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Requirements November 1932 until September 7, 1937, between September 7, 1937 and January 1, 1938 these requirements were optional

1. Own and exhibit a collection of 500 or more well-conditioned stamps personally collected by the Scout, including at least 50 different countries.

2. Exhibit 10 of the following types of stamps: air mail, envelope, surcharged, imperforate, perforate, postage due, precancelled, flat plate, rotary press, telegraph revenue, and registration.

3. Exhibit and explain the following classes of stamps, and name one country of issue: postage, commemorative, special delivery, parcel post, private proprietary, semi-postal, and war tax.

4. Exhibit and explain cancellations and their relation to the value of a stamp, including each of the following:

(a) Pen.
(b) Office (town).
(c) Killer.
(d) Colored.
(e) "Tied to cover."

5. Explain the following terms used by stamp collectors:

(a) Wove, laid, granite, and silk paper.
(b) Water marks.
(c) Engraved, typographed, lithographed.
(d) Perforation, rouletting.

6. Exhibit the number indicated of each of the following issues of the United States: 10 different commemorative, 10 present issue, 4 present envelope, 1 memorial, 1 flat plate, 1 rotary press, and 4 different air mail stamps.

7. Demonstrate ability to "catalogue" accurately five stamps which are to be furnished by the Counselor.

8. Explain in full how the "condition" of a stamp affects its value.