My Girl Guide and Girl Scout Dupes and Traders List

Welcome to my list of Girl Guide and Girl Scout patches, silks, and other memorabilia that I have available to trade. I'm fastidious when it comes to ensuring that I keep this list up-to-date, and any time that I get a new dupe or send out a patch, I update this page. Please feel free to bookmark it for quick reference – and check back often to see what's new.

I've arranged my dupes collection by Canadian, American, and international sections, and further broken each of these areas down based on what I have available at the moment. Within each section, all of the items are arranged alphabetically for ease of searching. If you do not see something listed, it means that I do not have it – but other traders might, so check out my Girl Guide and Girl Scout Patch Collecting Directory and see where that leads you.

I'm always happy to answer any questions about the items on my dupes list and can, if you'd like, provide you with a photo or a scan (or point you towards another online spot where I know an image of that particular patch exists).

Unless otherwise clearly noted, all of my dupes are in excellent condition and come from a smoke-free home (though I cannot, understandably, attest for the homes of people whom I received them from in the first place). For more about my own patch collection, check out my Girl Guide and Girl Scout collection information page.

If you see something that strikes your fancy, if you'd like to share your dupes/traders list with me, or if you'd just like to discuss trading in general, please zip an email my way. I always love hearing from fellow collectors.

Jessica's Girl Guide & Girl Scout Dupes and Traders List

(Last updated on May 7, 2012 at 11:30pm EST)



Canadian A/D/Ds

Please note, I prefer to trade A/D/Ds for other A/D/Ds or US Council patches, as A/D/Ds are very hard for me to come by these days (my province of Ontario stopped producing them a few years ago). With all other items on this page, I’m quite flexible in terms of “what trades for what”. Thank you for your understanding.


-Central Area Girl Guides of Canada (Ontario) (Good sized round patch with yellow outer stitching. Image is of a pretty pinwheel, the segments of which are comprised of all the colours of the different GGC branches and centred around a navy blue and yellow trefoil. The background of this patch is navy blue and the text is in yellow stitching)

-Girl Guides of Canada Maple Leaf Division (Ontario) (Round patch with dark royal blue stitching. Image is of a large red maple lead surrounded by six smaller maple leaves. Text (and two small trefoils) is in yellow stitching; design is on a dark royal blue background)

-Girl Guides of Canada Peace Arch International (B.C.) (Round patch with dark blue outer stitching. Features a line of multi-coloured figures, with yellow hearts on their chests, holding hands in front of the B.C./US Peace Archway, with a blue trefoil directly above it. Text in yellow stitching and the patch's background is medium blue)

-Halifax Area (Nova Scotia) (Rectangular shaped patch with rounded corners, and brown outer stitching, with a border of golden yellow inner stitching. Shows the image of a cityscape, located on a green bank, alongside the sea, with numerous white seagulls flying around. Text, and a trefoil in the top centre of the patch, are in royal blue stitching. The patch's background is light blue)

-Komux District (B.C.) (Square shaped patch with rounded corners and dark royal blue outer stitching. Features the pretty image of an orca whale swimming in front of a green, snow-capped mountain range. In the sky above there's four birds in a flight and a yellow sun with a white cloud. The background of this patch is light grey-ish blue and the text is in black stitching)

-Mid Island Area (B.C.) (Circular patch with black outer stitching. Shows a portion of Vancouver Island in green, with a red circle indicating the spot where Mid Island Area is located. Text is in thick red stitching)

-Nanaimo North District (B.C.) (Square shaped patch with rounded corners and yellow outer stitching. Features the image of a large yellow trefoil attached, almost as though as if by a kite string, to seven golden hued, five point stars. The background of this patch is navy blue and the text is in yellow stitching)

-Ottawa Area, Ontario (Round patch with dark royal blue outer stitching. Features the clock tower of the Canadian parliament building on Parliament Hill with a Canadian flag on top of it as well as two red flowers. Text is in dark royal blue stitching on a white background)

-Pioneer District Surrey, B.C. (Hexagon shaped patch with black outer stitching. Image is of a colourful rainbow over top of two brown, snow-capped mountains and some trees. There is a yellow sun and two white clouds in the sky, and a royal blue trefoil in the bottom centre of this patch. Text is in red stitching and the background is light greyish-blue)

-Ripple Rock, Campbell River (B.C.) (Round patch with brown outer stitching. Features a large brown rock with blue waves in front of it, on a white background. Text in royal blue stitching)

-Senior Branches Da Hon Neh Area (Ontario) (Round patch with yellow outer stitching. Features three interwoven rings in the colours of the three branches [Rangers, Cadets and Junior Leaders] of the GGC, surround a dark royal blue trefoil. Text is in red stitching and this design appears on a white background)

-South District Rolls (Ontario) (Round patch with dark yellow outer stitching. Features the lovely image of a red vintage 1930s style car, along with two red roses whose steams reach toward a white trefoil along the bottom of the patch. The text is in white stitching, and the background of this patch is medium blue)

-Trenton Division (Ontario) (Circular patch with dark blue outer stitching. Features a three part scene inside a smaller inner circle that also has dark blue stitching. The images in the scene are a red apple, a campsite, and a red airplane flying over a bridge, all on a white background. Text in dark blue)

-Trillium Area 1972 - 1997 Guides Canada (An oval shaped black patch with silver outer stitching featuring a plum and green version of Ontario's provincial flower, the White Trillium, and a silver trefoil) x 2



Canadian Provinces and Territories


-Ontario provincial crest (Triangular shaped patch with golden yellow outer stitching and black background on which a White Trillium, Ontario's provincial flower, is depicted beneath the words "Ontario Girl Guides" in golden yellow stitching)

Canadian Camps

-None at this time


Canadian Events/Dated


-Burnaby Royal Area "Carnival 2000" (B.C.) (Round patch with gold coloured outer stitching. Features a pink, green and gold masquerade ball style mask and a small gold trefoil on a purple background. Text in gold stitching)

-Celebration 75 (1985) (Semi-circle shaped patch with beige-taupe outer stitching. Background colour is the same as the outer stitching. “75” is in orange stitching, “1985”, “Celebration”, and a small trefoil on the left hand side, are in navy blue)

-Da Hon Neh Area Day “Looking into the Future” (Ontario) (Octagon shaped patch with pine green outer stitching. Image is of a person walking alongside a river, a campfire and several trees. All text and the image – which includes a small trefoil on the centre right hand side – itself is black and pine green. Patch has a white background)

-Edmonton Law Awareness '98 (Alberta) (Rectangular shaped patch with rounded corners, and deep red outer stitching. Features the GGC trefoil and the Scouts Canada symbol in deep red on a dark blue background. All text is deep red coloured)

-Hike For Hunger 2006 (B.C.) (Rectangular shaped patch with dark green outer stitching. Features a trefoil with the words “Guides Canada” under, the B.C. food bank symbol, and the Scouts Canada symbol with the words “Scouts Canada” under it, all on a yellow background that's speckled with black footprints. Text in black stitching, except for “2006” which is white)

-Peace Arch Area (B.C.) Camp Skills 2003 (Circular patch with royal blue outer stitching. Features compass points around its sides, a tent with a royal blue trefoil on it, and a rope with a knot in it, as well as a campfire in the bottom centre of the patch. Background is light blue and all text is yellow, except for the words “Camp Skills” which are royal blue)

-White Pines District “Watch Us Grow” 2003-2004 (Ontario) (Adorable hand shaped patch with three layers of outer stitching: dark green, royal blue and brown. Text takes up the entire palm part of the hand and is yellow and black. The background of this patch is dark 'hot' pink)


Canadian Challenges


-Girls in Motion Challenge Ontario Council (Gold level) (Wide diamond shaped patch with metallic golden coloured outer stitching. Features a picture of girls playing on the letters “GIM” which is written in multi-coloured text. All other text and a small trefoil are in metallic gold stitching on a white background)

-Girls in Motion Challenge Ontario Council (Silver level) (Wide diamond shaped patch with metallic golden coloured outer stitching. Features a picture of girls playing on the letters “GIM” which is written in multi-coloured text. All other text and a small trefoil are in metallic silver stitching on a white background) x 2

-Top of the World Challenge Manitoba (Square patch, fuchsia-violet coloured outer stitching, green background, shows a Guide jumping over a globe with a navy trefoil to her left side)

Canadian "General" Guiding Related


-Girl Guide Cookies/Biscuits des Guides (White square shaped patch with the aforementioned bilingual text plus the words “Cookie Seller/Vendeurs des biscuits” written in white stitching on a red ribbon with a golden yellow trefoil in the middle of the ribbon. Patch also features a green maple leaf and a red maple leaf in the bottom left-hand corner)



Canadian Silks


None at this time.

Canadian Earned (Merit/Proficiency) Badges (and Patrol Emblems)


(Please note, if you click on the name of each earned badge it takes you to a picture of that badge for easy reference. These pictures are not my own, but instead (most of them) hail from two other collectors' amazing GG/GS collections, those of Sparklegarden (Beth) and my good friend, Louise St. Germain)


Older Brownie triangles (All badges, unless otherwise noted, are brown triangles with brown outer stitching and yellow stitching for the emblems themselves. As these badges tend to be a bit old – triangle badges were discontinued in the mid 1990s – they have often softened on the back a bit, while the front remains in great shape. If a given badge that I've got listed has any other flaws or issues though, I will list them beside the patch in question)

None at this time.


Older Brownie rectangles (Rectangle shaped badges that were used during part of the 1990s and early 2000s. All badges, unless otherwise stated, have a brown background and either golden yellow, orangey-red, or green outer stitching)

None at this time.


Older Brownie Opening and Widening My Windows Challenge badges (This series of Brownie challenge badges were in place during part of the 1990s and early 2000s. There were three 'windows' which were square shaped and three smaller semi-circle shaped 'widening my view' badges, one each of which corresponded to the window badges)

-Opening My Window On People (Square shaped badge with reddish-orange outer stitching. Features the smiling faces of five girls on a light blue background)

-Widening My Window On The Outdoors (Semi circle shaped badge with green outer stitching. Features three brown hued geese flying toward a yellow sun on a light blue background)


Current Brownie badges (The current Brownie badges are very colourful and hexagon shaped (either standard hexagon or longer, rectangular hexagon shaped). They no longer have embroidery on them, but instead more resemble woven silks)

-Key To Camping (Long, rectangular length hexagon shaped badge with a green inner background and a Brownie key in yellow and goldeny-orange) x 2


Brownie patrol emblems (Older Canadian Brownie patrol/Six emblems were square, newer ones are round. Both styles have brown outer stitching, a brown background, and an image of an elf, fairy, pixie, dryad or other similar mythical being in the centre)

None at this time.


Other Brownie related badges and emblems

None at the moment, but do check back often, as I've had items before (such as “Brownie Wings”) which fall into this category.


Girl Guide circle badges (All badges, unless otherwise noted, are small navy blue circles with navy blue stitching around their outside perimeters)

-Forestry (also known as “Woodman”) (This is the older design of the forestry Guide badge which was used until some point during the 1980s. It shows a golden yellow axe stuck into a brown tree stump)



Girl Guide 'Exploring' Challenge emblems (All four badges in this series were dark royal blue – with either red, green, yellow or white stitching – and had three parts each: Encountering, Exploring and Discovering)

-Encountering My Community (Large hexagon base)

-Exploring My Community (Smaller chevron shaped part)

-Encountering My Future (Large hexagon base) x 2

-Exploring My Future (Smaller chevron shaped part)

-Encountering My Horizons (Large hexagon base)

-Encountering My Outdoor Environment (Large hexagon base)
-Exploring My Outdoor Environment (Smaller chevron shaped part)



Current Girl Guide badges (Calling a category by this name is slightly misleading, as some of the navy blue, round Guide badges are still in use. However, on top of such badges, a number of others have recently been introduced. These new badges come in three different shapes (depending on their respective themes): square (in two sizes), rectangular and one shape which is somewhat like a cross between a triangle and a pentagon with almost rounded corners)

None at this time.


Pathfinder Badges (Between the creation of Pathfinders in 1979 and the early years of the 21st century, girls in this age group [12–14+] had the option of earning five – later six – round badges which were each offered in three stages: bronze, silver, and gold. Plus a four part badge which formed the shape of an arrow, which was called the “Be Prepared” arrow. These badge have now been replaced by a new and entirely different series, of which I do not yet have any and would be delighted to trade for. Please note that I only have the levels of the older Pathfinder badges that you see listed. I am lacking gold level badges and would love to trade for some, if you happen to have any available)

None at this time.


Canadian Pins


Service stars (All service stars, unless otherwise noted, are made of an unmarked metal and are gold in colour with a grip style back that's a separate piece which one would put on the underside of their garment to hold the pin in place. They're six pointed stars with round circular faces upon which the service year number is embossed so as to be raised slightly. These pins are no longer is circulation, and have been replaced by a newer silver coloured round version, so for pin collectors these star shaped pins are a must)

-2 year service star
-10 year service star

Enrollment pins (Unless otherwise stated, all enrollment pins are the ones which are currently in use by the GGC and its members)

-Brownie enrollment pin, current version (A gold toned Brownie fairy figure on a thin bar shaped pin)


Other assorted GGC pins

-Guides Canada maple leaf flag pin (Rectangular shaped pin which shows red maple leaves falling down atop a blue trefoil and the word “Canada”, which is also in blue, all on a white background)


USA Girl Scout Councils (Please note, if the name of the state is not included as part of a Council's name, I've indicated in brackets, after the Council name, which state a given patch hails from)

-Girl Scouts Columbia River Council (Oregon) (Octagon shaped patch with royal blue outer stitching. A detailed patch with various little pictures in the middle such as a bird, trees and a mountain, a bridge, and a pear and apple. The background of this patch is white and the text is red stitching)

-Girl Scouts Homestead Council (Nebraska) (Round patch with royal blue outer stitching. Features the image of a brown wooden building/house, a grey monument and a green tree on the state of Nebraska. The background behind the images is light green, behind the text – which is in royal blue stitching – it's light blue)

-Girl Scouts-Indian Hills Council (New York) (Round patch with very dark navy blue outer stitching. Lovely, heavily stitched image is of a Native American's head amongst a grove of birch trees, over top of a blue river. All of the patch is stitched and the text is in white stitching)

-Girl Scouts Mt. Wilson Vista Council (California) (A lovely patch that's shaped like a rectangle with a rounded top. Patch has dark blue outer stitching and features an image of a beautiful red rose, grey mountains and a large yellow sunburst, all on a medium blue background. Text in yellow stitching)

-Girl Scouts of Greater Essex and Hudson Counties (New Jersey) (Round patch with red outer stitching. Features a city skyline in blue overlooking a row of green trees, with the words “New Jersey” in white stitching, between the two parts of the image. All other text in dark blue; patch has a white background)

-Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana (Kentucky) (Oval shaped patch with emerald green outer stitching. Shows the heavily stitched image of two girls peering down upon a lush green river valley that leads to setting/rising sun. A pretty red bird appears on the left hand side of the patch. The background is light blue and the text is in emerald green stitching)

-Girl Scouts of Palm Glades Council, Inc. (Florida) (Large oval shaped patch with medium green hued outer stitching. Features a beautiful and detailed picture of a cityscape with tall grey buildings in front of a large yellow sun, with a lake/ocean with a boat, a person canoing, alligators and a turtle. Text in black) x 2

-Girl Scouts of Rhode Island (Slightly angularly shaped rectangular patch with turquoise outer stitching. Features the shape of the state with the letters “r” and “i” in dark green on it, over top of a turquoise body of water. The background of this patch is white and the text is in black stitching)

-Girl Scouts of Santiam Council (Oregon) (Oval shaped patch with dark pine green outer stitching. Shows a yellow sun over a blue lake, green trees, and brown hills/mountains, with clouds in the sky, all on a light blue background. Text in dark blue stitching)

-Girl Scouts of Southwestern New York (Good sized semicircular shaped patch with black outer stitching. Image is divided into three main sections, each with an image in it: one with the state of NY, one with a campsite, and one with a sailboat. Background behind the images is steely blue coloured and behind the text – which is in black stitching – it's white)

-Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial Council Inc. (California) (Round patch with black outer stitching. Image is divided into four heavily stitched portions: yellow sun rays, blue waves, green trees and a quarter with a black background on which the text – in yellow and green stitching – appears)

-Girl Scouts Susitna Council Alaska (Rectangular patch with a rounded top, and black outer stitching. The image on this pretty patch is of the Big Dipper constellation, the shape of Alaska in purple stitching, a purple snowcapped mountain range, and four purple animal tracks. All of the text except for the word “Alaska” – which is in deep green – is in black stitching, and the background colour is medium, almost cerulean, blue)

-Girl Scouts Trillium Council (Pennsylvania) (Rectangular patch with sky blue outer stitching. Features the image of a lovely white Trillium flower on a rectangle of very dark green stitching. The general background of this patch is dark blue and the text is in yellow stitching)

-Heritage Trails Girl Scout Council (Round patch with dark royal blue outer stitching. Image is of a yellow tepee, a royal blue coloured covered wagon, and some green trees behind a segment of railway track. The background of this patch is white and the text is in medium green coloured stitching)

-Hudson Valley Girl Scout Council (New York) (Good sized square patch with a curved top. This patch has dark green outer stitching and features the pretty image of a multi-sailed boat sailing past industrial looking grey buildings. “Hudson Valley” is in deep yellow coloured stitching and the other text is in dark green. The background of this patch is sky blue.)

-Ozark Area Girl Scout Council (Missouri) (Triangle shaped patch with white outer stitching. Features three different images: a buffalo and a sunflower with the initials “KS”, a horse and a flower with the initials “MO”, and an oil derrick with the initials “OK”. The background of this patch is pale dusty blue and the text is all in red stitching)

-Patriot's Trail Girl Scout Council (Massachusetts) (This patch is shaped like the simplistic outline of a house with a pointed roof, and has royal blue outer stitching. The image is of a glowing old fashioned candle lamp, with a small banner beneath it that says “Est 1980”. The background of this patch is white and the text is in royal blue stitching)

-Peacepipe Girl Scouts (Minnesota) (Patch is shaped like a traditional Native American peacepipe with two blue feathers attached to its handle. There's a thin black border around the pipe itself, which is composed of two shades of brown. Text is in black stitching)

-Penn Laurel Girl Scout Council (Pennsylvania) (Round patch with white outer stitching. Shows a lovely pink sprig of Mountain Laurel flowers on a white background. Two green GSUSA trefoils appear, one each on either side of the flowers. Text is in green stitching)

-Redlands Council of Girl Scouts, Oklahoma (Good sized oval shaped patch with light blue outer stitching. Image depicts five figures swinging on a swing set with the words “It's A Swinging Place To Be” beneath them in black stitching. The background of this patch is light dusty blue, and the location related text is in red stitching)

-Tanasi Girl Scout Council (Tennessee) (Vertically rectangle shaped patch with rounded corners and dark brown outer stitching. Heavily stitched image is of a person holding a walking stick looking out at a valley with lots of green hills and a blue river alongside a tree. The background of this patch is light brown and the text is in yellow stitching)

-Terra del Oro Girl Scout Council (California) (Semi-circle shaped patch with yellow outer stitching; shows the sun rising over a brown mountain, green trees and yellow flowers on a white background. Text in dark green stitching) x 2

-Wilderness Road Girl Scout Council (Kentucky) (Round patch with chartreuse green outer stitching. Image is of a yellow pathway leading toward some green trees, with the outline of Kentucky overlapping the pathway. Background is navy blue and the text is in yellow stitching)

-Winema Girl Scout Council (Oregon) (Rectangular patch with slightly curved top and bottom sides, and white outer stitching. Shows the heavily stitched image of a girl sitting on a grassy hill looking out over a lake and some grey snow-capped mountains. All of this patch is covered in stitching; the word “Winema” is in yellow and the other text is in teal blue stitching)


International


None at this time.