Collecting in any hobby is an ongoing, daily affair, but it's at the conven- tions where everything comes together, and in our matchcover collecting hobby it's a dazzling, year-long string of events that stretches from coast to coast and includes locations in both the U.S. and Canada. Anytime you have collectors and covers coming togther, you know there's going to be lots of fun for everyone.

2010 Schedule of Events

70th RMS CONVENTION: August 22-28. Radisson Hotel Nashua, Nashua, NH 603-891-4179   LONG BEACH MC OCTOBER SWAPFEST: Oct. 22-23, Motel 6, 1717 E. Dyer Rd., Irvine, CA (949-261-1515). Room: $62.15. Cigar box trading, auctions, lunch, costumes, bingo, and more. FMI: Ellen Gutting, 824 Peachy Canyon Circ., #101, Las Vegas, NV 89144-0907 (702-243-9340)   KEYSTONE-LEHEIGH WEEKEND: October 27-31. HI, 230 Cherry St., Morgantown, PA. 610-286-3000   PHILLU-QUEBEC SWAPFEST: November 20-21, 2010 at the Blanchet Motel, in Drummondville (QC) 800 567-3823 FMI: cpelletier43@ sympatico.ca   SOUTHERN SWAPFEST 2011: March 15-19. Hampton Inn, 151 North Douglas Ave. Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 (note location change) (407) 869-9000. Room: $70. Further info at www.southernswapfest.com   AMCAL 2011: April 28-30. Doubletree Hotel Ballroom, Monrovia, CA; 8AM 6 PM; rooms available at adjoining OakTree at $67.00 to AMCAL participants.   71st RMS CONVENTION: August, 2011. Doubletree Hotel, Cleveland South, Independence, OH, 216-447-1300/800-222-TREE. More details coming.