es to rai se fund s, rather than th e simpl er a pproach of beggin g for mo ney.
The first Appl e Day took place in Saint John, New Brunsw ick in 1932, a nd the traditi on continues to thi s day.