- RMS CONVENTION
2019!
- August 18 - 24
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- Hotel: Holiday Inn Cleveland/Strongsville, 15471 Royalton
Road, Strongsville, OH. 44136 (440 238-8800). Room rate - $95
Airport Shuttle Info/Reservations:
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- Travel Information:
Theme:
Convention Schedule:
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- Pre-Registration Form: Mitzy
Mantz, 1198 Spring Valley Rd., Bethleham, PA 18015.
Banquet: Pre-registration
is required for the banquet. You must sign up for the banquet
prior to the convention. Send to:
Tours/Scheduled Events:
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- Silent Auctions:
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- Penny Auction:
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- Auction Lots:
Any paid-up RMS member may enter up
to 15 lots in the convention auction. Send a list (2 copies)
w/SASE of what your lots will be to Shirley
Sayers, 1290 Corporation St. Beaver, Pa. 15009-2544
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- Convention Program Book: Convention Program Book:
@$35/full page, $20/half page, $10/quarter page. Contact:
Display Entry Rules: (need TIPs on
making displays?)
1. Anyone entering
a display must be a paid up member of RMS.
2. Displays can consist of used or unused matchcovers,
full books, matchboxes or labels. (Salesman's samples, flats,
mutilated covers, loose labels and loose pages are permitted
ONLY in category #13 - Display.)
3. There are no restrictions as to title size, title placement,
or other added material on a display, as long as the entire display
is no more than 720 sq. inches in any dimentional combination
- e.g., 24" x 30". 20" x 36" (not including
the frame). Any display exceeding 720 sq. inches shall be charged
as two (2) displays. No display may be larger than 1440 square
inches.
4. Each display shall bear the name and address of the
entrant on the back of the display. This information shall be
covered with opaque paper or a card. The number of the category
in which the display is to be entered shall be on the outside
of the opaque paper or card. This must be done prior to entering
the display.
5. Each display SHALL be covered with transparent material
to inhibit removal of covers. (The chairperson wishes it to be
known that all reasonable care will be taken to safeguard displays,
but neither the chairperson nor RMS assumes any responsibility,
either legal or moral, for their integrity).
6. Displays shall adhere to the criteria of the category
in which they are entered.
7. Entrants may enter no more than two (2) displays in
any category. A maximum of ten (10) displays per membership can
be entered.
Display Categories:
- 1 Single .............................Two
(2) of same may be shown to illustrate inside
2 Sets & Series
3 Military & Political ..........Army; Navy; Marines;
Air Force; Coast Guard; Military Camps and bases;
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Military and Veterans Hospitals; no Credit unions;
Major and Minor Political |
4 Sports
5 Transportation
6 Lodging............................Hotels; Motels; Inns;
Cabins
7 VIPs & Entertainment.......Movie stars; Movies; Theme
Parks; Casinos etc.
8 Thematic...........................Bears; Fairs; Gaming;
Top Hats; etc.
9 Businesses, Products........All Financial institutions;
Department and Drug stores; & Services Funeral
10 Eating & Drinking..........
Restaurants; Bars; Grills; Drive-ins; etc.
11 Open Entry to any display
12 Foreign
13 Display only....................No RMS award given but
displays are eligible for non-RMS club, individual and
- 14 People's
Choice...............voted on by members attending the convention.
Club/Individual/Organization Awards
to be Presented:
-Angelus:
- -Big Boy Restaurant Club:
- -Connecticut MC:
- -Denver Striker:
- -Forest City MC: Best
Native American Indians display
- -Girlie Club:
- -Hallmark Club:
- -Huggable Bears Club:
- -Jewelite Club:
- -Keystone-Lehigh:
- -Liberty Bell MC:
- -MARVA:
- -Mermaid Club:
- -New England MC:
- -New Moon (gives two):
- -Penn Ohio MC:
- -Southeastern MC:
- -Tobacco Club:
- -Tri-State MC:
- -Trans Canada MC:
- -Keystone-Lehigh (Harry Stump Mem. Award):
- -Mary Ross Memorial Award:
- -Pat Flynn Memorial Award:
- -Ward Chase/Evelyn Hovious Memorial Award:
- -Empire (Manny Phillips Award):
- -Empire - (Sam Schroeder Award):
- -Stella Williams - John Williams Memorial
Award:
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Hall of Fame Nominations: It is never too early
to send in a nomination for the RMS Hall of Fame.
Induction into the RMS Hall of Fame is a means
of honoring individuals who have made significant contributions
to the hobby. If you know any RMS member, either living or deceased,
who deserves this recognition, now is the time to submit his
or her name for consideration.
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES OR YOUR VOTE
MAY BE INVALIDATED
If living, the person should be an RMS member
in good standing, with twenty or more years of membership. Deceased
individuals must have joined RMS at least 10 years prior to nomination.
The nomination letter should include the nominee’s
RMS number and a résumé of his or her contributions
to the hobby. The person submitting the nomination must be an
RMS member in good standing and include his or her RMS number
as well.
Send nominations no later than July 24, 2019
to: Bill Gigantino, 3232
Whitney Ave - Unit 902, Hamden, CT 06518
- Outstanding Collector of the Year Nominations: Nominations for the RMS
Outstanding Collector of the year Award to be presented at this
year’s convention are now being accepted. Send nominations
to Chairperson below.
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. 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. Consideration for the award will be based on the
information and qualifications contained in the resume. Mail
ASAP to: Mike
Samuels, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, #950, Washington, DC 20036
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- People To Contact For:
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- -Convention Chairpersons:
Bill
Gigantino, 3232 Whitney Ave - Unit 902, Hamden, CT 06518 & Nancy Smith, 3810 Edinburg
Dr., Murrysville, PA 15668-1060
-Airport Pickup: Airport pick-up is handled by the hotel, witha week's
notice.
-Auction Lots: Shirley
Sayers, 1290 Corporation St. Beaver, Pa. 15009-2544.Members
in good standing may enter 15 lots.
- -Awards: See
Convention Chairpersons
-Banquet:
- -Club Meetings:
-Cover Donations:
- -Day Trips/Tours - Pre-Registration
Form:
- -Dealer Tables:
-Dining Excursion:
- -Display Room: Loren Ross, 2743 Flangel Street, Lakewood, California
90712-3730
- -Freebie Tables: Bob Hafacker,
7885 Stoltz Rd., Greenville, OH 45331-9654
-Games & Prizes:
- -Hall of Fame Nominations: Bill Gigantino,
3232 Whitney Ave - Unit 902, Hamden, CT 06518
- -Hospitality:
-Outstanding Collector of the Year Nominations: Mike
Samuels, 1140 Connecticut Ave., #950, Washington, DC 20036
- -Penny Auction:
- -Program Book: Denise
McKinney 5139 Olivewood Ave. Riverside,
CA. 92506
-Publicity:
- -Raffle & Game Prizes:
- -Registration: Mitzy
Mantz, 1198 Spring Valley Rd., Bethleham, PA 18015.
-Registration Bags:
- -Schedule:
- -Silent Auctions:
- -Thank you Bags:
- -Travel Info:
convention chairpersons (see above)
- -Trophies, plaques, etc.:
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- Please direct all other inquiries
regarding committees, or to volunteer to help, to the Co-Chairs.
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