By Mike Prero

RMS BULLETIN NO. 585 March/April 2017

by Mike Prero

continued on p.3 2 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 the one, with the great ―We won't forget the stab in the The President’s Message back‖ graphic), 2nd was a set of 6 Sticky-backs for Otis Elevators, and 3rd was a single - the John Wayne Greetings fellow matchcover collectors. I've been Dakota single from the Republic Pictures series. Of chewing on Editor Mike's insta-poll from the last course, this being the 50th Anniversary RMS, issue, which dealt with displays at the convention and someone had the whole Republic series over in the swaps. I'll get this out of the way first - I'm a big Entertainment category. I'd never seen the others - believer in displays and general show-n-tell to learning! I also learned to pay better attention to the advertise this (and any) hobby. displays themselves. The only other display I remember from 1990 RMS is a cardboard box about Nothing generates wow-factor or interest by the 18" by 24". covered with a plastic wrap, titled uninitiated like looking at a room full of exhibits. something like ―Pre and Early 1900 Packages.‖ This Nothing generates wow-factor of even the initiated display won the New Moon award, and when Wray like looking at a Bill Evans, Ellen Gutting or Jim Martin's name was announced, I knew I should have Benes display. There's always something never seen or made that 2nd trip back to better look over the display, something shown in a way you've not seen before. because I knew (and know) that Wray knows his stuff. There may be a display topic you've had on the drawing board but someone beat you to the punch, and So the swaps are coming, and the convention is not it's fun to see how that idea differs from what you had far behind. Make reservations and displays and help for composition ideas. You can learn a lot about your teach the world about our hobby. I appreciate your hobby from the display room. My 1st RMS was 1990 time. and I brought 3 displays. I had gone to UES for 4 years at this point and thought I had an idea what to RMS President, Marc Edelman do. Negative. Still remember my 3 items: 1st was a set of 12 WW II patriotic by General Match (you know THE RMS BULLETIN

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I am looking for unbalanced trade! President: Marc Edelman, 8822 Hargrave St., SOUTHERN RAILWAY HOSTESS Philadelphia, PA 19152-1511 E-Mail: Midget [email protected] 1st V.P.: Nancy Smith, 3810 Edinburg Dr., 7 Janis Ferbner (no name) Murrysville, PA 15668-1060 9 Fullmer -- 22 Jeanette Sullivan 2nd V.P.: Greg Wolf, 5644 7th Rd. South, Arlington, VA 22204 20 Strike Daytime Blue Secretary: Shirley Sayers, 1290 Corporation St., 4 Conduff - 18 West Beaver, PA 15009 [email protected] Membership/Treasurer: Linda Wolfe, 13 Creekstone 19 Venn - 20 McRoe Dr., Mont Alto, Pa. 17237 (717-377-8291) E-mail: [email protected] Call..Let’s talk..Russell Potter Editor: Mike Prero, 12659 Eckard Way Auburn, CA (918-962-5271) 95603 E-mail: [email protected] RMS Bulletin May/JuneMarch/April 1996, 2017 No. No. 460 585 3 3

At the dawn of the twentieth century, prominent American naval leaders recognized the submarine as a real threat to international surface forces and persuaded the Navy to acquire its first submarine in 1900. Inventors John Holland and Simon Lake competed their designs. Holland won the design competition and sold his newest model, Holland VI, to the Navy for $150,000 on 11 April 1900. This 64-ton submarine, commissioned as USS Holland (SS-1), was equipped with an Otto-type gasoline engine for surface running and electric motors for submerged operations. Due to the volatility of gasoline, American submersible designs soon followed the French practice and adopted the diesel engine in 1909.

Early submarine classes such as E, H, K, L, M, N, O, and R, known as "pig boats" or "boats" because of their unusual hull shape and foul living conditions, ranged in displacement from 287 to 510 tons. The fastest "boats" achieved top surface speeds of 14 knots under diesel power. During World War I, U.S. submarines were divided into two groups according to mission. Boats of the N and O classes, as well as some of the E type, patrolled American coasts and harbors in a defensive role. Other submarines patrolled hostile European waters after 1917. Some K, L, O, and E class boats conducted offensive, open sea operations from the Azores and Bantry Bay in Ireland. They supported the Allied effort to maintain open sea lanes along the European coast and in the ap- proaches to the British Isles.

The Navy Department's plans for future submarines reflected the prevailing thinking of the time. The submersible was viewed as a type of destroyer or torpedo boat that should operate with the battle fleet. Conse- quently, the first submarine designed by the Bureau of Construction and Repair and the Bureau of Steam Engi- neering produced the faster 15-knot, 800-ton, S class submarine in 1916. At virtually the same time, Electric Boat received a commission to design the three boats of the 20-knot T, or AA class (1,107 tons). On paper these characteristics, brought the U.S. Navy one step closer to the "fleet submarine," a submersible that could keep pace with surface ships of the battle fleet.

The success of the 1930‘s Salmon class inspired the development of the superb 1,500 ton Fleet Boat. Designed with food, fuel, and weapons sufficient for long range independent patrols, Fleet Boats enabled a shift in doc- trine from coastal defense to open ocean attacks on enemy warships and convoys critical to enemy logistical sup- 4 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585

U.S. submarines operated in Japanese-controlled waters from the beginning of World War II. Unfortunately, defective torpedoes, ineffective tactics, and inexperienced captains and crews hindered early submarine operations. Submariners solved these problems, and ultimately played a key role in stemming the tide of Japanese ad- vancement. Employing the new, reliable Gato, Balao, and Tench class submarines, the Submarine Force began taking a mounting toll on Japan‘s merchant marine ships and warships. Deciphering encrypted Japanese communications, U.S. submariners intercepted and prosecuted Japanese ships in the vast Pacific. By late 1943, U.S. submariners, employing aggressive daytime submerged and night time surface attack tactics, were destroying large numbers of enemy ships throughout the Pacific and in Japanese controlled home waters.

At the end of the war, U.S. submarines had scored the most complete victory in the war. Comprising just 1.6 percent of the U.S. Navy, U.S. submarines sank 30 percent of the Japanese Imperial Navy including eight aircraft carriers, one battleship, and eleven cruisers. More importantly, the Submarine Force sank 2,400 merchant ships totaling 4.9 million tons. Having destroyed 60 percent of the Japanese merchant marine, the Submarine Force imposed a veritable stranglehold on Japan, choking off its economy. In the final months of the war, American submarines had difficulty finding targets because there were virtually no enemy ships left to sink. The SILENT VICTORY was complete.

The SILENT VICTORY came with a heavy price, though. During World War II, the U.S. Submarine Force suffered the highest loss rate of the U.S. armed forces. Of the 16,000 U.S. men serving in submarines during the war, 375 officer, 3,131 enlisted men, and 52 submarines were lost.

Diesel-powered submarines played a critical role during WWII. But the allied victory in the Atlantic indicated that submarines designed mainly for surface operations had limited future effectiveness. Two issues confronted designers - greater underwater speed and endurance. Speed was addressed with the "teardrop" hull design. First implemented on the experimental USS Albacore (SS-569), it enabled unprecedented submerged speeds. The ad- vent of nuclear power solved the undersea endurance problem, and truly revolutionized submarine design and naval warfare. In 1954, the Navy launched USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. USS Skipjack (SSN-585) was the first submarine to combine the endurance of nuclear propulsion and the high-speed teardrop hull design. Every American submarine built since 1958 incorporates these features.

Throughout the Cold War, the Submarine Force played a vital role, checking the Soviets in two ways. First, U.S. ballistic missile submarines deterred nuclear war by maintaining a survivable retaliatory strike capability. Second, U.S. attack submarines monitored the rapidly expanding Soviet Navy while conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.

During the Cold War, U.S. attack submarines monitored Soviet naval development and ocean naval operations in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Pacific. U.S. SSNs obtained vital information on Soviet naval capabilities and weaknesses. Two recently declassified missions showcase Submarine Force capabilities. USS Guardfish (SSN-612) silently tracked a Soviet cruise missile submarine which was following U.S. aircraft carriers off Viet- nam in the 1970‘s - ready to protect our ships should the SSGN launch her missiles. In 1978, in the Atlantic, USS Batfish (SSN-681) tracked a Soviet ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) sailing off the East Coast of the U.S.- learning Soviet SSBN patrol areas and operating patterns and providing early indications of any potential surprise attack on the U.S.

As the Cold War progressed, the Soviet Navy expanded substantially in size and capability, which was much larger than the U.S. Submarine Force. By the 1980‘s, Soviet submarines had narrowed, but not eliminated, the submarine technology gap. The U.S. Navy counted on the superiority of its submarines in the event of hostilities.

The end of the Cold War has been marked by a surge of regional conflicts, which has driven the Submarine Force to greatly expand its mission focus while still serving as our nation‘s greatest deterrence to global nuclear war. U.S. military force level reductions have placed an increased premium on timely and accurate intelligence on potential trouble spots. Submariners, utilizing skills honed during the Cold War, contribute substantially to this mission requirement by conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Subma- RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 5 rines are superb intelligence collection assets because of their stealth and ability to remain on station for long periods of time. Because submarines get close to the action, they can capture signals or observe events that are too elusive or enveloped in background noise for satellites to detect.

The intelligence gained by submarines enable us to understand an adversary's military capabilities, allows U.S. policy makers to anticipate hostilities, and aids diplomatic efforts. Due to the large number of post Cold War hot spots, the number of submarine ISR missions has doubled since 1989—despite SSN force reductions of almost 50 percent!

U.S. submarines also provide America's decision makers with powerful offensive capabilities, should U.S. military force be required. U.S. submarines operate autonomously in the world‘s coastal regions where the submarines' ability to conduct land attack, covert special operations, mine warfare, and antisubmarine warfare re- mains a key component of our Navy‘s capability to operate Forward… From the Sea. For example, submarines have become increasingly important to the U.S. Navy‘s land attack precision strike capability. Since we first launched Tomahawks during Operation Desert Storm, the contribution to the overall Tomahawk strike effort has increased as a percentage.

During Operation Allied Force in Kosovo, submarines fired nearly 25 percent of Tomahawks launched against Serbian targets. New technologies such as unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), being developed for reconnaissance and mine warfare missions, hold the potential to vastly improve a submarine‘s mission capability. New communications capabilities mated with submarine-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could result in U.S. submarines independently detecting and destroying targets far inland. Stealthy mini-subs, like the Ad- vanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) will launch from SSNs and take Special Forces teams hundreds of miles to their landing sites. [http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/history.html]

[John Holland, inven- tor of the first U.S. Navy submarine Hol- land VI, stands topside on his creation on Oc- tober 12, 1900.]

Look What 2017 Has To Offer!

From Canada to Florida, from California to Mary- land, seven great get-togethers! Auctions, games, dealers tables, banquets, awards, displays, com- raderie, and always...covers, covers, covers!

If you can make it to one or more, and you should certainly try, you’ll find full details at the RMS web site.

Don’t wait until the last minute. Make your reservations now! 6 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585

2016 Dutch Lidl Christmas Box Set

A nice set for Christmas collectors, this 2016 set by Lidl in the Netherlands, consists of 11 known boxes, 6 of which are shown here. Photos have been reduced in size (These are big boxes). Thanks once again to our special European correspondent, Hans Everink, for these.

RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 7

The Oscar

―Oscar‖? That‘s always seems such an odd name for this award. Of course, there‘s a story behind it, but still...

The Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars, is an annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. Winners are awarded the statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is much better known by its nickname ―Oscar‖. The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Oscar Academy Awards are an electoral race to the trophy to best film in any category.

Although there are seven other types of annual awards presented by the Academy, plus two awards that are not presented annually, the best known one is the Oscar statuette. Made of gold-plated britannium on a black metal base, it is 13.5 in. tall, weighs 8.5 lb and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. The five spokes represent the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians.

In 1928, MGM's art director Cedric Gibbons, one of the original Academy members, supervised the design of the award trophy by printing the design on a scroll. In need of a model for his statuette, Gibbons was introduced by his future wife Dolores del Río to Mexican film director and actor Emilio "El Indio" Fernández. Reluctant at first, Fernández was finally convinced to pose nude to create what today is known as the "Oscar". Then, sculptor George Stanley (who also did the Muse Fountain at the Hollywood Bowl) sculpted Gibbons's design in clay and Sachin Smith cast the statuette in 92.5 percent tin and 7.5 percent copper and then gold-plated it. The only addition to the Oscar since it was created is a minor streamlining of the base. The original Oscar mold was cast in 1928 at the C.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry in Batavia, Illinois, which also contributed to casting the molds for the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Emmy Awards statuettes. Since 1983, approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by Illinois manufacturer R.S. Owens & Company. The awards weigh 8.5 pounds each and take between three to four weeks to manufacture each statue.

In support of the American effort in World War II, the statuettes were made of plaster and were traded in for gold ones after the war had ended.

The origin of the name ―Oscar‖ is disputed. One biography of Bette Davis claims that she named the Oscar after her first husband, band leader Harmon Oscar Nelson; one of the earliest mentions in print of the term Oscar dates back to a Time magazine article about the 1934 6th Academy Awards. Walt Disney is also quoted as thanking the Academy for his Oscar as early as 1932. Another claimed origin is that the Academy's Executive Secretary, Margaret Herrick, first saw the award in 1931 and made reference to the statuette's reminding her of her "Uncle Oscar" (a nickname for her cousin Oscar Pierce). Columnist Sidney Skolsky was present during Herrick's naming and seized the name in his byline, "Employees have affectionately dubbed their famous statuette 'Oscar'". The trophy was officially dubbed the "Oscar" in 1939 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [Wikipedia] 8 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585

Kazuo Sakamaki

Kazuo Sakamaki, November 8, 1918 – November 29, 1999) was a Japanese naval officer who became the first Japanese prisoner of war of World War II captured by American forces. Sakamaki was born in what is now part of the city of Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, one of eight sons. He was a graduate of the 68th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1940.

Sakamaki was one of ten sailors (five officers and five petty officers) selected to attack Pearl Harbor in two-man Ko-hyoteki class midget submarines on 7 December 1941. Of the ten, nine were killed. He had been chosen for the mission due to his large number of siblings. Sakamaki had set an explosive charge to destroy his disabled submarine, which had been trapped on Waimanalo Beach, Oahu. When the explosives failed to go off, he swam to the bottom of the submarine to investigate the cause of the failure and became unconscious due to a lack of oxygen. The book Attack on Pearl Harbor claims that his sub hit four coral reefs and sank. Sakamaki was found by a Hawaiian soldier, David Akui, and was taken into military custody. When he awoke, he found himself in a hospital under armed guard. Sakamaki became the first Japanese prisoner of war in American captivity during World War II and was stricken from Japanese records and officially ceased to exist. His submarine was captured intact and was subsequently taken on tours across the United States as a means of encouraging the purchase of war bonds.

After being taken to Sand Island, Sakamaki requested that he be allowed to commit suicide, which was denied. Sakamaki spent the rest of the war in US POW camps, including Camp Livingston, LA. At the war's end, he was repatriated to Japan, by which time he had become deeply committed to pacifism. Sakamaki refused to speak about the war until 1991, when he attended a historical conference in Texas. He reportedly cried at the conference when he was reunited with his submarine for the first time in 50 years.

After the war, Sakamaki worked with the Toyota Motor Corporation, becoming president of its Brazilian subsidiary in 1969. In 1983, he returned to Japan and worked for Toyota before retiring in 1987. He spent the rest of his life in Japan until his death in 1999 at the age of 81. He was survived by his wife and two children.

Sakamaki wrote a memoir titled Four Years as a Prisoner-of- War, No. 1. He told of receiving mail from some Japanese denouncing him for not having committed suicide. His memoirs were translated and published in the United States on the eighth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack under the title I Attacked Pearl Harbor.

Another Japanese WW II veteran, Sadaichi Fukui, said that though Sakamaki wrote his memoirs, he did not speak much about the war. Fukui said, "I think he had a lot of feelings he could not put in words about becoming the first prisoner of war at a time when falling into the hands of the enemy was the biggest shame." RMS Bulletin September/OctoberMarch/April 2017 No. 1996, 585 No. 462 9 9

American Snapshot: 1950

10 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 Hawaii T.H.

What are the two most important letters in ―HAWAII?‖...... ‖T‖ and ―H‖!! When you see those letters on a Hawaiian cover, you know it's at least 55 years old and probably a good deal older than that. ―T.H.‖—Territory of Hawaii—my favorite type of Hawaiian covers.

We're only concerned with a specific slice of Hawaiian history here, 1900-1959; that's the time period when Hawaii was a territory, prior to becoming a state. It also proved to be the era of the formation of Hawaii's modern economy and the birth of what is probably the most famous tourist destination on earth.

Our ―T.H.‖ covers, then, come from the 1900-1959 time frame. Of course, your chances of ever coming across a 1900 Hawaiian cover are nil. Still, we're talking very respectable old covers, here, even older than the dates given above would lead you to believe. Why? Because there are hardly any ―T.H.‖ covers to be seen after World War II, even though Hawaii was to remain a territory for another 14 years. Almost all of the ―T.H.‖ covers are pre-1945! Well, now! That means we're actually talking about covers the bulk of which are in the 59-79 year old range! That's reason enough for me to collect them...and they're also early Hawaiian covers to boot.

So, what's out there and where? There couldn't have been all that many, judging by the relatively few I actually have in my own various collections. Also, many of them are Crowns, and Crowns would probably end up in a collector‘s Crown collection rather than his Hawaiian collection. And, many of the old Hawaii covers simply carried ―Hawaii‖ without the ―T.H.‖ in any event. Helen Hollmann, PA, reported having 204 as of November 2010. RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 11 12 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585

54 Years of...Boomtown!

Boomtown Reno is a hotel and casino located in Verdi, Nevada, just west of the Reno–Sparks metro- politan area. It is owned and operated by M1 Gaming. The hotel has 318 guest rooms and suites and the casino has a 39,630 square feet gaming area. The property originally began as a truck stop in the mid- 1960s serving travelers on Interstate 80 and gradually expanded into a full hotel-casino resort. Boom- town is well-known for its Famous Lobster Buffet.

The hotel is newly remodeled in contemporary motif and has full casino with slots, table games, sports book, poker and Keno. A 30,000 sq ft Family Fun Center features games for the whole family, including a motion theater, bounce house, Ferris wheel, carousel and a 9-hole miniature golf course.

On June 26, 2012, Pinnacle Entertainment sold the property for $12.9 million to M1 Gaming, the company of former Station Casinos executive Dean DiLullo. Previous owners of Boomtown Reno were former businessman and former Reno mayor Bob Cashell (1968–1988), Boomtown, Inc. (1988–1997) and Pinnacle Entertainment, formerly known as Hollywood Park, Inc. (1997–2012). RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 13 14 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 15 -version), club business; Collecting Covers From A Peek At Other Bulletins [based on current issues on hand as of this writing] Small Towns

-Angelus MC: [Jan-Mar 2017] 16 pp., club -Tobacco Club: [Jan 2017] 8 pages+color insert, business; Happy Valentines Day!; The Crescendo/ club business; German NIL Covers; misc. old and Interlude & Gene Norman; Gung Hey Fat Choy; new finds What‘s A Copyright?; Quarterly Combo; AMCAL flyer; auction, raffle -Trans Canada MC: [Dec 2016] 4 pp., full-color (e-version), club business; What‘s New; auction -Empire MC: [Dec 2016] 6 pp,, club business; Chicago Cubs - 2016 World Series Champions; [Ed. note: In case you‟re wondering why some Some Interesting Presidential Covers; Holiday clubs may not appear here from issue to issue—I Party Registration Form may not be on that club‟s bulletin mailing list, that club may only issue a quarterly bulletin, that -Garden State MC: [Jan 2017] 2 pp., club bulletin may have arrived too late to include, etc.] business; Inaugural Oddities ______

-Huggable Bears MC: [Jan 2017] 8 pp., club Here’s a nice spelling error sent in by Dick business; Misc. Bear Finds Hagerman, NV.

And this gives me the opportunity to ask for -Lone Star MC: [Mar-Apr 2017] 8 pages, full- scans of such Duncan Hines covers. There are color (e-version), club business; Paul Revere currently over 760 listed (Please send to the Ed.). Rides; Chicago Match Co.; Bullseyes; Dino- Covers!; AMCAL Registration Form; What‘s In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Duncan Hines Goin‘ On Elsewhere, ads and his wife traveled across the US, Canada, and

Mexico, finding delicious, -Long Beach MC: [Dec 2016] 8 pages, club penny-wise food fare. business; Christmas & Music; Christmas & Hines eventually compiled Nativity Scenes or Creches, auction drawing, a list of their tasty finds raffle and published them in -New Moon MC: [Jan 2017] 9 pp., full-color (e- Adventures In Good version), club business; Hawaiian Aces; New Eating, first printed in Moon Theme Song?; Across The Pond; Box Lists; 1936, which detailed over Other Boxes 2,000 restaurants from coast to coast. Hines‘ first -Rocky Mountain MC: [Nov/Dec 2016] 6 pp., book proved to be very club business, Lakewood Colorado; ebay Follies; popular, and he authored Christmas Info - Humorous & Interesting; Casino three other helpful books: News Adventures in Good Cooking, Lodging For A -Sierra-Diablo MC: [Feb 2017] 10 pages, full- Night, and The Vacation color (e-version), club business; Collect Flowers; Guide. It may even have The Origins Of...The Band-Aid; Deal Me been the stimulus for AAA In...With Bicycle!; Villa Ridge‘s Diamonds beginning to ―certify‖ Restaurant; Ringling Bros. - Barnum & Bailey; hotels, motels, and B.B. King; ads, auction restaurants in the following year. -Southeastern MC: [Jan 2017] 9 pp. full-color (e 16 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585

Leon & Eddie’s

Leon and Eddie's was on 52nd Street, NYC, back when the block between 5th and 6th was known as Swing Street for its many jazz clubs, and later as Strip Street when the jazz clubs became striptease joints, creating a mecca of burlesque.

Most popular during World War II, Leon & Eddie's (said, but not in the club's signage, with an apos- trophe S) was beloved by servicemen. Sailors and soldiers, along with civilians, were invited onstage to play "Boomps-A-Daisy" with the chorus girls, butting their hips together for a cheap thrill.

In 1939, Time magazine said of the place, "Its ferocious Apache dance is the next thing to murder, but the crowd really goes to hear Proprietor Eddie Davis, whose smutty jokes and songs like Myrtle Isn't Fertile Any More are subtle as a burglar alarm." LIFE described the place in 1942, "To the aver- age out-of-towner seeking noisy fun, Leon & Eddie's offers sly ditties, fan dancers, smoky jokes, and a general old-style hot spot atmosphere."

Jerry Lewis recalled: "Leon and Eddie's was a mecca for nightclub comics. Sunday night was Celeb- rity Night: The fun would start after hours, when anybody in the business might show up and get on to do a piece of their act. You'd see the likes of Milton Berle, Henny Youngman, Danny Kaye. It was magical. I used to go and gawk, like a kid in a candy store."

One of the regular regulars in 1942 was Chinese fan dancer Noel Toy. Said LIFE: "Noel Toy pro- vides a traditional dash of nudity to Leon & Eddie's floor show. Miss Toy majored in French in college, never drinks, goes out with New York dramatic critics. She is named Noel because she was born on Christmas." But Sherry Britton was the burlesque queen of the street. Wrote the Times in her 2008 obituary, "Sometimes Ms. Britton — at 5 feet 3 inches tall with an 18-inch waist — peeled off chiffon evening gowns to the strains of Tchaikovsky; sometimes she balanced glasses of water on her breasts." RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 17 Britton recalled her usual night at Leon & Eddie's: "I used to strip down to an itsy-bitsy G-string and nothing else. Not even pasties. I did this even during the dinner hour when lots of children were in the audience. Please remember that this was March 1941. But my body was so perfect and I did it with such good taste that no one ever thought of complaining--quite the opposite!"

The act didn't last forever. After burlesque, Britton tried singing, but the reviews weren't good. Bill- board saw her sing at Leon & Eddie's in 1948 and said, "Sherry Britton is apparently serious about dropping her strip act for singing. The gal looks good... Unfortunately she doesn't have a voice."

Leon & Eddie's didn't last forever, either. Owner Eddie Davis (Leon had gone to Florida) closed it in 1953. L&E man- ager and bouncer Toots Shor moved his own popular restaurant into the space and ran it until 1971.

By 1977, the space was turned into the New York, New York discotheque, featuring the city's first-ever laser light show. New York magazine said, "this is a place for those who can't or won't cope with a heavy disco scene. (Take your brother-in-law from Miami.)" That club lasted until 1981.

The building was torn down circa 1982, when the Deutsche Bank tower took its place. The glassy tower is known today for its "austere" urban plaza made of granite slabs, a misera- bly far cry from the "8th wonder of the world" that was Leon & Eddie's. [http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2011/01/ leon-eddies.html]

[Sherry Britton] 18 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 [Please check the Mail Box column for answers on last issue‟s query on “Hard Rock Cafe?”]

Los Angeles Rams Set?

I recently came across this cover, picturing Bob Waterfield. Is this part of a set? If so, I‘d appreciate finding out what other players are in the set.

Perhaps some of our Sports collectors can shed light on this.

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.

Lucifers

Lucifers - An early type of match which gave off poisonous fumes; abandoned when Diamond invented a non-poisonous match in 1910 and made the rights public in 1911.

There were a significant number of deaths and disabilities attributed to Lucifers, and this lead to mounting protests. Studies and newspaper articles on the subject helped stir an eventual public outcry.

Diamond‘s generosity was widely heralded at the time. RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 19

SAN DIEGO MATCHCOVER CLUB

This year, San Diego Matchcover club is celebrating its 42nd anniversary.

SDMC was founded in 1975 by Wally Wade, four years after the successful RMS national convention sponsored in 1971 by the Long Beach Matchcover Club at San Diego's El Cortez Hotel. The first five club members were Irene Roos, Mary Holman, Irene Pawlowski, Doug Fouquet, and, of course, Wally himself.

Find The Error Over the years, the following collectors have [answer on p. 31] served as SDMC presidents: Wally Wade, Pete Brandt, Chuck Hartjen, Mickey King, Doug Fouquet, Mary Holman, Estelle Rostocki, John Hawthorne, Ed Brassard and Ruth Kirkpatrick. These people have been especially important to SDMC because it's the officers who are normally the tireless workers who keep a club going.

Doug Fouquet is currently the President George Cosentini is VP/Membership Kevin Fleming is the Editor/Treasurer.

The club currently does not hold regularly scheduled meetings.

The SDMC bulletin, The Flame, is printed quarterly.

Dues are $5 annually/$7 foreign. Kevin Fleming would love to take your membership. You can contact him at: 23592 Windsong, Unit 37-J, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-2346 [email protected] He‘d be glad to hear from you. 1020 RMS Bulletin RMS September/October Bulletin March/April 1995, 2017 No. No. 456 585 Ed. I'm looking at Bob Oliver's work on Diamond The Mail Box mm's, and yours doesn't match exactly any of the ones he has listed. According to his list, the "Vol. Joel Acus, OH: I‘ve 1" was used from 1896-1909, but the only type attached a few scans of that had the Barberton ref (and this one had no some ‗Volume 1‘s that Vol. 1) was used from 1909-1910....so my best have a manumark I‘ve guess is that it's from somewhere between1896- not seen on any 1910. Does anyone else have any info on this Diamond Match Dating particular manumark? list. Would you know where this manumark Joel Acus, OH: By the way, I believe you should be placed ? The only Diamond dating lists mentioned several RMS bulletins ago that there I‘ve seen are the ones I got from you, and the list was a CD listing of Navy Ship matchcovers made, Win Lang sent to me in the 90s. Under the striker but you couldn‘t recall the name – I stumbled of both is the ―Patented Sept. 27th-1892‖. Also across the article – It‘s George Olson from unusual to me is the way the sections of the Bulletin #521, July/Aug ‗06. matchbook are ‗connected‘ – Just under the striker and above the matchtips, the paper is squared off, Ed. Thank you! not round. That, and the plain red writing suggest to me thesemight pre-date the ‗Diamond #1‘ ? I Ed. Loren Moore, CA, showed these to John Williams about 12 years recently found this ago, and he couldn‘t place them. reversed txt cover for me. The question is—Is this a legitimate error cover, or has the reversed txt been done intentionally as a gimmick? The latter has been known to be done in the past.

If anyone can shed light on this Kue & Kushion cover, I‟d appreciate it.

On thing I take as a possible clue is that the manumark in this cover is not reversed, whereas in legitimate errors of this sort the manumark, along with everything else, is reversed (see the Wrangler Motel error pictured in the next column). It‟s a tenuous „clue‟ at best, though.

Anyone have a „normal‟ version of this cover? It‟s a conversation piece, in any event!

RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 21 0028 - 1/4 stating this is the first cover of that 4 cover set.

The numbers 12345...actually are stating if the cover was the first printing...2345 would tell you this cover is the second printing and 345 would tell you the cover is the third printing. Also the number on the left hand side next to numbers stating what printing it is ...is the date of the cover, like Design No 0028 "Throw A Stick" the first printing is dated 042038 - 12345 by Colgate. I was told this by John Williams years ago when I got into collecting Colgates.

Duane Ready, PA: Duane sent in this very nice Truman-Barkley Major Political which he found being sold for $25 on ebay. Duane also has one, himself, in pristine condition

Ed. Yep. I goofed! For collectors who save particular articles, I can send you a now- corrected copy upon request. Thanks for setting the record straight, Dan. Dan Bitter, OK: I just read the article [last issue] about the Colgate covers and I think you might Ed. Ref my query in the last issue, Russ Potter, have stated something wrong....or I'm OK, sent me that Chiclets listing I requested . misunderstanding it...When you talk about the Many thanks, Russ! I can always depend on code "12345" telling the collector that the cover someone coming up with what‟s needed (It‟s just was #1 in a 5-piece set...Actually most but not all a question of whether or not I can find that person of the covers are numbered inside like Design No. in time!). 22 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585

Hobby Glossary

Bits & Pieces Safety First - old footer used by several companies in 1920s and 1930s.

I wonder if the ghost Safety First (American)-old American Match gets a share of the Co. footer; 1920s-1930s. profits> Safety First (Art) - old Art Match Co. footer; Rocky Mountain MC 1920s has a new web site up and running: Safety First (Diamond) - old Diamond covers http://www. with Safety First as a footer; 1915-1920; 370 are matchbookcollecting. currently listed. com Safety First (Hercules) - old footer used by The Southern Ontario Hercules Match Co.; dates not available. club is waning. Meetings have shifted to two Safety First (Jersey) - old footer used by Jersey annually, due to lack of Match Co; almost all Jersey covers are Safety local interest, and club Firsts; 1935-1948. funds have been merged into Trans Canada‘s Safety First (Lion) - old footer used by Lion accounts. A number of Match Co. (Chicago); 1919-1928. 811 currently clubs are in this listed. unfortunate position. Safety First (Manhattan) - old footer used by Manhattan Match Co; almost all Manhattan covers are Safety Firsts; 1936-c. 1944. Answer to Last Issue’s Safety First (Merchants Standardized Printers) Matchcover Mystery - Standard footer for this old, Linden, NJ company (late 1930s-early 1940s) “What‟s the highest price ever paid for a matchbook?” Safety First (Royal) - old footer used by Royal Match Co; only a few known; dates not available.

Claude Pelletier, CAN: Lindberg full-book in Safety First (Universal) - old footer by Universal 2015: $6000.00 Match Co. 96 currently listed; 1930s

Safety Tabs - see Safe-T-Lite Matchcover Mysteries: #129 SAFFA - manumark indicating Italian origin. “When was the last time the RMS Convention was held west of the Mississippi?” Saffa Magenta - manumark indicating Italian origin. This is an easy one. Answer in our next issue. RMS Bulletin January/FebruaryMarch/April 2017 No.1996, 585 No. 458 19 23 History 101 Jan Van Riebeeck

Van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was born in Culemborg, in the Netherlands, as the son of a surgeon. He grew up in Schiedam, where he married 19- year-old Maria de la Quellerie on 28 March 1649. She died in Malacca, now part of Malaysia, on 2 November 1664, at the age of 35. The couple had eight or nine children, most of whom did not survive infancy. Their son Abraham van Riebeeck, born at the Cape, later became Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.

Joining the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in 1639, Van Riebeeck served in a number of posts, including that of an assistant surgeon in the Batavia in the East Indies. He was head of the VOC trading post in Tonkin, Indochina. In 1643, Riebeeck travelled with Jan van Elseracq to the VOC outpost at Dejima in Japan. Seven years later in 1650, he proposed selling hides of South African wild animals to Japan.

In 1651, he commanded the initial Dutch settlement in the future South Africa. He landed three ships at the future Cape Town on 6 April 1652 and fortified the site as a way-station for the VOC trade route between the Netherlands and the East Indies. The primary purpose of this way-station was to provide fresh provisions for the VOC fleets sailing between the Dutch Republic and Batavia, as deaths en route were very high. The Walvisch and the Oliphant arrived later in 1652, having had 130 burials at sea.

Van Riebeeck was Commander of the Cape from 1652 to 1662; he was charged with building a fort, with improving the natural anchorage at Table Bay, planting cereals, fruit and vegetables and obtaining livestock from the indigenous Khoi people. In the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town there are a few Wild Almond trees still surviving. The initial fort, named 'Fort of Good Hope', was made of mud, clay and timber, and had four corners or bastions. This fort was replaced by the Castle of Good Hope, built between 1666 and 1679 after van Riebeeck had left the Cape.

Van Riebeeck was joined at the Cape by a fellow Culemborger Roelof de Man (1634-1663) who arrived in January 1654. Roelof came as the colony bookkeeper and was later promoted to second-in-charge.

Van Riebeeck reported the first comet discovered from South Africa, C/1652 Y1, which was spotted on 17 December 1652.

In his time at the Cape, Van Riebeeck oversaw a sustained, systematic effort to establish an impressive range of useful plants in the novel conditions on the Cape Peninsula – in the process changing the natural environment forever. Some of these, including grapes, cereals, ground nuts, potatoes, apples and citrus, had an important and lasting influence on the societies and economies of the region. The daily diary entries kept throughout his time at the Cape (VOC policy) provided the basis for future exploration of the natural environment and its natural resources. Careful reading of his diaries indicate that some of his knowledge was learned from the indigenous peoples inhabiting the region. He died in Batavia (now renamed Jakarta) on Java in 1677. 24 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 Character Actors of the 1930s

I grew up in the 1950‘s watching all these great actors. Not accidentally, I‘ve shown Wallace Berry first, here. From that era, he was always my favorite, usually playing the role of the lovable rogue.

I was also a big fan of Boris Karloff since I was really into horror films. Leo Cabrillo I actually remember more from his role as the sidekick in The Cisco Kid TV series. Lewis Stone was the idea father in the Andy Hardy films. I‘ll always remember Charles Laughton from Mutiny On The Bounty, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Private Life of Henry VIII.

Victor Moore was in Ziegfeld Follies (1946) and The Seven Year Itch (1955) among many others. And so it goes... All gone today, but their films endure, and they still live on in the memories of many of us. RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 25

26 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 Introducing

Sunil Kumar Bhatt

Sunil Kumar Bhatt is a collector in India. He collects matchboxes from all over the world, as well as Indian-themed labels.

Sunil began collecting when he was 12 years old, when he used to play with matchboxes as one would play with playing cards. He has been collecting, now, for 32 years. He has 16,000 boxes and 4,000 labels. He doesn‘t belong to any clubs.

There are many collectors like Sunil in Asia and Europe, and even a few to be found in Africa. They‘re generally difficult for most US collectors to trade with because: 1) they‘re primarily (sometimes exclusively) interested in boxes and labels, rather than covers, and 2) international postage on a regular basis can be prohibitive for many collectors.

If the hobby could figure out how to bridge this ‗gap‘, we might experience a significant influx of new members. Any ideas? 2017 RMS Convention Logo Released

Here‘s the new logo for this year‘s coming convention in Hagerstown, MD, and a nice one it is, too!

Greg Wolf, VA, put this one together for us.

If you can possible attend this year‘s convention, it promises to be another good one—freebie tables, games, auctions, raffles, dealers tables, displays, awards, banquet, and, of course, your peers.

All available details are always at the RMS web site. RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 27 “What are your criteria for voting on displays?” (Craftsmanship, quality of covers, rarity of covers, etc.) (This is a follow-up question to last issue‘s survey. Thanks to Dave Carr, CAN, for submitting this one) [57 responding] Artistry/Craftsmanship 28 Quality of covers 24 Note: Almost everyone gave a combination of criteria, so the total of Rarity of covers 23 answers does not match the number of responses. Originality 6 Meets qualifications? 5 Applicable comments: Subject matter 3 Is it interesting to me? 3 - ―I care less about how the actual display is put together and the frame Difficulty level 3 quality, etc. For me, it's all about the cover(s).‖ Most like to have 2 I have no criteria (!) 1 - ―It's about the covers. That's our hobby. First and foremost.‖ Age of covers 1 Quantity 1 - ―Will rule out displays containing majority of flats (yes, they‘re still Never voted before 7 being entered & accepted). Generally will not consider displays that look like they are made up of purchased sets unless they are very unusual or in the case of labels.‖

- ―I like displays that are different, creative, thoughtful, and show personality.‖

- ―My primary thought is how hard is it to assemble the covers for a display. Some displays show a set that was purchased intact, while others have to be put together, piece by piece. I'll always vote for the latter.‖

- ―Craftsmanship to me is immaterial. Quality and rarity are factual.‖

- ―Overall appearance, quality, craftsmanship, originality. Rarity can be purchased.‖

- ―Jim Moffett once told me that he voted for the display of matches that he would most want to have in his own collection. That's been my view ever since as it makes perfect sense to me. Cuts through rare, old, valuable and creative.‖

- ―I count presentation as one of my highest criteria. Anyone can put a rare cover in a display (assuming that they had a rare one).‖

- ―I look most for Craftsmanship, the little things done by the maker to make it unique. Also look for Visually pleasantness. I don‘t even consider if it is shoddy work.‖

The bulk of the responses were fairly evenly split between Artistry/Craftsmanship - Quality of covers - Rarity of covers. It‘s interesting that Artistry/Craftsmanship (the ‗look‘ of the display) not only figures so prominently, but is actually the #1 response. That would seem to tell collectors who enter displays that if they don‘t make their displays attractive, innovative, and eye-catching, their chances of winning are significantly lessened, irrespective of what the covers actually are. Rarity and quality of covers would seem to mean that any display of run-of-the-mill covers is basically doomed. I, personally, liked the ―I have no criteria‖ response! 28 RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 Bridge, NY 10526...... M/A17

TRYING TO UPDATE JUTE LISTING: by Ruth Hagan, which was published in the Angelus Club bulletin # 254 September/October 95. Any information on this topic, history or additional Recent RMS Area Award Recipients: listings would be of great help. Bob Hofacker, -Denver Strikers MC - Ellen Gutting 7885 Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331 -Keystone-Lehigh - Mitzy Mantz [email protected]...... M/A17

WANTED: Will Pay $25 for DQ cover from the

CLASSIFIED ADS Rendezvous in Balboa, California. Struck or Bobtail, OK. Kevin Fleming, 23592 Windsong PLASTIC PAGES in 20, 30 and 40 sizes. Unit 37-J, Aliso Viejo CA 92656-2346...... M/A17 Quality BetterVue at $18 per fifty of same size plus actual postage. [email protected] POCKETBOX COLLECTION: 6,087 (#s 1- or 914.232.7247 ...... M/A17 14,999). Best offer+postage. Please respond by May 1st. Arlene Cole, [email protected], 4 0 0 WANTED: Bus-related covers (inc. bus lines, High Point Dr., Hartsdale, NY 10530 914-761- terminals, bus station restaurants). Will buy or 3607...... M/A17 trade, as desired. Have a number of good transportation covers available for trade, or will purchase. John Dockendorf, 448 Meadow Dr., Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717-763-9117) (jdockendorf448@ comcast.net...... M/A17

WANTED TO BUY: Volkswagen covers w/ photo (no 10‘s please). Bobtails and/or struck acceptable. Contact Ann Morgan, MORGAN [email protected]...... M/A17

LOOKING FOR: a cover from the USS Boxer LHD-4. It would be listed as post 35-c or 35-d or 35-g. I want any one of these three. My friend‘s father was a pilot aboard this ship. Bill Longenecker [email protected]...... M/A17

BOXES! I have plenty of boxes to trade for your 20-strike, single address Hotel/Motel/Restuarant covers. Can trade all at once or in segments. Mike Prero, 12659 Eckard Way, Auburn, CA 95603 ([email protected])...... M/A17

NAVY SHIP COLLECTION FOR SALE: 482 covers. Best offer received by (insert date one month after issue mails) plus $6.80 USPS Priority flat rate shipping. Inquiries and bids to Wayne Eadie, [email protected] or 914.232.7247 or 38 Fairmount Rd, Goldens RMS Bulletin November/DecemberMarch/April 2017 No. 1995, 585 No. 457 21 2 9

Why Did They Name It That? by Jimmie Close

Protem, Missouri: In the Ozark Mountains, not far from Branson, Missouri, settlers could not agree on a name for their new community. Until the issue could be resolved, they decided to call the place ‗Protem‘, short for the Latin pro tempore - for the time being. The citizens never did get around to choosing a permanent name, so the temporary became permanent.

Marshfield, Missouri: Marshfield is a Route 66 town. During one of my several stops in Marshfield, the town was preparing for a visit from George H.W. and Barbara Bush for an Independence Day parade.

In the mid-nineteenth century, Webster County, Missouri, was created and named to honor Daniel Webster. Marshfield was chosen as the name for the county seat after Daniel Webster‘s hometown of Marshfield, Massachusetts. 3022 RMS Bulletin RMS November/December Bulletin March/April 1995, 2017 No. No. 457 585

The remarkable junk is an ancient Chinese sailing ship design that has been sailing the seas for almost 2,000 years...and is still in use today. Junks were developed during the Song Dynasty (960–1279) and were used as seagoing vessels as early as the 2nd century AD. They evolved in the later dynasties, and were used throughout Asia for extensive ocean voyages. They were found, and in lesser numbers are still found, throughout South-East Asia and India, but primarily in China. Found more broadly today is a growing number of modern recreational junk-rigged sailboats.

The first records of junks can be found in references dating to the Han Dynasty (220 BC-200 AD*). The enormous dimensions of the Chinese ships of the Medieval period are described in Chinese sources, and are confirmed by Western travelers to the East, such as Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta and Nic- colò da Conti. According to Ibn Battuta, who visited China in 1347: ―A ship carries a complement of a thousand men, six hundred of whom are sailors and four hundred men-at-arms...The vessel has four decks and contains rooms, cabins, and saloons for merchants; a cabin has chambers and a lavatory, and can be locked by its occupants.‖

Today, modernized junks are becoming popular. In 1968, Bill King sailed off on a junk schooner in the controversial Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_(ship)] *I re- fuse to use the current BCE/CE designation in place of the traditional BC/AD. The former is just another extension of political correctness]

RMS Bulletin March/April 2017 No. 585 31

RMS MEMBERSHIP REPORT – MARCH/APRIL 2017 SPONSOR

NEW MEMBER (*=will trade): 9857 William Hegedus, 20 Cambridge Pl, Catasauqua, PA 18032-1009 ………………………...... Internet COLLECTS: 9858* Jim Collins, 210 Rosecliff Dr., Harvest, Al 35749-9791 …………………………………………..Internet COLLECTS: Canal Zone Only & Looking for placards for aluminum cig cases w/military unit identified 9859 Aubrey Moore, PO Box 1181, Roseville, CA. 95678-8181 ……………………………….…..Loren Moore 9860 Elliott Moore, PO Box 1181, Roseville, CA 95678-8181 …………………………….…...…..Loren Moore 9861* Janis Acus, 6449 Wilderness Trl., West Chester, OH 45069-1307 ………………….………..…Joel Acus COLLECTS: Music, Disney/Epcot, Cats, Deer, Sunsets, Birds (Penquins, Swans, Peacocks, Toucans, etc.……………...... ……[email protected] 9862 Eric Muncert 1046 Luzerne St., Johnstown, PA 15905-2542 …………..…………………………...Internet COLLECTS: Pennsylvania, Sports, & Naval ………………………………..….………[email protected]

REINSTATED: 3312* Patrick W. Tuttle, 107 Justin Blvd., Webb City, Mo. 64870-9215…………….…[email protected] COLLECTS: Restaurants, Hotels, Political & Military 7331* Tom Meek, 588 NW 45 Ave., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-9360 COLLECTS: General 6631* David Schroeder, 289, 52319 Range Rd 231, Sherwood Park, Alberta, T8B 1AB, Canada COLLECT: Dated Automobiles ………………………….………………………………[email protected]

NAME CORRECTION: 6823 Morris Pasternak name is misspelled in the Roster. Should be ―PASTERNAK‖

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 9305 Ken Munyon, PO Box 74, Westfield Center, OH 44251-0074

DECEASED: 4450-John Qualters (10/20/2016) 4726-Helen Hollmann (12/29/2016)

Look at your address label to see your expiration date. Need Helen Hollmann a hard copy of the 2016-2018 RMS Roster. Please email or write me. I have plenty. Also, I‘m having problems with Helen Hollmann, a long-time RMS Canadian checks & Money Orders. My bank is not able to member (#4726) and very familiar take checks due to the routing number not enough numbers. name in the hobby, passed away on It would cost me $23.00 to send to collection. If anyone US, December 29th. Helen was a very ac- Canadian, or Overseas would like to make a payment by pay tive collector and maintained the Fili- pal. Please contact me & I will let you know how this can be gree listing for many years, I believe. done. If this will make it easier for you Our condolences to Helen‘s family and friends.

Respectfully Submitted, BIRTHDAY CLUB: The following club members will be celebrating birthdays on the dates indicated. Please check your latest roster to get current addresses and categories: Wally Mains (4/11); Denis Bouchard (4/24); Bob Linda Clavette Wolfe Borton (4/27)

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 March/April 2017 No. 585

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

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