Now Available

Conservation Agency Memorabilia -

A Pictorial Guide for Collectors

compiled by K. Michael Lathroum



















Now available on cd-rom format, organized in book form with user friendly Adobe Acrobat format.  Illustrated in full color with  almost 6,000 patch images from around the globe and many extras including historic and modern photographs of conservation professionals at work.

This comprehensive guide to the embroidered insignia worn by the protectors of our natural resources is a must have for both the collector and historian alike.
The guide has been broken down by Country, State, Province, and or Agency of origin.  Federal, State, local and private jurisdictions are displayed.

Included are patches worn by Game Wardens, Conservation Officers, Foresters, Park Rangers, and non-enforcement personnel.  Additionally patches issued to hunter safety instructors and graduates, boater safety, junior rangers, commemorative issues, Smokey Bear, Officer's Associations and professional organizations such as International Game Warden Magazine are displayed.

Each patch has been catalogued with its own unique number allowing collectors to easily identify specific patches.  Dates of issue and other notes of interest are included with each patch wherever possible.  Reproduction patches and how to identify them are also shown.

400 pages in all; Conservation Agency Memorabilia - A Pictorial Guide for Collectors is destined to become the formemost reference guide to collecting conservation agency patches.

Available for $50.00 U.S. includes shipping to the U.S. and Canada, foreign orders please contact for shipping information.  Cash, check, money order accepted (please note cd's will not be shipped until after personal checks clear the bank, typically 7 - 10 business days).

Copyright (c) 2006 All Rights Reserved K. Michael Lathroum

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