I am an avid patch collector and as of 1-21-12
I have
36,165 U.S. Patches
404 Foreign Patches
185 Fire Patches
FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF:
36,754 Patches in my collection
I have over 9500 additional
pictures of patches for your
viewing pleasure in the Wish List
Encyclopedia section so
you can view over 44,000
total pictures.
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. Feel free to send me an email
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.
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 10-18-11 my picture gallery stands at over 9000 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 28 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 ANYTHING OUT OF MY COLLECTION SO PLEASE DON'T ASK. I WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY EMAILS ASKING ME TO DO SO. As of 10-15-11 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. NOTE: All patches are shown as they are. I have found that most people are not concerned with whether or not a patch is used. If you would like to know for sure if a patch is new or used please ask and I will be happy to tell you. 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.
SALE / TRADE INFORMATION AS OF 10-15-11
(FOR TRADE LIST ONLY!)
ALL TRADE LIST PATCHES ARE FOR SALE AT 3.00 APIECE PLUS SHIPPING. A PURCHASE OF 20 OR MORE WILL BE FREE SHIPPING. I PREFER CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO AVOID PAYPAL FEES HOWEVER IF YOU ARE NOT A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THEN PAYPAL WILL WORK.
ALL PATCHES ARE AVAILABLE FOR TRADE (FROM MY TRADE LIST) BUT I NEED TO RECEIVE A SCAN OF ANY SHOULDER PATCH YOU INTEND TO TRADE ME. I WILL TRADE FOR ANY SHOULDER PATCH I DON'T ALREADY HAVE. I WILL TRADE HAT PATCH FOR HAT PATCH AND BADGE PATCH FOR BADGE PATCH TOO. BECAUSE OF THE TIME SPENT UPDATING MY TRADE LIST I AM NOW DOWN OVER 1000 PATCHES TO ADD TO MY COLLECTION AND I NEED TO CHECK TO SEE IF I ALREADY HAVE IT BUT JUST NOT SCANNED YET.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY PATCH (TRADE LIST ONLY) BUT DON'T LIKE THE CONDITION IT APPEARS TO BE IN ASK ME IF I HAVE A BETTER ONE AND IF I DO ITS YOURS. I HAVE MANY TRIPLES AS WELL AS DOUBLES. IF YOU ARE OK WITH WHAT IS PICTURED THEN THE PICTURED ONE IS THE EXACT PATCH YOU WILL RECEIVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT NEW, USED, GLUE ON BACK, ETC PLEASE ASK AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW. THANKS AGAIN.
DONT FORGET TO ADVISE ME WHICH
VERSION YOU WANT IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE VERSION OF A PATCH PICTURED
IN MY TRADE LIST.
My address for trades or sales 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 just
Thanks for looking and above all...
STAY SAFE