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THE VOICE OF THE HOBBY SINCE 1941

IRMs BULLETIN No. 476 January!February19991

by MikePrero

This has always been one of my favorite categories. I like OLD, and Federals are OLD. The company that ------made them has long since disappeared, yet they're still quite readily available-all things considered--so here's a group ~ ,, of definite "keepers" that even the novice collector can still .. f~~~~=~~~lget a hold of ,jjjjjj In something of a replay of the earlier creation of Diamond ~ Match Co., the Federal Match Corp. was formed in 1923 by a -~,~ 3....,iti< merger of nine companies. It absorbed the Bean & Symonds Co. and the New Hampshire Match Co. in 1928. In 1931, the · Federal Match Corp. became part of I var Kreuger's • International Match Corp. when it was purchased by Vulcan . Match Co., one of Kreuger's subsidiaries. It was later purchased by the Pan American Match Corp. (a Diamond holding company) in the Kreuger bankruptcy auctions in July, 1937. It then merged with the Union Match Co. in 1938, and :::::::=_:;;;;;:;;;;:::=== both were consolidated under the Federal Match Corp. Both = Federal and West Virginia Match Corp. merged into Universal in 1941, and the company disappeared as a distinct manufacturer.

Earlier covers (two shown here) are noticeably longer than later issues, leading to the distinction between "Federal longs" and "Federal shorts." As you could undoubtedly predict, the earlier issues also sport wide strikers as compared

continued on p. 3 2 RMS Bulletin January/February 1999, No. 476 The President's Message Jan/Feb Caddy Raffie Winner!

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to the thinner strikers of later issues.

Production centers for Federal that I am aware of include: Bloomsburg, PA (closed 1937); Bellefonte, PA; Duluth, MN; Joliet, IL (closed 1939), Spokane, WA; Crawfordsville, IN (closed 1929); Cleveland, OH (closed 1929); Ashland, OH (closed 1929); Cloquet, MI.

As far as company trademarks are concerned, I don't believe there were any for the covers, themselves, but there were at least several for Federal boxes: "Economy" (box, c. 1920s), "National Safety Match" (box, 1930's), "Reliance" (box, 1930's), "Staylit" (box, 1930's), and "Pride" (box, 1930's). Federal did not use any distinctive footers (no "Quality," "Safety First," "For Safety," etc.).

Of course, looking through Federal covers, you can see just about the entire array of categories collected within the hobby, except the Fancies. There are a number of series-Fashion Park Clothes, Timely Clothes, Piper Cubs, Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company, etc. And, the famous Filippo Berio Olive Oil contact set is a Federal issue [see partial set below], but Federal is probably most noted for its Military and U.S. Navy Ship issues, all Pre-War. There are just over 100 of the Federal Navy Ship covers ... nice additions, indeed, to any Navy Ship enthusiast's collection.

At the moment, there are currently 2,765 Federals listed, and 32 of them are even dated (1934-1941). Who knows how many more there are out there! It's not that hard to locate Federals. They can frequently be seen in auctions, and I see them tum up in routine trades on a fairly frequent basis. I'm sure there are a number of veteran collectors, at least, who would be willing to specifically trade them, as well, but ·don't be surprised if they expect Federals in return because these aren't your every day, run-of-the-mill covers. I have some to trade, myself {hint, hint!]!

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This area, like last issue's Recommended by Duncan Hines, is something of a "cult" category. Collectors who are into this "small category" are avid in their pursuit of these little gems, but it's not a widely-collected topic-hence the "small category" label, even though, number-wise, a good collection runs into the thousands.

AAA is a federation of98 motor clubs which provides its more than 40 million members in the United States and Canada with a full line of travel, financial, insurance, and automotive-related services. In 1937, one year after Duncan Hines's first book, Adventures in Good Eating, appeared, AAA began their inspections of lodging and eating establishments, and the "AAA recommended" labels began appearing on various advertisements, including matchcovers. Not surprisingly, then, it's often the case to find several different "recommendations" on the same cover (i.e., "Recommended by Duncan Hines, AAA, and Diners Club"). The establishments in question, of course, found it good business to display such recommendations, and AAA's travel services, in turn, were bolstered by the "AAA" logos blossoming all over the country. As of November 1997, there were 25,358 establishments that were currently AAA­ recommended. If you add to that figure all the past hotels, motels, and restaurants that were on the recommended list but have since disappeared- that's A LOT of potential covers!

In 1963, AAA began its Diamond rating system (from one to five diamonds, depending on the luxury and services provided), but I have, as yet, never seen any Diamond ratings pictured on matchcovers. I believe that's something that only appears in the AAA travel guides, themselves. In any event, theoretically, these travel guides could be used as checklists for AAA-cover collectors, especially if the collector could obtain the older issues, showing those establishments that no longer exist but possibly issued covers when in business.

A category such as this cuts across most other categories, so you will find the AAA logo on Hotel, Motel, Restaurant covers, Matchoramas, Cameos, Uniglos, Filigrees, Foilites, I :;@Miiiili:lisl etc. You can also find these covers in all sizes-lOs, 20s, 30s, 40s, Jewels, etc.­ including boxes.

It's a fascinating area, although Il .l ~~~~~~~~fj~~ really can't explain why (!). It certainly I; represents part of Americana, and it's certainly a good-sized series.

I've only been collecting in this category for less than two years, and my collection already numbers of 2,000 (thanks to all my traders!). I'm sure this is only the tip of the iceberg, so In , ~~~ anticipate at least a few more years of seeing my collection rapidly grow. RMS Bulletin January/February 1999, No. 476 5 see some changes, write to Marc Edelman; he's the MATCH TIPS for RMS honcho of displays, and he needs to know New Collectors what you like and want. If you write him soon enough, he may have time to consider & prepare by "Billboard Bill" Thomas some changes for the August convention. Getting them rules changed is like getting Saddam Hussein This is not only for new collectors but also for to say a rosary. old, used collectors: ANSWER YOUR MAa! I am appalled at how deeply we Americans have Yes, matches are becoming more scarce and sunk into the lazy mud pit of Not Answering more generic, but don't be discouraged. There's Mail. For awhile I thought it was just the people still plenty around. Would be no fun or challenge in our hobby, but then I learned that ignoring if there were heaps of Lindy covers laying around one's mail has become a norm, a standard in everywhere, eh? I still receive some military other hobbies, in the social world, and in the covers that I've never seen before, casinos and world of business and commerce. casino hotels are using matches like mad, and DD Bean and RJR are keeping us well flooded with I have sent covers to total strangers who Camels. I think that part of our matches shortage is pleaded for them in RMS Bulletin ads and a shortage of good, aggressive matchbook articles and have had not one reply. I have a advertising salesmen. They're too lazy to hit the Waiting For Answer file which contains letters to Joe's Bar or Ma & Pa's Diner; they want to sell local Postmasters, the Postmaster General of the only to the big corporate advertisers who buy big US, and to the administrator of my local hospital. orders. Matchbook advertising is still rather cheap, All asked questions which call for an answer, but but you and I can all help by telling a merchant, my mailbox continues to rust. The only folks who "What! You don't have matches? Hey, that's the answer promptly are in the IRS- when I wrote best and cheapest advertising you can buy!" Local that I had indeed made a tax estimate payment merchants don't hear such a pitch from matchbook that they were bugging me for, they promptly advertising salesmen any more, so let's YOU do replied, "Oh yeah? Well prove it!" That was just the sales pitch. You won't make a commission, but before the new non-hostile IRS law was enacted. you'll help our hobby to find more matches.

C'mon folks, how about us phillumenists being If you didn't get a fire extinguisher for different from the rests of the world and tending Christmas, go buy one for your hobby room. If you to our mail like everyone used to do? With e-mail don't buy one, at least keep a tall rum & coke and faxes, you can now communicate faster and handy; if there's no fire, you'll know what to do cheaper than ever before, but you still have to with it. Postal rates are going up, or may be up push a few keys and buttons. When writing to already. Makes it all the more sensible to weigh your traders and buddies, please impress on them your trade mail and squeeze another cover in that you are in the habit of making prompt before crossing the 1-oz. line. Ask your postal replies, and that you appreciate the same in clerk for a chart of new postal rates, including return. And what's even more important than international. Ask them why the Postmaster making prompt replies is making any reply at all. General doesn't answer his mail too. Failing to answer a letter will move your seat in Heaven to one where all the covers are used, [Hey, I'm Bill Thomas of 222 S. Ranger Blvd., bobtailed and nationals. Winter Park, FL 32792. Phone/fax is 407-657- 0222 and I welcome you questions, ideas, or In this issue, you should find some or all of the complaints. If you include a few nice airline or RMS display rules. Some of the rules and girlie covers, I 'II return some from Florida 's Walt categories are in need of change. If you want to Disney World. Happy 1999!] 6 RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 The First Printed Matchcover: Who Done It? [Reprinted from Sierra-Diablo Bulletin, March, 1992]

(No, this isn't the Joshua Pusey story for the 10,000th time! Read on ...)

Everyone who sees your collection eventually asks, "How far do matchcovers go back?" "Who made the first printed advertising matchcover? What's your answer? ... Well, what is your answer? ... Let's see, there's Lion, Diamond, Ohio, Atlas, Republic, Monarch, Mercury, Crown, Universal, and a whole bunch of others. What about the old Columbia Match Company? .... Hmmmmmm ...

Your guest thumbs through your album pages, while you frantically try and do some quick, mental detective work in order to come up with the answer. .. There are a few WW I covers around, and Stuart Bergman, TX, has a dated 1914 Political cover, so these must go back to at least the early 1900s. That lets out Universal, Chicago, Lion, and most of the rest well-known manufacturers, since they weren't around then.

You're not stymied yet, though, because you're into old covers and the stories behind them, and you know that there are at least two major companies that are old enough to at least qualify as possibilities: The Ohio Match Company, established in 1895, and the Diamond Match Company, in production in 1881 . Aha! Now you're at a three-pronged fork in the road: Ohio, Diamond, or some other company, probably long defunct. As the vast majority of collectors would, you go for Diamond! Why not? It's old enough, and it's the one that purchased the rights to Pusey's matchbook in the first place ... and it's the one that handled the first major national matchbook order in 1902. You also recall that Diamond has the only known 1896 Mendelson Opera Co. cover (even though it was handwritten, not printed). Yep, Diamond certainly seems to be the best possibility.

You might even be able to come up with a date. You remember reading Bob Oliver's information on early Diamond manumarks in the July issue of the Sierra-Diablo Bulletin. Their earliest manumark carried an 1892 date, but they were not actually issued until 1896. Eureka! That's it! "The Diamond Match Company, 1896!" Your guest is suitably impressed by your answer and now no longer sees you as a crackpot eccentric ... now, you have risen to the rank of scholarly sage. You both retire to the living room to view the slides you brought back from Hawaii.

Well, that's the answer I would have come up with, but it now appears that that answer is incorrect. Would you believe "Kaeser & Blair, 1895"?

In December, 1989, I happened to be doing some groundwork for an upcoming article by corresponding with R.E. Kaeser, Chairman of Kaeser & Blair, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. Manumark collectors will at once recognize Kaeser & Blair as an old, established firm whose association with matchcovers goes way back. In one of Mr. Kaeser's letters, he stated, " ...we authentically believe we were the first to produce a printed match cover, a business advertising matchcover." Assuming that is accurate, the date would have to be around 1895, between the company's founding date of 1894 and Diamond's first printed covers in 1896 (that's assuming that Diamond's first covers in 1896 were printed). Or, it's possible that Kaeser & Blair did the printing/or Diamond's first matchbooks.

So, where does all this leave us? Exactly where researchers have found themselves from time immemorial... knowing more than we did before ... but still in a quandary! RMS Bulletin January/February 1999, No. 476 7 The Mendelson Opera Cover-In Person!

by Mark Quilling

On June 1st, fellow Minnesota collector, Jeff Ackerman, and I ventured north to Cloquet, MN, to visit Diamond Brands (formerly Diamond Match Co.). In the factory library, they have eight or ten display cases featuring old match-making techniques, old matchboxes, beautiful cellopacks, a great display of DQs and full-books, and a very old matchbook dispenser, as well as vintage photographs of equipment, etc. They also have a scale model of a fully qperational miniature match-making machine, which is insured for $30,000. Surprisingly, all of the display items are not owned by Diamond, but by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia (also the owner of the Mendelson Opera cover).

Several days later, I found out that we could view the Mendelson Opera cover by appointment, so on June 23rd Jeff and I and were shown into one of the conference rooms. A few minutes later, the receptionist returned with a carrying case resembling a small hardcover book and literally tossed it onto the table, saying, "Here it is! [THUD!!!]" Then she opened it up, and there before us was-"The Mendelson!"

Encased in an aluminum frame (app. 5"x7"), centered within a mat, and set between two panes of 112" glass, was a very, very old (and dirty!) matchbook. It appeared as if a layer of paper had been glued over the entire matchbook, as the staple was not exposed, indicating that the advertising "artwork" was created on paper, cut into strips, and pasted onto the matchbooks. The top two-thirds of the inside of the front panel was coated with the friction material (so that it was above the match heads) and had been noticeably struck. The matchbook originally contained one comb of eight .matchsticks, but one was

missing.with only The one matchcomb thereheads was are nogreen, need and for iiiiii~iilil a saddle, so the cover was simply folded over and tucked into the flap.

(ThomasThe sepia-tone Lowden photographs and an unidentified of the stars ~!i;]!~~~J.~ ~~Jljl~~~~i.t;;!~~~~~!~~~:~~::~l female holding a trombone), pasted on 1 1 the cover, were in great condition. The lettering was written in black ink, obviously with a fountain pen. As the receptionist started to walk away, we asked her if it could be photographed, to which she replied, "Sure! Photograph it, photocopy it, whatever you want. I'll .. •· leave you guys alone, so take your time ·• · and enjoy." We spent over 90 minutes with the Mendelson matchbook, taking two rolls of film. It was a highlight in the lives of these two match collectors! 8 RMS Bulletin January/February 1999, No. 476

With this new year, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of what is arguably the best, but certainly the most popular, movie ever made-Gone With The Wind. Based on Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel, the film made history in every respect it made an international celebrity of its star, Vivien Leigh, it won a then-unprecedented ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and it developed a huge following that so far has lasted six decades. The total cost was a phenomenal $4.25 million- equivalent to $50 million today; at 3 hours and 52 minutes it had the longest running time of its day, and when it premiered in Atlanta on December 15, 1939, over one million people poured into the city. After three days of parades and celebrations, a select audience of 2500 people finally saw this most eagerly awaited film. Their reaction reflected that of the millions who were to see it over the years - they loved it. Gone With the Wind quickly became a worldwide critical and box-office success and went on beyond cinema history into that special category few films ever achieve: it became a Hollywood legend. The novel, itself, has sold more than 250 million copies in 27 languages and still sells almost 50,000 hard cover and 250,000 paperback .•· · ·· copies a year. Ticket sales, foreign rights, and rentals of the GWTW videocassette have earned more than $840 million. In May, 1985 when GWTW debuted as an $89.95 double videocassette, it marched toward the top of sales charts, claiming second behind Star Trek III. In 1986, at the novel's fiftieth anniversary celebration, held in Atlanta, collectors and GWTW fans bought 50,000 Margaret Mitchell commemorative postage stamps. Last year, the film was re-released.

David 0. Selznick, the movie's producer, bought the movie rights in 1936, but he was unable to begin shooting until1939. When principal shooting began in January of 1939, the production was beset by difficulties. There were .. countless problems with the script. Other troubles concerned the directing and ·• casting. The search for Scarlet, especially, became a nationwide search. Louise Platt, Tallulah Bankhead, Linda Watkins, Adele Longmire, Haila Stoddard, Diana Forrest, Edith Marriner, Paulette Goddard, Margaret Tallichet, Frances Dee, Nancy Coleman, Shiley Logan, Marcella Martin, Lana Turner, plus hundreds of unknowns were auditioned before Vivien Leigh finally got the part. Clark Gable only reluctantly signed on as the leading man.

[Special thanks to Bill Hubbard, TN, for the cover pictured here} RMS Bulletin January/February 1999, No. 476 9 the end of British manufacture of domestic matches. Bryant & May had been taken over by Swedish Match in 1987, but at that time the name OBB HISTO of Bryant & May was retained. Awhile after the Liverpool closure, Swedish Match substituted its The Demise of Bryant & May name on all products previously labelled Bryant & May worldwide. Ironically, in 1995, Bryant & Truly one of the giants of the world match May labels once again carried the wording "Made manufacturing industry, although collectors here in Sweden"! usually only come in contact with their covers and boxes through their Canadian branch, Bryant & [Special thanks to the British Matchbox Label & May could boast a 150-year history during which Booklet Society and especially Arthur Alderton, it literally spanned the globe. Secretary]

Francis May was originally a tea dealer and grocer in London. He obtained some of his supplies from William Bryant in Plymouth. They went into partnership in 1843 as Bryant & May, Provision Merchants. In 1850, Carl Lundstrom (one of two brothers who had set up Swedish J ,:;· : j · , ·)\·\i!··~ i i,~! Match in 1848) visited England to promote his matches as competition for matches coming from l!.!· lli·)[i\.) · t~ Germany and Austria. A chance meeting with Bryant and May eventually led to Bryant & May being granted the sole rights to import and sell the Swedish matches ... a big feather in the young company's cap. [Pictured here, an early Bryant & May label and a later box. There are also many box and cover Following the development of the safety match examples from the Canadian and Australian in 1855, Bryant & May became increasingly branches ofBryant and May, as well] frustrated by not being able to get sufficient supplies of these new and popular matches from Lundstrom, and in desperation they opened their own factory at Bow, in east London in 1861. From that point on, they gradually ran down the grocery side of the business to concentrate on match­ making. Bryant & May labels before 1861 carry the wo.rding "Made in Sweden" and "Sole Importers."

Within the next century and a half, Bryant & May became one of the biggest and best known of the world's match manufacturers. At the end, it was still England's only produ~er of wooden matches.

When the last remaining Bryant & May factory, in Liverpool, closed at the end of 1994, this was 10 RMS Bulletin January/February 1999, No. 476 "T & T" Lists: Part II

T & T LIST #2: SECOND BASEBALL- This set shows pictures either all head or bust on front with a history of the player printed over a design of a white clad batter. Each cover has a black border entirely around the picture on the front, and history on back. Twenty-four (24) covers are considered to be a complete set, 8 in red, 8 in green and 8 in blue. Issued by Diamond Match Co. in 1935, their imprint appears in white on a black background.

Player's Name Bkgmd No. Player's Name Bkgmd No. Player's Name Bkgmd No. Color Color Color

-Allen, Ethan Red -Hogan, J. Francis Red 9 -Ott, Melvin (Mel) Blue 17 -Berger, Walter Red 2 -Hubbell, Carl Green 10 -Slade, Gordon Green 18 -Carey, Tommy Blue 3 -Klein, Charles Green 11 -Stengel, Casey Green 19 -Chiozza, Louis Blue 4 -Lombardi, Ernest Blue 12 -Thevenow, Tommy Red 20 -Dean, Jerome (Dizzy) Green 5 -Lopez, Alfonso Blue 13 -Waner, Lloyd Red 21 -Frisch, Frankie Red 6 -Maranville, Rabbitt Green 14 -Waner, Paul Green 22 -Grimm, Charles Blue 7 -Moore, Joe Red 15 -Warnecke, Lon Blue 23 -Hafey, Charles Red 8 -Mungo, Van Green 16 -Wilson, James Blue 24

T & T LIST #3: THIRD BASEBALL - TYPE I - This third set varies from the first and second in that the saddle has "ball" with player's name and team only. Differs from fourth in that there is no team name between player's name and history on back. This set is not regarded as complete, and as far as is known, it is not certain if all players were printed in all three colors. A number has been left for every cover, however, to take care of additional covers as they may tum up. This set was put out by the Diamond Match Co. in 1935 and 1936 in three colors- green, red and blue. NOTE: The colors are all in this green, red, blue order throughout and the numbers follow that pattern - i.e.: #1 green, #2 red, #3 blue. Player's Name Entire Last Line Player's Name Entire Last Line

-Allen, Ethan (1,2,-) .307 in 156 games in 1935. -Casey, Thomas H. (-,89,90) on option. -Almada, Melo (4,-,-) hitter. -Caster, George (-,-,93) in '34. -Auker, Eldon{-, 8,-) Lost 7 for the "Tigers" in '34. -Cavaretta, Phil (94,-,-) I to 0. -Bartell, Dick ( -,-, 12) Terryman. -Chiozza, Louis (97,-,99) games last year. -Bejma, Aloysius (13,-,15) during the '34 campaign. -Cihocki, Edward (-,101 ,-) the diamond. -Bejma, Ollie (16,-,-) country. -Clifton, Herman E.{-,104,-) home in Cincinnati Ohio. -Bell, Roy Chester {19,-,-) Height 6'1". -Coffinan, Richard ( -,-, 108) won 9 and lost 10 in '34. -Berger, Louis {-,23,-) for New Orleans in 1934. -Coleman, Edward P. (109,-,-) 2 1/2 inches. -Berger, Walter (-,-,27) ball parks. -Collins, James A. (112,-,114) paign. "RIP" batted .313. -Birkofer, Ralph (28,-,30) winning 11 and losing 12. -Collins, James A. (-, 116,-) .333. -Birkofer, Ralph (-,-,33) is 24 won against 24 lost. -Conlon, John ( -, 119, 120) makes him home in -Bishop, Max (34,-,-) great lead-off man. Chicago. -Blaeholder, George (-,-,39) home in Garden Grove Calif -Cramer, Roger (121,-,-) Manahawkin N.J. -Bonura, Henry (Zeke) (40,-,-) runs. -Critz, Hugh M. ( -,125,-) Greenwood Mississippi. -Bottomley, Jim ( -,-,45) valuable player in 1928. -Crowder, Alvin ( -,-, 129) city. -Brandt, Ed (-,47,48) 100 setbacks. -Cuccinello, Tony (130,131,-) double plays. -Brennan, Don (49,-,51) amount. -Cuyler, Hazen "Kiki"(-,-, 135) foot. -Brown, Lloyd (-,53,-) in '35. -Davis, Virgil (136,-,-) '33 for the same Jimmy -Brown, Walter G. (55,-,-) home in New Orleans La. Wilson -Bryant, Claiborne (58,59,60) Orleans. -Davis, Virgil (-,140,-) for the same Jimmy -Bucher, Jim (61,-,-) good hitter. Wilson -Bucher, Jim (-,65,-) batted .302. -Dean, Jerome "Dizzy" (142, 182. -Burnett, John (-,-,69) Johnny lives in Barstow Fla. 143,144) -Bums, Irving (70,71,-) his home in Somerville Mass. -Derringer, Paul (-,146,147) in baseball. -Cain, Merritt ( -, 74,-) run. He won 9 and lost 17. -Durocher, Leo (154,-,-) games during the '35 sea- -Cantwell, Ben (-,77,-) in '34, winning 5 and losing 11. son -Carey, Tommy (79,-,81) 76 games last year. -Durocher, Leo {-,-,159) home Cincinnati Ohio. -Carleton, Tex (-,-,84) lost 35. -Earnshaw, George{-,-, 162) ping the rest of the staff -Cascarella, Joseph (-,86,-) radio singer. -English, Elwood (163,-,-) .278. RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 11

Player's Name Entire Last Line Player's Name Entire Last Line

-Finney, Louis (166,167,-) .279 in '34. Home Buffalo -Koenig, Mark (328,329,-) into any spot in the infield. Ala. -Koenig, Mark ( -,332,333) this season. -Fischer, Charles (-,-,171) 6 and lost 4 in '34. -Kowalik, Fabian L. (334,-,-) during the off season. -Fitzsimmons, Freddy (172,173, the game and hates to lose. -Kress, Ralph (-,338,339) during 193 5 and batted -) .298. -Frey, Benny (-, 176, 177) 10. Batted .344. -Kress, Ralph (-,341,-) outfield. -Frey, Benny (-,-,180) Nashville. -Lee, Wm. C."Bill"(-,344,345) only 6 set-backs. -Frey, Linus R. (181,-,-) Batted .283 lasr season. -Lee, Wm. C."Bill" (-,-,348) 14 -Frey, LinusR. (184,-,-) '36 campaign. -Legett, Louis (-,350,-) catcher but light hitter. -Frisch, Frankie ( -, 18~, 189) 2790 hits for 2201 games. -Leonard, Emil "Dutch" (352, league start by a shut-out. -Galan, August (190,-, 192) 169 lbs. Home Berkekey Cal. -,354) -Galan, August (-,-,195) in '34. -Leonard, Emil (-,-,357) year, winning 14 losing 11. -Galatzer, Milton (196,-,198) Cleveland in 1934. -Lindstrom, Fred (358,359,-) tire batting average of -Galehouse, Dennis (199,-,-) in Doylestown Ohio. .315. -Garms, Debs (-,203,-) in 1934. -Linke, Edward (361,362,-) won 2 and lost 4. -Giuliani, Angelo J. ( -,-,207) height 5 ft 11 in. -Linke, Edward (-,-,366) ning 11 and losing 7. -Grace, Earl (-,209,210) in mid-season 1931. -Lombard~ Ernest (-,-,369) games in '35 he batted -Grimm, Charles (-,212,-) first in '32 and 2nd in '35. .343. -Grimm, Charles (-,-,216) through to the pennant. -Lopez, AI (370,-,372) Boston club. -Grube, Frank (-,-,219) Batted .288 in '34. -Marcum, John (-,374,-) ning 14 and losing 11. -Hack, Stanley (-,221,222) games in '34, batted .2885. -Me Kechnie, William (-,-,378) is in Wilkinsburg PA. -Hadley, Irving "Bump"(223,-,-) 15 in 1935. -Me Nair, Eric (-,380,3 81) hitter for his size. -Hadley, Irving "Bump"(226,-,-) Lynn Mass. -Me Nair, Eric (-,-,384) 17 home runs. -Hale, Odell (-,-,231) the '35 campaign. -Medwick, Joe (-,386,387) paign with .353. -Hallahan, Bill (-,233.-) 8, and losing 12. -Medwick, Joe (-,389,-) '34 world series. ·-Hansen, Roy (-,236,-) Chicago. -Melillo, Oscar ( -,-,393) the American League. -Harder, Melvin (238,-,-) the American League. -Michaels, John (-,-,396) Conn. -Hartnett, Charles ( -,242,243) 190 lbs. -Moore, Joe (-,398,399) ing at the first pitch. -Hartnett, "Gabby" (-,-,246) Batted .299 in '34. -Moore, John (-,401,-) Home, Waterville Conn. -Hartnett, Charles (-,-,249) 99. -Moses, Wallace (-,404,-) the 50 yard dash. -Hatter, Clyde (-,-,252) pitcher in 193 5. -Mulligan, Joseph (406,407,-) promise. -Hayworth, Raymond (-,254,-) pitchers. -Mungo, Van (409,410,-) winning 16 losing 10 . -Hayworth, Raymond (-,-,258) year Ray batted .3 09. -Myatt, Glenn (-413,414) the better part of the -Herman, William (259,-,-) ning the Nat'! League Flag. season. -Herman, William (262,-,264) since. Batted .305 in 1934. -O'Dea, James (-,-,417) boro NC, Piedmont -Hinkle, Gordon (-,-,267) Ohio. League. -Hockette, George (268,269,-) 260 innings in '34. -Orsatti, Ernest (418,-,420) Cal. -Holbrook, James (271,-,-) Meridian Miss. -Ostermueller, Fred (421,-,-) expected to do better in -Hooks, Alex (-,-,276) led the league. '35. -Hoyt, Waite (277,-,-) in seven series. -Ott, Melvin "Mel"(424,-,426) home runs. -Hubbell, Carl (280,-,-) for a percentage of .621. -Parmalee, Roy (427,-,-) ten and lost six. -Joiner, Roy M. (283,-,-) a fast ball pitcher. -Parmalee, LeRoy (-,-,432) Whitehead to the Giants. -Jones, Sam (-,287,288) lost 12 in 1934. -Pearson, Monte (433,-,-) campaign. -Jordan, Baxter (289,-291) '35 campaign. -Pepper, Raymond (-,-,438) season. -Jordan, Baxter ( -,293,294) paign. Home, Sallisbury N .C. -Phelps, Raymond (439,440,-) Bridgeport Ala. -Jorgens, Arndt (-,296,-) Home in Chicago. -Pipgras, George (442,-,-) Petersburg, Fla. -Jurges, William F. (298,-,-) fielder. Batted .246 in 1934. -Pytlak, Frank (-,446,-) .260 in 91 games: -Kamm. William <-.-,303) seasons. -Rhodes, Gordon (448,-,-) similar amount. -Kennedy, Vernon (-,305,-) during the '35 campaign. -Root, Charlie (451,-,-) 1934, winning 4losing 7. -Kerr, John (307,-,-) '34 and batted .272. -Rothrock, John (454,-,-) twice during the '34 -Klein, Charles (-,311,-) is .3524. season -Klein, Charles (-,314,-) batting average of .346. -Rue!, Harold "M' (-,458,-) a coach of young pitchers. -Kleinhans, Ted (316,-,-) '36 campaign. -Saltzgaver, Jack ( -,-,462) not Jack. -Knickerbocker, Wm. (319,-,-) hitter. -Schulte, Fred (-,-,465) 6ft 2 in. -Knickerbocker, Wm. (322,-,-) season games. -Selkirk, George (466,467,-) 12 triples 29 doubles. -Knott, Jack (-,326,-) losing but 3 games. -Selkirk, George (-,470,-) line-up. Continued on p. 22 12 RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 HILL

[The following is Jim Moffett's November, 1985 listing of Hillbilly Sets} . "Over the years there have been many lists of the 'Hillbilly' sets. This revised 1 "'''"'., .. ,,,,:,.:':.:'., list is a composite of those [covers} put out by Superior, Match Corp. of America, Monarch, Regal, Strike-Rite (Canada), Diamond, Chicago Match and other various, miscellaneous Companies. There has been no effort on my part to try and distinguish between the various companies as many of them put out identical or similar sets. Unless indicated otherwise, all sets are with the strikers on the front. The dates indicated are the dates that they were first issued. All covers listed are from my collection. It is believed that they stopped issuing them in the early 1970's. There are a total of24 sets with a total of 121 covers. (21 sets of 5 covers, 2 sets of 6 covers, and 1 set of 4 covers)." #1 - 1948: Time Out- Fellers! Blabbennouth! Come On - Drop! #7 - 1954: Maw's Getting Fancy Better than Granny's! Spry - Aint She! Breakin' Her in Right! What's It For? "I'll Make e'm Fit" Private Property - Sonny! #2 - 1949: Swing yore partner! Come To Pappy! Find Paw! #8 - 1955: Hawgtied! A Rattling Surprise! Purty Eyes Too! Guard Duty - Mountain Style Swapped The Mule! Hogging The Picture! "Lem - At Your Age?" #3 -1950: "Stop Wigglin' Hector!" and I quit Chawin' ! Can't figure it out! #9 -1956: Duded Up- Ain't He! "Ah Kin Waiat!" 1aJ.OW, No Likker -Pull the Trigger! Better Explain T'Paw 'Bout Phony-Graphs" Not Unless You Shave! "Make sure This Time Paw!" .131- 0 .·~ >ti'Vd "Won't be Long Now!" . . . . . :~ -~~-;.;: #4 - 1951: "Yep--Pickled Again!" Can't read Sheriffi Careful Zeke, It's Full! #10 - 1957: Goin' my way! Don't Want None! kinda Sloppy Kissin'! Fetch Me A Clothespin, Ma! Quit Pickin' on me! Hold 'er In the Rut Grandpa! Kissin' Cousin! #5 - 1952: Might Not Be Hongry! and Who's Fishin'! ·. Bath Again this year? #11 -1958: How'll I get them off? "Be Right With Ya!" Hurray Paw- I can't Wait! "Hey Thar, Watch Yo' Aim!" Kissin' Booth- Kisses 25¢ "Hurry Maw, We Need That Fer Band Practice" "Thanks Fer Th' Showah Pappy" #6 -1953: "Zeke's Tryin' T' Impress Th' New SchoolMarm" Corn Squeezins! · Durned Right -he says Yes! #12 - 1959: Headin' fer the Hills! "Awful Powerful Stuff, Eh Pap?" Pretty Sunset. .. Ain't It? "Dang Woman Drivers!" RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 13 BILLIES

"Fellas, Git Up An' Say Howdy-doT' Yo' "Looks Like A Rough Honeymoon!" New Gran'maw" "Wal, He's Clean- But Bruised!" .·:3~ ····· "Git InFo' Yo' Bath, Iffen You're One Of "Wrap 'er Up, Sonny!" Mine" "Hey, Ma, Git Th' Preacher, Anna Mae's Aim #19 -1962: . •wo=~;~t Got Better" "Sure A Mighty Purty Mule!" . .iiYIOj~$1jt .. "Look's Like A Bumper Crop This Year!" #13 -1960: "No Wonder The Dum Thing Wuz Outa ijuil(lihl Howdy, Sheriffi Tune!" It Ain't Loaded! "Shut Her Off, ZEB - Cawfee's Ready!" Wash Yer Own Dum Back! "You Young'uns Bin At My Vitymins Whut's Brakes? Agin?" Whut's Yer Name, Maw? #20 -1950: #14 -1962: "Gran'pappy ain't had a good rest since Pa Hey! Yore Ringin' Thuh Revenooer! got that gal dem WAR Surplus gadgets!" Paw's Dustier Than Usual This Spring! "I shore love yew tenderly!" Whar Yuh Got Her Treed, Rover? "Lem Hawkins finally won Elvira's hand" Yuh Been Samplin' My Likker Again? "Maw, com'n git me out 'o this gal dem mail Zeke, See if You-all Got A Match? order shirt!" "See Pa, thats what there fer!" #15 - 1957: "Them buckshot 'n four slegs aire from last A Deal is a Deal falls feudin!" Can't Budge Granpaw since we GotThe New 12" Screen #21 -1957: I Know, Let's Play Checkers Sam, Uou Can Read- What Does It Say? IfYou'd Stop Whittling We Could Start Go to Sleep Luke! You Finish Tomorrow! Fiddling Wallpaper sure Looks Good Here! ' 1 ~:v~~S; l$«):ln ~lS>",s::~~ ~.,~ l Nothing Like Spending A Whole Day Fishing Painting the Fence Chec~g the Still 'VI.:I ~.U.OMA13"t:) UOfP4JS •.Bplli 6iU81:)$ Carry the TV Set #16 - 1954: Al!(V)Jd•oH "Ifn That's A Gurl Then Wot The Heck Is U.Z31ftnos t•3ll Effie?" #22 - .unea nQ.ue:, ·s.tw puu ·.tJ{ "She's a Coy? Feuds Offi" Thank Goodness They don't Make em Like ,'l:q ~l .~.la4Q pu~ :P;ru"'() "Too Bad Ye H'ain't Facin' This-a-Way, they Use To . 3118811018.1 ·· Willie!" Pappys On Them New Fangled Liquid Diets "Wal, Thar She Be, Maw! Complete with Have You Been Here Before? ll-11110 Runnin' Water!" But You Said You Were An Old Fashioned "Well Stacked-H'ain't it?" Girl You Should See An Optornist #17 -1956: "Feller's A Farm Agent, Wants to see Y'all about Crop Control." She Cooks Too? "For Heavens Sake Don't Hit Any Into The I Feel Like Play'n Checkers! Woods!" Can't Budge Him Since We Got The Color "Gosh, Juney May, Ah hate To Leave All This TV Behind!" I Didn't Mean 'em Birds 'n Bees "Looks Like A Nervous Haystack!" O.K.! Fish Ain't Bite'n Anyhow "Ye Don't Get Washin' Action Like Thet With Them Automatics!" #24 - Striker-on-back: Can't Budge Him since we Got the Color TV #18 - 1958: O.K.! Fish Ain't Bite'n Anyhow "But Doc- It's Clem What's Ailin!" I Feel Like Play'n Checkers "Gawsh! Wotcha Use Fer Bait?" She Cooks Too? 14 RMS Bulletin January/February 1999, No. 476 [See Mail Box column for response to last issue 's query on the Stag Beer set]

Calo Dogs Set

Warren . Marshall, CA, says he's been giving these covers away for years and only recently noticed that the insides are different! He'd like to know more about the set, as he currently only has three, and there are supposed to be 50 in the set. Bill Retskin gives the date for this set as 1936 and notes two different types (one has "Made m · America" in the manumark; the other doesn't).

Are there really 50 in the set? How about it, Dog collectors? Let me know what you have. I could use photocopies of the insides and one photocopy of the outside of one of the covers w/the "Made in America" mm. [Puzzled over a set? Send question and copy to the Ed.} ------~~====~~~~~~ DISTRIBUTORS FOR: Nl-BAROIO DIVIS10N CHURCH METAl RAINBOW is a trademark of FOUNDRY PRODUCTS, INC. the Universal Match Corp. for IMC-OliVtNE SAND its covers featuring an oily, INDUSTRIAL INSULATIONS multi-colored, pearl-like MORGANITE CRUCIBLE. OTTAWA SILICA COMPANY finish (not to be confused with "Pearltone" covers, . ~~M~ ~ .. it um ~!H . ~~ · ~ . however). If you've ever seen .....______.an abalone shell, you have a perfect idea of what such covers are like.

Constituting one of the "Fancy" categories within the hobby, these are certainly very attractive covers. They can be found in sizes ranging from 10-strikes to 40- strikes.

They were produced from 1979-1987, when Universal folded. Unfortunately, there aren't many of them. Last time I checked there were only 350 listed (by Marilyn Reese). John Williams had 271, but that was back in 1987. RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 15

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Tammy Billings, TN: Tammy is one of our younger members [anyone under 50 is a ''young­ er" member.! But, before Tammy has a fit, I'll point out that Tammy is under 30.1]. At Maryland-Virginia RMS #8890, she's has been with us for 4 112 years. Matchbook Club "I was very excited to learn about RMS. I'd always collected matchbooks from everywhere I'd The MARVA Matchbook Collecting Club is go but never knew others did, too. Also, I didn't based in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area know people actually removed the matches. I've and serves the Maryland, Virginia, and learned so much from reading the Bulletin. I really Washington, D.C. region. The club, however, is look forward to it (I wish it was monthly). [Keep not restricted to local members. A fair number of your fingers crossed, Tammy. I'm hoping that members are scattered across North America and someday it will be monthly, as well.f] I am a wife more are welcome. The club was formed with the and mother of one son. I collect covers from really merger in 1970 of The Old Dominion Club (est. everywhere. They're all interesting to me. I also 1951) and National Capital Match Collectors Club collect stamps, comic books, records, and am an (NACAMCO) (est. 1949). Original members avid letter-writer. I love to travel but never seem to included Lome Branton, Edith Cooper (RMS's have enough money to do it often enough. first woman president), Ed Keller, George Loveless, Bob and Elizabeth Oliver Ed Perkins . ' ' I was born in Cleveland, OH, and have since Raymond and Madeline Smith, and Charlie lived in RI; Jackson, MS ; Somerset, KY; and Wissel. MARVA meets formally four times a year: Memphis, TN. I loved them all for unique reasons. March, May, September, and November. At the I'm a waitress at "Cheers" at the Memphis Airport, present time, our meetings have been held at the and I often get people who ask for matchbooks for Fairfax County Mason District Office in souvenirs ... fellow collectors perhaps?" Annandale, VA. MARVA also participates at the United Eastern Tammy first found out about RMS through Swapfest in Hagerstown, MD in June, primarily to Michael Levine's The Address Book. She obtains . present a display award. Many of the members most of her covers herself or has friends on the assist with the various functions. The club lookout ,for them for her. Although she hasn't encourages support of RMS and has a high attended a convention yet, Tammy is hoping to. percentage of its members in RMS, as well Money and distance are the deciding factors, just MARVA publishes an informative newsletter The as they are for most of the rest of us. The Southern ' MARVA Collector, with up-to-the-minute match- Matchcover ·Swapfest is coming up in March in cover and club information. Slidell, LA, though Perhaps that will be close enough to introduce Tammy to the "fever" of such Dues are $5.00 yearly, with renewals each get-togethers. Tammy is one of those younger January. FMI: contact Grant Gehringer, 4761 collectors who has made it through her first couple Parkman Court, Annandale, VA 22003-5046, of years in the hobby (when the drop out rate is so (703) 354-2457, or David Riel, 4908 Killebrew high). We look forward to Tammy's continued Dr., Annandale, VA 22003, (703) 941-4326. participation in this great hobby! 16 RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476

5,375,401,415,438,455,473,511,533,539,60 1,615, The Mail Box 679,695,719,727,731,735,763,789 and 798. In addition, Seymour Shedlow of Chicago has Donna Longenecker, 171,198,237,295,390,505 and 742.You'll note that PA: [Ref Chester Crill's numbers 529 through 532 are missing in your list. letter in last issue] "Non­ I think it was an oversight, as I have the same ones match information"? missing on my lists. It's John Moore, and I have Who's to say what is or is 529, 530 and 531. Frank Nagy, (deceased), an not match related? Many early sports collector and one of the founders of of the articles that 111ay be the Sports card collectors National convention had considered "non-related" his collection of the above sold this past summer could spawn ideas for displays. With all the topics for $7250 + 10% commission, for a total of over 8 found on matchcovers, I find it hard to come up grand. He had 629 covers. with something that could be considered totally non-related. Les Moser, OH: [Ref the First Baseball T&T listing in the last issue] Les wrote in to say that he John Dockendorf, P A: [Ref Sep/Oct 's Gray Line had a number ofthe covers not listed [not verified article] I checked my files and found that I do have as existing at the time of the list, years ago], a set of ten of the covers with the phone numbers including the two shown here- Joe Medwick [Set B). I haven't run across a set without the (orange) and Marty McManus (orange). phone numbers [Set A]. Someone with a good Group I Sports collection Victor Kitching, England: Regarding your query might eventually want to tackle the job ofupdating about the Gray Line Sets, these lists. We could probably fill in quite a few of I have in my collection a the blanks. complete set of B41 026B u,,; .,~,,..; llit

Marc Murphy, CAN: In the last bulletin, when I Well, the locals were paid in silver dollars, and noticed the ·existence of a new dating guide, I on October 1, 1952, Gerry cut a round hole in the realized that that was exactly what I needed. So bar top, hammered a silver dollar into it, and far, I had the Retskin book, which is very fine, but inscribed his and Marie's names beneath it. it has nothing about dating. With a collection of 85,000 covers, I knew I had old covers, but how The idea caught on, and by December of the old? With Canadian covers, it's easy because of following year over 2,000 people had placed their the excise tax stamps prior to 1950, but what about coins and names on the bar top. So ... the name was US covers? With Mike Prero's guide, I've found changed to "Lincoln's 2,000 Silver $ Bar. The out covers from the 1920s and a lot before WW II. original bar top is still intact and in use. It contains The width of the striker is one thing, but this guide 2,115 pieces, and all the other coins in the is much more complete. I recommend it to any collection are embedded in boards and displayed serious collector. around the barroom. Each coin is owned by the person who left it, and many return year after year Marc Edelman, P A: As I was going through the to visit their coins. RMS Bulletin, I read your answer to the previous issue's Match Mystery. I would like to offer a In 1956, the business was moved to Haugan, fuller explanation for the name decision. After all, MT, and a gift shop and souvenir shop were why choose Diamond over other brand names? added-and the silver dollar collection still Any name could have sufficed: Colonial, Century, continues to grow. Over the years, the name has Blue Star, Perfection, Triumph, all possible. I changed many times-"Lincoln's 2,000 Silver $ believe the answer lies on an 1880s box by Barber Bar," then .... 2,500, 3,000, 4,000, and 6,000 while Match Co. (Yes, I know, part of Diamond at this in Alberton. It then went from 6,000 to 8,000 to the point) Globe matches in my possession. present name, "Lincoln's World Famous 10,000 Silver $ Bar and Gift Shop." There are now over The side of the box opposite the striker has an 33,000 silver dollars, and illustration of a man (I suppose Barber, himself) people donate an average with the following- "Having two thin edges and.a of 1,500 more annually. heavy center, kindles quick and makes a strong Of those 33,000, 10,623 blaze, thus combining all advantages." The back of are REAL silver dollars. the box further states - "ALL DIAMOND STICKS The rest are later and even length-every match good." Thought I'd Eisenhower dollars. share. In 1976, the bar was [Ed: Thanks, Marci] moved again, this time 1 mile west. A restaurant, Lincoln's 10,000 Silver$ Bar R V park, gas station, and motel were added. In You see a lot of covers from Lincoln 's I 0, 000 1994, a convenience store Silver$ Bar. There are at least 25 different covers and diesel fuel stop from this location, and James Mettler, WA, appeared. forwarded the following history for your interest. People from 56 Lincoln's 10,000 Silver $ Bar began in 1951 countries, all 50 states, when Gerry and Marie Lincoln moved to Alberton, and all the Canadian MT. They built a small bar, named in "Cherry provinces have visited the Springs," and settled in to make a living. They bar and left their names soon realized, though, that potential customers under coins in this unique needed a reason to stop there in the first place. Montana location. 18 RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476

Bits & Pieces I Not an easy one this time ... . "Pillow" is a box trademark for what company?

Answer in out next issue! TRANS CANADA'S SADDLE & STRIKER bulletin for November had an extra nice 4 pages in color. 1999 Convention Info

1998 RMS AREA AWARD RECIPIENTS: Here The 1999 RMS Convention will be cosponsored are the ones we know of so far: by the RMS and Penn-Ohio Matchcover Club. The convention will be August 8-14, 1999 at the -Marie Harbison (Liberty Bell), for all of her good Holiday Inn - Pittsburgh CentraVGreentree, 401 works, including helping found the club. Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. Telephone - Beth Denes (Angelus), for hosting their 47th number is 412-922-8100. Anniversary Celebration and proposing the 2001 RMS CONVENTION PROGRAM BOOK: bid to host the RMS convention. Ads for the Convention Program Book for the - Pete Varvis (Sierra-Diablo), for continued 59th RMS Convention are now being accepted by support, as past president, regular attendee, and Cookie Lewis. Ads can be camera-ready or member. custom designed for you by Program Book - Joyce Loveless (Berks County), for all of her Chairperson, Cookie. generous efforts at meetings. - Wayne Eadie (Empire), for his display of World The program book size will be 51/2" x 8 112". The Cup Soccer boxes from France. fees for ads are: Full Page ($35), Half Page ($25), Quarter Page ($15), Patron Ad ($3 - your name 1997 RMS AREA AWARD for Penn-Ohio went and address only ).Please send ad and check the to Rich Sayers for his great display on the Grand proper amount (to "POMC") to Cookie Lewis, National Champions, a 10 cover set. [Penn-Ohio 317 AikenRd, NewCastle, PA 16101. Deadline: doesn't give out its area awards until July, which is June 1, 1999. Tel: 724-924-2318. why the announcements are always "late," AWARDS: Any club or individual presenting a compared to others]. plaque or trophy should also notify Cookie so it LOOKING FOR JANET JOHNK in the can be included in the Program Book. Deadline membership roster? She's listed under "Lentz­ June 1, 1999. Johnk." DONATION OF COVERS AND BOXES: Donated covers and boxes are being requested for AIISWtll to last 3 SS,.tls the convention bags and freebie tables. Also key chains, pencils, etc. are needed. This is a great MateAeOtlt~~ Mystt~~y time to sort through your covers and send all those extras you don't need to Shirley Sayers, In what year did the last of the Reverse-Strikers 1290 Corporation Street, Beaver, PA 15009. appear? Actually, it was 1976, even though Front-Strikers were mandated m 1973. SILENT AUCTION: Special lots are also being Manufacturers were allowed to use up their requested for the silent auction. Send any quality current stocks of Reverse-Strikers. lots you can to Shirley Sayers - address above. RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 19 Technology Changing the Face of the Hobby: Part 1: What's Here

With the advent of the computer, E-mail, and the Internet, the world is changing at an incredibly rapid rate. Did you know, for example, that 95% of everything that has ever been invented has appeared in the last 50 years?! Not surprisingly then, the face of our hobby is changing rapidly, as well.

The club bulletins were the first to show the impact oftechnology on the hobby. From typewritten, and sometimes even handwritten, pages, bulletins began appearing that were better looking, neater, and more professional- no more misaligned letters, strike-overs, etc. Then came affordable scanners, and that allowed club editors to abandon the old cut-and-paste methods of including bulletin graphics. And, those graphics now became much more sophisticated now that the editor was no longer hampered by simplistic clip art.

Then, thanks to computer data basing programs, came the beginnings of a veritable flood of hobby information- generated lists of covers never before available, compiled data bases allowing for new research resulting in new collecting instruments such as the Manumark Dating Guide, automatic cross­ referencing, etc. New cataloging programs allow collectors to manage their collections more efficiently. Knowledge is power. .. and more knowledgeable collectors are more successful collectors.

In the meantime, E-mail arrived. Now collectors could quickly, easily, and cheaply correspond with other collectors, iron out occasional membership problems with their clubs, send lists and scans and assorted files ...and all of this, mind you, on a global scale. With E-mail, a collector now thinks nothing of contacting a Neil Abbott in Australia, or a Simon Blackman in England, or· a Pongsit Chittaowat in Thailand- without the two-week waiting period for a postal response or a long-distance charge for a phone call.

The capstone of all this revolutionary technology (so far, at least) is undoubtedly the World Wide Web, which is only a small part of the Internet. Already, the current impact of the Web is nothing short of amazing. Not only has it created an entirely new industry, but traditional "store-based" businesses are increasingly moving to the Web. Egghead, for example, a large chain of software outlets, has closed all of its stores and now operates exclusively from the Web. Most major newspapers are now on the Web, as are all the major news services; radio stations broadcast over the Web; and literally tens of millions of web sites are up-sites representing businesses; clubs, and individuals.

The inception of RMS's own web site in 1996 has resulted in an influx of new members, a strengthening of RMS's position as the phillumenic organization in North America, an opportunity to present itself to collectors around the world, and a variety of new services to its members. And, RMS isn't the only such club on the Web. England's British Matchbox Label and Booklet Society has a site set up, as does Washington's Pacific Northwest Matchcover Collectors Club and California's Sierra­ Diablo Matchcover Club. [We 'II be reviewing hobby web sites in our May!Jun issue, by the way].

Such hobby-related web sites have also brought another innovation to the hobby--on-line auctions. Here, collectors now have the opportunity of seeing clear, full-color photos of what they're bidding on, the bidding is instantaneous, and the bidder can easily contact the auctioneer with questions/concerns

All this may be just the tip of the technological iceberg- next issue ...Part II: What's Coming. 20 RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 Computer Cataloging Your Collection: II

by Mike Prero

Well, the ink was hardly dry on last issue's article in which I, stated that there were no programs specifically designed for cataloging matchcovers and that collectors would have to content themselves with generic databases .. .when I stumbled upon what looks like a real gem. True, it's not specifically designed for matchcovers, but it works perfectly anyway!

It's called Primasoft Collectibles Organizer. It's basically a database with a gazillion additional neat features. For each cover entered, you can fill up four different screens-worth of details on that particular cover. Ref the main screen pictured below: For the Bankers Club DQ I have logged in, the right half of the screen shows information such as the Title, Manufacturer, Date of Issuance, Special Notes, etc ... even a photo of the cover! Other screens for that same cover allow you to input addition information, such as Value, Purchase Price, Location, etc. The "Location" feature will be of particular interest to many collectors, since a notation here reminds you later where you have that cover stored. When your collection numbers in the tens and hundreds of thousands, there will be times when you know you have a certain cover...but you'll be darned if you can find it! Now, you can record a note to yourself, such as "Album 56, top garage cabinet."

As with any data base-type program, once you have your covers logged in, you can rearrange them, sub-catalog them, create all sorts of print-outs, labels, etc. There's also a screen-capture feature, in case you see any covers, boxes, or labels on the internet that you would like to examine later. Additionally, RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 21 there are networking features and different language options. In the screen pictured below, the right hand side now shows the "view" option, which gives you a summary of all of the details you have logged in for that particular cover.

The photo feature is, of course, the one that will catch anyone' s eye first. The "Part 1" screen [shown on the previous page] also includes a small photo of the cover which you would have previously scanned and loaded in as part of the entry for this particular cover. The "Part 4" screen allows you to see a larger, close-up version of the scan, in case you need to read small text or see other details on the cover. As I noted in the first article, however, photos take up lots of file space. I double checked with the manufacturer and verified that while the number of covers you can log in with this program is infinite, the file size will quickly swell once you start including scans. So, you will have to use this feature sparingly .. .. unless you 're cataloging your Man Hole Cover collection, and then, ofcourse, you can scan them all!! Primasoft, by the way, said that they are working on compacting the scans for a future version ofthe program ... meaning the scans will take up less file space.

I was very impressed with this program. If you' re on-line, you can go to the Primasoft web site [http://www.primasoft.com], download a workable demo of the program, and play with it for 30 days. See if it's for you. The cost is a very reasonable $46; that's less than the computer games I buy and significantly less than other utility programs, such as Norton Anti-Virus or Windows. The program is available for the PC only-Windows 95/98/NT- and can be obtained in either 3.5" disk or CD formats. In case you're not on-line, you may order by phone (800-371-7520, USA or Canada), fax (604-951- 7797), or mail: PrimaSoft PC, POB 456, Surrey, BC V3T 5B7 CANADA If you end up using this program, let us know how it suits your needs and how you would rate it.

Item Name: BANKERS CLUB Producer: Diamond Match Co. Category: DQ Suhcategory: Clubs Short. Note: mint condition Catalog Numher: DQ-46 Item Numller: Released: 1936 Entry Date: 0111411999 Small Picture: Quantity: 1 Cost: 0.00 Total Cost: 0.00 Value: 4.00 22 RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 A Proposal For a Consolidated Bulletin

by Don Fisher

As we approach the 21st century, I feel it's time to re-evaluate how we create our bulletins. In the past, it has been convenient to have local clubs publish their own bulletins and auctions, but so many clubs have been established that it has become very costly to belong to all the clubs (which most of us would like to do). In order to meet members' needs, it's necessary for each bulletin to have a classified section, upcoming events, club officers, new matches on the scene, etc. Unfortunately, this becomes quite repetitive when you receive more than one bulletin. Sometimes lack of an editor has caused a club to go months without a bulletin. Plus, price increases for printing, mailing, etc. are always rising. Most clubs are always looking for ways to raise money without increasing dues. I think the present concept has become a detriment and needs, if not change, at least a fresh look.

Here is my approach to the situation: Let's combine all regional club bulletins into one "consolidated" bulletin. It would have one section covering upcoming events, one section listing club officers, one classified section, and a section that each regional editor submits with articles, etc., concerning his club. These would all be submitted to the "consolidated" bulletin editor. For example, Mike Prero currently is the editor for three great bulletins (RMS, Sierra-Diablo, and the Texas Striker). For each bulletin, he has to compile articles, membership, dues, upcoming events, classified ads, etc. Many of these items are duplicated in all three bulletins. With a "consolidated" bulletin, all duplication would be eliminated, and it would be easier and less costly to publish.

Instead of paying dues for the several clubs you belong to-probably totalling $20 to $100, you would pay for just one bulletin (perhaps $20-$30) and receive a better, bigger bulletin with no duplication (how many Camel Set 15s have you seen in the current bulletins you receive, for example?). It would be the greatest bargain in the hobby. There would now be one "consolidated" editor and various associated editors (from the regional clubs). How many clubs have been plagued with editors quitting, getting sick, etc. and having bulletin production cease for one or more issues? With a "consolidated" bulletin, one of the associate editors would always be there to step in so this problem would be eliminated.

The regional clubs would still be completely autonomous, have their meetings, run their auctions, fund-raise, and so forth, but now would have the burden of putting out regular bulletins and rosters (also horribly repetitive) lifted from their shoulders, and, in return, each member would be getting a bigger, better bulletin and membership roster-and each club's auction would now reach out to many more collectors. The money from these auctions would still go right into the regional club's treasury. And, any club would certainly be free to put out a supplementary issue, if and when it felt the need. The "consolidated" bulletin is meant to help regional clubs, not control them. Specialty clubs would probably wish to continue their own specialized bulletins, but they would be free to join in, as well.

Change is hard, and I'm sure this concept will be new to you ... all I ask is that you think about a "consolidated" bulletin and the advantages to all collectors, especially those on fixed incomes that would like to receive all the information available within the hobby. A "consolidated" bulletin would create a better bulletin, less duplication of information and efforts, and be more cost effective while giving a better base for regional auctions. The appearance of the "consolidated" bulletin might also encourage others to join our great hobby. Think about it... We Need Your Help/ PWB Software, a Windows software developer, is creating a tool specifically designed to help Match Cover Collectors organize, display and share their collections. How con you help, well there ore 3 ways! Here's o peek at Version 1 (So for/) • Got ideas? What features would you find helpful? • Ever have trouble finding a specific We'd love to hear them. match cover? We let you inventory • Are you patient? your collection We need Beta and assign a testers to help us location to put any shake out the match cover at software prior to your fingertips. general release. • Ever wonder All approved : what all you've Beta applicants really got? As­ will receive a 50% ::: sign each match discount. We cover to one or need both com­ · more categories puter novices and and sub- experienced categories that users. you define. Rate • Are you creative? As of this ad, we have not each match cover as to its condition, named the software. Send us your suggestions, financial value, etc, and then use the and if we use yours, you will receive a free copy. powerful reporting options to review information about your collection. Additional Capabilities/ • Want to show off your best? We let you group match covers into virtual albums with options for viewing or creating a slideshow. Or ... email a copy to another collector to facilitate trading. Also export information to popular formats, such as Excel, Lotus, dBase, Word, etc • Are you a Visual person? We support loading in up to 4 scanned images for each match cover (Cover, Inside, Saddle, and Misc.), including offline image storage. So let us hear from you/ If you're already connected, drop us on emol'l, otherwise, stick something in the moil. We think we're on the way too topnotch product, but there is still time to consider some additional features. If possible, please hove your ideas to us within 30 days. For additional information on this product, please visit our web site. (General results of this survey will be posted on our web site)

Contact us at PWB Software E-Mail Address [email protected] 1617 Akron-Peninsula Rd . Web Address http://www.pwbsoftware.com Suite 102-A Akron, Ohio 44313 24 RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476

Anniversary NASCAR Winston Cup 20-strike, BS set listing champions for each year. Prefer full-books on both. Have College and same of latter to trade for the above. Harold Cruson, 1918 Barberry Ct. , Grand Junction, CO 81506-4116 ~US3 NSSS BOX [email protected] ...... J/F99

RMS BULLETIN AUCTION is going so well WILL BUY OR TRADE: low digit # phone numbers in the 200's and on. Janet Johnk, 6 that Bud Shappell doesn't need any more lots until Truman Drive, Novato, CA 94947 E-mail March, but then you can send 'em into Bud at: 109 [email protected]...... J/F99 Wood Ln., Reading, PA 19606-2446 (Tel: 610-779- 0733). FOR SALE: Eight-page illustrated (Xerox) booklet "How to Collect Match Covers." Eight assorted matchcovers for I'M BEGINNING TO GET TO THE END OF $3 .50. Check to John Pandosh, 64 Horsham Rd., Hatboro, THE MEMBER BIOGRAPIDES I HAVE ON PA 19040 ...... J/F99 HAND: If we haven't spotlighted you in the Bulletin, we' d like to! Please send your bio and LAS VEGAS COLLECTORS! 120 covers, 50 playing collecting stats into the Ed. [enough info to fill the cards. All diff. One, black, glass hotel ashtray free. $20 (includes $3 postage). Larry Seymour, 822 S. Beltline Rd., appropriate column, please- see earlier issues for Grand Prairie, IX 75051 -2103 ...... J/F99 examples of what type of information is needed]. Thanks! WANTED: Molly Brown & Kentucky Derby matchbooks. A.M. Krol, 11945 Ridgeway#3, Alsip, IL 60603 ...... J/F99 CORRECTION: [Ref last issue 's RMS WANTED: Bus line covers including Greyhound, I railways, Convention slats] Art Houser reports that the etc. Have good covers to trade in most categories or will pay winner of the RMS Open was Gene Sayler, not cash. John Dockendorf, 448 Meadow Dr., Camp Hil~ PA himself. 17011 ...... J/F99

CLUB/INDIVIDUAL AWARDS SLATED FOR BUYING FEATURES AND GIANTS: Richard W. Lauck, PRESENTATION AT THE RMS 94240dinWay,Bothel~ WA98011-1646 ...... J/F99 1999 CONVENTION: [only 2 clubs reporting in so far] WANTED: 10 pocket plastic pages. Please send price list or source of pages. McMullan, 8108 Leonard St. , Philadelphia, Lone Star MC: Best Small Category: PA 19152 ...... J/F99 Penn-Ohio MC: Best Pittsburgh Display FOR SALE: Complete Panoramic Set of 12 single listed Girlies, #763-774, 1990 RMS Convention covers. $10 per THE TOBACCO CLUB is going to be giving set. Larry Dargart, 7659 Pebble Creek Dr., Maumee, OH 43537 ...... ······· ················· ·· .. ··· ··· ····· ...... J/F99 away a case of Camels at the 1999 RMS Convention for. First prize: 50 diff caddies ~ second WANT THE FOLLOWING MATCHES? Outback Rest.: prize: 20 diff caddies ~ third prize: 10 diff caddies. Thousand Oaks, CA; Glenn Mills, PA; New Castle, DE; Contact Mike Beatrice, 420 S. Coles Ave., Maple Branson, MO. Also Bellagio Hotel, Vegas; Pete Rose Rest., Boca Raton, FL. Indicate which and send me an SASE. Milt Shade, NJ 08052-3218 for tickets (3 for $1). Wolf, 3308 Heritage Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808 ...... J/F99 ~------~ CLASSIFIED ADS BUYING: Diners, cafes, Coffe Shops, Ethnic Restaurants, and Route 66 matchcovers. Joanne Kessler, POB 160533, Miami, FL 33116-0533 ...... J/F99 PLASTIC BROADWAY THEATRE MATCHBOXES: Collect all 47 diff. available. $5 each+postage. Send SASE WANTED TO PURCHASE: Full length Diners, Motor for complete listing to: Wayne Eadie, 38 Fairmount Rd., Courts, WigWam Villages,Biacks,Rt. 66,DQ's, Safety Firsts Goldens Bridge, NY 10526 ...... J/F99 email [email protected] David Nudleman 3416 Harwen Terrace Ft. Worth, IX. 761 09 ...... J/F99 LOOKING FOR: Ouray & Quana Parker from 1979 Ohio 12-cover, BS, 30-strike set. Also need info on 25th WANTED: Camel30 number 6. (8.0 - Houstpn). Will buy or RMS Bulletin January/February 1999, No. 476 25

trade. Jo Wilding, 25 Huntsmans Horn, The Woodlands, TX strikers a plus. Ogden Robertson, 1318 Sui Ross, Houston, 77380-0938 ...... J/F99 TX 77006 ...... JIF99

WANTED: Smokey Bear covers to buy or may have some to BOND BREAD NAVY PLANES: 6 on front-Avenger, trade, depending on which ones you have. Ken Laaker, 1109 Catalina, Corsair, Devastator, Mariner, and Vindicator; and 6 S. 22nd St., Quincy, IL 62301l...... J/F99 on back-Buccaneer, Dauntless, Helldiver, King Fisher, Seagull, and Wildcat. All 12 different for $10. If you want a WANTED: Midget "Display" full-book & cover, Midget selection of Girls, Service, US Ships, Contours, or Jewelites back-striker full-book & cover, any Paris Disneyland cover or on approval, just ask. Y eingst, RMS #4 7, 126 Primrose Lane, box, long cigar matchbox from NY NY Casino (Vegas), Newville, PA 17241-9655 ...... J/F99 presidential White House covers or full-books from FDR, .truman, Eisenhower & Johnson, Perfect 36 cover or full-book WANTED: MATCHCOVERS, Any type or size. Depicting from Robinson's Cocktail Lounge and Dining Room (Day. Heavy Construction and Earth Moving Machines (no Farm Bch,FL), & any cover from new Dave & Buster' s in Detroit, Equipment). ART CATINO, Jr., 245 W. 3rd St., Mount NY area, England, etc. Will buy or trade. Mark Quilling, 1000 Carmel, PA 17851 ...... J/F99 Edgerton St., #1313, StPaul, MN 55101-3958 ...... J/F99 FOR SALE OR TRADE: -New Camels $1 .25 each. FB or LOOKING FOR UNIQUE PLAYING CARD stripped. #' s 90,96,102,191,219 ,312,364,365,834,850,368, "JOKERS:" Have Railroad cellopacks for trade/sale. Greg 380, 452, 581,624, 664, 778, 934, 782, 808, 810, 817, Carr, 4436 S. Union, Independence, MO 64055 [E-mail: 819,823,824, 836, 944, 837, 841 , 843, 858, 859, 860, 876, [email protected]]...... J/F99 904, 887, 910, 951+postage. Louis Cherny, 11475 W. Hill Rd., Swartz Creek, MI 48473-8577 ...... J/F99 LOOKING FOR XMAS COVERS FOR HOLIDAY DISPLAY: Have Railroad cellopacks for trade/sale. Greg WANTED: 1933 matchcover featuring NY football Giants Carr, 4436 S. Union, Independence, MO 64055 [E-mail: Dale Hap Moran #22. Michael Moran, 36 Main, New Mil­ [email protected]] ...... J/F99 ford, CT 06776 Tel: 860-354-8232 (E-mail: WANTED: Any cover with one of these three names on it--­ [email protected]) ...... MIJ99 -LUND, BERRY OR EVAN. Will trade in your categories. I greatly appreciate any help! Greg Lund, 3226 Goldridge Ct., FOR SALE: 50 cover for $3+postage. Mostly RS, unstruck, San Jose, CA 95135-2014 ...... J/F99 general. I have thousands of covers. Contact Don Fisher, 13620 SE 26~th, Kent, WA 98042 (Tel: 253-631-3532) E- MANUMARK DATING GUIDE: A first in the hobby! mail: [email protected] ...... M/J99 Date your covers to within a specific range of years. Over 1,600 manumarks listed in this first edition. Includes covers, WANTED: Features, full-books, and contours. Bob Stowe, boxes, foreign, and domestic. Easy-to-use alphabetized 155 Seaside Ct., Palm Harbor, FL 34684 ...... J/A99 format. $10+$1.24 postage. Check made out to Mike Prero, 12659 Eckard Way, Auburn, CA 95630 WANTED: Coca-Cola matchcovers. Highest prices paid. ([email protected]) ...... J/F99 $250 minimum for pre-1920 covers. Will respond to all PLEASE NOTE: There are two more months left to send offers. Thorn Thompson, 1389 Alexandria Dr., #7, your autographed cover. I will begin putting my display Lexington, KY 40504-1777 ...... NID99 together after that. If you want your autographed cover included and you have been putting it off, please send it soon. Classified ad policy: Keep 'em short! 10 cents a word (zip Remember, no plain covers and sign on the INSIDE. Thanks code free; address is 1 word; city/state is 1 word). No charge to all of those who have already sent one in. Billijo Piper, 127 for ads offering FREE matchcovers/FREE services. Palmetto BluffDr., Charleston, SC 29418-3015 ...... J/F99 Classified ads are available to all RMS members... they 're the best way to get the word out! Send all material to the Ed SIERRA-DIABLO MATCHCOVER CLUB! The only by the appropriate due date. Please make all checks out to club that gives you 12 bulletins a year. Join us! Dues: $7 "RMS. " Be sure an specify how many issues you wish your (domestic); $12 (Canadian); $15 (Foreign). SDMC, 6 ad to ron for. Truman Dr., Novato, CA 94947 ...... J/F99 STAG BEER SET [sorry, this got bumped from LONE STAR MATCHCOVER CLUB WANTS YOU! the Mailbox column at the last second]: Join us as a valued member. Dues are $6 (individual), $7.50 (family or overseas). Contact Jo Wilding, 25 Huntsman's Horn, The Woodlands, TX 77380 ...... J/F99 I haven't received any input yet on this Mr. Magoo cartoon set, which was the subject of a TEXAS CAMEL 30-STRIKES: Will trade for Camel 30- query last issue. Anyone have anything to share? strikes from your area. Also want gay-related covers, front- 26 RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 RMS Convention Display 2. Displays can consist of used or unused match­ covers, full-books, or matchboxes. (Salesman's Rules samples, flats, mutilated covers, loose labels, CATEGORIES: and loose pages are permitted only in category #14-Display. 1. Series & Sets 3. There are no restrictions as to the title size, title 2. Foreign (made outside USA, Canada, and Mex­ placement, or other added material on a ico-with foreign address) display 3. Military (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, as long ~ the entire display is no more than Coast Guard, Military camps & bases, Mili­ 720 sq. inches in any dimensional combination tary & veterans hospitals-no military credit -that is, 24" x 30", 20" x 36" (not including unions) the frame). Any display exceeding 720 sq. 4. Sports inches shall be charged as two displays. 5. Transportation (commercial) 4. Each display shall bear the name and address of 6. Lodging (Hotels, Motels, Inns, etc.) the entrant on the back of the display. This 7. V.I.P. 's/Personalities (movie stars, U.S. Presi­ information shall be covered with opaque dents, national politicians, etc.) paper or a card. The number of the category 8. Thematic (hearts, shamrocks, etc.) in which the display is to be entered shall be 9. Single (two of the same may be shown to illus­ on the outside of the opaque paper or card. trate the reverse side) This must be done prior to entering the dis­ 10. Banks, Savings & Loans, Credit Unions (Mili­ play. tary), Financial institutions 5. Each display SHALL be covered with transpar­ 11. Fraternals ent material to inhibit removal of covers. (The 12. Eating & Drinking Places (restaurants, bars, chairperson whishes it to be known that all taverns, etc.) reasonable care will be taken to safeguard dis­ 13 . Open (any entry that does not fit into the other plays, but neither the chairperson nor RMS categories) assumes any responsibility, either legal or 14. Display only (noRMS awards given in this moral, for their integrity). category) 6. Displays shall adhere to the criteria of thecate­ gory in which they are entered. DISPLAY ENTRANT RULES: 7. Entrants may enter no more than two (2) dis­ plays in any category. A maximum often (10) 1. Anyone entering a display must be a paid up displays per membership can be entered. member ofRMS. ************ Continued from p. 11 Player's Name Entire Last Line Player's Name Entire Last Line

-Shea, Mervyn (472,-,-) ar. Home Sacramento, Cal. -Tietje, Leslie (511 ,-,-) in 1934. -Spoher, AI (-,476,477) still resides in Phila Pa. -Urbanski, Bill ( -,515,516) 1910. -Spoher, AI (-,479,-) His home is in Phila Pa. -Walker, William H. (-,-,519) percentage of .556. -Stainback, George (481 ,-,-) '34. -Waner, Lloyd (520,-,-) series. -Stengel, Casey (-,485,-) with a keen sense of humor. -Waner, Paul (523,-,-) the field . -Stephenson, Walter (-,488,-) in Saludo, N.C. -Warnecke, Lon (526,-,-) weighs 185 Ins. -Stine, Lee (490,-,-) regular work with Chicago. -Warnecke, Lon (-,530,-) for the season. -Stone, John (-,494,-) .315 nevertheless. -Warstler, Harold (-,-,534) off double plays. -Stone, John (-,-,498) and batted .3 15 . -Werber, Bill (535,-,-) ton, D.C. -Suhr, Gus (499,500,-) baseman. -Wiltshere, Vernon (-,539,-) his home in Skaneatelies -Suhr, Gus (-,-,504) player's first baseman. N.Y. -Thevenow, Tommy (505,-,507) accident and thumb fracture. -Wilson, James (-,542,-) "Cardinals". -Thomas, Fay (-,509,-) 202 batsman. -Winegamer, Ralph (544,-,-) Cleveland in '34. RMS Bulletin January/February 1999, No. 476 27

RMS MEMBERSIDP REPORT - JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1999 SPONSOR

NEW MEMBERS (-=will trade) 9268•-Marie Thompson, 22 Mystic Dr., Ossining, NY 10562 ...... •...•...... Richard Thompson 9269--Brian Thomas Chawner,389 Minster Rd,Minster,Sheemess,Kent,ME12 3NS England ...... •...... Steve Kovacs, Sr. 9270--Chuck. Mohr, 20216 Ravensdale Ct., Gaithersburg, MD 20886-4353 ...... ••...•...... •••...... RMS COLLECTS: General 9271•-John B. Mathot, 40 Pinecrest Rd., Holliston, MA 01746-1573 ...... •...... •...... RMS COLLECTS: Full Book Features, Giant Features, Safty First, DQs and old colorful pictorials. 9272•-Raymond L. Sizemore, 115 N. East Street, Medina, OH 44256 ...... RMS Web Page COLLECTS: Ohio, Girlies & General 9273--Eric Sather, 5993 Silver Shadow Cir., Sacramento, CA 95823-6961 ...... RMS Web Page COLLECTS: Pacific Northwest, Transportation and General. 9274-~ev. Michael J. Moran, 8 Aspetuck Ave., New Milford, CT 06776 ...... Bob Borton COLLECTS: Early Sports . 9275--Rita Daniel, Box 217, Angola Beach, Lewes, DE 19958 ...... •...... RMS 9276--Margaret H. Aspeslagh, (427 Wood Ln), PO Box 324, North Andover, MA 01845-0324 ...... RMS COLLECTS: General 9277--0scar Alvin Alley, Jr., 604 Zanesville Rd., Ashland, KY 41102-4257 ...... RMS Web Page

REINSTATED 3919-Catherine I. Miller, 5125 W. Penn Pl., Pittsburgh, PA 15224

ADDRESS CORRECTION 3302-David Pophal, 1014 N. Westfield Rd., Madison, WI 53717-1021 4808-William Greer, 51143rd St., #U, Galveston, TX 77550-1106 5572-Claudia Masters, 134 Congers Rd., New York Ctiy, NY 10956 6776-Steven C. Dinero, 343 Cherry Hill Blvd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Frank Lawton 8087-Scott R. Handler, 11 Matthew Ln., Sterling, MA 01564 8307-George Winter, 325 Hardin Ave., PO Box 1767, Anna Maria, FL 34216-1767 Passes Away . 8551-Jarnes F. Benes, 67 Bayberry Dr., Somerset, NJ 08873-4209 8616-Carl E. Vinson, 1514 Lathrop Ave., Racine, WI 53405-3243 Veteran collector Frank 8660-Ed Asay, 545 Vaughn Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753-5815 Lawton (RMS Life 9028-Tom Waddell, 2045 Ravine St., Janesville, WI 53545 9180-Debbie J. Willhelm, 8565 Park Ln., #704, Dallas, TX 75231-6369 Member # 143) has passed away, one week after RESIGNED celebrating his 60th 3541-Howard D. Armstrong (Number now assigned to his grandson, Scott A. McLaughlin, 6566 Erie Ave., NW, wedding annivrsary. Frank Canal Fulton, OH 44614 was an enthusiastic 8181-Robert Wanamaker Carl Frank Hotel/Motel collector and

DECEASED belonged to several other 0143-Frank. C. Lawton, Jr. (11/5/98) We've learned that long­ clubs within the hobby. He time collector and past RMS used to be a regular at both Respectfully submitted, member Carl Frank (#6757) AMCAL and RMS ofLakewood, CO, has passed conventions. He was one away. He will be missed by of the hobby's pioneers. all his friends at RMS. Our sincere condolences to his family. ------If you haven't paid your dues, check the address label BIRTHDAY CLUB: The following club members will be on this bulletin. I still haven't had many celebrating birthdays on the dates indicated. Please check your latest requests for putting in telephone numbers in the roster to get current addresses and categories: John Williams (1/11), next roster. If you want yours, please let me Larry Ziegler (1/20), James Willard (1124), AI Kilburn (217). know. In addition, now is the time to get in your category additions, If you're interested in receiving 400-500 covers or boxes during your - birthday month, send an SASE #10 envelope to: Wally and Pat Mains, ARE YOUR DUES OVERDUE?? 105 Roger Ln., Florence, KY 41042-2334. NEW MEMBERS ARE ~-~_...... _..,~AL __w_A_v_s_WE ___ Lc_o_ME ___ . ______~ 28 RMS BuUetin January/February 1999, No. 476 Internet Explosion!

As oflast November, there were 1 billion people on the Net, and traffic on the net is doubling every 100 days! This is a communications revolution SOUTHERN MATCHCOVER SWAPFEST! March 4-7, Ramada Inn, Slidell, LA (504-643-9960). Room rate is that far outstrips the invention and spread of the $55+tax, single or double. Sponsors: Lone Star MC, Mid­ telephone ...and RMS and the hobby are part of it! South MC, and Southeastern MC. Come on down and sample some of that Southern hospitality! FMI: Rose Run­ dell, 3162 S. Sweetwater Oaks Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32223 COMING UP! FOREST CITY SWAPFEST - May 5-9, Holiday Inn, Sandusky, OH (419-626-6671). Room: $69 (single, db/, -----...:::s::: triple). A great Spring activity. FMI: Eric Missal, 5735 Norwood Dr., Brookpark, OH 44142 (440-734-6670) Mar/April: "Hiltons"- One of the popular chain-hotel categories, but with a twist-this one has some AMCAL '99- May 23-29, Doubletree Hotel, 3100 Camino real trea sures! Del Rio Ct., Bakersfield, CA (805-323-7111). Room: $65 single or double. Specify AMCAL! Theme: Circus.... more May/Jun: "A Review ofMatchcover Web Sites" ... the future? details coming. Make plans to make the West 's biggest bash! FMI: Jene Lyle, 23181 Tulip, Lake Forest, CA 92630 Jui/Aug: "Speculating in the Hobby" ... what to save!

UNITED EASTERN SWAPFEST- June 23-27, Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, 1718 Underpass Way, Hagerstown, MD 21740 (301-797-2500). FMI: Marc Edelman, 8822 ADVERTISING RATES Hargrave St., Philadelphia, PA 19152-1511. Display Ads Full-Page= $55.00 Quarter-Page = $17. 50 Half-Page = $30.00 Eighth-Page = $10.00 (N/A for 1999 RMS CONVENTION - August 8-15, Pittsburgh Centrai!Greentree Holiday Inn, 401 Holiday Dr., businesses) Classified Ads Pittsburgh, PA (412-922-8100); room:$73+14% tax. Always the biggest! More details later. FMI: Shirley Sayers, 1290 Corporation St., Beaver, PA 15009 (724-728-4671) First 20 words or less, $2.00; .10 per word thereafter. Same ad, three consecutive issues, 10% discount. Check made out to RMS must accompany first ad.

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