National Geographic's Collectors Corner

Collaborative site for collectors, dealers, & anyone interested in our history.

Photos

  • Add Photos
  • View All

Visitors to our community

Locations of visitors to this page
 
This community was created to facilitate communication between collectors, dealers, and anyone interested in the history of National Geographic publications. Please use the forums area below to buy, sell, trade, and swap stories and information.

Quick links: Post An Article | View Archives

Forum

Rare Retired National Geographic Society Guard Badges

Started by Richard Kennedy in Buy/Sell/Trade on Tuesday.

100 Years Ago: September 1926 1 Reply

Started by George Thomas Wilson in Discussions. Last reply by Scott T. Shier on Tuesday.

Geographic News/School Bulletins for Sale or Trade

Started by Richard Kennedy in Buy/Sell/Trade on Monday.

Selling Magazines 2 Replies

Started by Susie Conrad in Buy/Sell/Trade. Last reply by Susie Conrad Aug 10.

100 Years Ago: August 1926

Started by George Thomas Wilson in Discussions Jul 30.

Atlas of the World -- First Edition Second/Printing? 6 Replies

Started by Richard Kennedy in Discussions. Last reply by Melvin L. De Vilbiss Aug 3.

~ This LAND, This PEOPLE, This AMERICA ~ 4 Replies

Started by Scott T. Shier in Discussions. Last reply by Scott T. Shier Jul 17.

100 Years Ago: July 1926 3 Replies

Started by George Thomas Wilson in Discussions. Last reply by Scott T. Shier Jul 1.

Map, Atlas, Supplement, and Index Collectors -- Administrator Needed 3 Replies

Started by Richard Kennedy in Administration. Last reply by Scott T. Shier Jun 30.

Museum of Exploration -- Exclusive Unveiling 2 Replies

Started by Richard Kennedy in Discussions. Last reply by Scott T. Shier Jun 29.

Latest Activity

Richard Kennedy posted a discussion

Rare National Geographic Society Guard Badges

For many years, the National Geographic Society maintained its own uniformed guard force to protect its Washington, DC, headquarters. Members of the force wore distinctive badges identifying their association with the Society.When National Geographic later transferred its guard operations to an outside security contractor, the older Society badges were retired and became surplus. I have obtained a limited number of these unusual badges:NGS Badge No._1 — five availableNGS Badge No._2 — one…See More
Tuesday
Scott T. Shier posted a status
"America 250' TIDBIT: When John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 2, 1963, it was NOT a federal crime to murder a U.S. president!"
Tuesday
Scott T. Shier posted a status
"America 250' TIDBIT: "By unity we stand, by dividing we fall." ~ U.S. Founder John Dickinson (who himself refused to sign Constitution)"
Tuesday
Scott T. Shier replied to George Thomas Wilson's discussion 100 Years Ago: September 1926
"Fantastic write-up, again! I cannot help but share this pictorial, below: "
Tuesday
George Thomas Wilson posted photos
Monday
George Thomas Wilson posted a discussion

100 Years Ago: September 1926

100 Years Ago: September 1926 This is the 140th entry in my series of reviews/abridgements of National Geographic Magazines as they reach the 100th anniversary of their publication.  The first article in this month’s issue is entitled “Marching Through Georgia Sixty Years After” and was written by Ralph A. Graves, author of “A Short Visit to Wales,” “The Millennial…See More
Monday
Scott T. Shier commented on George Thomas Wilson's photo
Thumbnail

NGM 2026-09 German

"I think this is, no pun intended, a too "in your face" cover. However, if one must be, I prefer the more zoomed out one.,"
Monday
Scott T. Shier commented on George Thomas Wilson's photo
Thumbnail

NGM 2026-09 Japanese

"I think this is, no pun intended, a too "in your face" cover. However, if one must be, I prefer the more zoomed out one., "
Monday
 
 
 

Members

Legal notice about this site

Community Rules and Legal notice about this Site

Note: Management of this site has been transferred from the National Geographic Society to a third party (the Host). Any sales or trade arrangements are solely between users of this site (the Site). The Site’s host and/or The National Geographic Society is not a party to and does not endorse or promote any particular sale or trade arrangements between collectors, dealers, or others and bears no liability for such transactions.

This community was created to facilitate communication between collectors, dealers, and anyone interested in the history of National Geographic publications. Please use the forums area to buy, sell, trade, and swap stories and information.

A member can be removed from the group for inappropriate, pornographic or offensive, or otherwise objectionable content. The Host may also edit or entirely remove such posts from the group.

Due to the immediate nature of this medium, the Host also does not review, censor, approve, edit or endorse information placed on this forum. Discussion boards on this Site are intended to be appropriate for family members of all ages. Posting of indecent material is strictly prohibited.

The placement of advertisements or solicitations or SPAM unrelated to National Geographic also is prohibited. The Host shall review information placed on this forum from time to time and delete inappropriate material that comes to its attention as soon as it is practicable but cannot guarantee that such material will not be found on the forum. By posting material on this discussion board, you agree to adhere to this policy prohibiting indecent, offensive or extraneous advertising material, and to legally assume full and sole responsibility for your posting.

Engage in dialogue respectfully. We encourage open and candid discussions and debates. However, all communications should be respectful. Differences of opinion are okay; personal attacks are not. Comments or content that are violent, threatening, abusive, sexually explicit, obscene, offensive, hateful, derogatory, defamatory, or are racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable content will be removed.

Stay on topic. Comments, questions, and contributions should be relevant to the topic being discussed. Keep in mind that this is not a place for unsolicited personal or commercial solicitation or advertising (e.g., “Win a free laptop”, etc.).

Keep it legal. Participating in, suggesting, or encouraging any illegal activity is cause for immediate removal and termination of a member’s use of and registration in the group.

Observe copyright and trademark law. The posting of copyrighted videos, photos, articles, or other material beyond what is protected as fair use is prohibited, and the Host may remove such posts from the group. Provide appropriate credit for any media and resources that you share.

Respect privacy. Keep personal or any other information that you do not want made public, such as phone numbers or addresses, confidential. You may choose to share this information via direct message or email. Please also respect the privacy of other members of the group and do not share information about them (but of course it’s fine to repost or share content they have already posted). Any information you post here will be subject to the platform’s privacy policy.

 

Let us know. We do monitor posts, but we may miss something. We encourage members to flag content which they feel violates any of the above Community Rules so we can review and take the appropriate action.

© 2026   Created by Richard Kennedy.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service