RMS BULLETIN NO. 574 May/June 2015

by Mike Prero

Well, right off the bat, I‘m at a disadvantage here because these photos don‘t demonstrate what a Filigree actually is. The scanner can‘t capture the relief surface of the matchcover—the ups and down—and that‘s what a filigree is: a cover with a random, plastic-bubbled surface.

Aside from the bubbles, themselves, these covers have the same feel as a Uniglo—a soft, plastic, almost ―oily,‖ feel. The bubbling is random, which I stress because when you find the bubbling channeled into designs, you‘ve crossed over from a Filigree to a type of Florentine. In any event, it‘s the feel of a Filigree that tells you right away that this is not an ordinary cover, that it‘s something special. And, special it is, which is why it‘s collected as its own category.

Uniglo and Florentine are both Universal trademarks, so it‘s not surprising to see, then, that Filigree, itself, was a Universal Match Corp. trademark for such covers. Universal produced them from 1969 to 1987. They were quite a popular type of ‗Fancy‖ cover, judging from the numbers that exist— and from how many of the competing match manufacturers copied the process. Lion had its Stipple Finish; Maryland had its Rhapsody; Monarch/Superior had its Orleans; etc.

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The President’s Message

Greetings to all. I have just returned from the FUN IN THE SUN! JOIN US IN SAN DIEGO! Southern Swapfest in Altamonte Springs, FL. I think that I can safely say that it was a great April 30 and May 1, 2015 success. Certainly, there were plenty of covers to be had; and the auctions were active. Coming up next is the Trans Canada Swapfest being held in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario on April 30th, May st nd 1 and 2 . By the time this bulletin comes out, this event will be over. I would ask that perhaps you would consider attending this swapfest in 2016. Our Canadian friends attend so many swapfests and conventions, it would be nice if we could attend their event next year. Coming up, also, is the UES swap in Hagerstown, MD. The dates are June 3-6, 2015.

RMS President, THE RMS BULLETIN

Carry Van Tol The RMS Bulletin is a bimonthly publication of the Rathkamp Matchcover Society. RMS dues are $20 (single), $25 (single) for Canada and $35 (single) for WANTED TO BUY overseas. Add. family members are $4 each. Dues are to be submitted to Treasurer. All articles, I want to buy Broadway Play plastic advertisements, comments, and letters should be sent to the Editor. Publication dates are: Sept., Nov., Jan, boxes from my want list to fill out Mar., May, and Jul. Deadline for all submissions is 30 days before the publication month. This publication is my collection. owned by the Rathkamp Matchcover Society and is made available for public distribution through first Please contact me and I will send you class (Canadian and overseas) and bulk mail rates.

my want list by regular mail. RMS WEB SITE: http://www.matchcover.org

RMS OFFICERS (2014-2016):

President: Carry Van Tol, 402 Cowan Dr., Elizabeth, PA 15037 E-Mail: [email protected] 1st V.P.: Marc Edelman, 8822 Hargrave St., Philadelphia, PA 19152-1511 E-Mail: [email protected] 2nd V.P.: Nancy Smith, 3810 Edinburg Dr., Murrysville, PA 15668-1060 John R. Blackburn, Jr. Secretary: Shirley Sayers, 1290 Corporation St., P.O. Box 28 Beaver, PA 15009 [email protected] Membership/Treasurer: Terry Rowe, 1509 S. Dugan Bedford, PA 15522 Rd., Urbana, OH 43078-9209 (937) 653-3947 E-mail: [email protected] 814-623-6229 Editor: Mike Prero, 12659 Eckard Way Auburn, CA [email protected] 95603 E-mail: [email protected] RMS Bulletin May/June 1996,2015, No. 460574 3 3 I‘m a Filigree collector, myself, but I believe I first became familiar with them when working on my Bank covers. There are lots of Fancies to be seen in any Bank collection, and that includes Filigrees. And the variety of Filigrees is very satisfying, indeed—20s, 30s, 40s, Filigree Jewels and Jewelites; even Filigree American Ace boxes; all in singles and in beautiful sets. I don‘t remember ever seeing any Filigree 10s, though. Can‘t see any in my own collection.

There is a listing of Filigree covers, but users should definitely be aware that it includes Filigree- like covers—IF you only look at the term ―Filigree‖ as meaning the Universal covers. The listing, then, is actually a ―Filigree-like‖ listing, wherein any cover that is an actual Filigree or like a Filigree is included.

The original listing was initiated by Jim Moffett and then taken over by Evelyn Hovious. Ruth Richmond handled the list from 1981-1989, taking the list up to 6,063. Margo Houser added a supplementary list of older issues not yet listed. Today the list is dormant. There are still many unlisted covers, but no one has stepped forward to continue the listing.

The first listed 150 Filigrees were made by Universal. However, by June 1970, Atlas Match, using a similar process, issued its first Filigree-type match, #152 on the Filigree list. This matchcover has a much different pattern, but is still of the Filigree type. Atlas also issued 3 covers from the China Doll in San Diego. These covers are perhaps the hardest to obtain of the early filigrees.

Monarch Match, joining Atlas and Universal, issued its first Filigree-like cover early in 1972. This cover is #564 on the Filigree list. By then, Atlas had issued 5 covers and Universal, who owned the trade name Filigree, 458 covers. Soon, most of the major match companies had climbed on the band wagon and issued Filigree-like matches. There have been many sets, 31 single jewels and many 10 strikes. One of the earliest dated Filigrees is dated ―1881-1971‖.

Many banks had Filigree sets consisting of from 2 to 16 covers to a set, with captions or information about the bank‘s services on the inside. The Marines and the Navy also issued Filigree Jewelites in their recruiting campaigns. The early Filigrees are scarce (only a caddy or so was issued with a case of regularly ordered matches).

Unfortunately, and to my way of thinking, inexplicably, collecting interest in all of the Fancies has drastically dwindled since the late 1980s. But, I have a theory as to why. I believe that collectors are more concerned with cover subject matter than cover beauty or quality....hmmmmmm.

The largest collection I know of was that of Helen Hollmann, PA, who reported having 11,318 in November 2010, so this is a big category!

This would be a good time to start collecting Filigrees; they should be easily available. 4 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574

Editorial

An Exercise in Heresy

I happened to be talking to Loren Moore, CA, the other day (oh oh!), and he brought up a subject that, in all my 31 years in the hobby, I had never be- fore heard seriously broached—changing the name of our organization.

I have to admit that over the years it had certainly occurred to me that ―Rathkamp Matchcover Soci- ety‖ was probably not the best of names for our hobby organization, but listening to Loren‘s arguments for a name change put it all into a meaningful perspective.

Already I can hear the legions screaming, ―WHAT!!! Change the name after all the time, effort, and expense we‘ve put into establishing name recognition?!‖ Well, that was the main point..We have no name recognition. There are some 320 million people in the U.S. How many do you think have ever heard of the Rathkamp Matchcover Society? They haven‘t even heard of the hobby, much less our spe- cific club. RMS has had a publicity budget for years, but it obviously is not working. Most new mem- bers are brought in by our web site [and, thus, we should be advertising on the internet]. Library dis- plays, newspaper and magazine articles about collectors here and there are nice, but they reach an in- finitesimally small number of people. Name recognition of any hobby organization is miniscule, but RMS doesn‘t even register on the meter.

Loren brought up another good point in that our current name may actually deter people from join- ing! There is no other hobby organization, certainly no major one, named after an individual. Doing so immediately makes the organization look provincial instead of all-encompassing. When Bill Retskin started his own club, for example, he knew what he was doing when he named it the ―American Match- cover Collecting Club‖ instead of ―Bill‘s Matchcover Club‖.

Point three: The word ―Society‖ implies a social theme, and, while some may rejoice in that, that‘s not what we‘ve banded together for. Although, I admit it could be worse. The original name of our or- ganization was the ―Rathkamp Memorial Society of Match Cover Collectors‖. At least we dropped the ‘Memorial‘, but notice that we also dropped the ‘collecting‘ aspect!

―Society,‖ even ―Club,‖ also implies responsibilities when one joins, Loren pointed out, and I doubt if anyone could characterize today‘s society as being as socially responsible as that of our father‘s and grandfather‘s. People don‘t want to be locked into club meetings, schedules, demands for volunteer work, etc.

―Changing the name just to change the name won‘t do much. In fact, if the priority of RMS continues to be social, then the name fits. The conflict comes in when their subtitle is ―The Voice of the Hobby‖. This indicates that matchcovers is the priority (which is not the case). And, when you have no reference library and no effective educational/marketing program, and put your time and money into expensive conventions, it‘s difficult to justify the subtitle. Personally I would like to see RMS review their priori- ties and their purpose....to ensure survival,‖ Loren stated.

Something to think about... RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 5

Why We Collect What We Collect

For a new collector coming into the hobby, it must be something close to amazing to see the incredible variety in collector preferences: covers or full-books, covers or boxes, old or new, flats or regular, struck or mint, stock or non-stock, one category or more, general or specific, and the list of possible topics is seemingly endless!

Why do we end up collecting what we do? Simplistically, we‘re all phillumenists, so we should all be collecting the same things. But, we don‘t. From the macro to the micro, other forces are at work. And, as luck would have it, right at the top is one of my favorite causal factors--geography.

Right at the beginning, it‘s geography that determines whether we, as phillumenists, collect covers, labels, or boxes. And it‘s pretty straightforward. If you‘re in the US or Canada, you collect covers; if you‘re just about any place else, you collect labels and boxes. It‘s simply a matter of what‘s historically available in your culture. Labels died out here beginning in the 1920s. On the other hand, matchbooks never really caught on in the rest of the world.

Then what? Well, after that, our individual histories and personalities kick in. How about deciding whether to go for covers or full-books? The vast majority of collectors opt for the stripped covers-- they‘re easier to deal with, easier to obtain, and certainly less dangerous. On the other hand, if you‘re a purist, you want the collectibles exactly how they were sold, so you collect full-books.

What about flats vs. regular covers? Most collectors won‘t look at flats simply because the hobby doesn‘t consider them ‗real‘, since they functioned as salesman‘s samples and were never in circulation. Also, of course, compared to covers, there are very few available. On the opposite side, if you‘re after mint cover artwork, you can‘t beat flats.

Why are some collectors General and some not. Many new collectors start out as General collectors simply because they need to see what‘s out there before deciding on specialties...and there‘s just too many goodies out there and it‘s too hard to say no. Eventually, though, almost all collectors narrow General down to something less. Space is usually given as the reason, although here‘s where individual personalities and histories really come into play.

Nostalgia, I think, plays a big part in determining preferences. It‘s simply harder to ignore covers that stimulate memories and emotions--places we‘ve been...places we haven‘t been, but they‘re so famous and ingrained in our culture that we consider them part of our lives anyway: Hoover Dam, Yosemite National Park, Disneyland, Grauman‘s Chinese Theatre. The names vary, but we all have such places that are special to us.

Then, there are all those other personal preferences. This collector saves Christmas because they‘re beautiful; that collector thinks they‘re gaudy. This collector saves Laundries because he was in the business for 30 years; that collector throws them away. This one values rarity; that one‘s looking for the odd and unusual. He wants Military, recalling his younger days; she wants Teddy Bears...because they‘re so cute. [sexist stereotyping, but, come on, I’m trying to prove a point here]

Try as I might, I can‘t think of any other hobby that offers the variety that ours does, and that simply opens the way for all of our little quirks, whims, likes and dislikes, and so forth...to just run rampant! Is this a great hobby, or what?! 6 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574

2013 German Christmas Box Set

Here are 3 household boxes, specially issued for Christmas. They were sold by Aldi in Germany. The boxes, however, were actually manufactured in China.

Our European correspondent, Hans Everink, reports that this is the first time he has seen this type of box made in China.

A very nice Christmas box set, and a nice addition to your Christmas or Sets collection, but, coming from Europe, I would guess that‘s it would be fairly difficult to get a hold of it. And that gives me an opportunity to remind readers again that if you‘re looking for European traders, you can easily find such contacts just by going to the Collectors On-Line page of the RMS web site. That page lists collectors from all over the world....and if you happen to get an extra set of these particular boxes..send ‗em my way!

RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 7 The Ol’ 5 and 10

Woolworth‘s, Kress...I remember them. Time‘s change. Now the closest we have is 99¢ stores. Woolworth‘s characterizes the 5 and 10 cent stores the best, perhaps...

The F. W. Woolworth Company was a retail company that was one of the original pioneers, and arguably the most successful American and international five-and-dime stores, setting trends and creating the modern retail model which stores follow today, worldwide.

The first Woolworth store was opened by on February 22, 1878, as "Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store" in Utica, . Though it initially appeared to be successful, the store soon failed. Searching for a new location, a friend suggested Lancaster, . Using the same sign from the Utica store, Frank opened his first successful "Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store" on July 18, 1879, in Lancaster. Frank brought his brother, Charles Sumner Woolworth, who went by the nickname "Sum", into the business.

The two Woolworth brothers pioneered and developed merchandising, direct purchasing, sales and customer service practices commonly used today.

By 1904, there were six chains of affiliated stores operating in the United States and Canada. Between 1905 and 1908, members of the Woolworth Syndicate followed Frank's lead to incorporate their businesses. Sum maintained that he did not need to incorporate his stores. In 1912 the syndicate agreed to a scheme crafted by Frank Woolworth: to join forces and incorporate as one corporate entity under the name "F. W. Woolworth Company" in a merger of all 596 stores. The stock flotation raised over $30 million for the five founders of the merged chains. They all swallowed their pride and accepted Frank's name above the door, with Frank as President of the new Corporation. Sum Woolworth, Fred Kirby, Seymour Knox, Earle Charlton, and William Moore each became a Director and Vice-President. One of the "friendly rival" predecessor chains included several stores initially opened as Woolworth & Knox stores, as well as S. H. Knox & Co. 5 & 10 Cent Stores opened after an 1889 buyout by his cousin, Seymour H. Knox I. Knox's chain grew to 98 stores in U.S. and 13 in Canada by the time of the corporate consolidation. Fred M. Kirby added 96 stores, Earle Charlton added 35, Charles Sumner Woolworth added 15, and William Moore added two

Despite growing to be one of the largest retail chains in the world through most of the 20th century, increased competition led to its decline beginning in the 1980s. The chain went out of business in July 1997, when the company decided to focus on the division and renamed itself Venator Group. By 2001, the company focused exclusively on the sporting goods market, changing its name to the present Foot Locker, Inc.

Retail chains using the Woolworth name survive in Germany, Austria, Mexico, South Africa and, until the start of 2009, in the United Kingdom. Woolworths Limited, Australia, took their name from the original company, as it had not been registered or trademarked in Australia at the time.

[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._W._Woolworth_Company]

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The United States Army

Fort Sill

The site of Fort Sill was staked out on 8 January 1869, by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, who led a campaign into Indian Territory to stop hostile tribes from raiding border settlements in Texas and Kansas.

Sheridan's massive winter campaign involved six cavalry regiments accompanied by frontier scouts such as Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, Ben Clark and Jack Stilwell. Troops camped at the location of the new fort included the 7th Cavalry, the 19th Kansas Volunteers and the 10th Cavalry, a distinguished group of black "buffalo soldiers" who constructed many of the stone buildings still surrounding the old post quadrangle.

At first, the garrison was called "Camp Wichita" and was referred to by the Indians as "the Soldier House at Medicine Bluffs." Sheridan later named it in honor of his West Point classmate and friend, Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill, who was killed during the . The first post commander was Brevet Maj. Gen. Benjamin Grierson and the first Indian agent was Colonel Albert Gallatin Boone, grandson of Daniel Boone.

In 1942, Fort Sill held approximately 700 Japanese Americans interned by the Department of Justice — mostly non-citizen Issei who had been arrested as spies and fifth columnists, despite a lack of evidence supporting the charges against them. 350 of these internees were transfers from Fort Missoula, Montana. One of them, Kanesaburo Oshima, was killed by a guard when he suffered a mental break and attempted to escape on May 12. In addition to the Japanese American inmates, Fort Sill held German prisoners of war. RMS Bulletin September/OctoberMay/June 2015, No. 1996,574 No. 462 9 9

American Snapshot: 1940 10 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574

Mythological

Mythological monsters go back at least as far as myths, themselves, and myths go back into prehistory. A good definition of myths is that they are stories that involve the supernatural and explain why things in nature are that way (although one often sees shortened versions wherein the latter explanations have been cut out). Myths are a cultural universal; that is, they are found in every culture, past and present. And, in those myths, whether from Australian Aborigines, or Amerindians, the Chinese, or the Celts...... Monsters abound!

From the story teller‘s perspective, monsters heighten suspense and add adventure, but their main purpose is to serve as fodder for heroes. What would a mythological hero be without a monster or two to slay? In doing so, myths reveal one of their primary functions--to teach, illustrate, and support the values of the society. Not surprisingly, many of those values are universals, themselves: courage, sacrifice, honor, and the like. Bellerophon and the Chimera, Perseus and Medusa, Theseus and the Minotaur, for example.

The possibilities for building a collection of mythological monsters are intriguing, to say the least. Being a Western culture, our chances of finding such beasties from other Western cultures are greater, and, correspondingly, our chances of finding such from far off, exotic cultures are less. Still, since we are such a ‗melting pot‘ of cultures, it‘s not necessarily impossible. After all, anyone who sorted through covers knows ―You never know what you‘re going to find!‖

Here‘s just as sampling of creatures you may happen upon during your quest: RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 11 Beasties!

Greek Chinese Norse Celtic Amerindian African

-Argus -Chi (demon) -Audumla(cow) -Banshee -Aglebemu -Aigamuxa -Centaur -Dragons -Fafnir (ghost) (lake monster) (dune-dweller) -Cerberus -Fenghuang (dragon) -Balor -Bigfoot - -Chimera (phoenix) -Fenrir (wolf) (demon king) -Ghosts -Ga-gorib -Dragons -Jian (bird) -Garm -Carman -Giants (hole monster) -Furies -Jingwei (bird) (Hell-hound) (witch) -Gici Awas -Hai-uri -Geryon -Jiufeng (bird) -Giants -Dearg Due (bear) (1-sided -Gorgons -Qilin -Grendel (vampire) -Ice cannibals creature) -Harpies (chermic) -Jormungand -Dullahan -Little people -Hydras -Hydra -Qing Niao (serpent) (headless -Mermaids -Kraken (bird) -Larnvidiur horseman) -Pamola -Medusa -Sanzuniao (troll-wives) -Kelpie (storm bird) -Minotaur (crow) -Moongarm (sea monster) -Serpents -Pegasus -Shang-Yang (giant) -Leprechauns -Thunderbirds -Sphinx (rainbird) -Nidhogg -Sluagh -Vampires -Unicorn -Xiniu (rhino) (giant worm) (soul hunters) -Witches

And who knows how many countless unnamed monsters there are! By the way, a quick check seems to reveal that Chinese dragons and griffons are the most common beasties to be seen.

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Lion Safety Firsts

Definitely one of the golden oldies! Lion Match Co. issued them from 1919-1928. When you acquire one of these beauties, count yourself lucky!

And, as an added bonus, more or less, despite how old they are the strikers haven‘t normally corroded as seen so frequently in DQ‘s. Perhaps Lion used a different process, or possibly even a different combination of ingredients.

All of these covers carry the coveted SAFETY FIRST footer, but, as can be seen here, not all are wide strikers.

The artwork featured on these covers, while not up to Crown standards, is certainly on a par with contemporaneous Universal and Diamond covers and far ahead of that found on the later smaller companies, such as Manhattan, Jersey, Chicago, and the like.

There were 836 listed as of December 2014. RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 13 14 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574

The Lindbergh Cover....$6000!

What‘s the record amount paid for a single cover/matchbook? A 1910 Washington Crisps matchbook, $4001, in 1994? Nooooo. What‘s the record price paid for a Lindbergh cover/matchbook? $4000 in 1991? Nooooo.

Both records are now held by the Lindbergh full -book [shown here], which sold for $6000 on March 7th. ―The book is in a strong excellent+ condition. Some may call it near mint; four sticks missing, striker used very lightly (perhaps twice) and one faint crease, caused by opening book, that does not break the surface color. Blue color is bold, no stains or scratches, corners are ding free and relatively sharp.‖

The seller wishes to remain anonymous, but the buyer was Kevin Saucier, CA. Kevin has purchased Lindbergh‘s before.

Even though there are older and rarer matchbooks, the Lindberghs continue to hold the mystique...and the records!

RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 15 business. Ensenada, Baja , Mexico; A Peek At Other Bulletins [based on current issues on hand as of this writing] Route 66 Snapshot: The Aztec Hotel of Monrovia; Santa Monica Pier. -Angelus MC: [Apr-Jun 2015] 15 pp+AMCAL and raffle flyers, club news. Quarterly Combo, -Sierra-Diablo MC: [Apr 2015] 8 pp., club Sports Page, The Immortal Gum Shoe, The Days business. Easter; ―No Loc‖ Bank Covers; Before QVC and HSN, auction, raffle Florentines; A Collector‘s Collector; Clocks; Nevada‘s Boulder Dam; ads, auction -Denver Strikers MC: [Mar-Apr 2015] 4 pp., club business, Smile, The Peabody, The Canary -Trans Canada MC: [March 2015] 9 pages, Islands magazine format, club business. Ebay; Montreal Expos Matchbooks; Breaking the Canadian Myth; -Garden State MC: Apr-Jun 2015] 8 pp., club What‘s New; 2015 Swapfest Schedule; auction business. Flag Day; Easter and Passover; Arbor Day; Mother‘s and Father‘s Day; auction -Windy City MC: [Mar-Apr 2015] 1 p. Club business -Lone Star MC: [Mar-Apr 2015] 8 pp., club business. The Ahwahnee; Handshaking; Dice; [Ed. note: In case you’re wondering why some Serpent in Paradise; U.S.S. Canberra; ‗s Goin‘ On clubs may not appear here from issue to issue—I Elsewhere; ads may not be on that club’s current bulletin mailing list, that club may only issue a quarterly bulletin, -Long Beach MC: [Mar 2015] 8 pages, club that bulletin may have arrived too late to include, business, Puerto Rico: Where Columbus Actually etc.] Landed; Playing Cards; auction, raffle ______

-San Diego MC: [Spring 2015] 8 pp., club 16 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 Dazzling Designs...by Cameo

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18 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 [No response yet on last issue’s Holly Canteen set ]

Kuppenheimer Series

I‘ve always been interested in series,

and here is a nice one. These

Kuppenheiemer Jewels are gold-colored

metallics (although striated). I currentl have the following:

Anton‘s Hill‘s Inc. Bartel‘s Mens.. Hudson‘s Baum‘s Joe Sullivan Cerioni‘s Men‘s.. Mosenfelders Cutchall‘s Nelson-Moore (2 dif) Davidson‘s Rogoff Bros. Men‘s.. Famous mens &.. Russell-Huston Greenlees‘ The Successful Suit Hibbs Clothing Co. Welsh & Levy

If anyone has any others, 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.

Lion 21 "FEATURE" - Ah, Lion 21‘s! This was a Lion Match Co. mm used c. 1940-c. 1957. They‘re characterized by heavy, thick cardboard and very nice art work. These are 30-strike covers, most of which are front-strikers. The rest are back-strikers (very early reverse- strikers).

As the manumark states, these were Features, but, oddly enough, there are many more stripped covers in collections than there are full- book features (I have 921 of the former, for example, and there are 1,696 covers currently listed.)

These are really nice, quality covers that cover the gamut of other categories.

Joel Acus, OH, had 1,860 in his collection as of November 2005. RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 19

Tri-State Cardinal Matchcover Club

Tri-State Cardinal Matchcover Club was established in May 1983. The membership is drawn primarily from the states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio who all claim the cardinal as their state bird. Tristate membership is open to all states and countries. Dues are 7.00 single and 10.00 for family memberships.

Monthly meetings are held in March, May (Anniversary party), July (annual picnic) September, October (annual Halloween Party) and December (Christmas Party). Meeting locations are rotated between Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati Ohio, Dayton, Ohio and Columbus Ohio.

Error Corner Activities at the meetings include auctions, grab table, 50/50 drawing for matchcovers, presen-tations of [courtesy of Charles Specht] collections by members, bingo at holiday events, and socializing. There is a great deal of trading among the members.

Tristate publishes its Bulletin "Cover Story" five to six times per year. Articles and want ads may be submitted to the editor at [email protected] or 105 Roger Lane, Florence, KY 41042.

Tristate has been honored to host the RMS Convention in 1988, 1994, 2003 and 2013.

Officers are: President : Bob Borton email [email protected] VP: Bob Hofacker [email protected] Secretary: Martha Jones Membership: J. Wieghaus [email protected] Treasurer: Bob Zack bobzizack@msn,com Mail In Auction Coordinator: Wally Mains [email protected] Historian: Wally Mains [email protected] Sunshine: Billijo Piper [email protected] Editor: Pat Mains [email protected] 1020 RMS Bulletin RMS September/October Bulletin May/June 1995, 2015 No., No. 456 5 74 produced for over 100 years, there is definitely The Mail Box a majority of older covers. In 50 years will the covers of the last half of the 20th century Mike Samuels, DC: It not be a majority to the covers printed since? was good to see the Current production will never surpass the cover on page 7 of the number of matches that were produced in the 20th last bulletin; I do have century. the full set in my collection. But only 2) I totally disagree. Yes there were some with your including it magnificent older issues. The artwork, die cuts, this month did I focus the Feature books, spot strikers, easel backs, on the country in which Dar Es Salaam is Uniglos, Cameos, and the overall quality might indicated as being located. (As you know, today have been fantastic, but not all of them. There are it is called Tanzania. Before that, it was millions of ugly old covers with poor graphics and Tanganyika. But…T.T.? unimaginative stock designs. I'm saddened to hear you imply that newer covers just aren't as nice. Reaching back in my memory. I recalled that Tanganyika had been a German colony after the 3) I won't argue with the nostalgia aspect. Rooms famous 1884-85 Berlin Conference that split for $2.95, a burger for 10 cents, Tootsie Rolls, Africa into European colonies and drew what are Coney Island, The Shadow....such memories. now almost all of the borders – based on However what I think you fail to realize is what European and geographical considerations, not you deprive the rest of the membership of, by not indigenous African ones. Wikipedia today promoting newer issues. provides a good explanation of the situation. In short, after World War I, the German colonies For instance: the Camel Nightlife series. From were governed under a League of Nations 1996 to 2001 RJ Reynolds provided matchbooks Mandate and made trusteeship territories – thus T. to bars throughout the United States. They weren't T. just generic, mass produced nationals, but each bar got their own covers, with their own unique Frank Denzler, FL: The ad that you inserted for artwork. Collectors started finding them across the me looking for "Girl's Names" boxes really paid country. They were tobacco advertising and as off. I got a message from Jene Lyle in Colorado such a very collectable category. A large number Springs who sent me over 100 of the boxes I of collectors were chasing Camels form New needed for my collection. York to Los Angeles, from Tampa to Chicago. Active members of our society were once again Morris Pasternak, CAN: What prompted me to pounding the sidewalks looking for matchbooks, write you is the 'Bulletin Content' article of issue just like the good old days. Dan Bitter compiled #573. Specifically: ―While not ignoring newer and maintained a list of all known Camels, which issues, I probably still do that, but my reasoning now totals over 4300 covers. Collectors made up has always been that 1) older covers comprise the and sent out want lists. Suddenly, trading by mail majority of the covers that have ever was back in fashion. There probably hadn't been been issued; 2) older covers are just nicer; and 3) such an increase in interest since the American older covers have the nostalgia factor Ace, Holiday Inns or perhaps Navy Ships. that strikes a chord in so many people, collectors and non-collectors alike.‖ And what did the RMS Bulletin do to increase the participation? Very, very little if anything. Here This is my opinion about the above. It's not a was an opportunity for the 'Voice of the Hobby' to personal attack, only my feelings. encourage the membership to get re-involved in collecting. Here was an opportunity for collectors 1) Obviously, since matches have been massed RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 21 to collect, trade and interconnect. But alas, older collectors and RMS. Not sure what is meant by covers are the majority! Older covers are nicer! the comments "A sad situation...We have But perhaps when cigarette smoking is finally everything... and nothing is being used ." I was banned, the Camel Nightlife covers will be always taught in my professional career that I nostalgic. shouldn't criticize current practices unless at the same time I was prepared to propose Duane Ready, PA: Ref the Editor‘s statement in improvements and alternative ways of doing last month‘s bulletin (Bulletin Content), "Any things. Am I that far removed from the prime editor today will tell you if he or she relied on communication links in RMS or maybe I just reader input, bulletins would be basically blank"! missed something here. I, for one, would be Though basically accurate, it is a bit interested in hearing what should be done exaggerated. I know there are a few members differently . who provide "reader input" and I like to think that I am one of them. I have for years presented ______articles and have tried to respond to and comment on articles in the Bulletins and , therefore, in some Ever See These Footers Before? small way have tried to provide "reader input".. I like to think that this reflects my interest in the I lost my notation as to who went me these, but hobby and hopefully a contribution to the hobby. it was probably John Mathot, CA. The RMS Bulletin is an excellent communication tool and I would like to think that the Editor is not HANDI BOOK MATCH and BUY the only knowledgeable person in the hobby. I AMERICAN. I think I may have seen the latter also appreciate the work involved in putting out a before but certainly not the former, which is from quality Bi Monthly bulletin and I like to think that the World Match Corporation. The BUY my small contribution makes that job a little AMERICAN footer is from Diamond. easier .

The Editor is right that the bulletin does reflect his or her personality and that is another reason why it is so important to get other persons point of view and personal interests. I should note that our more prolific writers are probably serving the hobby as editors for local clubs (I commend them for that ) but surely there are members who could write a piece on a collecting category of theirs that would be of interest to everyone. Personally, I have read enough articles about every ship in the Navy.

Frankly, I wonder why so few members do this (possibly an Insta-Poll would be appropriate to find out )

As regards the Loren Moore Mail Box item from March/April 2015 issue - I agree that "acknowledging and putting an effort to preserve the history, culture and art of America in the 20th Century that matchcovers has highlighted ..." should be a priority for individual matchcover 22 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574

Hobby Glossary

Bits & Pieces Pageant Match, Inc. - -based distributor for Japanese matchbooks/boxes; 1970s?-present.

Here’s an early Pageant of America - 1935 South Dakota collector from the exposition; at least 1 8-cover set produced. see 1930’s who had the below right idea! You have to let people know! I had Pageant of America Set - 1935 8-cover set local person drop off a issued from South Dakota exposition. large box of 1930s full- books just this week (I Pages - these are album pages on or in which had his son in class, and covers are mounted; three basic types: hand-sewn when he was cleaning w/thread to hold in the covers (hardly anyone out his father‘s house, he makes these anymore); slotted or slit pages w/cuts found these and in the page to fit the covers in; and plastic pages immediately thought of w/pockets that the covers are fully inserted in. me!) Slotted pages were the standard into the 1990‘s, but plastic pages have become the norm. The hobby’s bulletins are getting smaller and Palladium Ballroom Set - 1942 set of 16 20- smaller and fewer and strikes featuring personalities. farther between...not a good sign, unfortunately. Palmer Match - Palmer box trademark; 1924- Perhaps club mergers are 1930s. the solution? Palmer Match Co. Akron, OH-based company; 1924-late 1930s. Answer to Last Issue’s Pan Am 30s Sets - two 1956 sets of 15 30-strikes Matchcover Mystery each; first set is Black, blue, white; second set is tan “When was the first newspaper ref to matchbooks?” Pan Am Movies Set - 1979 Allenco set of 50 20- strikes featuring in-flight movies [New Zealand]. Answer: 1894! (New York Dramatic Mirror, Nov. 18) [Binghamton] Pan-American Match Corp. - Puerto Rican- based company formed by merger of Universal, Federal and Virginia Match Corp.; 1939-c.1950. Matchcover Mysteries: #116 Pana Match Corp. - defunct NYC-based ―In 2004, an 1830 Jones American Lucifer company; no dates available. Matches box went for how much on ebay?” Panel - a section of the outside of a cover (i.e., Very tough; only for the connoisseur! front panel, back panel). Answer in our next issue... RMS Bulletin January/FebruaryMay/June 2015, No. 1996, 574 No. 458 19 23 History 101 Michelangelo

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the ultimate Renaissance man, along with fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci.

Michelangelo's output in every field during his long life was prodigious; when the sheer volume of correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences that survive is also taken into account, he is the best- documented artist of the 16th century. Two of his best-known works, the Pietà and David, were sculpted before he turned thirty. Despite his low opinion of painting, Michelangelo also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling, and The Last Judgment on the altar wall, of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. As an architect, Michelangelo pioneered the Mannerist style at the Laurentian Library. At 74, he succeeded Antonio da Sangallo the Younger as the architect of St. Peter's Basilica. Michelangelo transformed the plan, the western end being finished to Michelangelo's design, the dome being completed after his death with some modification.

In a demonstration of Michelangelo's unique standing, he was the first Western artist whose biography was published while he was alive. Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime; one of them, by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all artistic achievement since the beginning of the Renaissance, a viewpoint that continued in art history for centuries. In his lifetime he was also often called Il Divino ("the divine one"). One of the qualities most admired by his contemporaries was his terribilità, a sense of awe-inspiring grandeur, and it was the attempts of subsequent artists to i m i t a t e h i s impassioned and highly personal style that resulted in Mannerism, the next major movement in Western art after the High Renaissance. [ h t t p : / / en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Michelangelo] 24 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574

Small Change!

Coins of the United States dollar were first minted in 1792. New coins have been produced annually since then and they make up a valuable aspect of the United States currency system. Today, circulating coins exist in denominations of 1¢ (i.e. 1 cent or $0.01), 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, and $1.00. Also minted are bullion (including gold, silver and platinum) and commemorative coins. All of these are produced by the United States Mint. The coins are then sold to Federal Reserve Banks which in turn are responsible for putting coins into circulation and withdrawing them as demanded by the country's economy.

Not many people, though, are familiar with our obsolete coinage. In the past, the United States has minted:

Half cent: 1793–1857 Half dime: 1792–1873 Three-dollar piece: 1854–1889 Large cent: 1793–1857 Twenty-cent piece: 1875–1878 Half eagle: ($5.00, gold) Steel cent: 1943 Large size dollar: ($1.00,silver) Eagle: ($10.00, gold) Two-cent piece: 1864–1873 Gold dollar: 1849–1889 Double eagle: ($20.00, gold) Three-cent piece: 1851–1873, Quarter eagle: 1792–1929 H a l f - union: ($50.00) 1865–1889 Stella: (not circulated) 1877;1915

For historical reasons the size of the coins does not increase with their face value. Both the one cent and the five cent are larger than the ten cent and the less common 50 cent coin is larger than the recent Sacagawea and Susan B. Anthony dollar coins, and the newer same sized Presidential $1 Coins. The sizes of the dime, quarter, and half dollar are holdovers from before 1965 when they were made from 90% silver and 10% copper; their sizes thus depended upon the amount of silver needed to equal the face value. The diameter of the current dollar coins was introduced in 1979 with the Susan B. Anthony

dollar n o t RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 25 only as a concession to the vending machine industry, which wanted a smaller dollar coin usable in their machines, but also as an increase in the amount of seigniorage for the US Government (the difference between what a piece of money costs to produce and its face value or the profit margin).

The four coin types in common circulation today have not had their sizes or denominations changed in well over a century, although their weights have been reduced due to the substitution of cheaper metals in their manufacture. Businesses usually have to keep adequate amounts in coin on hand, so as to be able to make change in fractional dollar amounts. Since they do not receive the coins they need through regular trade, there is often a one-way flow of coins from the banks to the retailers, who often have to pay fees for it.

Furthermore, apart from some dollar coins, U.S. coins do not indicate their value in numerals, but in English words, and the value descriptions do not follow a consistent pattern, referring to three different units, and expressions in fractions: "One Cent"; "Five Cents"; "One Dime"; "Quarter Dollar"; the values of the coins must therefore be learned.

Some efforts have been made to eliminate the penny as circulating coinage, due to its low value. Some of the arguments in favor of that include—As of February 2011, it costs about 2.4 cents to mint a penny. In 2007, the price of the raw materials it is made of exceeded the face value, so there was a risk that coins were illegally melted down for raw materials. Pennies are not accepted by all vending machines or many toll booths, and pennies are generally not accepted in bulk. Pennies often end up sitting in jars or are thrown away and are not in circulation. There has never been a coin in circulation in the U.S. worth as little as the penny is worth today, although currently other countries have coins with less purchasing power in circulation. [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_United_States_dollar] 26 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574

Tandsticks Museet Jonkoping

―The world's only match museum in Jönköping. The museum is located at Vätterns south shore and is housed in the beautiful wooden building from 1848 that was the first match factory in the city.

The museum tells live match history. You meet people and machines that built up the match industry and developed it into a global company. Here you will find a match worker's accommodation, a great movie and thousands of boxes and labels. In the museum shop you can browse among boxes, labels and more.

The Match Museum is owned and operated by the municipality of Jönköping.‖

Why is the museum in Jönköping? ―In 1844-45, the brothers John and Carl Lundström started match industry in Jönköping. The first production was phosphorus matches. Safety matches were first produced in 1853 through the invention of the chemist Gustav Erik Pasch.

Johan Lundström, who was a chemist, took up Paschs patent and improved it. The dangerous white phosphorous was replaced. The stick was given a larger set bud and box a striking surface. The striking surface was the harmless red, amorphous rapids antiquity. Sale of phosphorus matches was banned in Sweden in 1901, but the production of phosphorus matches continued until 1920. [http://www.matchmuseum.se/] RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 27 “Would you be willing and able to scan some or all of your covers and post them on a cover reference web site for all collectors to see?” [March - 90 responding]

YES NO A sampling of some of the affirmative comments:

53 37 -Willing? Yes! But I would want to learn more first; scanning 12-16 covers at a time in my conventional method (a scanner) would be a prohibitive chore. -Intriguing idea -- almost like making convention displays, but without the creativity.

A sampling of some of the negative comments:

-Too much work at my age. -No, I'm not at the stage where I'm that well organized with my covers. I also don‘t have the technology . -I would be willing to do that, except I don't have a color scanner, only a B&W one. -What a job that would be to scan all my covers. I would be willing to scan certain subjects, like house cats or Native Americans. At the moment, I don't have a scanner. -I would have to say no because it would take a long time to scan even a part of the covers I have. It is a great idea, but I am trying to find the time just to complete organizing what I have waiting to be processed. -I would if I could... I don't OWN a computer/scanner. -No. I'm sorry, but I just don't have the time. -This is a great idea. Sad to say I do not have the time or a scanner in order to do this. -I'm able but I'm not sure that I am that willing to spend that kind of time and money. My interest would only be in a relatively few covers, ie, those issued by Disneyworld which are limited in number and are of interest to me. Thousands and thousands of scanned covers - boring and a waste of time.

Something To Think About

I would be really surprised if the RMS Librarian received more than a very few re- quests for material during any given year. I wouldn’t be surprised if many RMS mem- bers weren‘t even aware that there was an RMS Library. I envision all that material stored away in dusty boxes, languishing for lack of use.

We have Archives and we have a Library, and even I‘m not sure what the actual difference is be- tween the two, but I know that the Library, at the very least, has one-of-a-kind lists that were done dec- ades ago and never continued by later collectors. Why not scan those lists and post them where they are readily available...on the RMS web site? Why not post an inventory of what the Library has avail- able? Why not make the Library really useable to RMS members?

And no, I‘m not volunteering to do the scanning...but I‘ll gladly do the posting. The Ed. 28 RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574

WILL BUY: Royal Flash in bulk. Richard W. Lauck, 9424 Odin Way, Bothell, WA 98011-1646 (425.486.4501) [email protected]...... M/J15

PRESIDENTS: Obama as 44th President (30 strike) (Green -light) if any one has extra covers, Need: Adams, Madison. Polk, Garfield, Harding, Hoover, Carter. Recent RMS Area Award Recipients: Contact Wilton Mason, 318-539-4297 if no answer leave message...... M/J15 -Forest City MC - Kathleen Kovacs SCRATCH LOTTERY TICKETS FOR MATCHCOVERS: I have general match covers in trade for your losing scratch lottery tickets. If you are a lottery CLASSIFIED ADS player or have a source at your local store for those losing scratch lottery tickets that have been thrown out, I would WANTED: Pointer beer matchbooks/covers from Pointer like to trade you my general match covers for those lottery Brewery later known as Clinton Brewery in Clinton, Iowa. tickets. Steve Gilbert 412 Rennard Street Philadelphia, Will trade covers or buy. Tom Gray, 4543 525th Ave., PA 19116 - [email protected]...... M/J15 Miles, IA 52064 or [email protected]...... M/J15 SIERRA-DIABLO MC is looking to buy categories or BUY OR TRADE: for scan (I only need scan) of political collections. Contact Dan Bitter, 405-340-3815 or cover labeled: Reinecke for Congress. As partially seen [email protected]...... N/D15 at: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl? index=R000159. Leo at [email protected]...... M/J15 [Continued on p. 31]

COVERS FOR SALE! Matchcovercollector.com...... M/J15

WANTED: 1982 Pontiac 20 strike paint chip colors...also any year of the Pontiac 30 strike paint chip colors...will buy or trade for other categories. Dan Bitter, 1800 Yosemite Pl, Edmond OK 73003 [email protected] (405-340- 23815)...... M/J15

FOR SALE: Long time collector is forced to liquidate collection due to vision problems. Approximately 145,000 covers. FMI and listing contact Alan Grant at [email protected]...... M/J15

LOOKING FOR: 6 low digit phone numbers to complete collection. Wanted 874 883 886 928 962 964 Will buy or trade for your category(ies). Carry van Tol [email protected]...... M/J15

WANT TO BUY: Full Lengths, Old Manumarks, Route 66, Lincoln Highway, Gas Stations, Transportation, Diners, etc. contact David [email protected]...... M/J/15

WANTED: Will pay $20 cash or trade 100 covers (10@; Girlies, Casinos, Mil., Railroads, ShipLines, Airlines; Ent. VIPs, SportsVIPs, Beer, Tats, TOTAL) for WWII US Army 40s. 92nd Bomb Group. Alley Oop Caveman with axe in circle. FMI: Rich Greene 1001 W. Collings Ave. Collingswood, NJ 08107-1737 [email protected] or 856.278.4140...... M/J15

LOOKING FOR: Roswell NM matchbook covers. Scott Stevenson, 118 Roselawn Ave., Fairport, NY 14405-1324 [email protected]...... M/J/15

RMS Bulletin November/DecemberMay/June 2015, No. 5 741995, No. 457 21 2 9

ebay Follies

Redskin Native American Whitehead & Hoag Crystaloid match advertising sign RARE

January 24, 2015

Price: US $3,000.00

This is not a box, not a label...It‘s an old sign. I don‘t have anything on an ―International Match Company‖ as a U.S. manufacturer. I don‘t think it‘s Ivar Kreuger‘s International Match Corp. That was centered in Delaware, and I‘ve never seen these box trademarks before. [Thanks to Paul Spoff for this] ______How’s This For A Small Box?!

Helen Dawley, IL: Wonder if anyone has come across this teeny, tiny box of matches from a German restaurant. I got it from a friend who picked up a small bag of matches at a garage sale. Why Did They Name It That? by Jimmie Close

I first became aware of Rooster Run when I saw its logo on the cap of a trucker in the Pacific Time’s A Wastin’! Northwest. He really had no idea how the name came about (roosters running loose?), but I was intrigued. So, when I visited Fort Knox, which The RMS Convention is fast was on my list of places to see (I don‘t know approaching. Stacks and stacks what I expected to see at Fort Knox, but I was of covers...tables overflowing disappointed), I made a short side trip to Rooster with prizes and awards...great Run. food and friends...shoptalk with your peers...bags waiting to be At a time when the place was more of a local filled with covers...the biggest watering hole than the full service travel facility auctions in the hobby...and it was when I was there, men from the area more! would spend many hours ‗roosting‘ at the bar. Often, some of these men would lose track of It‘s all there at this year‘s time, missing appointments and failing to make it home for dinner. Not wanting a public confronta- convention...and it‘s all waiting tion when their wives or girlfriends came looking for you! The biggest gathering for them, the ‗roosters‘ would run! Hence, in the hobby. Get goin‘! Rooster Run, Kentucky. 3022 RMS Bulletin RMS November/December Bulletin May/June 1995, 2015 No., No. 457 5 74 to pose risks to firefighters that were unknown MATCHBOOKS IN THE and unprecedented in days of yore when the rule LAW BOOKS: PART 97 evolved. In light of such concerns, the New York State Legislature had already enacted some by Kenneth H. Ryesky, Esq. exceptions to the Rule's harsh results by permitting an injured firefighter (or his or her ======survivors) to sue for injuries or wrongful death if Ken Ryesky (RMS # 9003), member of the New the fire was caused by the failure of the defendant York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bars, to comply with one or more valid laws, practices law in East Northport, NY and teaches regulations, or rules. Business Law at Queens College of the City University of New York. He can be reached On 16 November 2007, a fire broke out at the at P.O. Box 926, East Northport, NY 11731 or by Embers Restaurant in the Bay Ridge section of e-mail at [email protected]. Brooklyn. The FDNY trucks came to the scene to battle the blaze. Firefighter Michael Gargiso was ======injured while responding to the fire, and sued the At common law, individuals whose jobs entailed restaurant for those injuries. rescuing others from dangerous situations were precluded from suing for their injuries sustained The defendants attempted to have the case in the course of such rescues under the so-called dismissed, but the court found that Gargiso had "Fireman's Rule," the rationale being that the pleaded a case which, if proven, would fall under rescuers knew of and assumed the risks of injury the exception to the Firefighter's Rule. Gargiso when they took their jobs. alleged that the management of the Embers Restaurant allowed its waitstaff (to use the gender In 2001, the New York State Constitution was -neutral term) to smoke in the basement, in amended by referendum contravention of the to make the laws of the Administrative Code provisions requiring the state gender-neutral; by proper disposal of lighted matches and cigarette, then, the Fire Department and prohibiting smoking in places where of New York (FDNY) flammable materials were stored. already had women working in its ranks and Fire Marshall Michael Farrell investigated the fire. was already using the Farrell's report, introduced in the evidence, noted term "firefighter" to refer that Louis Rocanelli, who managed and owned the to its employees. restaurant, and also was part owner of the building, admitted that he tolerated his employees Even before the Fireman's smoking in the basement. Farrell's report also Rule was thus noted that boxes of matches and other flammable redesignated as the materials were stored on a shelf in the basement. "Firefighter's Rule," there were many concerns over This Embers Restaurant matchbook is from my its harsh results upon own collection, and obviously was not in the firefighters injured in the Embers's basement when the fire in question line of duty, and upon the broke out. [To be continued] surviving families of ======firefighters who died in [190] Gargiso v. 9519 Third Avenue Restaurant the line of duty. Modern Corp., 2014 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1415, 2014 NY technologies and Slip Op 50500(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Co. 2014). infrastructures had come RMS Bulletin May/June 2015, No. 574 31

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FOR SALE: Long time collector is BIRTHDAY CLUB: The following club members will be celebrating forced to liquidate collection due birthdays on the dates indicated. Please check your latest roster to get current to vision problems. Approximately addresses and categories: Bob Borton (5/27) 145,000 covers. FMI and listing contact Alan Grant at [email protected] If you‘re interested in receiving 200-300 covers or boxes during your birthday 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 May/June 2015, No. 574

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