Lion Verle's Pin Emporium-Handbooks

This volume contains actual size color Regular issue images listed alphabetically by State followed immediately by Multiple District (MD) pins. Each State/MD has a lead-in paragraph containing facts about its organization and comments particular to that State/MD. Many new notes have been added to increase clarity throughout the handbook.

MDs within this context are grouping of two or more neighboring States or Provinces which have been meshed into one organizational group by LCI. (i.e., MD-22 consists of Clubs within Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia) Each State/MD starts with pin trader recognized Friendship pins then immediately followed by official issues up until this year. Production numbers are included when available. There are 204 pages within Volume I. No binder or plastic sleeves are included in order to lower costs. Price varies according to options listed/selected on the Order Form.

Volume II - Prestige/Mini/Lioness/Leo/Pin Jewelry State/Multiple District Issued Items (Click Here for Order Form)

This volume contains actual size color images listed alphabetically by State/MD and includes Prestige, Mini, Lioness, Leo, and Pin Jewelry categories. Each State/MD has a lead-in paragraph containing facts about its organization and other comments particular to that State/MD. Many new notes have been added to increase clarity throughout the handbook.

MDs within this context are grouping of two or more neighboring States or Provinces which have been meshed into one organizational group by LCI. (i.e., MD-22 consists of Clubs within Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia). Production numbers are included when available. Volume II includes 140 pages of illustrations. No binder or plastic sleeves are included in order to lower costs. Price varies according to options listed/selected on the Order Form.

Countries are listed in order by Multiple District/District number with their name prominently listed in the header. Each country within this volume starts with a brief history. Pins thought to be official Country issues are illustrated in actual size/color and dated whenever possible. Pins freely passed out during parades/Conventions are separately recognized as "Friendship" pins/items. There are 162 pages of illustrations. No binder or plastic sleeves are included in order to lower costs. Price varies according to options listed/selected on the Order Form.

Updates are now available for the 2nd Editions of Volume I and Volume II, and 1st Edition of Volume III. To help reduce the costs to those that have only one or two of the handbooks the Update has been separated into three individual documents. Please fill out the Order Form for the Updates wanted.

What good is a personalized want list? Well if you ever became excited when you found then bought a pin thought to be on your want list only to find out later it’s another duplicate. Then you would understand why it might be a good idea to carry around a couple sheets of paper when at pin swaps. Personalized Want List eliminate this duplication problem.

These lists are tailored to what you desire and it takes time to locate & pull the images/design the layout/insert images, type dates, include notes to help eliminate duplication, plus add your name and address to each page to better facilitate recovery if lost. Price is only $5.00 per page. It may be time to ask yourself do you want to risk duplicating another $50.00 or $200.00 pin?

Iowa (MD 9) - This catalog was recently re-issued and now contains all known MD-9 District, Club, District Organizations, Pin Trading Club, and personal issue pins. Images are actual scale and in color. Catalog is printed on high quality paper. Lions Charles Boeding, Linda & Kenneth Reed, and others have done an excellent job in putting together this 108 page catalog which is a must for anyone collecting Iowa pins. Cost is $40.00 plus shipping. Orders may be placed with: Lion Charles Boeding; 107 Sunnyside Drive; Montezuma, Iowa 50171; email telephone 641-623-2134; email cboeding@zumatel.net

North Carolina (MD-31) - This catalog contains all known MD-31 District, Club, and personal issue pins. Images are in actual scale and color. There are 33 pages averaging over 12 images per page. Lion John O'Malley has done a good job in putting this catalog together. Price for this catalog is $35.00, plus $5.00 if shipped. Order may be place by contacting: Lion John O'Malley; 8233 Schooner Lane, Charlotte, NC 28270; email johndo8233@aol.com

Oklahoma (MD-3) - This catalog contains all known MD-3 District, Club, and personal issue pins. Images are in actual scale and color. There are 18 pages averaging over 25 images per page, plus several borrowed pages of State-level and Attendance pins. Lion Kent Clovis has done a good job in putting this catalog together. Price for this catalog and ordering are through: Lion Kent Clovis; P.O. Box 270; Stroud, OK 74079.

Virginia (MD-24) - This catalog contains all known MD-24 State, Sub-District, Club, PTC, and personal issued pins. Images are in actual scale/color and updated annually. There are approximately 300 pages, including an index for the more than 1,100 personal issues. Lion William A. Smith, for the PTCV, has done an excellent job creating this "must" for all collectors of Virginia pins. Cost is whatever the price is charged by the printer to PTCV. Specific pricing and other information may be obtained from: Lion William A. Smith; 3643 Osborne Drive; Warrenton, VA 20187; email Tabs52@juno.com

Australia (MD-201) - The Australian Lions Pin Trading Club's "Catalogue of Australian Pins" is now in its 6th Edition. The latest updated color version was issued in May (2008) and is available on CD. Cost is $10.00 (plus s/h) and contains over 1,500 images of all known ALPTC, MD, District, MD/District Conventions, Club, special project, and personal pins. Catalog may be ordered through: Lion John Gillham; P.O. Box 183; Huonville Tasmania 7109; Australia; telephone 036-239-6823; email vsbtas@bigpond.com

New Zealand (MD-202) - This catalog contains all known MD-202 District pins. Images are in actual scale and color. Lion Boyd Hopkins has done a fine job in putting this catalog/CD together. Cost is $10.00 for the CD but USA Multiple District pins may be substituted for payment. Catalog may be ordered through: Lion Boyd Hopkins at email boydhop@xtra.co.nz

Pin Trading Clubs - This catalog contains the most up-to-date images/listing of pins issued by Pin Trading Clubs from around the world. The color catalog is available in printed or CD versions. Most images are very good and appear to be actual size but some are misshapen/sized. If you are into PTC pins this is a must have. Cost varies as to the number of updates/supplements and format desired. Catalog may be ordered through: Lion Dick Hall, 3481 E 61st Street, Long Beach, CA 90805-3805, email dickghall@earthlink.net (Checks should be made payable to CLPTA.)

Topic References/Handbooks - Recognized topic pin specialist Lion Jerry Romig has developed some nice clear color references/handbooks which are now available to pin traders. If you are a topic pin collector these handbooks are a must. Topics currently available are:

Title	Pages	Title	Pages
Advertising	14	Leo’s	6
Band	13	Lighthouses	44
Barns	13	Railroad Depots	17
Covered Bridges	35	School Houses	10
Forts	19	Scottish	10
Grist Mills	12	Windmills	20

The price for each handbook is based on the number of pages printed. Printing cost is $1.00 per page plus shipping which typically costs from $2.00 to $4.00. Orders should be placed with: Lion Jerry Romig; 1307 Southwind, Raymore, MO 64083; telephone 816-331-4807; Email pdgromig@comcast.net

If someone in your State has developed a catalog, please let them know about this website and to provide basic description/ordering information.