RMS BULLETIN NO. 588 September/October 2017

by Mike Prero We all collect covers issued by match companies, but do you collect match company covers? Here‘s a category that you very rarely see on anyone‘s list of wants (as a matter of fact, doing some fast checking on my hobby stationery, I don‘t even have it listed as one of my categories!), and yet I‘ve collected such covers almost since my entrance into the hobby some 26 years ago. I never advertised this want; I just put these covers aside in a box

continued on p.3 2 RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 I appreciate your time.

The President’s Message RMS President,

Greetings fellow matchcover collectors! Marc Edelman

Congratulations are in order for Linda Wolfe, ______Shirley Sayers and the rest of the volunteers who Expect Postage Rise (Again) made our latest convention the success it was. Everyone enjoyed the thrills, chills and spills - The U.S. Postal Service is hoping it can soon actually we all enjoyed the covers, boxes and the raise stamp prices by a penny or more. The postal thrill of the chase. If you missed this year, service in May reported a quarterly loss of $562 the good news is we'll be having another million. Operating revenue came to $17.3 billion, convention in August 2018. Come join us! a decrease of $474 million from the same time last year. The postal service has lost money for 10 Speaking of the 2018 convention, there will be years in a row. It says the continuing red ink hurts some changes coming down the pike and we'll consumers because it can't make necessary give you plenty of info ahead of time. The past investments to ensure "prompt, efficient and few years have seen changes to the hotel industry reliable postal services," such as by updating as travel has picked up, and with that increase in delivery trucks and equipment. Due to public business, hotel pricing has stiffened. The airlines resistance, it dropped a previous proposal to cut are not the only companies making money these costs by eliminating Saturday mail delivery. days. Smaller hotels generally don't have enough meeting space for a group like ours, and larger THE RMS BULLETIN hotels are commanding higher prices for their The RMS Bulletin is a bimonthly publication of the facilities. Wayne Eadie is spending a lot of time to Rathkamp Matchcover Society. RMS dues are $20 bring qualified choices our way. Stay tuned. (single), $25 (single) for Canada and $35 (single) for overseas. Add. family members are $4 each. Dues are More convention talk - We have been contacted to be submitted to Treasurer. All articles, by John Elster, a board member of the advertisements, comments, and letters should be sent to the Editor. Publication dates are: Sept., Nov., Jan, International Vintage Lighter Collecting Club. He Mar., May, and Jul. Deadline for all submissions is 30 has also contacted many other collector's clubs, days before the publication month. This publication is with the proviso they are somehow connected to owned by the Rathkamp Matchcover Society and is the hobbies of Tobacco advertising collecting - made available for public distribution through first matches, match safes, tobacco tags, cigarette class (Canadian and overseas) and bulk mail rates. packs, all manner of advertising. The purpose of RMS WEB SITE: http://www.matchcover.org his contact is to see if clubs such as ours can band together, grow our clubs and strengthen our RMS OFFICERS (2016-2018): visibility. President: Marc Edelman, 8822 Hargrave St., Philadelphia, PA 19152-1511 E-Mail: The general idea is some type of group [email protected] convention, and there is an event now scheduled 1st V.P.: Nancy Smith, 3810 Edinburg Dr., for May 31 to June 4, 2018. This 1st Tobacciana Murrysville, PA 15668-1060 Conference will be in Las Vegas, at the Tuscany 2nd V.P.: Greg Wolf, 5644 7th Rd. South, Arlington, Hotel & Casino. The room rates Sunday thru VA 22204 Secretary: Shirley Sayers, 1290 Corporation St., Thursday are $69, Friday & Saturday increase to Beaver, PA 15009 [email protected] $119. There's a lot to be worked out and much Membership/Treasurer: Linda Wolfe, 13 Creekstone more info to follow. It would be great to have a Dr., Mont Alto, Pa. 17237 (717-377-8291) strong RMS presence to meet with new hobbyists E-mail: [email protected] and expose them to our brand of collecting. Editor: Mike Prero, 12659 Eckard Way Auburn, CA 95603 E-mail: [email protected] RMS Bulletin May/JuneSeptember/October 1996, No. 2017460 No. 588 3 3 whenever I happened to run across any, and eventually months I finally sat down, sorted them and put them in a couple of albums. I found I had 526! (623 now)

Although there are some fancies to be found here, namely among the Atlas, Maryland, and Universal types, this is generally a pretty lackluster group of covers if you‘re only looking for appearance. But, over the years, I‘ve become more and more interested in old covers, match industry history, trademarks, manumarks, and the like, and I find Match Company covers now hold my interest much more so than they did in my novice days of collecting. They not only boldly advertise the industry, itself, but also, in some instances, carry valuable pieces of industry history—trademark names, factory and headquarter locations, founding dates, etc.

So, what exactly are ―Match Company‖ covers? Well, as the covers shown here demonstrate, they‘re covers that advertise the match company, itself, rather than a customer of the company. And, although I don‘t have some from every such company, I would assume that they exist for all such companies, not just the giants such as Diamond and Universal. Not surprisingly, I cherish the ones from the older, defunct companies the most—the old Atlas Match Co., General, Gem, Jersey, etc.

Within my own collection, I also include companies that weren‘t actual manufacturers—those printing and advertising companies that left their marks on the industry and the hobby—such as Kaeser & Blair, Willens & Co., and the like. Such inclusions or exclusions from the category would, of course, be at the discretion of the individual collector.

Using my own collection as a sample (which is the only one I have to go on), I can see just about all sizes: 10s, 12s, 20s, 30s, 40s, Jewels, and boxes. I haven‘t see a Midget, Perfect 36, or 24-strike in this category, yet, but I‘m always looking. As you might guess, these covers are mostly text rather than spiffy graphics, especially on the older covers. There are some Uniglos, Foilites, Pearltones, and Matchoramas from Universal, some Foilite- like and Cameo-like covers from Maryland, and some Foilite-covers from Lion and Eddy....but you probably need to be interested in history to be attracted to this category. 4 RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588

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Help Needed!

Does anyone have any info on the following old companies which I have hardly any information on? If so, please send to the Ed. (Old newspaper articles/document copies would be great!)

-Ace Match Corp. (IL) -Hamilton Match Co. (OH) -Milwaukee Match Co. (WI) -Acorn Match Co. (IL) -Hellman Match Co. (CA) -National Match Co. (NYC) -Anita Safety Match Co. (NY) -Henseleit Match Co. (WI) -Palmer Match Co. (OH) -Badger Match Co. (mid-1800s) -Hercules Match Co. (NYC) -Pan-American Match Co.(DE?) -Buckeye Match Works (OH) -Hersey Match Co. (NYC) -Peerless Match Co. (RI or NY) -Central Match & Label Co. -Hub Match Co. (IL) -Personal Match Co. (IL?) (IL?) -Hudson Match Co. (NY) -Premium Match Co. (WI) -Chapman Match Co. (MO) -Imprint Book Match Co. (NY) -Regal Book Match Co. (IL) -Cincinnati Match Co. (OH) -International Match Co. (PA) -Royal Match Co. (NJ) -Circle Match Co. (IL) -J.H. Maymon Book Match Co. -St. Petersburg Match Co. (FL) -Cleveland Match Co. (OH) (CO?) -Salvation Match Co. (IL) -Coast Book Match Co. (WA) -Kentucky Match Co. (KY) -Sirio Match Co. (NY) -Continental Match Co. (IL) -Lite-Rite Match Co. (NJ) -Texas Match Co. (TX) (not the Lion subsidiary co.) -Lone Star Match Co. (TX) -Tulip Match Co. (NK) -Crescent Match Co. (LA?) -Los Angeles Match Co. (CA) -Unit Match Co. (NJ?) -Empire Book Match Co. (NY) -Lucky Match Co. (IL) -United Match Co. (CA) -Escanaba Match Co. (MI) -Magna Match Co. (?) -United States Match Co. -Florida Match Co. (FL) -McGill Match Co. (IL) (IL/MI) -Fred Fear Match Co. (PA) -Merit Match Co. (NJ) -U.S Match & Prtg. Co. (IL) -Gem Match Co. (NJ) -Michigan Match Co. (MI) -Utah Match Co. (UT) (not the well-known co.) -Midwest Match Co. (IL) -Webb Match Co. (MN)

Why Did They Name It That? by Jimmie Close

< The seat of Mayes County, Oklahoma. is Pryor Creek - or at least it still was when I was last in town. The United States Post Office designated the post office as Pryor. In 1969, a referendum was held to change the name to Pryor, but was defeated. Over fifty years ago, before zip codes, I mailed a letter to a friend in Pryor Creek. The letter was returned undelivered because there was ―no such post office.‖

The top deck of a river boat steamer has been called > the ―hurricane deck‖ because ―that is where the wind blows‖. The Missouri community of Hurricane Deck is in a zone often referred to as ―tornado alley, and that is cer- tainly a place where the wind blows. I was told Hurricane Deck was as close as they could come because there is no hurricane deck on river steamers.

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2017 Priva Set

Bear collectors should take note of these! Our foreign correspondent, Hans Everink, who resides in the Netherlands, picked these up in a supermarket in Germany. We‘re not sure if this is the entire set or not.

Size is 105 x 51 mm and they were produced in India.

The boxes contain 38 matches...kind of a weird number to settle on. I suppose the price determined how many matches to each box.

Europe and Asia are still cranking out the boxes by the bizillions!

Our thanks again to Hans, who keeps us posted on the match goings on in Europe.

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Matchorama Serial Numbers

“Matchorama” was Universal‘s trademark for its color photo covers; they ran from 1955-1987, and proved to be very popular indeed, both with collectors and customers!

I‘ve been a dedicated Matchorama collector for years. While I think the Grant-Mann color photo covers are actually a higher quality, there‘s no denying that Matchoramas were high quality, beautiful covers, and that‘s what attracted me to them.

I‘ve always been curious about the ‗serial‘ numbers that Universal assigned to many of the covers, such as B-45178. What does the "B" stands for? Are the numbers (i.e. 45178) just sequential numbers, or do they actually stand for something? They don't look like they can be dates, and I‘ve been unable to figure out the system. So, I contacted Tom Valachovic, FL, who‘s been collecting these covers for over 40 years and maintains both a numerical and alphabetical listing of Matchoramas. Here‘s his response:

―Re Universal using numbers on early issues, the numbers appear to be part of in-house cataloging- numbering system. Some sets are consecutive. Today, all would be computerized. I believe they started with 1000 and continued as they received orders. The only reason I say this is that the 30-size and 40- size covers are intermixed. The numerical list goes from 1000 to 1612, then lists a few 1900‘s. From 2000 on, the collectors continued the list. Another mystery would be how come some numbers never turned up an advertiser. In all my years, I have never found one to replace ‗empty‘.

Universal may have stopped numbering them to avoid being badgered by collectors. Or, maybe because people placed orders and then cancelled or went out of business.

Evelyn Hovious published the Matchorama listing for 20+ years, through 7,800 or so. Since then I have tried to maintain it. My latest number Show inside with listed is 8,800. When Evelyn did the serial number list, she would only list a cover if she actually had one. I don‘t believe in this way of listing. I believe a color copy (photo/scan) is sufficient. Most list makers make lists of all known covers.

I‘ve always considered Ramas to be one of the nicest categories. I‘m surprised there isn‘t more interest.‖ [You and me, both!..But, since the 1980s industry catastrophe, collector interest in all of the Fancies has radically declined Ed]

Mel Garrett‘s, KS, collection of Matchoramas numbered 9,568 as of 6/93.

8 RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 United States Army Aliceville Prisoner Of War Camp

In 1940, Aliceville in Pickens County, Alabama was an isolated, rural small town with a population of around 2,000 located in West Central Alabama. Starting in the summer of 1943, the population swelled to almost 10,000 in one year.

During WWII the United States government was faced with the task of where to house a large influx of German prisoners after an overwhelmingly decisive victory at the Battle of El Alamein and in North Africa in November 1942. Allied forces under General Bernard Montgomery devastated Field Marshall Erwin Rommel‘s famous Afrika Korps, which resulted in the surrender of nearly three hundred thousand Axis soldiers. The U. S. Provost Marshall Generals office looked for sites to build internment camps for the prisoners and Aliceville as well as three other sites were chosen to house the prisoners in Alabama.

The Aliceville Internment Camp held up to 6,000 German prisoners of war in 1943. The camp received its first prisoners in 1942 and closed in 1945. The majority of the prisoners were captured in 1943 from the German Afrika Korps. Under the supervision of Major Kark H. Shriver, Corps of Engineers, the Aliceville camp in Pickens County, Alabama was rapidly erected in the fall of 1942.

Up to $75,000 per week was pumped into the Aliceville economy that fall with rooming house filled to capacity and by Christmas, the town experienced nearly total employment. The camp with 400 frame barracks was activated on December 12, 1942. However, the camp remained empty until the spring of 1943.

Colonel F. A. Prince was the commander of the Aliceville camp. Many of the prisoners had suffered from scant food and were severely malnourished so the commander made the decision to open the mess hall that night. At 2 A.M., the first night, the prisoners sat down to their first substantial meal in months. Some of the prisoners thought the abundance of food was a trick, an edible form of propaganda that would soon end, but they soon discovered this was not the case. As the camp population grew, 21,000 meals were provided daily to the 6,000 prisoners.

Life in the camp was governed by the third Geneva Convention. Early on, the United States and Britain had pledged that all their POW camps would strictly adhere to the Convention, initially adopted in 1929. This convention (treaty) defined humanitarian conditions for prisoners of war by providing a list of what was and wasn‘t acceptable treatment. Shortly after the prisoners arrival in Aliceville, an unknown respiratory illness occurred among the prison population and some prisoners began to die. The medical staff was at a loss as to what the illness was until doctors Captain Stephen Fleck, Captain John Kellam and Major Arthur Klippen solved the respiratory mystery.

Prisoners received 80 cents a day for their labor, wages that could be spent on ―luxury items‖ in commissaries within the camps. ―Life within the camps was so comfortable that one German prisoner wrote his family and described his temporary home as a ―golden cage‖ and, conversely, some Alabama residents resented what they perceived as the POWs‘ pampering while they endured rationing. Few POWs attempted to escape, and several of those who did were killed in the attempt. The comforts of camp life discouraged most escape attempts, however.‖ [http://www.alabamapioneers.com/ aliceville-wwii-internment-camp/

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American Snapshot: 1953

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The History of Matchbox Production [Jones, Ben, “Matchbox Production”, Matchbox Cover Design, Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BA in Typography & Graphic Communication, The University of Reading, 2004]

The varying methods for the production of matchboxes over time have been largely determined by the demand for the product and the technological limitations of the time. Similarly, the shape and materials used in producing match containers and packaging have also been a reflection of the society for which they were made. For this reason an understanding of the impetus behind matchbox production and how a matchbox is actually produced is indispensable to the effective evaluation of the graphic design of the matchbox cover. To this end, it is necessary to describe the progression of the match container from its earliest form, the paper capsule, through its development to the multitude of shapes and colors that the present day matchbox exhibits, and to include all the help and hindrance that the process has received along the way.

The processes When the production of matches went from a small-scale business venture to larger commercial production the first matches and containers were made entirely by hand. The first containers were paper capsules onto the side of which the factory name was embossed. These paper capsules were the most common form of match packaging at the time but oval tubes of brass or chip and turned wooden boxes were also in use.

However, during the late 1840s Per Anton Segelberg at his factory in Örebro instigated the production of a new, and now typical, matchbox, composed of an inner tray and an outer sleeve. The boxes were made of the same wood veneer as the match splints and were held together by a paper covering that was wrapped around the box and glued in place. A paper label was then attached to the front of the box. This proved to be a highly successful design, not least of all because the sides of the outer sleeve provided a suitable area for the striking surface to be applied. This was especially useful with the introduction of Gustaf Erik Pasch‘s invention of the safety match, patented in 1842, and its necessity to have a reliable striking surface. The box was widely copied, notably by the Jönköping Match Factory, although the paper capsules continued to be used by various factories until at least 1872.

While the rest of the match industry was rapidly becoming increasingly mechanized, the process by which the matchboxes were being made was still almost entirely by hand. This was done outside of the factory at the homes of the employees and usually involved the entire family. One of the out-workers would go to the factory and collect the pre-cut wooden box components, sheets of paper and the flour or other substance used for making the glue. The boxes were then assembled at home and taken back to the factory where the label was applied and the strike surface painted on. A wage would be paid to the outworker determined by the number of completed boxes. A good worker was able to produce in the region of 1,000 boxes during a ten-hour day.

By 1855, the first steps were taken towards mechanizing the matchbox production process with the introduction of a machine in the Jönköping Match Factory, for cutting the paper used to hold a matchbox together. With the exception of a machine to apply the strike surface compound to the outer sleeve of safety-match boxes in 1873, Alexander Lagerman did not turn his attention from improving the match manufacturing process to improving box production until 1881 with the invention of a machine to make the outer sleeve of the box. His invention dramatically lowered the costs of labor involved with the box making process to around 25% of what it had previously been. Due to the more RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 11 complicated nature of making the inner tray of a matchbox, his designs for a machine to do so were not completed until 1888. The amount of out-sourced work at the Jönköping match factory rapidly declined when the inner-tray machine was put into operation and by the turn of the century it was practically nil. The same developments took place in most other match factories throughout the world including those of Bryant & May, who also reached a state of fully automated matchbox production in 1888.

By 1848, matchbox labels were being ‗turned, engraved, stereotyped and printed‘ by external, non- specialized printers. This arrangement produced mixed results. Because match manufacturers lacked experience with printing, it was most often the printers who ultimately ‗designed‘ the labels to the match manufacturers‘ requirements. The match manufacturers also lacked the skills needed in the ordering of printing. At worst, the match manufacturers ordered designs in general terms, providing no sketches and only vague written instructions, and then waited to see the printers‘ proofs before giving any further input. In this way, many letters of correspondence could be exchanged between the match manufacturer and the printer before a final design was settled upon. Matters could be further complicated if the match manufacturer was producing a consignment of matches for a third or even fourth party.

When a printer was supplied with sketches, they were usually of a ‗rough and ready‘ approach that provided the essential elements that the match manufacturer wanted to include on the label but still required the printer to construct the design. An example of this type of practice is shown in a letter dated in 1894 from A. Zachau, founder of the Uddevalla Match Factory, to Norrköpingslithografen, a lithographic printers, about the design of a new zoology book, was attached to the letter which contained the text to go on the label and brief instructions such as ‗clear colours and fine arrangement of the label as a whole‘. ‗The Condor‘ was to become one of Uddevalla‘s great brands.

Sources, such as the correspondence mentioned above, indicate that the external designing and printing of the labels was commissioned by some match manufacturers until at least 1894. However, the lack of records concerning the designing and printing has made it impossible to track the development of the process beyond this with any certainty. At some point, the printing moved into the establishments of the match manufacturers, as this is the practice commonly employed today. It can only be assumed that the printed matter continued to be designed by the printers until the emergence of the graphic designer as a separate profession. However, the printer as designer role still exists in the form of in-house graphic designers at the matchbox printing works.

To take a typical example of the modern process of making matchboxes, the box production line at the Swedish Match Vetländer factory begins in the prepress unit with the outer sleeve of the matchbox. A client is able to send artwork in Portable Document Format (PDF) that has been designed to a PDF template supplied by Swedish Match. This, or the artwork produced internally, is then set-up in the prepress unit to repeat the design the required amount of times as is necessary to fill the width of a sheet of card and the printing plates are then created using Computer To Plate technology. Depending on the type of print run required, the plates are put on to either a reel-fed or a sheet-fed machine.

The reel fed machine has several sections, the first of which is a four-color, offset litho section and prints at eighteen kilometres per hour, on to a reel of card weighing half a ton. The printed sheet then travels through a section where the striking surface compound is applied using a gravure roller with a mould of the strike surface impressed into its surface, and regulated by running it against a doctor blade that scrapes off any excess. The card then progresses to the cutting section where it is cut longitudinally into strips the width of the matchbox, then laterally to form an unfolded matchbox sleeve or ‗skillet‘. It is then creased and finally stacked into bundles which are ready to be put in to the outer box-forming machine. Part II in our next issue 12 RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588

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Chicago’s The Stevens

Located on Michigan Avenue overlooking Grant Park and Lake Michigan, the old Hilton Hotel is one of the older and most beautiful hotels in Chicago. It is in Italian Rennasiance style. Built in 1927, it was originally known as the Stevens Hotel. At the time of completion, it became the world's largest hotel, sporting 3,000 guess rooms, a rooftop golf course, and a grand ballroom. The grand ballroom was modelled after the Palace of Versailles: washed in pinks, cream and powder blue, it features 24 carat gold leaf and crystal chandeliers and a series of golden arched doorways linked by gilt framed pastoral murals. There is also a double story Grand Stairwell. The hotel however, went bankrupt during the Great Depression. In 1933, Ernest Stevens was on trial for embezzlement, his brother committed suicide after the family‘s insurance business went bankrupt, and the U.S. Army purchased the Stevens Hotel in World War II to house soldiers. In 1945, the property was acquired by Conrad Hilton and the immense hotel property has carried the Hilton name for more than sixty years. Luckily, the hotel went through a $185 million renovation in 1985, restoring the property to its original form. Now with only 1544 rooms, yet more conference rooms and halls, the building features an authentic Irish pub. It‘s now the Hilton Chicago, offering guests a beautiful lakeside, metropolitan setting in the center of Chicago's cultural campus, close to all the exciting museums, theaters, and nightlife. The hotel has received some of the hospitality field's most prestigious awards including the Gold Key, Pinnacle, M&D, Mobil Travel Guide‘s Four Star Rating and AAA‗s Four Diamond Award. [http:// loyaltytraveler.boardingarea.com/2014/04/16/hilton-chicago-and-its-stevens-hotel-scandalous- history/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton_Chicago] RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 15 pages+roster+memo tablet, club business; The A Peek At Other Bulletins [based on current issues on hand as of this writing] United States Flag; The Pied Piper; Pickles; auction, raffle -Angelus MC: [Jul-Sep 2017] 15 pp., club business; AMCAL 62!; Quarterly Combo; A True -New Moon B&LC: [Jun 2017] 8 pp., full-color Desert Oasis For The Stars: Palm Springs, (e-version), club business; Misc. Box Finds; California; Sailing Into Summer; Ice Cold And German Box Set; Boxes From Across The Pond; Hot; Greetings Smokers!!; auction, raffle, drawing Box Lists Updates

-Denver Strikers MC: [Sep-Oct 2017] 4 pp., -Sierra-Diablo MC: [Aug 2017] 8 pp., full-color club business; Giraffes; What‘s Up In the Attic?; (e-version), club business; Collecting Country Scratch Book/Matchcover Combos` Clubs; The Story Of H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments; AMCAL 2018; Seattle Center‘s -Empire MC: [Jun 2017] 6 pp,, club business; Monorail; Atlas Match Corp.; Fast Food New Boxes From New York City; Telephone? Restaurants; ads, auction What‘s A Telephone?; Wow! What A Change For The Columbia Restaurant; RMS Convention -Tobacco Club: [Jul 2017] 8 pp.+color insert. Registration Form Club business; Japanese Boxes; Misc. tobacco covers; Spark Flip Top Boxes -Garden State MC: [Jul-Aug 2017] 8 pp., club business; Summertime, Billie Holiday, 1936; Sam -Tri-State Cardinals MC: [Jul 2017] 8 pp., Cooke, 1957; Billy Stewart, 1966; Summer Fun!; magazine format. Club business; RMS Bite into Sweet Taste of Summer Corn; New York Convention Registration Form; True-False Yankees Team History & Encyclopedia; Humphrey Bogart -Trans-Canada MC: [Jun 2017] 8 pp. Full-color (e-version). Club business; Happy 150th Birthday, -Girlie MC: [Jul 2017] Club business; article; list Canada; ebay; 2017 Trans Canada Swapfest updates (Singles #6390-6452) Report; Southeastern Swapfest Report; What‘s New; auction -Huggable Bears Club: [Jul 2017] 8 pp., club business; Misc. Bear Finds; Chuckles Happy Birthday! Keystone-Lehigh MC: [Summer 2017] 4pp., full -color (e-version). Club business Tri-State Cardinals Matchcover Club cele- brated their 34th birthday in May. Some of the -Liberty Bell MC: [Jul 2017] 8 pp.+6 p. auction original founders were even there. inserts, magazine format, full-color; club business; Sign, Sign Everywhere a Sign...; United Rocky Mountain Matchcover Club cele- Eastern Swapfest 2017; Once Again - New (old) brated their 35th birthday in June. Hats off to Match Stuff!; Japanese Labels - Catalog Worthy; them! auction Long Beach Matchcover Club toasted its 60th -Lone Star MC: [May-Jun 2017] 8pp., full-color birthday in July! Six decades! Not bad! (e-version); club business; Patriotic Collections; Diamond Lil; Bus Lines; AMCAL 2018; Bear Mountain State Park; ads Congratulations to one

-Long Beach MC: [Jul 2017] 8 and all! 16 RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588

The Titanic

RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK, to New York City, US. The sinking resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 passengers and crew, mak- ing it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history. The RMS Ti- tanic, the largest ship afloat at the time it entered service, was the second of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, and was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast with Thomas Andrews as her naval architect. Andrews was among those who died in the sinking. On her maiden voyage, she carried 2,224 passengers and crew.

Under the command of Edward Smith, the ship's passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and else- where throughout Europe seeking a new life in North America. A high-power radiotelegraph transmit- ter was available for sending passenger "marconigrams" and for the ship's operational use. Although Titanic had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated water- tight doors, there were not enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard due to outdated mari- time safety regulations. Titanic only carried enough lifeboats for 1,178 people—slightly more than half of the number on board, and one-third her total capacity.

After leaving Southampton on 10 April 1912, Titanic called at Cherbourg in France and Queenstown in Ireland before heading west to New York. On 14 April 1912, four days into the crossing and about 375 miles south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. ship's time. The collision caused the ship's hull plates to buckle inwards along her starboard side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea; the ship gradually filled with water. Meanwhile, passengers and some crew members were evacuated in lifeboats, many of which were launched only partly loaded. A disproportionate number of men were left aboard because of a "women and children first" protocol followed by some of the officers loading the lifeboats. By 2:20 a.m., she broke apart and foundered, with well over one thousand people still aboard. Just under two hours after Titanic foundered, the Cunard liner RMS Carpathia arrived on the scene of the sinking, where she brought aboard an estimated 705 survivors.

The disaster was greeted with worldwide shock and outrage at the huge loss

This matchbox is a replica of the actual matchboxes that were used aboard the RMS Titanic when she made her fateful maiden voyage in April of 1912. They were produced for and distributed by the White Star Line Memorial Foundation, USA. The matchcover is a reproduction of the Diamond Quality matchcovers that were used her White Star Line sister ships in the years that followed. They were produced by Michael Zinke, a ship line collector from Germany, who has been collecting Titantic items for over 20 years and has a very large collection. He notes that it was not unusual for matchcovers to be produced in the United States to be used aboard these English ships since White Star Line‟s mother company was from the United States. RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 17 of life and the regulatory and operational failures that had led to it. Public inquiries in Britain and the United States led to major improvements in maritime safety. One of their most important legacies was the establishment in 1914 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, which still gov- erns maritime safety today. Additionally, several new wireless regulations were passed around the world in an effort to learn from the many missteps in wireless communications—which could have saved many more passengers.

The wreck of Titanic remains on the seabed, split in two and gradually disintegrating at a depth of 12,415 feet. Since her discovery in 1985, thousands of artifacts have been recovered and put on display at museums around the world. Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history, her memory kept alive by numerous books, folk songs, films, exhibits, and memorials.

In January 1912, the hulls and equipment of Titanic and Olympic had been insured through Lloyd's of London. The total coverage was £1,000,000 (£88,424,710 today) per ship. The policy was to be "free from all average" under £150,000, meaning that the insurers would only pay for damage in excess of that sum. The premium, negotiated by brokers Willis Faber & Company (now Willis Group), was 15 s (75 p) per £100, or £7,500 (£663,185 today) for the term of one year. Lloyd's paid the White Star Line the full sum owed to them within 30 days.

Many charities were set up to help the victims and their families, many of whom lost their sole bread- winner, or, in the case of many Third Class survivors, everything they owned. On 29 April, opera stars Enrico Caruso and Mary Garden and members of the Metropolitan Opera raised $12,000 ($292,682.93 in 2014) in benefits for victims of the disaster by giving special concerts in which versions of "Autumn" and "Nearer My God To Thee" were part of the program. In Britain, relief funds were organ- ized for the families of Titanic's lost crew members, raising nearly £450,000 (£39,791,120 today). One such fund was still in operation as late as the 1960s. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic]

There was much confusion after initial reports of the tragedy. Some papers reported that there were no 18 RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 [No response yet on last issue‟s query on Atlas 45s]

Mandar-Inn

Set

Since these two covers show two animals from the Chinese zodiac (chicken, rat), I‘m assuming these two covers represent a full set of the 12 Zodiac animals.

Does anyone happen to have a full set? I‘d like to verify that there is a complete set. Even if you have a few more different ones, I‘d take that as a further indication that the set exists.

If anyone has a definitive answer, please let us know....And, if you have a question about a set or series, send in a clear pic and details, and we‟ll see what information we can garner from our readers.

Mad Cap Maids

The Mad Cap Maids are eleven Girlie sets by Match Corp; they were produced from 1939-1958.

Set #1: 5 covers (1939) Set #2: 5 covers (1941) Set #3: 5 covers (1943) Set #4: 7 covers (1949) Set #5: 7 covers (1950) Set #6: 7 covers (1951) Set #7: 12 covers (1952) Set# 8: 12 covers (1954) Set #9: 5 covers (1955) Set #10: 5 covers (1957 Set #11: 5 covers (1958)

After 1958, Match Corp. switched to photo Girlies. RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 19

THE TOBACCO MATCHCOVER to the Sierra-Diablo Matchcover Club CLUB Bulletin!*

Six beautiful, full-color, informative e- ―The original Tobacco Club was started by bulletins absolutely free! some collectors on the west coast while myself, Penny Smith and Mary Anne Pertuis were toying with the idea of starting such a club ( I'm not Offer entails September-February bul- exactly sure of the date but I guess the info you letins and is only open to non-club have is right). They published, I believe, two members. years worth of bulletins before they decide they no longer wanted the responsibility. My group Your subscription starts as soon as you immediately took over and has been running it contact Mike Prero at: ever since. We decided against having a President and, instead, each of us is a Director. [email protected] Mark Quilling was our first Editorial Director *This is a subscription only, not a club mem- and he was followed by Shirley Sayers who bership. stepped down when she became President of RMS. John Bachochin volunteered to assume the position and has done a great job for us, We only Error Corner meet once a year now at the RMS Convention and we give an award for the Best Tobacco Display there. Now that cigarette companies can no longer advertise on matches in the US our club has seem to lose some of its luster. However, there are still covers and boxes coming out of Canada and from abroad and our Editorial Director still keeps our members abreast of these new issues as well as highlighting great old tobacco related covers and boxes. We try to put our at least 6 newsletters a year and will continue to keep our members well informed. We welcome anyone interested in joining us and our Editorial Director is also open to hearing about what's new and also anything from the past that a collector feels will be of interest.‖ Joe DeGennaro

If you are interested in joining The Tobacco Matchcover Club, please contact Penny Smith, 2063 Grange Hall, Fenton, MI 48430 ([email protected]) or attend one of the meetings at the conventions and sign up there! >>> Dues are $10.00 per year.

1020 RMS RMS Bulletin Bulletin September/October September/October 1995, 2017 No. No. 456 588 often or for a prolonged period.” I don‟t see how The Mail Box that pertains to the wife of a vegetarian...but maybe I‟m missing something. Perhaps it‟s a dig Denise McKinney, CA: at vegetarians, implicating that their wives are Denise sent in this separated from their husbands by their dietary unique error—a Jersey habits?? Interesting detective work on your part! mm overprinted on a Maryland mm! Nice! Loren Moore, CA: Loren put together these two great displays. [shown on next page >>]

1. The 1935 Pageant of America set. The set consists of:

Columbus at the Court of Spain, The First American The Battle of the Alamo Declaration of Independence De Soto's March Ceding of Louisiana Surrender of Cornwallis Lewis and Clark in the West

2. 1960 Houston Oilers set. Loren had a couple of questions…..

Don Hitt was injured in training camp and never made the roster.

Bill Mathis was drafted by Kansas City (1st round) and San Francisco (8th round), but signed with NY Bob Hofacker, OH: I Titans…….Found no connection to Houston. Can found this cover at UES you help?...... Is this a BIG TIME ERROR? as I was cleaning the grab tables so that I could add Ed: Can anyone answer Loren‟s questions? new covers. Here is a Here‟s what I have on the set: cover that is not an ―error‖, but looks like Houston Oilers 1960 Set: 10 Universal FS 20- one. strikes. Outside is the same. Inside, each has different player B&W photo and info: George It could have been: Blanda, Johnny Carson, Doug Cline, Don Hitt, A Glass Window is the Mark Johnston, Dan Lanphear, Jacky Lee, Bill Life of a Vegetarian Mathis, Hogan Wharton, and Bob White.

What do you think? These displays are good examples of what collectors can do with some creativity and a little Ed. I had never heard the artistic ability...of course, these are tough sets, so term “Grass Widow”, so having the covers would help! I looked it up. The given meaning is: “a woman whose husband is away RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 21

John Mathot, CA: John sent in this new acquisi- cover with a for Safety footer! On top of that, it‟s tion, and neither he nor I had ever seen this one somewhat ironic that the cover advertises an Ohio before...a Diamond company since it was Ohio Match Co. that was the famous user of the for Safety footer. ______

Take Pity On Your Fellow Collectors

I recently received a letter from a collector la- menting that even though he had asked and adver- tised for Perkins Americana, when the smoke cleared he had only received a response from one collector. He was shocked...heck, I was shocked!

Perkins Americana!!? Good grief! How many thousands of them are floating around out there? Yet, he only got one response.

In these times of dwindling hobby members, it behooves us to help out fellow collectors when- ever we can...if for no other reason than if we don‘t...we‘re just pushing more collectors out of the hobby. So why don‘t we?....I‘ll have my Uni- versal Theory of the Hobby in our next issue.

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Hobby Glossary

Bits & Pieces Series - covers which are related to each other (from same business, etc), but were not issued at the same time (i.e., Mellon Bank Series, Perkins Americana), as opposed to Sets. First cover from the Post Office Serrated Gold - Universal trademark for its I‘ve ever seen, I Taffeta-like covers; dates not available. believe, and I‘ve gone through my Service Stations - large category for covers from share of covers. gas stations; Greg Lund, MD, had 27,127 as of 11/05. The In The News feature on Sesqui - Eddy box trademark; replaced Eddy‘s the RMS web site Strike Anywhere Pocket Matches; ?-1977. is languishing. No new sub- Set - covers which are related to each other (same missions have business, sponsor, etc.) and are issued at the same been received in time, as opposed to Series (i.e., the Education sets, a the last year Souvenir sets); a set comprises 2 or more covers; [You‟ll notice it most run from 3-12 covers; many of these sets are hasn‟t appeared comprised of exactly the same cover, but in in the bulletin for different colors. Bill Furlong, NV, had 9,205+ at the last several one time. i s s u e s ] . I s anything going Sewn Pages - see Pages on? Sheratons - category for covers issued by the Sheraton Hotel chain; Frank Lawton, CA, had 1,462 in10/88. Answer to Last Issue’s Shine-Kote “30” - Match Corp. trademark for its Matchcover Mystery 30-strike covers printed in blue text only (c. 1950s -1960s)

“Which city can boast of having the most Shinekote - white paper stock, as opposed to the collectors? grey stock used with older (normally pre-1975) covers. Claude Pelletier, CAN, answered Cincinnati, OH, which is correct, but, actually, it‘s a tie: Ship Lines - popular category for covers Cincinnati and Los Angeles each have 10. advertising or mentioning ship lines (passenger, freight, ferries, etc); the old steamship lines are the real attractions in this category; Sid Barlow, Matchcover Mysteries: #132 ENG, has 2,640 as of 1/02.

“What is currently the longest list in the hobby?” Shucking - see Stripping

...answer in our next issue. RMS Bulletin January/FebruarySeptember/October 1996, 2017 No.No. 458588 19 23

History 101

Marie Antoinette

Ah, poor Marie!...Marie Antoinette was born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna (2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) and was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an Archduchess of Austria, and was the fifteenth and second youngest child of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.

In April 1770, upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne, she became Dauphine of France. On 10 May 1774, when her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI, she assumed the title Queen of France and Navarre, which she held until September 1791, when, as the French Revolution proceeded, she became Queen of the French, a title she held until 21 September 1792.

After eight years of marriage, Marie Antoinette gave birth to a daughter, Marie-Thérèse Charlotte, the first of her four children. Despite her initial popularity, a growing number of the population eventually came to dislike her, accusing her of being profligate, promiscuous, and of harboring sympathies for France's enemies, particularly her native Austria. The Diamond Necklace affair damaged her reputation further.

During the Revolution, she became known as Madame Déficit because the country's financial crisis was blamed on her lavish spending and her opposition to the social and financial reforms of Turgot and Necker.

During the Revolution, after the government had placed the royal family under house arrest in the Tuileries Palace in October 1789, several events linked to Marie Antoinette, in particular the June 1791 attempted flight to Varennes and her role in the War of the First Coalition, had disastrous effects on French popular opinion. On 10 August 1792, the attack on the Tuileries forced the royal family to take refuge at the Assembly, and on 13 August the family was imprisoned in the Temple. On 21 September 1792, the monarchy was abolished.

After a two-day trial begun on 14 October 1793, Marie Antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of high treason and executed by guillotine on the Place de la Révolution on 16 October 1793. [ h t t p s : / / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Marie_Antoinette] 24 RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588

Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were initially conceived as comic strip characters by artist and writer Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic strips in 1909, and O'Neill began to illustrate and sell paper doll versions of the Kewpies. The characters were first produced as bisque dolls in Wal- tershausen, Germany beginning in 1912, and became extremely popular in the early twentieth century. The Kewpie dolls were initially made out of bisque exclusively, but composition versions were intro- duced in the 1920s and celluloid versions were manufactured in the following decades. In 1949, Effan- bee created the first hard plastic versions of the dolls, and soft rubber and vinyl versions were produced by Cameo Co. and Jesco between the 1960s and 1990s.

The earlier bisque and composition versions of Kewpie dolls are widely sought-after by antique and doll collectors, who especially want those hand-signed by O'Neill. Kewpies should not be confused with the baby-like Billiken figures that debuted in 1908.

As photographs became more commonplace in advertising, the prominence of Kewpies in the mar- keting circuit began to wane. O'Neill returned to Missouri, where she died purportedly impoverished of complications from a series of strokes in 1944. Despite the lessening in popularity, Kewpies continued to be manufactured for the majority of the century, including hard plastic versions, as well as all-bisque replicas of the original Kewpies, produced by Jesco and Cameo Co. in the 1960s until the 1990s. These reproduction Kewpies lack the heart-shaped decal that distinguishes the origi- nal, older versions.

According to 200 Years of Dolls (fourth edition), a 10-inch Kewpie with a bisque head, composition body, and glass eyes today is worth $6,500, while a 20-inch doll is valued at $20,000. Many of the original, small-sized German- produced bisque Kewpies (circa 1912-1915) range from $200–$500 among collectors. Composition Kewpies range from $100– $300, while celluloid versions (especially unlicensed Japanese reproductions) are worth considerably less. Kewpies that were hand-signed by Rose O'Neill (most often etched on their arms or feet) are much rarer than non-signed Kewpies.

The Kewpie doll is the mascot of Kewpee Hamburgers, a chain of fast-food restaurants originally founded in 1923 in Flint, Michi- gan, by Samuel V. Blair under the name Kewpee Hotel Hamburgs. Since 1914, it has also been the mascot of Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 25

The Missing Man Formation

In the movie Hell Divers from 1932, the closing flyby shows a missing man formation.

In 1936, King George V received the first recorded flypast for a non-RAF funeral. The United States adopted the tradition in 1938 during the funeral for Major General Oscar Westover with over 50 aircraft and one blank file. By the end of World War II, the missing man formation had evolved to include the pull-up. In April 1954, USAF General Hoyt Vandenberg was buried at Arlington National Cemetery without the traditional horse-drawn artillery caisson. Instead, Vandenberg was honored by a flyover of jet aircraft with one plane missing from the formation. On November 26, 1999, four Air Force F-16s flew the missing man formation over Kyle Field to honor the 12 Aggies who died during the Aggie Bonfire collapse.

The Delaware Air National Guard flew the missing man formation over the Dover International Speedway on June 3, 2001 to honor NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr., who had perished in a wreck on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 race on February 18. In December 2004, as a final tribute to Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands's former military role in the Royal Netherlands Air Force, three modern F-16 jet fighters and a World War II Spitfire performed a missing man formation during his funeral.

On May 25, 2012, the Royal Norwegian Air Force performed the flypast at the funeral of World War II resistance fighter Gunnar Sønsteby, Norway's most highly decorated citizen. The missing man for- mation was flown at a family memorial service in Indian Hill, OH, on 31 August 2012 in honor of for- mer American astronaut, US Navy pilot, and test pilot Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon. In November 2014, the state memorial service for former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who had served as a navigator in the Royal Australian Air Force dur- ing World War II, concluded with a missing man formation flight conducted by four RAAF F/A-18 Hornet fighters.

On 29 March 2015, the Republic of Sin- gapore Air Force's Black Knights at- tempted to fly the missing man formation as an aerial salute to long-serving Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew during his funeral procession from Parliament House to the University Cultural Centre of the National University of Singapore, but was unable to do so, due to poor weather conditions.

On March 11, 2016, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, also known as the Warthog, performed a Missing Man For- mation Flyover at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, for retired USAF Col. Avery Kay, considered the fa- ther of the A-10s. [https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Missing_man_formation] 26 RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588

Editorial

Where Are Collectors Getting Their Covers?

Most collectors don‘t go out and find local covers (not that there are that many these days). Most collectors don‘t regularly trade. Most collectors don‘t buy in auctions. And, most collectors don‘t attend club meetings, swapfests, and conventions..So, where are collectors getting their covers?

Searching your local area for new issues will only provide a few covers, at best. Plus, unless you collect Hotels/Motels/Restaurants, there‘s a 99% likelihood that none will be in your categories.

It‘s very difficult to find reliable and steady traders these days, but even if you‘re lucky enough to find a handful, the amount of covers that brings in annually is small, indeed...and a collector only has so many years to collect. And, although I‘ve always been a big advocate of trading, the flip side is that you have to be ready to get lots of covers you don‘t need, flats, and way too many used and damaged covers.

The same is true of attending hobby get-togethers of any kind. Most collectors don‘t live within driving distance of such meetings, and most won‘t, or can‘t, attend out-of-state functions. Still, even if such is attended, you‘re not going to be able to build a respectable collection from freebie tables and room-hopping.

If collectors are simply waiting for covers to find them, those collectors don‘t stand any chance at all of building a decent collection in any category. Perhaps that‘s one of the reasons why the hobby has lost so many participants in the last 25 years.

On the other hand, perhaps it‘s a matter of some collectors finding local covers, others trading regularly, and yet others picking up covers at meetings, swapfests, and conventions. But, if that‘s the case, it would still be unlikely that a decent collection could be put together...except in the case of buying.

If you‘re able and willing to buy your covers, you can, eventually build a great collection. Of course, you can simply buy a couple of big collections in your category, and, bingo!, you suddenly have a great collection, but that‘s not what I‘m referring to here. I‘m talking about, mainly, participating in auctions on a regular basis. Of course, you have to have the money to spend, but I can‘t think of any collectibles that sell cheaper than covers.

The advantages of participating in auctions are myriad, and I‘ll spell them out at length in the next issue.

Next Issue....2017 RMS Convention

We‘ll have complete convention coverage in our next issue: Business meeting minutes, RMS and other club display winners, Outstanding Collector of the Year, Hall of Fame Inductees, lots of photos, and more. And, most will be posted on the RMS web site, as well.

Stay tuned! RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588 27 “Would you be in favor of merging the RMS Convention with other tobacco collectibles conventions? (i.e., match safes convention, lighter clubs convention, etc.) ” [July - 97 responding]

Yes 43 Appropriate comments: No 51 N/A 2 - ―Worth pursuing. It is getting harder and harder to find a hotel interested in giving Not sure 1 us the meeting space that we require without charge when we can deliver only about 250 room nights and a banquet of maybe 75 people.‖ - ―Without knowing the players, I would vote yes. Normally this would help over all to lower cost of a lot of things. As long as our corporate bylaws are kept separate. If all parties regulations are maintained, yes.‖ - ―Sure. Why not? Cross-pollination is a good thing.‖ - ―Absolutely. Would generate greater interest in the hobby.‖ - ―Depending on the arrangement I would be very interested in something like that. Might bring us some new members and interest.‖ - I think it is a good idea. I just came from a vinyl record show and there were multiple types of media there, including books.‖ - ―Yes, it would give us some more external hobby connections and good diversity as we all age.‖ - ―I would be in favour of merging, as long as the identity of individual clubs is not lost within the convention set up.‖ - ―I could live with that if there were not tobacco products available.‖ - ―Great idea! I'm all for it. Another possible merger is with the AAAA-- the Antique Advertising Assn of America. They have combined this year's convention with the ice cream collectors and did last year's with graniteware collectors. My brother is a member and I used to be, and I can provide the necessary contact info. After all, matchbooks were an important advertising medium and I think would be a great tie-in.‖ - ―Yes. Great idea. More attendees, less cost, etc.‖ - ―Absolutely...a tobacco related convention would open not just many new doors but more like flood gates...Even though the tobacco industries are somewhat fading, the history should not. I‘m 100% for this idea.‖

- ―No. I wouldn't mind if they occurred nearby, so we could check them out, but not merged with RMS.‖ - ―No. Why do it unless RMS convention is unsustainable and will be cancelled for lack of people, organizers and attendees. Something would be better than nothing, but not much better.‖ - ―Never, never, never!‖ - ―No, but I'm in favor of some kind of participation and outreach.‖ - ―a joint convention MIGHT, through sheer force of numbers, lead us to better room rates, better banquet, meeting room and other negotiations. That could be extremely important to members attending, and I might support it if our autonomy was intact. what about other ephemera organizations?‖ - ―no.(But I could be persuaded.)‖

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covers. Marc S. Kamm E-mail first with scans if possible: [email protected]...... S/O17

WANTED: Will Pay $25 for DQ cover from the Rendezvous in Balboa, California. Struck or Bobtail, OK. Kevin Fleming, 23592 Windsong Unit 37-J, Aliso Recent RMS Area Award Recipients: Viejo CA 92656-2346...... S/O17 UES - Sherri Kayhoe Angelus - Richard Brennen McDONALD’S MUSEUM in San Bernardino (on the original site on Rt. 66) surprisingly does not have any McDonald‘s matchbooks in their collection! If you would like to donate any such matchbooks/covers, CLASSIFIED ADS please send them to me and I will give them to the museum (and give you credit for your donation).

Denise McKinney, 5139 Olivewood Ave., Riverside, LOOKING FOR: a cover from ‘Dean Van Lines‘. It CA 92506...... S/O17 was a moving and storage company. Contact Bill

Longenecker [email protected] ...... S/O17 Classified ad policy: Ads are published on a space

available basis. Please keep „em short and send them WILL TRADE GIRLIES: My want and have-to- in as soon as possible! Send to Ed. ASAP Fee trade lists are here > http://www.matchcover.org/ schedule may be seen on the last page. Prero1.html...... S/O17

WANTED: Hotel, restaurants and other covers for establishments that served as bus stops for Greyhound, Trailways, or any other bus company. John Dockendorf, 448 Meadow Dr., Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717-763-9117)...... S/O17

FOR SALE: 313 Hillbillies Several full sets = 20.00$ plus mailing; 345 Safety Several full sets = 20.00$ plus mailing. Claude Pelletier, 9 Henri IV, Bromont, Que J2L 0H3 cpelletier43.cp@gmail. com...... S/O17

LOOKING FOR: PEZ matchcovers, what do you have for sale ? Send a picture and price in an email to gdeisz@gmail. com...... S/O17

WORKING ON LISTS: of horse racing tracks. One is for thoroughbred racing, the other for standardbred. If you collect them and would like to share information, please contact me. Both lists are available and can be emailed without charge. Morris Pasternak [email protected] ...... S/O17

LOOKING FOR: colorful, graphic FLATS from 1930s-50s. No stock covers. Will buy or trade. I have many categories of covers and flats. Mike Schwimmer, [email protected]. 1840 Comstock Lane, N., Plymouth MN 55447-2835...... S/O17

WANTED IN TRADE: Palm Springs, CA area RMS Bulletin November/DecemberSeptember/October 2017 1995, No. No. 588 457 21 2 9

Unique One-of-a-kind Designer Matchbook Covers from NOLA by Leo A. Mallette

If you find yourself in New Orleans Louisiana (NOLA), you might be able to pick up a unique match book cover. Sarah individually creates these when she has free time. She is the day-time bartender at Johnny White‘s Hole in the Wall (718 Bourbon Street) when we visited for Mardi Gras in February 2017. Kathy and I were watching the festivities from the bar and I noticed some matchbooks.

After inquiring, Sarah told us that they come in as blank white matchbooks and she adds her individ- ual designs to the front and the name of the bar (and the year) to the backs of each matchbook. No two are alike.

Sarah (not her real name) is shown below with a tray- full of her designer matchbooks near her right hand.

This bar is one of four Johnny White‘s establish- ments in the French Quarter. Sarah was very pleasant, the patrons were equally friendly, and the drinks were delicious and reasonably priced.

3022 RMS RMS Bulletin Bulletin November/December September/October 1995, 2017 No. No. 457 588 The Queen Mary

Whereas almost all of the other great vessels of the Atlantic eventually ended their careers at the scrap yards, the Queen Mary was destined to start yet anew as the Hotel Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA.

After 33 years of service, it was announced in 1967 that the Queen Mary would be retired, and on December 11th she was removed from the British Registry and officially turned over to the City of Long Beach, with all of her ship facilities now being dependent on shore-side utilities.

Since then, the Queen Mary has had a succession of operators. Diners Club Inc. took the first shot at making it all work in March, 1968. The Queen Mary was then dry docked for a while at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Diners Club left in 1970, to be replaced by Speciality Restaurants Corp. as master lessee in 1971. On February 20, 1972, the old girl had her largest single day attendance - 19,600. In November of the same year, she opened anew with 150 rooms. In September, 1980, the Wrather Corp. signed a 66-year lease to manage the Queen Mary, but in March, 1988, Walt Disney Co. bought Wrather Corp. In September, 1992, Disney gave up its lease on the Queen Mary, and the Port of Long Beach temporarily took over, but the Queen Mary closed on December 31, 1992. But that‘s not the end of our story! In February, 1993, the RMS Foundation (no relationship to our RMS) signed a 5 year lease, and she reopened to the public!

After several years of financial problems, Evolution Hospitality, LLC, assumed operational control of the Queen Mary on 23 September 2011, with Garrison Investments leasing Queen Mary. [https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary]

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RMS MEMBERSHIP REPORT – JULY/AUGUST 2017 SPONSOR

NEW MEMBER (*=will trade):

9869 – Bill Ross, 3053 Rundelac Rd., Annapolis, MD 21403-1321………………….………..Internet COLLECT: Giant Feature Christmas Matchbooks, Matchbook Safes…[email protected]

9870* – Hakob Avagyan, Apt. 4, H. 1/1, Sayat-Nova, Avan, Yerevan, Armenia 0060 ………..Internet COLLECT: Hotels, Motels, Inns, Sports, Monuments, Horses, Football Clubs, & Cartoons ……………… [email protected]

CHANGE OF ADDRESS:

7143 – Roger Beecham, 626 S. Lombard, Lombard, IL. 60148-3492 Zip Code Change 9496 – Mike Midda, 85 Blenheim Sq., North Weald, Epping, Essex, CM166FQ, United Kingdom

Look at your address label to see your expiration date. If you get your bulletin via email and would like to know your expiration date please contact Linda Wolfe. Need a hard copy of the 2016-2018 RMS Roster. Please email or write me. I have plenty. Also, I’m having problems with Canadian checks & Money Orders. If there is any changes to the roster please contact Linda Wolfe. In The News Languishing Respectfully Submitted, The In The News feature, both in the bulletin and on the web site, is Linda Clavette Wolfe languishing for lack of input. I haven‘t received anything to post in the last year! The last posting on the web site was in August 2016. Surely, Linda Clavette Wolfe there have been newspaper articles, radio/TV interviews, etc. since then.

If you publicize the hobby through any type of media, please let Editor know the details (date, name of the newspaper, etc; scans of the article would be very helpful). ______

2017 Convention Covers?

Would you believe it? Convention covers, which have abounded since almost the inception of RMS, are becoming rarer and rarer. I don‘t think I remember seeing any 2017 Convention covers! Did they simply get by me? If you are your club produced any, please send me one ASAP and I may (hopefully) be able to get it (them) into the next bulletin, which is the convention issue.

Please also keep me on your BIRTHDAY CLUB: The following club members will be celebrating birthdays on the dates indicated. Please check your latest roster to get current mailing list for any 2018 covers addresses and categories: Stella Williams (9/5); Ellen Gutting (10/24) which may be coming up. If you‘re interested in receiving 200-300 covers or boxes during your birthday The Ed month, send an SASE #10 envelope to: Wally and Pat Mains, 105 Roger Ln., Florence, KY 41042-2334. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. 32 RMS Bulletin September/October 2017 No. 588

Linda Clavette Wolfe PRSRT STD. RMS Membership Secretary/Treasurer U.S. POSTAGE PAID 13 Creekstone Drive Mercersburg, PA Permit #15 Mont Alto, PA 17237-9614

The Voice of the Hobby RMS BULLETIN The Official Publication of the Rathkamp Matchcover Society Published Bi-Monthly COMING UP!

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LONG BEACH OCTOBER SWAPFEST: Oct. 27- Latest Convention/Swapfest Info! 28, 2017. LaQuinta Inn & Suites. More details coming. FMI: Bob Hiller, 2501 W. Sunflower Ave., AMCAL Convention: http://www.thenewamcal.com #H5, S. Coast Metro, CA 92704-7532 (714-222- 9328) RMS Convention: “Convention Central‖ at http:// matchcover.org

SOUTHERN SWAPFEST 2018: March 20 through March 25, 2018. Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites - Southern Swapfest: at http://southernswapfla.com Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL 33612 Latest details at http://www.southernswapfla. com or contact Frank Denzler [email protected] ADVERTISING RATES

Display Ads 2018 TRANS CANADA SWAPFEST: Trans Full-Page = $55.00 Quarter-Page = $17.50 Canada MC is in discussions with the Radisson about Half-Page = $30.00 Eighth-Page = $10.00 (N/A for hosting the 2018 Swapfest. Tentative dates are April businesses) 26th – 28th. Subject to confirmation, room and Classified Ads meeting space rates should be in the same ballpark as 2017. Classified ads are free for members, on a space available basis.

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