I am an avid patch collector and as of 2-17-10
I
have
25,600 U.S. patches
231 Foreign patches
66 Fire patches
for a Grand Total of:
25,897 Patches.
Below is a table showing patches added to my collection with the date and quantity added. I try to keep it 6 months old or so.
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I am always getting patches to add. I used to have my collection broken into multiple categories but have found it to be extremely difficult to keep up with so I am only keeping a chart of my 3 favorite categores. They are State Shapes, Mirrored sets, and K-9 patches.
I have tried to divide the patches into County related and Police related patches. There is no doubt in my mind I have patches that will be recognized as not belonging to a particular state. Please don't hesitate to help me correct any and all mistakes you see so I can have the most accurate collection and website possible. This page and others that follow are not fancy but my aim was to make patches available for viewing only and I believe I have accomplished that. My email address is:
bengandloril@cox.net
Some patches look identical but either have a subtle difference, such as a different run or different size.
I have a lot of patches I would like to trade for patches I don't have. The states I concentrate on are ARIZONA, COLORADO, ILLINOIS, IOWA, AND MINNESOTA. As you can see I collect all states too. I DO want to trade for any U.S. patch I don't have. I prefer not to trade for foreign patches.
On 8-2-09 I started a new page. I call it my wish list / gallery pages. Please go to the bottom of this page and go to the NEW PAGE link. You will find all 50 states and Washington D.C listed. Each state shows pictures of patches I would like to have. I call it a gallery page because I know getting all these patches will never happen and I hope to get some of them. Be that as it may at least I have a picture to look at and it will help with the identification of patches for all collectors. When I really get going on this I am sure there will be several thousand pictures. That combined with the pictures of patches I do have should make this a picture library / encyclopedia second to none. I hope you all like it.
As of 2-17-10 my picture gallery stands at over 4000 patches to help I.D. patches and they are on my "Wish" list.
One more thing I am trying to accomplish is at least one shoulder patch from each of the County Sheriff Departments in the United States. I realize it is impossible to get one from every county but it's fun trying and at least it's a finite number. So if you have a county sheriff shoulder patch to trade or sell and I don't have it I would like it. I don't care if it is a current or old style or a new or used one. I just don't want a patch not suitable for display. Please look within the pages of County Sheriffs and you will see which ones I need from each state. The header of each state will tell whether or not I need any as I have completed 15 states so far.
As far as my TRADE LIST is concerned I believe this to be one of the nicer ones out there. Go to the bottom of my web page for my trade list link. I do not trade anythng from my collection with one exception. I will trade almost any of my foreign patches for any County Sheriff Shoulder patch I do not have. There are, however, a few foreign patches that I won't trade such as K-9'S and Mirrored Sets. Let me know which foreign patch you want and I will let you know if it's for trade. As of 2-23-09 my trade list is up to date. The nice thing about my list is you not only get to see the name of the patch, you get to view a picture of it. If it is not a regular shoulder patch I will specify that it's not. I will also do my best to identfy whether its new or used and the state it's from if it does not say. I will take the picture of the patch off the page if it gets spoken for. Because I am making it very simple to see what patch you are getting I do have the following requirements. Either I get to see a scan(s) of the patch(es) I am getting to seal the deal or whatever we agree to trade my patches go out as soon as I get yours in the mail. The only exception to this rule is if we already have a trading history.
My address for trades is
Ben Roberson
P.O. Box 52562
Mesa, AZ. 85208
I also have an UNKNOWN PATCH link. Please take a look at it and see if you recognize the origin of the patches in the pictures. If you do please let me know at my email address
bengandloril@cox.net
Please give me objective feedback good or bad.
Thanks for looking and above all...
STAY SAFE