RMS BULLETIN NO. 557 July/August 2012

by Mike Prero

I suppose Flip-Top Boxes would fall under the Novelty category. In case you‘ve never seen one, they‘re miniatures of cigarette packages, but they contain matches inside, and there‘s a striker on the outside, normally on the bottom side. Technically, there could be such flip-top boxes for other products, but I don‘t recall seeing any except for tobacco products.

As you can see from the examples pictured with this article, you could put together quite an impressive and colorful collection, and they‘ve been produced for many different brands...most are foreign- made and from foreign locations.

Now, the problem is...what to do with them? If you open and flatten them to put in your albums, you lose the novelty. If you keep them as they are, you‘re not going to be able to store them in your albums.

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The President’s Message Editor’s Needs

Greetings fellow members. Yes, I have needs! [I have issues, too, but we won’t go into those right now] So, what do I I want to offer my apologies for the error with need?... the recent ballot envelope. The situation has been corrected and new ballots and envelopes have I need your e-mail addresses, and I need you mailed to the membership. The vote is important to keep me abreast changes to your e-mail and I hope members take the time to cast their addresses...and I need you to adjust your spam ballot. filters to allow RMS info to get to you.

RMS now has a very nice presence on I need you to drop into the RMS on-line forum Facebook. Please look frequently and add your every once and awhile to answer questions two cents. If any questions arise please contact from non-collectors. our ― go to ― people, Deb Guynup and Jim Benes. I want to thank Deb and Jim for their I need the pertinent info if you wish to be work on this project. A few other local clubs are listed on any of the appropriate RMS web site also on Facebook. (CMC, NEMC, Tri-State and pages (see those pages for needed info). Sierra Diablo) I hope hobby presence on Facebook will bring new interest to RMS and THE RMS BULLETIN local clubs. The RMS Bulletin is a bimonthly publication of the Our annual convention is the biggest hobby Rathkamp Matchcover Society. RMS dues are $20 event of the year. I hope many can attend. Do not (single), $25 (single) for Canada and $35 (single) for hesitate to contact us with any questions you may overseas. Add. family members are $4 each. Dues are to be submitted to Treasurer. All articles, have. September will be here soon and a good advertisements, comments, and letters should be sent time will be had in Niagara Falls – with lots of to the Editor. Publication dates are: Sept., Nov., Jan, MATCHES ! Mar., May, and Jul. Deadline for all submissions is 30 days before the publication month. This publication is Enjoy your summer ! owned by the Rathkamp Matchcover Society and is made available for public distribution through first class (Canadian and overseas) and bulk mail rates. RMS President, RMS WEB SITE: http://www.matchcover.org Bill Gigantino RMS OFFICERS (2011-2012): ______President: Bill Gigantino, 24 Hillside Ave., Cheshire, RMS Ballots Being Resent CT 06410-1012 E-Mail: [email protected] To Members 1st V.P.: Wally Mains, 105 Roger Lane, Florence, KY 41042-2334 E-Mail: [email protected] 2nd V.P.: Carry Van Tol, 402 Cowan Dr., Elizabeth, To all members: Please disregard the previous PA 15037 E-Mail: [email protected] RMS ballot and envelopes that were sent out last Secretary: Charles Specht, 2306 Belmore Dr., Cham- month. The new ballot envelope will be marked paign, IL 61821 E-Mail: charlesspecht@ with a #2 in the return address area and will be hotmail.com sent out in a week or two. Membership/Treasurer: Terry Rowe, 1509 S. Dugan Rd., Urbana, OH 43078-9209 (937) 653-3947 E-mail: [email protected] Editor: Mike Prero, 12659 Eckard Way Auburn, CA 95603 Bill Gigantino E-Mail: [email protected] RMS Bulletin May/JuneJuly/August 1996, 2012 No., No. 460 557 3 3 I‘m certain most, if not all, collectors concerned here would opt for keeping the boxes intact. And for storage, if they‘re not going to be displayed, they do go rather nicely in trays, boxes, and the like. They‘re all fairly uniform in size, with smooth sides and no irregular edges...all of which makes for easy packing.

Some, such as the Chesterfield box below, can even be found with the tax stamp affixed, which may make these items even more desirable and attractive to certain collectors.

But, where to get them? You might occasionally find some in auctions, etc., but if you‘re serious about collecting them you‘d almost certainly have to have a direct foreign source as a supplier. Finding such European collectors is relatively easy, but you‘re going to have to be willing to pay the resulting overseas postage.

4 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 5 Hall of Fame and Outstanding Collector of Year Nominations

Hall of Fame Nominations: It's now time to start thinking of those people who deserve a place in the RMS Hall of Fame. This is a means of honoring those individuals, either living or deceased, who have made significant contributions to the hobby. The plaque containing the names of inductees is a permanent tribute to those who have helped to make our hobby what it is today.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES OR YOUR VOTE MAY BE INVALIDATED

Individuals nominated for the 2012 RMS Hall of Fame may be living or deceased. If living, they should be RMS members in good standing with twenty or more years of membership. Deceased individuals considered must have joined RMS at least 10 years prior to nomination.

The nomination should include a resume of the individual's contributions to the hobby along with a statement by the nominator as to why the person should be considered as a member of the RMS Hall of Fame. Be sure both the name and RMS# of the nominator and the nominee are included. Send names, with the qualifications of the candidate(s) to the chairperson below. By mail, they need to be received by Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 or by hand at RMS, by Monday, September 10th, 2012, or by email by Monday, September 10th, 2012.

Chairperson - RMS Hall of Fame Committee - Gayle Hofacker, 7885 Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654 ([email protected])

Outstanding Collector of the Year Nominations: Nominations for the 2012 RMS Outstanding Collector of the year Award. Send nominations to Chairperson.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES OR YOUR VOTE MAY BE INVALIDATED

NOMINATIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: An Outstanding Collector shall be selected from RMS members in good standing and based on his/her achievements in the Hobby and the Society during the 5 years immediately prior to the award (2012 - 2007). Nominees must have contributed to the advancement of the hobby in a manner far above the average in one or more of the following ways:

1. Promotion, publicity, or public relations on a national or international scale. 2. Organizational efforts in connection with the advancement of the hobby. 3. Author of books, pamphlets, articles, check lists, and similar material which have been circulated to a large number of collectors. 4. Creation of good will among old and new collectors. 5. Sustained performance of above average work for the hobby in one or more of the above or other helpful categories.

Any member in good standing may nominate a candidate for this award by sending in their name with a full resume of the candidate‘s achievements. DEADLINE: By mail or e-mail, Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 and by hand at RMS by Monday, September 10th, 2012. Consideration for the award will be based on the information and qualifications contained in the resume. Mail to - Donna Longenecker, 1007 Old Philly Pike, Kempton, PA 19529-9321 ([email protected])

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Miscellaneous Issues from Israel—2011

Here are a few random issues from Israel last year. Three are part of a set; the other two are apparently singles. The Mustang box would be of special interest to Tobacco collectors. Other than that, I have no idea what any of these say!

[As usual, special thanks to Hans Everink, Netherlands, our special correspondent in Europe]

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-Safety matches were, probably, ―the most dangerous matches made.‖ [The Popular Science Monthly, 1877]

-In case of disputes within RMS, the deciding Did You Know? I authority is....Roberts Rules of Order. [RMS By- Laws] -―Perhaps the greatest odds ever given, in the cover world, were those given recently by a noted -Originally, collectors referred to manumarks as collector to obtain a very old Russian book match ‗imprints‘. cover which was said to have been manufactured in 1890! Five hundred U.S. covers were traded for -In 1994, D. D. Bean & Sons produced 1,250,000 this single cover! The cover is now part of the cases of matches. [American Match Council noted ―Schmauss Collection.‖ Media Kit, 1994/1995]

-―Among the rarest, and most valuable, covers in -In 1944, The Allies dropped 4 million the entire world is a cover advertising Jesse matchbooks behind enemy lines. [American Moore Whiskey! This cover was manufactured by Match Council Media Kit, 1994/1995] the Diamond Match Co. and is marked, ‘Patented Sept. 27,1892,‘ making it one of, if not the, most -It was Diamond that moved the striker to the valuable in existence. It is in the collection of Mr. outside of the cover (Pusey had it on the inside) Ray Cooper of Chicago, ILL.‖ [All of the above are from the Blue Moon newsletter, May, 1936] -In 1948, Universal had 9 factories and employed close to 3,000 people [Twenty Years Young: The -In 1878, ―When the average man wanted to light Story of Universal Match Corporation, 1948] his cigar, he generally fished a lucifer match out of a bunch loose in his pocket and struck it on his -Universal was the first to produce matchbooks trousers, though frequent applications tended to ―that met every requirement‖ for vending add an unwanted shine to the cloth.‖ [Fifty Years machines. [Twenty Years Young: The Story of of Match Making: 1878-1928, Diamond] Universal Match Corporation, 1948]

-In 1878, ―the match most in use in this country -In 1941, Federal Match Corp. and West Virginia and elsewhere was the so-called lucifer.‖ [Fifty Match Company merged with Universal. [Twenty Years of Match Making: 1878-1928, Diamond] Years Young: The Story of Universal Match Corporation, 1948] -In 1878, ―In European cities at almost every crowded corner there was a boy or girl who -Until 1890, Wilmington, DE, was the match offered a light to the smokers. ‗Ere y‘are Sir, pipe making capital of the US. [Wilmington Match light, cigar light, only ‗apenny a box—‘ave a Companies, 1960] light, Sir.‖ [Fifty Years of Match Making: 1878- 1928, Diamond] -In 1937, The Swedish Match Company reported a net profit of $3,811,000, up from $3,153,102 in -In England, c. 1878, almost all match factory 1936. [Match Lights, July 1938] workers were girls. [Fifty Years of Match Making: 1878-1928, Diamond] -A 1938 ad described matchcover collecting as a ―New, fascinating, inexpensive hobby.‖ [Match -By 1928, almost all the hand-made match making Lights, July 1938] operations were now machine-made. [Fifty Years of Match Making: 1878-1928, Diamond] 8 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557

Aberdeen Proving Grounds

APG is the U.S. Army's oldest active proving ground, established on October 20, 1917, six months after the U.S. entered World War I. Its location, in Maryland, allowed design and testing of ordnance materiel to take place near contemporary industrial and shipping centers. The first gun was fired there on January 2, 1918. The proving ground was created as a successor to the Sandy Hook Proving Ground, which was too small for some of the larger weapons being tested. At the peak of World War II, APG had billeting space for 2,348 officers and 24,189 enlisted personnel.

Other parts of APG not attached to the main installation include the Churchville Test Area in Harford County, and the Carroll Island and Graces Quarters in Baltimore County, Maryland. The Churchville Test Area is a test track with hills that provide steep natural grades and tight turns to stress engines, drive trains, and suspensions for army vehicles, including M1 Abrams tanks, M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.

Edgewood Chemical Activity is a chemical-weapons depot located at APG. Elimination of the chemicals held here was put on an accelerated schedule after the September 11, 2001, attacks, and all chemical weapons were destroyed by February 2006.

The U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Museum is also located at APG. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Aberdeen_Proving_Ground] RMS Bulletin September/OctoberJuly/August 2012, No. 1996, 557 No. 462 9 9

How To...Dispose of Stripped Matches

Some 95% of collectors don’t routinely collect full-books. The reasoning is usually that 1) they‘re too bulky, 2) they require too much storage space, 3) they require special storing (normally not the usual pages and albums), and 4) it‘s just too dangerous having all those matches around. Whether the latter reason is right or wrong, that‘s the perception...and it‘s certainly the perception of...say...your home owner‘s insurance company! So, most collectors are just stripping those matches out of the covers as fast as they come in. But, what to do with all those matches?!

In 2008, we actually took a survey on this very item. The results were:

-Soak and throw in garbage w/wo bagging……...48 -Bag and throw in garbage……………………….21 -Throw loose in garbage………………………...18 -Burn in:………………………………………….11 Fireplace………………………………………...4 Outside………………………………………….6 Paper recycle bin………………………………..1

Well, most collectors reporting either soaked the covers and then threw them out or just burned them in the fireplace, outside fire barrel, etc. However, a significant number were simply throwing them into the garbage, dry. None of the later group reported any problems in doing so, but, boy, I wouldn‘t recommend that method. I‘ve been a pipe smoker for 45 years, and, with all the full-books I always have around for lighting my pipe, I‘ve never had a problem with a full-book igniting by itself. But, I have had stripped matches go off just by dumping a batch in a garage can. If you‘re not going to burn them, I‘d definitely suggest that you soak them before throwing them out....or one day you may have a very angry garbage man at your door!

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There are many advantages to the e-bulletins: Bright, clear, full-color bulletins No more lost, damaged, or late-arriving issues. No more stacks of old bulletins laying around the house (if you save your bulletins) Easy archiving (if you save your bulletins) Use web site bulletin index to find that earlier article you‘re looking for Access previous issues on-line Want all of the above and still have hard copies? Just print your own...in beautiful color!

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The Hobby’s RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 11 Logos 12 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557

Mack

Hmmmmm! Nice! Mack trucks have become so famous that they‘ve actually entered the language as a plethora of similes and metaphors... ―Big as a Mack truck!‖ etc.

Plus, Mack trucks has put out some very nice sets/series over the years, parts of several being pictured here.

Mack Trucks, Inc. is an American truck-manufacturing company and a former manufacturer of buses and trolley buses. Founded in 1900 as the Mack Brothers Company, it manufactured its first truck in 1907 and adopted its present name in 1922. Mack Trucks is a subsidiary of AB Volvo which purchased Mack along with Renault Trucks in 2000. After being founded in Brooklyn, New York, the company's headquarters were in Allentown, Pennsylvania from 1905 to 2009, when they moved to Greensboro, North Carolina. The entire line of Mack products is still produced in Macungie, Pennsylvania, with additional assembly plants in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Australia, and Venezuela.

How did this world famous company actually start? In 1890, John ―Jack‖ Mack took a job as a stationary steam engineer at the carriage and wagon firm of Fallesen & Berry in Brooklyn, New York. Born in

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Trucks

1864 to an immigrant family of teamsters, Jack was one of nine siblings raised on a farm in Mount Cobb, Pa. Possessing great mechanical aptitude, Jack worked as a mule driver, machinery supervisor and second engineer of a ship traveling between the United States and the Panama Canal construction project before moving to Brooklyn. There he joined his youngest brother, Augustus ―Gus‖ Mack, who worked at the carriage factory as a clerk.

In 1893, Jack and Gus purchase the Fallesen & Berry operation at 3rd Avenue and 22nd Street in Brooklyn. The company‘s lightweight, horse -drawn vehicles were known for their strength and durability, as was their proprietary fifth wheel that allowed the front axle to pivot when cornering — similar in purpose to the modern fifth wheel used to connect a tractor and semi-trailer.

In 1894, William Mack joined the venture. The eldest of the five brothers who eventually worked for the company, Willie brought with him the experience of running his own wagon-building plant in Scranton, Pa. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_Trucks]

The rest is history. For most Americans ―Mack‖ is synonymous with ―trucks‖! 14 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 History 101 The Red Baron

Look at this! You can find anything in covers! Could you find, say.....Oh, I don‘t k n o w . . . . Manfred von Richthofen?!! Yes, he, too, is immortalized on matchcovers. And well he should....He was the top aviator in World War I, with an astounding 80 enemy aircraft shot down (America‘s own ace at the time, Eddie Rickenbacker, had 26).

Known as ―The Red Baron‖ or ―The Red Knight‖ because of the color of his plane, he was born in Germany in 1892. At the outbreak of the war he entered the aviation corps in January 1915, and was selected to become a member of the elite JASTA II. His first victory took place over Cambrai in France on 17 September 1916. After he won his sixteenth victory, he was promoted to commander, and two days later received the much-admired Pour le Merite Medal, the "Blue Max." From then on promotion and victories followed in rapid succession.

Having attained eighty confirmed victories in all manner of combat, it is ironic that he himself was shot down by an Australian anti-aircraft battery (debatable fact as to who actually shot him down) on 21 April 1918, at the age of 25. It happened while he was pursuing a fledgling British pilot in the skies over Vaux sur Somme, France, in a era of wooden and fabric aircraft, where 20 air victories assured a pilot legendary status and the coveted "Blue Max".

The British Royal Flying Corps rendered full military honors at the funeral of the leading ace of World War I. Von Richthofen, with his confirmed eighty victories, is still regarded as the ace of aces in the fascinating world of aviation. RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 15 - Long Beach MC: [May 2012] 8 pp., club A Peek At Other Bulletins [based on current issues on hand as of this writing] business, Button, Button, Who‘s Got the Button?; Long Beach 55th Birthday Party flyer; Good - Connecticut MC: [Apr 2012] 6 pp., full-color Housekeeping—The Magazine and Seal of (e-version), club business, Danbury, CT; Tabasco Approval; A Salute To Mother‘s Day; drawing, Source; Sets & Series: 12; 40th Anniversary raffle, auction questionnaire -New Moon BLC: [Mar 2012] 11 pp., full color - Denver Strikers MC: [May/Jun 2012] 4 pp., (e-version), Club business, On The Road, club news, Mother‘s Day, Father‘s Day, Other Miscellaneous Finds, Labels Family members Represented On matchcovers - PNMCC: [Mar/Apr 2012] 8 pp., club business, - Empire MC: [June 2012] 6pp+roster, club Mele Kaliki Maka Me Ka Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou; news, New London Playboy Club Boxes, Marilyn Tobacco; Found It On ebay; ads, auction, raffle Monroe, Unique Covers - Rocky Mountain MC: [Mar/Apr 2012] 6 pp., - Garden State MC: [Spring 2012] 8 club business, Winnemucca, Nevada; Baseball pp.+auction, club news, F.&M. Schaefer Brewing Season Is Here Again—Go Rockies; The Ute Cp., Times Gone By, The Latest News From D.D. Matchcover Club; Arizona Casino Wannabees Bean, auction - Sierra-Diablo MC: [Jun 2012] 8-pages, club - Girlie Club: [April 2012] 6 pp. + catalog business, full-color (e-version), Felippo Berio supplements Contact Set; Strategies For Recruiting: Part 1; Trail of Tears; St. Augustine‘s Alligator Farm; - Great Lakes MC: [May/Jun 2012] 10 pp., club ads, auction business, May Flowers, Mohegan Sun Casino Combo, Prometheus, Australia ‗Display‘-type - Southeastern MC: [Mar/Apr 2012] 8 pp., full- matchcover, Independent Safety Match, Domino color (e-version), club business, Southern Design Matchbox Set Swapfest Report, Meet The Collector: Bill Gigantino - Huggable Bears Club: [Apr 2012] 8 pp., club business, Miscellaneous Bear Finds - Tobacco Club: [Apr 2012] 8 pp.+color insert, club business, Recent Arrivals From Europe, New - Keystone-Lehigh MC: [Spring 2012] 6 pp., Marlboro and Pall Mall Boxes, Camel Boxes, club business, 2011 Weekend Recap, Membership French Smoking Set, Swiss Muratti Ambassador Application Set

- Liberty Bell MC: [Apr 2012] 8 pp., full color, - Tri-State MC: [Apr 2012] 8 pp.+2 inserts, magazine style, Southern Swapfest Recap, Happy magazine style, club business, Largest Birthday Lord of the Apes, Musical Match Ups!, Collections, RMS Registration forms Famous Senators Set. - Windy City MC: [Mar/Apr 2012] 6 pp. (bright - Lone Star MC: [May/Jun 2012] 8 pages, full- orange!), club business, AMCAL flyer, The color (e-version), club business, Virginia Military Legendary Colonel Horsepasture, Nuff Said! Institute, Lion Trademarks, Legs!, Collecting Jutes, U.S.S Bairoko, What‘s Goin‘ On Have you checked lately to see if you’re current Elsewhere, ads on your dues to your various clubs? You don’t want to be dropped because of an oversight. 16 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557

The In’s and Out’s It‘s probably not all that surprising that since a lot of covers have maps on them, some collectors collect...hmmmm....maps! Ohhhhh, I see some good challenges here--a map of every state, a map of every country---How many U.S. counties do you think you could put together with maps? (might go nice with your County Seats collection).

But, we‘re getting a little ahead of ourselves here. Do you know just how far back maps go? Way back! The oldest known map is on a Babylonian clay tablet dated at c. 2500 B.C. That‘s 4,000 years ago! And, although the basic concept, of course, has remained the same for all those millennia, maps have undergone some major changes since the days of the clay tablet [although, it’s interesting to note that, after 4000+ years of progress, electronically, we’re back to using tablets!]

The Ancient Greeks were the ones who first came up with the concept of latitude and longitude lines, although the idea was later thought of independently in other places around the world, such as China. And, even though we take it for granted today that the top of any map is always oriented toward the north, It certainly wasn‘t always that way. In Medieval Europe, for example, maps were always drawn with east at the top! Later, during the Renaissance, world maps finally began to be pictured with more details and more realistically, as information about geographical discoveries poured into Portugal, Spain, England, France, and Holland from their respective explorers. Before Columbus set off, Europeans were only aware of three of the seven continents. Even after the great Age of Exploration was over (1400s-1600‘s), the last two continents (Australia and Antarctica) were still unknown. It actually wasn‘t until very modern times, with satellite and GPS technology, that maps finally became completely accurate down to the nth degree. Now, perhaps, you can more readily appreciate those marvelous little squiggles on matchcovers that depict areas from across the street to the other side of

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Of Maps the world. Well, from that perspective, no wonder some people collect them!

And that does bring us to the matchcovers, themselves. Those who actually collect maps on matchcovers seem to have their specific preference as to whether said map should be on the outside or inside of the cover. Numerically, from what I‘ve seen at least, the majority of maps seem to come on the inside, but there are still quite a few, all in all, which display the map on the outside.

As you might well guess, Hotel/Motel/Restaurant covers are going to be the greatest source of maps. It seems to me that on more modern covers, maps seem to be more plentiful in the 20-strike size, but for older covers I‘m thinking about all those great Lion 30-Sticks and 21 Features (both 30-strikes), many of which had maps, almost always inside, and very often quite beautiful ones, too.

I don‘t collect maps, myself, but I would guess that map collectors would especially prize full-length maps, as opposed to their shortened brethren. And, I would think that multi-colored maps would be seen as a cut above one-color maps. From there, we could go on to other embellishments...maps done in foil, embossed maps, etc.

One more point...Note that on the first cover shown on the reverse page, the cover has a map outline, rather than a regularly detailed map. Although a collector might not count such map outlines as qualified to be in his or her collection, most map collectors I‘ve come across over the years have accepted such as ―Maps‖.

Fred Kuecke, CO, reported that his collection ran 1,610 back in April 1993, but I wouldn‘t be surprised if a more complete collection today numbered into the 5 digits. 18 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 [No feedback yet on last issue’s query on the Pedro’s Rum Set]

WGAR

Series

J a m e s Willard, MD: James would like to know how many are in the WGAR series. There are actually at least two series, here: one in yellow, one in gray. Other than the color variation, the outsides are the same. The inside of each separate series apparently advertises a different line-up of programs.

James has three of one and one of the other. I only have 2 of the yellow and one of the gray. Does anyone have a more complete selection of either series, or both? 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.

Canadian Navy Ships

Hey! Come on! Canada does have a navy! Granted, it‘s not in the top 10, but it‘s sizeable, and you just never hear about it. And it has produced a nice, tidy set of covers over the years.

Most are front-strike 20s, although there are a few 30s, judging from my own collection. May are very colorful and fancy, in that sport crest logos, such as the one shown here from the HMCS Bonaventure.

There are reverse-strikes here, but, as with so many categories now, we‘re probably not going to see any more Canadian Navy Ship covers. Pat Griffiths had 400 listed as of 1964, but the list must have been updated since then, because he reported having 413 in 1987. RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 19

Forest City Matchcover Club of Ohio

On February 7,1961, an article in the Cleveland Press on the matchcover endeavors of a Mr. Roberts and Mr. Chap caught the eye of Hal Fuller and Walter Koklauner, both of whom had been searching for the right hobby.

Thus it was that on March 26, 1961, Jim Harpster, Al Abramson, Hal Fuller and Walter Koklauner met in Mr. Chap's home and decided to form a matchcover club. In April they placed an announcement in the Cleveland Press and twelve people showed up for a meeting. That was the birth of the Forest City Matchcover Club of Ohio. Error Corner Membership in the Forest City MC is open to Alan Grant, NH: sent anyone interested in the matchcover hobby. in this colorful exam- Meetings are the third Sunday of each month and ple of a multiple over- are held at Sagamore Hills Safety Center in printing error...and Sagamore Hills, Ohio. Yearly dues are $6.00 and what a glorious mess it members receive four newsletters annually. Club is! Often times, over- meetings consist of club business, a freebie table, printings such as this an auction, refreshments and the great friendship are so layered with dif- the hobby is noted for. ferent text and colors that it‘s impossible to The Forest City MC is very proud to have identify the actual sub- sponsored six RMS Conventions, 1948, 1968, ject or advertiser. 1974, 1991, 2006 and 2011. Eric Missal is the current president and Ken Munyon is the editor. If Have any Error cov- you're in the northeast Ohio region you should ers, yourself? Send me definitely take advantage of the fact that there is a scans, and I‘ll run se- club in your area. lected items. I also maintain the Error list- FMI, contact: Irene Kozak, 3470 Hunter Dr., ing and will adds yours North Olmsted, Ohio 44070. E - if appropriate. mail: [email protected]

1020 RMS Bulletin RMS September/October Bulletin July/August 1995, 2012 No., No. 456 5 57 course, you can‘t really see it in its true glory The Mail Box because we don‘t have an e-version of the bulletin, so you‘re doomed to look at all these pics The Ed: Following up in B&W. on last issue‘s article on Cement Trucks, take a Joe DeGennaro, NY: Last year a group of us got look at this beauty I ran together and decided to put together a color across in a box of illustrated listing of New York/New Jersey Port unsorted Matchoramas. Authority covers. The result was the most up-to- It is beautiful! But, of date listing of 217 of these covers. This year, our project is bus lines. We are well on our way with over 400 covers already cataloged. If you‘d like to help us, please contact Bill Bias, 1446 Teakwood Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45224-2128. (513-541- 0543) ([email protected]) He‘d really appreciate your help.

Barry Turner, MI: Ref brittle strikers, last issue, p. 9, it depends on the strikers itself but I have moistened the front with anything from a drop of water to a magic marker. The moisture will dry but helps avoid it from becoming brittle & helps avoid the flaking and kind of mats it together.

Steve Gilbert, PA: Ref collectors with hobby license plates...Here is a photo taken in Allentown, PA at a Keystone weekend or RMS convention. it is probably about 20 years old. On the left is Louise Poorman with her car license MATCH-S . On the right is me - Steven Gilbert - with my license MATCHES

Morris Pasternak, CAN: While at the Southern Swapfest, I picked up the cover which I have scanned. Your article on Page 15 of Bulletin #555 about the Lion 'Child Guard‘ match led me to believe that Universal was working on the same idea. Like the Lion cover, at first RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 21 glance it looks like a What’s the largest, most infor- normal front strike. However when the cover mative hobby site on the web? is folded as it would have been originally, the striker is hidden behind The Matchcover Vault the turn-up. However, the (http://matchpro.org) safety states 'Close Cover Before Striking' which -Hundreds of articles on all subjects would be a little difficult -How To’s for novices and veterans alike to do with the hidden -Hobby demographics striker. -Domestic clubs in US and Canada -Foreign clubs around the world Ed. Thanks, Morris -Master List of Lists -Matchbook, hobby, and Industry history Mel Reese, WI: Mel sent -Collecting Basics -Lists in this old RMS label. No, -Cover Care -References not our RMS. This one is -Tools of the Trade -Events calendar a Russian export box -Categories -Weekly 100-lot auction label that first appeared -Supplies in 1928. I don’t know -Manufacturers Always getting bigger, what the “RMS” actually -Types always getting better. stands for. -Trading Check It Out! -Treasure Hunting

John Clark, FL: Note that the capitals of California, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are misspelled in this Eddy set of 50 states. I wonder if the fact that the set was printed and probably produced in Canada has anything to do with the geographic anomalies. ______

There’s a tiny space left here, so I’ll take the opportunity to all the members who contribute their input to the bulletin! 22 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557

Hobby Glossary

Bits & Pieces Jello Recipe Set - 1952 Diamond set of 36 20s.

Jersey Match Co. - Elizabethtown, NJ/NYC-

based company; 1935-1948; 716 covers currently Anyone know anything listed. about this club? Was it a hobby club or was it Jersey Safety First - see Safety First (Jersey) just some type of advertising promotion? Jewel - Universal trademark for its 5 1/16‖x1 7/8‖

covers (looks like a long 30-strike); 1955-1987; Also, Rocky Mountain‘s one collector reported 7,880; also a category . bulletin had an item about a ‗Ute Matchcover Jewel Club - specialty club focusing on Jewel Club‘. Anyone have any covers; 1963-present. concrete dates for that club? Jewelite - Universal trademark for its Jewel-sized,

dye-cut covers (rounded sides); unlike the Lion The Planet Hollywood Contours, Jewelites are are all the same shape; listiing has been divided into two types: Sports and non-sports; updated. Anyone introduced in 1951, stopped, produced again 1963 wanting a copy should -1987; at least 8,688 are known; also a category contact Joe DeGennaro, for such covers [see also Sport Jewelites]. 309 E. 87th St, #6E,

NY,NY 10128 (212-876 Jewelite Club - specialty club focusing on -1730 (jdegennaro45@ Jewelite covers; late 1970s-present. gmail.com)

Jig-Saw Set - obsolete term for Contact Set.

Answer to Last Issue’s Jimco - manumark indicating Jordanian origin.

Matchcover Mystery Jobber - an independent salesperson, advertising agency, printing company, novelty company, etc. “How many personalities are featured in the that acts as a middleman between the 1938 Diamond Second Nite-Life Group I set?” manufacturer and the eventual customer (that‘s how you get the myriad of manumarks that aren‘t Answer: 72 actually from match manufacturers).

Jumbo King - Monarch trademark for its 240- Matchcover Mysteries: #99 strike matchcover; c. 1946-c. 1966.

Junior - Ohio trademark for its Midget-sized “The Nur Match Co. was located in what cover; 14-strike; c. 1930s-early 1940s. country?”

Jupiter - German trademark for a Jewel-type Answer in our next issue. cover. Glued-in matches; quite common in Europe, at least in the recent past.

RMS Bulletin January/FebruaryJuly/August 2012, No.1996, 557 No. 458 19 23 Editorial

How Big Is Big?...How Small Is Small?

For those collectors who collect ‗specialty‘ categories...i.e., various animals, Mermaids, Indians, Streetlamps, Chef‘s Hats, Matadors, and the like...the question may arise as to how ‗big‘ the picture of said item has to be before it qualifies as an addition to the collector‘s collection. I say may, because some collectors don‘t have this problem; any cover that has that categorical picture, no matter what the size, automatically qualifies. I, myself, am such a collector...in most instances.

But, many collectors may be more ‗discerning‘ in their wants. The item has to be soooo big, or the item has to be referred to in business name, or the item has to be big enough to be easily seen, or the item has to be big enough and on the front panel, or... As usual, each collector makes up his or her parameters.

I have a ‗Tree‘ category, for example [I know!]. I could see right off the bat that, if I used my usual standards here, I‘d end up with a gazillion covers with trees (just think how many covers have trees on them!) And that wasn‘t the objective of the collection. I just wanted to save those covers that had beautiful, and prominent, trees in the design. So, for this category, I simply decided that any such cover that would qualify for my collection of trees would have to have the tree as the dominant graphic on the panel. Someone else collecting trees might well come up with different standards.

Even if the collector takes all sizes, sometimes the decision is taken out of the collector‘s hands and has already been determined by someone else. The Girlie Club, for example, will not include girlie covers in its singles catalog if the girlie pics are judged to be too small. The individual collector can still collect those smaller girlies, of course, but the fact that they‘ve been rejected for inclusion in the official listing somehow diminishes their worth or attractiveness to collectors.

Then, there‘s the at least potential problem of clashing parameters. What if I demand big trees, but my traders send me all trees? Hmmmmmm. Well, I avoid that problem by simply not listing Trees as one of my wants. Actually, truth be told, I‘ve never really run into this problem, ever, but it could happen.

So, the question of whether it‘s big enough, or just too small, is just another one of those perplexing little problems that can confront the collector during his or her career in the hobby. Some people‘s interests are just different from other‘s; some people might be a little more picky; some people less. When in doubt, just remember...my standards are the right ones (!) 24 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557

Myths & Tales:

Yea, we all saw the movie. So? Well, if there weren‘t more, I wouldn‘t have an article here, so here‘s ...the rest of the story.

Bambi is a 1942 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on an Austrian book. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942, and it was the fifth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. In June 2008, the American Film Institute presented a list of its "10 Top 10"—the best ten films in each of ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Bambi placed third in its category.

Bambi was released in theaters in 1942, during World War II, and was Disney's 5th full-length animated film. Bambi was re-released to theatres in 1947, 1957, 1966, 1975, 1982, and 1988. It was then made available on home video in 1989. Even in home video, Bambi has seen multiple releases, including two VHS releases, in 1989 (Classics Version) and 1997 (Masterpiece Collection Version), and most recently a digitally-remastered and restored Platinum Edition DVD. The Platinum Edition DVD went on moratorium on January 31, 2007. Bambi was released in Diamond Edition on March 1st, 2011, consisting of a Blu-ray and DVD combo pack.

Bambi lost money at the box office for its first release, but recouped its considerable cost during the 1947 re-release. Although the film received good reviews, the timing of the release, during World War II, hurt the film's box office numbers, and the studio no longer had access to many European markets that provided a large portion of its profits. Roy Disney sent a telegram to his brother Walt after the New York opening of the film that read: "Fell short of our holdover figure by $4,000. Just came from Music Hall. Unable to make any deal to stay third week...Night business is our problem."

What also hurt box office numbers is the realistic animation of the animals, and the story of their fight against the evil humans in the story. Hunters spoke out against the movie, saying it was "an insult to American sportsmen". The criticism, however, was short-lived, and the financial shortfall of its first release was made up multiple times in the subsequent re-releases.

Today, the film is viewed as a classic. Critics Mick Martin and Marsha Porter call the film "...the crowning achievement of Walt Disney's animation studio". Bambi is also listed in the Top 25 Horror Movies of all Time by Time Magazine. Bambi, Time states, "has a primal shock that still haunts oldsters who saw it 40, 50, 65 years ago." (!) The off-screen villain ("man") has been placed #20 on AFI's List of Heroes and Villains.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has credited the shooting death of Bambi's mother for his initial interest in animal rights, an example of what has been called the Bambi effect. Soon after the film's release, Walt Disney allowed his characters to appear in fire prevention public service campaigns. However, Bambi was only loaned to the government for a year, so a new symbol was needed, leading to the creation of Smokey Bear. Bambi and his mother also make a cameo appearance in the satirical 1955 Donald Duck short ―No Hunting‖: drinking from a forest stream, the deer are startled by a sudden RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 25

Bambi

trickle of beer cans and other debris, and Bambi's mother tells him, "Man is in the forest. Let's dig out."

In 2006, the Ad Council, in partnership with the United States Forest Service, started a series of Public Service Announcement ads that feature footage from Bambi and Bambi II for wildfire prevention. During the ads, as the Bambi footage is shown, the screen will momentarily fade into black with the text "Don't let our forests...become once upon a time", and usually (but not always) ending the ads with Bambi's line "Mother, what are we gonna do today?" followed by Smokey Bear saying "Only you can prevent wildfires", as the Smokey logo is shown on the screen. The ads aired on various television networks, and the Ad Council also put them on Youtube.

But what about the book that started it all? Bambi, a Life in the Woods, originally published in Austria as Bambi. Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde, is a 1923 Austrian novel written by Felix Salten and published by Paul Zsolnay Verlag. The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father and experience about the dangers posed by human hunters in the forest. Considered to be one of the first environmental novels published, an English translation by Whittaker Chambers was published in North America by Simon & Schuster in 1928. The novel has since been translated and published in over 20 languages around the world. Salten released a sequel, Bambis Kinder, eine Familie im Walde (Bambi's Children), in 1939.

The novel was well received by critics and is considered a classic. Besides being turned into an animated film by Walt Disney, it was adapted into two Russian live-action adaptations in 1985 and 1986, and a stage production in 1998. A ballet adaptation was written by an Oregon troupe, but never r e l e a s e d . J a n e t Schulman released a children's p i c t u r e b o o k adaptation in 2000 t h a t f e a t u r e d realistic oil -paintings and many of Salten's o r i g i n a l words.

[en. wikipedia. org/wiki/ Bambi]

26 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 “How have you adjusted to the lessened availability of covers?” [April –78 responding; representative responses below]

Buy more! - 20 - I got started too late and missed the heyday of collecting. I just get mine on ebay, club auctions and flea markets. And AMCAL - I am doing less mail trading, but buying more at auctions and ebay. - It has not been a problem for me with all the collections for sale. - Rely more on buying old collections.

Not concerned! - 18 - More matchcovers are available now than ever. Internet communication and less collectors being just two of the major factors. - Because I collect in a fairly narrow band I have not found any great change in the availability of covers. -Actually, two of my biggest categories – casinos and New York city still have an abundance of new covers. - Our Girlie club always presents newer & older covers for trades & to buy. We are never "lessened". - At 89 years and with limited contact with collectors, whatever comes my way is a blessing. - Since I only collect vintage items (full book midgets), it is not a factor. - No adjustment necessary...... Tons of covers out there..... - I have such a backlog I hardly notice. - No change. Just less free covers. - Hasn‘t happened to us! - I have accepted it.

Rely more on hobby events! - 13 - I attend a number of swapfests so I have access to covers and boxes through them and I still have traders who are very good sources. - Freebie tables!

Focusing on other phases of the hobby! - 12 - Spending more time on lists and articles - I am spending much more time organizing my collection and much less time expanding it. - The lessened availability is no problem. I have enough covers to sort and put in their proper place for at least the next 50 years. - I'm focusing on categories not affected by shortage of new matches. - Organizing will take me many more years. - I go after older covers.

Get out more to look for covers! - 8 - I make more trips to Las Vegas, which is only 4 hours away. - I actually go out to eat less and definitely go out for a drink less. Quite a few places have dropped off our "list" of places to go to. When we do go someplace to eat and it is quite nice but doesn't have matches, my wife says, "Guess we won't be coming back." - There are tons of covers out there. They are not the new covers, but they are the old ones. Get your name out and about and go to some sales, estate, garage and ASK people. - I'm finding new matches regularly. I still do crawls, but I crawl smart. RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 27 Greater reliance on trading! - 7 - trading more.

Miscellaneous! - 5 - I have stopped looking at businesses where I once made routine stops. - I don‘t look for them anymore. - I covet the ones from places I've been. - I spend more time on my other hobbies - A true phillumenist can never really, truly adjust to any diminution in the supply of available matchbooks. And for those of us who collect full books, it is all the more difficult

Downsized! - 4 - I have sold 80% of my collection due to the lessened availability of matchcovers.

Relying more on friends and relatives! - 3 - By inviting peoples at home and show my albums. - I have reached out to friends to search their home for their odd collection of memorabilia.

Expanded want areas! - 2 - Choosing more categories - I think enjoying multiple categories is a benefit

Lower standards! -1 - Not as picky of the condition of the matches.

Increased standards! - 1 - I am more selective.

Well, the fact that the biggest percentage of respondents indicated they were adjusting to the situation by buying more isn‘t much of a surprise. However, an almost equal percentage said that they basically were unconcerned about the change in availability of covers. On the face of it, that would be somewhat surprising, I admit, but people were unconcerned for different reasons. Some were specialty collectors whose category(ies) were unaffected by the industry change; some were simply so far behind in organizing what they already had [sound familiar!] that current circumstances were more or less meaningless to them; some have simply resigned themselves to it with no significant adjustments.

I also found my eyebrows raising a little at seeing a large percentage saying that they were relying more on obtaining covers from club meetings, swapfests, and conventions....because I haven‘t seen a corresponding significant increase in attendance at such meetings, at least not across the board. I‘m looking at the attendance stats right now, and, comparing 2011 to 2009 for example....RMS attendance is the same, Southern Swapfest is down, and AMCAL and UES is up [Of course, there are other possibilities...attendance could be going up but such increases could be offset by declining collector numbers in general].

Only two collectors said they had expanded their want areas as an adjustment. That might be one to consider. Personally, I‘ve found that I collect in so many categories that I can use, one way or another, most of what comes my way...and I increase what comes my way by trading, taking in accumulations, buying, etc. There are millions and millions of covers out there. Yoiu just have to make more of any effort these days to find them. 28 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557

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RMS Bulletin November/DecemberJuly/August 2012, No. 1995, 557 No. 457 21 29

RMS Convention: Crossing The Border! by Dave Carr

So you‘re headed to Niagara Falls for September‘s annual Rathkamp Matchcover Society convention! Welcome to Canada! This is one traveler‘s opinion on visiting Canada, which you will find is way easier than you may be imagining right now. For American (and other) visitors:

First, get your passport; get it now. You‘ve been putting it off, but really, this is one of the most important and useful identification documents you will ever want. In this case, you really need it to get back into the U.S. -- passport regulations enacted a few years ago were done so by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. After a great time in Canada, don‘t let this oversight mar your jubilant trip home.

If you are driving into Canada, those from the east will want to enter at The Peace Bridge in Buffalo, NY or the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls. The hotel is about 2.5 miles from the Rainbow Bridge and very easy to find. (It is about 18 or 19 miles from The Peace Bridge) You will have to pay a toll entering Canada; you will NOT have to pay any toll leaving, but you will have customs inspection traveling both directions. Have your passports ready for all occupants; let the driver do the talking; the agents are really nice people. I often ask them for advice, since they live in the area (Buffalo customs officers often argue about the best wings, best pizza, etc. when I ask!)

If you are driving in from the west or Midwest U.S., cross at either Detroit/Windsor, or Port Huron/ Sarnia and take the Canadian route to Niagara Falls. It is shorter and faster than skirting the bottom of Lake Erie and crossing at Buffalo. Same customs rules apply, but here, you have bridge tolls in both directions. Note the view from the Bluewater Bridge at Port Huron, MI is stunning on a nice day.

If you are flying in, I would recommend flying to Buffalo, not Toronto. It is much closer; crossing the border in a vehicle is much superior to going through airport customs and immigration. A flight to Buffalo is also quite a bit less expensive. It is my own airport of choice if a U.S. destination looms and I swear by it. If renting a car at the airport, simply inform the rental agency of your trip into Canada; they just would like the heads-up.

Canada Customs will want to know if you have any firearms. American customs will want to know if you have any fruits or vegetables. Also, if you are a smoker/drinker, know the rules on how much you can import into Canada for personal use and what you can take home to the U.S. You can buy Cuban cigars in Canada; you are not allowed to legally import them into the U.S. (sigh...... )

It is the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, much of it fought right in this neighborhood. Niagara Falls itself is one of the wonders of the world. There are casinos, gardens, shops and more; it‘s a fun, fun place. Convention organizers will share more of that with you; I just want to get you here and home again as safely and easily as I can.

As for matches; there is simply no smoking in Canadian casinos. The closest local matchbooks would be from Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls, NY. Both Ontario and New York are stringent non- smoking states and new matchcovers are scarce. Mind you, isn‘t that one reason you‘re coming to convention? You know where the good covers will be! Enjoy your trip. It‘s easier than you think -- and it‘s where your friends will be those magic days in September!

. 3022 RMS Bulletin RMS November/December Bulletin July/August 1995, 2012 No., No. 457 5 57 Trade-marks Opposition Board, found that this MATCHBOOKS IN THE would, if anything, be more likely to familiarize LAW BOOKS: PART 80 the visiting Canadians with the "Marriott" name than the "Courtyard" name (though the Marriott by Kenneth H. Ryesky, Esq. name was not at issue in the dispute).

======Notwithstanding the infirmities in the Courtyard Ken Ryesky (RMS # 9003), member of the New Restaurant's opposition evidence, the Board did York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bars, find that it had used the name "Courtyard" in practices law in East Northport, NY and teaches Canada to promote its restaurant, catering and bar Business Law at Queens College of the City services, and therefore had a claim to the name University of New York. He can be reached "Courtyard" in such regard. One of the Exhibits at P.O. Box 926, East Northport, NY 11731 or by to Waserman's affidavit was a matchbook from e-mail at [email protected]. the Courtyard Restaurant. ======A few years ago, when my wife suggested that The Board accordingly sustained the we have lunch at the restaurant in the lobby of the Restaurant's opposition to Marriott's use of the hotel where we were staying, our private tour name "Courtyard" in connection with restaurant- guide told us, "You don't sleep in restaurants and type goods and services, but allowed Marriott to you don't eat in hotels." use the name "Courtyard" in connection with its hotels. [169] The fact is, however, that hotels and restaurants have long had a symbiotic relationship with one Though not noted in the Board's decision, another, and the demarcation between the hotel Marriott has also promoted its Courtyard hotel sub business and the restaurant business is not always -chain in America with matchbooks, including the a solid bright line. one shown here, "Made in USA," from my own The Marriott hotel chain has several brand name collection. subchains. Since 1983, Marriott has branded some of its hotels in the United States under the [To be continued] "Courtyard" name. In 1999, Marriott filed to ======register "Courtyard" as a trademark in Canada in connection with "hotel, restaurant, catering, and [169] The Courtyard bar services" and related matters. This was Restaurant Inc. v. opposed by The Courtyard Restaurant, Inc., a Marriott Worldwide Canadian firm whose restaurant in Ottawa named Corp., [2006] T.M.O.B. The Courtyard had been operating since 1980. No. 205, 2006 CanLII 80366 (Canada Trade- Phillip Waserman, the President of Courtyard marks Opposition Board, Restaurant, submitted an affidavit entailing many 2006). unsubstantiated assertions; the Trade-marks The Premier Issue of Opposition Board decision is a lesson in how not the RMS e-Bulletin to draft trademark opposition affidavits. For its

part, Marriott proffered its own conclusory ...has already gone out. statements and arguments of questionable validity, If you didn‘t get it...you including the notion that many Canadians had haven‘t signed up for it! visited Marriott hotels in the United States and

had thereby been familiarized with the Courtyard Contact the Ed name. Celine Tremblay, the Acting Chair of the RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557 31

RMS MEMBERSHIP REPORT – JULY/AUGUST 2012 SPONSOR

NEW MEMBERS (*=will trade) 9756-Patrick J. Santell, 132 Afton St., Apt 1B, Kearny, NJ 07032-2073 ...... RMS Web Page COLLECTS: Hotels, Casinos, Restaurants, Special Interest & Foreign. Email: PatrickJoseph.Santell@ nygait.com

9757-Vernon Fees, PO Box 647, Allenwood, NJ 08720-0647 ...... RMS COLLECTS: Bicycles/Stores, Motorcycles/Stores, Boat Engines/Stores, Airline/Aircraft, Girlies & New Jersey Diners and Businesses.

9758-Ron Davis, 3722 Devonshire Dr., Surrey, B.C.,V35 OH8 Canada ...... RMS Web Page COLLECTS: General, Canadian & all U.S. categories. Email: [email protected]

ADDRESS CORRECTION 6659-Clifford A. Zeckser, 920 Tamiami Trl., S., #153, Venice, FL 34285

REINSTATED 9509-James B. Stirling, 20 Miller Rd., Bethany, CT 06524-3224

RESIGNED 2332-Joyce Loveless; 4126-Dorothy Williams; 8459-Mark Quilling

DECEASED 9294-G. Willis Dayger (4/8/12)

ADD * (WILL TRADE) 9374-Tracie Cutright

Respectfully submitted,

Terry Rowe

Terry L. Rowe ------RMS CONVENTION TRAVEL: I‘m willing to provide airport info and I will work on coordinating ground transportation to and from the Ramada Plaza in Niagara Falls. David Carr indicated in his letter to the membership that Buffalo International Airport (BUF) is the preferred airport. It is serviced by most if not all major airlines and is the most convenient and cheapest airport to fly into. If people contact me, I will try and coordinate ground transportation from and to (BUF). One way shuttle or cab fare runs from $45 to $75. Hopefully, if a few people The following club members will be celebrating arrive around the same time, I will BIRTHDAY CLUB: attempt to arrange shared transport to birthdays on the dates indicated. Please check your latest roster to get current save money. addresses and categories: Pat Mains (7/13); Art Manwaring (7/18); Claude Pelletier (7/23) Anyone interested can contact Morris Pasternak by email If you‘re interested in receiving 200-300 covers or boxes during your birthday [email protected] or by phone month, send an SASE #10 envelope to: Wally and Pat Mains, 105 Roger Ln., at 1-800-611-2263. Florence, KY 41042-2334. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. 32 RMS Bulletin July/August 2012, No. 557

Terry L. Rowe PRSRT STD. RMS Membership Secretary/Treasurer U.S. POSTAGE PAID 1509 S. Dugan Rd. URBANA, OH PERMIT NO. 200 Urbana, OH 43078-9209

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