1947 Camp Cards

The late 1920s and the 1930s saw a shift from postcards issued by the BSA to cards issued by local councils for individual camps.  Independent postcard publishers had been selling custom cards to local councils, but with the Second World War, the cost of printing postcards rose to the point where many smaller councils could no longer afford them.  At least one publisher began offering cheaper generic cards that could be used at any camp.  At least partially in response, in 1947, the National Council issued a series of ten whimsical artist drawn generic cards with a place for a camp name to be written or stamped on each.  The name of the artist has not yet been identified.  The date and series catalog number, #3056, are clearly indicated on the spine of each card.