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RATHKAMP MATCHCOVER SOCIETY THE VOICE OF THE HOBBY SINCE 1941 IRMS BULLETIN NO. 491 July/August 20011 largest Known Collections: Ill by Mike Prero We complete our listing of the largest known collections in the hobby ... ~ATEGORY COLLE~TOR SIZE ASOF Telephone Co's Les Hufford, OH 117 8/93 Telephone #s, Low Dave Kennaday, PA 4386 12/00 Souvenir Sets Don Marquette, AR 74 1/99 Tennessee Win Lang, CA 984 6/97 Space Les Hufford, OH 64 8/93 Texas Win Lang, CA 2405 4/93 Spain ?, CAN 332 9/93 Texas Centennial Stuart Bergman, TX 19 6/93 Sport.Events(bookie) Seymour Shedlow, IL 198 5/01 Texas Road House Randy Waite, OH 30 6/00 Sports (no Jewelites) Charlie Specht, IL 3789 9/93 Thank You's Mel Garrett, KS 2339 6/93 Stamp Offers ?, CAN 85 9/93 Theatres Don Marquette, AR 109 5/01 Standard Match Co. Mike Prero, CA 7 12/00 Thunderbirds Carmine Arpino, CT 176 5/00 Star Match Co. Bill Retskin, NC 300 10/87 Tigers Cheryl Cril~ CA 287 12/99 Statler Hotels Ralph Brann, IN 45 4/93 Tikis Don /Carol Fisher, W A 702 4/00 Steamboats Chester Crill, CA 242 12/99 Title Co.'s Jo Wilding, TX 85 5/93 Steel Co.'s John Nichols, NM 105 5193 Tobacco Stores Jo Wilding, TX 381 1/99 Stickybacks Dan Bitter, OK 198 7/00 Toilets Don/Carol Fisher,WA 101 7/00 Stop Lites Fred Kuecke, CO 39 4/93 Totems poles Chester Crill, CA 115 12/99 Stouffer's Ralph Brann, IN 148 4/93 Towns (same name) Bob McMillan, FL 916 4/01 Superba Quality Seymour Shedlow, IL 1 5/01 Towns (WI) Seymour Shedlow, IL 961 5/01 Suns Chester Crill, CA 462 12/99 Tractors/Fro Equip. Tom Gray, IA 1405 6/97 Super-Slim Box,Univ Andy Anderson, MO 222 7/96 Trademarks Mike Prero, CA 256 12/00 Superba Quality Seymour Shedlow, IL 1 5/01 Trader Vic's Fred Houk, FL 54 4/01 Superior Motels Ralph Brann, IN 169 4/93 Trains Marie Harbison, P A 249 4/93 Swans Chester Crill, CA 146 12/99 Travelodge Frank Lawton, CA 966 10/88 Swastikas Seymour Shedlow, IL 3 5/01 Trees (no palm) Chester Crill, CA 481 6/93 Sweden Win Lang, CA 500 6/97 Trucklines Bob Smith, KY 4064 l/01 Swedish Box (smfoil) Andy Anderson, MO 786 7/96 Trucks, Forklift Art Houser, NY 47 5/93 Switzerland Win Lang, CA 563 6/97 True-Color Mel Garrett, KS 135 6/93 T.G.J. Friday Wayne Eadie, NY 83 1/01 Turkeys Chester Crill, CA 93 12/99 Taverns ?,CAN 1132 9/93 Turtles Chester Cril~ CA 55 6/93 Taxi Mike Prero, CA 692 1/97 Typewriters Ellen Gutting, NV 45 9/00 continued on p. 3 2 RMS Bulletin July/August 2001, No. 491 The President's Message Last Reminder for Hall of Fame Nominations Next month is our 61 st annual convention. If you live in the Western USA or Canada, this is the first Send names, with the qualifications of the convention that's been in the west since Denver in candidate( s) to the chairperson of the RMS Hall of 1985. If you live in that area, it's a great opportunity to attend. The Angelus Club is hard at work putting the Fame Committee by August 1, 2001, or hand them finishing touches on the Convention. Transport~tion to the chairperson at the RMS Convention no later has been set up for those flying into Palm Spnngs, than noon on Wednesday. contact Jim Hall (address in flyer). Indian Wells is a great place, and we'll just about have the hotel to Chairperson- RMS Hall of Fame Committee is ourselves. Shirley Sayers, 1290 Corporation Street, Beaver, Paula (my wife) and I were fortunate enough to PA 15009 attend the Trans Canada Swapfest in April and Forest City and AMCAL in May and had ~ great time. Complete details were in our last issue, p.2. And, Congratulations to those clubs for therr hard work. Have a great and healthy July and August and keep up they're posted at Convention Central on the web on those trades! site. RMS President, ~ol. ~Mtole THE RMS BULLETIN ~ ((). ~state 11ee Ole t~eeut The RMS Bulletin is a bimonthly publication of the Rathkamp Matchcover Society. RMS dues are $15 30tle A~ tM4 f!«Vtl (single) for North America and $20 (single) for overseas. Add. family members are $4 each. Dues are to be ~um Pages (new) --- Hobbymaster and Ideal, die-cut (slit); submitted to Treasurer. All articles, adver- tisements, · 20's, 30's, and 40's comments, and letters should be sent to the Editor. Publication dates are: Sept., Nov., Jan, Mar., May, and H£1bbymaster ~ double vul (back-to~back covers on Jul. Deadline for all submissions is 15 days before the each !Oheet), beige, 3-hole reinforced; sets have 40 pgs, publication month. This publication is owned by the unles-~ noten otherwise. Rathkamp Matchcover Society and is made available 4 sets, 20's (640 COV\.'fS each set)- $7/s.et for public distribution through first class (Canadian 1 set. 20's, 20 pgs (320 covers)- $3.50 and overseas) and bulk mail rates. 3 sets. 30's (480 coven; each S\-"i)- $7/set l set, 3Q' s b:>fW. 37 pgs ( 444 oovers} - $6. SO RMS WEB SITE: http://www.matchcover.org 2 sets, 40's (320 oovers each set)~ $7/set 1 set 4ifs, ll pgs (88 covers)· $L 75- RMS OFFICERS (2000-2002): Jth-.41 - single cut ( l T' x ll '' pages, folded once; President: Bob Borton, 2583 Wexford Rd., Columbus, covers on one side), 3-hole, gray, memo box above OH 43221 E-Mail: [email protected] eaeh cover. 1st V.P.: Charles Specht, 2306 Belmore Dr., Cham 3 sets, 20's (30 pgs, 480 co,vers each set)- $6/set paign, IL 61821-6263 E-Mail: Charles. 2 set<>, 30's (25 pgs, 400 covers each~)- $5/set 1 set, 30;s, 25 pgs {320 covers)- $4 [email protected] 1 set 40's., 29 pgs (232 rovers)- $6 2nd V.P.: Morris Pasternak, 151 Cooperage Cres., Richmond Hill, Ont. L4C 9K8 CAN $0 SO cents postage charge per set Secretary: Mary Anne Pertuis, POB 854, Slidell, LA 70459-0854 E-Mail: [email protected] Single order for all coven; -$11 0 (postage included) Membershipffreasurer: Terry Rowe, 1509 S. Dugan Rd., Urbana, OH 43078-9209 (937) 653-3947 Dave Walters, RMS 4.395 E-mail: Trowerms@main-net. com 1630 N. :Buchanan St Editor: Mike Prero, 12659 Eckard Way Auburn, CA Arlington, VA. 22207~ 2(}48 95603 Tel: (530) 885-3604 (703) $25-2:551 E-Mail: [email protected] Email: dnwalt~~erol~ , ccm RMS Bulletin July/August 2001, No. 491 3 U.S.O. Mike Samuels, DC 40 2/99 World Fair,Tex.Centen. Don Marquette, AR 7 5/01 U.S. S. MississippiConj. Bill Longenecker, P A 137 9/00 World Fair, Tulsa Expo Don Marquette, AR 4 5/01 Uniglo Dorothy Fry, OH 10277 6/00 World Fair, Vancou.Ex Don Marquette, AR 60 5/01 Union Blor-R-Match Jim Moffett, CA 10 10/89 Wrestlers Seymour Shedlow, IL 3 5/01 Union Match (no foot) Frank Lawton, CA 23 10/88 Wrigley Gum Ray Vigeant, CT 80 1/99 Union Match Quality Mel Garrett, KS 6 6/93 Wyoming Win Lang, CA 499 6/97 Union Quality Bill Retskin, NC 120 10/88 Yacht Clubs Chester Crill, CA 122 12/99 Unions Art Houser, NY 750 9/97 Yugoslavia Win Lang, CA 108 6/97 United Engineering Mike Prero, CA 9 12/00 Zip Codes Wayne Behymer, MO 4925 10/89 Universal XL Mike Prero, CA 73 12/00 Zoos/Animal Parks Riche Greene, NJ 75 1/01 Universal Safety-First Judi Wittwer, AZ 33 10/89 Utah Win Lang, CA 248 4/93 V.F.W. D. Longenecker,PA 2253 1/01 We'll Do It Again! Vacuum (radio) tubes JeffDavis, TX 36 5/01 VD Seymour Shedlow, IL 26 5/01 Response to the "Largest Collections" series Vegetables Chester Crill, CA 167 11/96 has been very positive, and I've already received Velvet Judi Wittwer, AZ 3 5/01 Vending Co./machines Ellen Gutting, NV 270 9/00 lots of updates, new figures, and new categories. Vermont Win Lang, CA 571 6/97 We'll do it again in a couple of years (I don't want Village Inns Tom Gray, IA 165 6/97 to run it right away because it takes three issues to Virginia Win Lang, CA 1169 6/97 cover it all). Vista-Lite Dave Hampton, CA 264 10/88 Wagons/Carriages Marie Harbison, P A 356 4/93 Walgreen Drug St. Seymour Shedlow, IL 123 5/01 In the meantime, this is an excellent reason to Washington Win Lang, CA 1215 6/97 maintain counts on your various collections. As a Washington, DC Marie Harbison, P A 860 4/93 new collector, years ago, I just automatically Waterfalls Ed Brassard, W A 210 12/00 assumed that all collectors maintained such Watermelons Jim Moffett, CA 2 6/93 numbers, as it seems a basic piece of information Weddings Dave Kennaday, P A 2765 12/00 West Virginia Win Lang, CA 489 6/97 that every collector would want to have on hand, Westin Hotels Bill Furlong, NV 419 4/93 but there's actually a large percentage of Whales Chester Crill, CA 225 12/99 collectors who don't count their covers.