Aside from RMS, which is the national hobby
organization, there are three types of matchcover clubs: regional,
specialty, and private. Regional clubs [ex. Sierra-Diablo Club
in Northern California] are those which are based in a specific
area and have elected officers who serve for specific terms;
and specialty clubs [ex. Girlie Club] focus on a specific category
only. Private clubs are those 'owned and operated' by one individual
(AMCC was an example, but no private clubs exist in the hobby
at the moment). All clubs welcome members both in and out of
their local areas [most collectors belong to several clubs in
order to receive a variety of club bulletins, membership listings,
mail auctions, etc.]:
Note: For your convenience,
there is a dues summary at the bottom of the page
The following clubs are located throughout
the United States and Canada:
- ANGELUS MATCHCOVER CLUB: California's oldest
club (68 years old in 2019); a regional club serving the greater
Los Angeles-Pasadena area. Meetings are held Jan., Feb., Mar.
Sept., Oct., & Nov. Dues: $10 (US/$10CAN), $12 (family),
$14 (foreign). Quarterly bulletin, mail auctions, Holiday-Auction
in November. Contact: Cheryl
Crill, 1533 E. Woodbury Rd., Pasadena, CA 91104 (Tel: 626-794-0094)
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- BIG BOY RESTAURANTS CLUB: A specialty club focusing on Big Boy restaurant covers.
Meets annually at RMS convention. No bulletin/no dues; initial
membership cost of $5 for cover listing and membership list.
Contact: Bob Hofacker,
7885 Stoltz Rd.Greenville, OH 45331-9654
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- CASINO CLUB: A specialty club focusing on Casino matchcovers and
boxes. Meetings are held annually at the AMCAL and RMS Conventions.
Dues: $10. There are 6 bulletins per year. Contact: Richard
Giardini, 4416 W 6th St., Greeley, CO 80634-1332 or Joe
DeGennaro; Membership
application
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- CONNECTICUT MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club serving greater Connecticut and adjacent
areas. TBD. People interested can contact; Robert
Lamb, 308 Old Mill Drive, Langhorne, PA 19047-1544. Dues:
$5 (US)/$6 (CAN)+one-time $1 initiation fee. Five bulletins annually,
annual swapfest. Membership
application
DENVER STRIKERS MATCHCOVER CLUB:
Not a regional club, it meets annually at the RMS conventions.
Dues: $6 (domestic), $10 (Canadian & foreign). Bimonthly
newsletter. Contact: Ellen Gutting, 10401 W. Cahrleston, #B108,
Las Vegas, NV 89135
EMPIRE MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club serving
greater New York City and adjacent areas. Meetings are 1st Sunday
of every other month, except summer. Dues: $5; five bulletins
annually.Christmas party; sponsor of the 1995 RMS convention.
Contact: Ed Terracciano, 481 Beacon Ave., Lindenhurst, NY 11757
(E-mail: Joe DeGennaro)
Membership application
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- FOREST CITY MATCHCOVER CLUB: A club open to all areas. Meetings are the 3rd Sunday
of every month (except Jul and Dec). Marian
Rousek, 944 Kingsbridge Ct., Akron OH 44313 Membership
application
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- FULL-LENGTH MATCHCOVER CLUB: A specialty club focusing on Full-length covers. A
new club, there is no bulletin at this time and a web site is
being formulated for the listing of Full-length covers. Dues
are $25 for initial fee to help offset the cost of the website
and then $10 per year thereafter. Dues will eventually evolve
to cover January through December. FMI: Dave
Rutan, P.O. Box 713, Lacenter, WA. 98629 (360 513 5465)
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- GARDEN STATE MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club serving New Jersey and adjacent areas.
Meetings are 3rd Sunday of every other month at varying locations.
Dues: $5. App. 4 bulletins annually, mail auctions, annual open
house. Contact: Orvie Hoffman, 5 Gold St., Green Brook, NJ 08812-2509
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- GIRLIE MATCHCOVER CLUB: A specialty club focusing on Girlie matchcovers and
boxes. Founded in 1982, it has members worldwide. The goals of
the club are to (1) publish an updated, illustrated catalog of
known Girlie sets and singles, and (2) to put collectors in contact
with one another. Meets annually at RMS convention. Dues: there
is an initial charge of $60 for the spectacular catalog and subsequent
updates, and $15 annual dues there after. Contact: John
Bachochin, 15731 S. 4210 Rd., Claremore, OK 74017 Membership
application
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- GREAT LAKES MATCH CLUB: A regional club serving the Minneapolis/St. Paul,
MN area. Meets on the first Sunday of each month at announced
locations. No bulletin; no dues; only open to local collectors.
Contact Denise Alliegro,
3702 Sun Terrace, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Membership
application
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- HALLMARK COLLECTORS GROUP: A new specialty club focusing on Hallmark Card covers.
The club meets annually at the RMS Convention. A listing of Hallmark
covers is being prepared. The club hopes to have a newsletter
when they get more organized. All collectors are welcome. FMI:
Pat Mains, 105 Roger Lane,
Florence, KY 41042-2334 (859-525-0588) No dues as yet. [this
club is currently inactive]
HUGGABLE BEARS CLUB: A specialty club centered on matchcovers, boxes,
and labels featuring bears and related materials. Meets annually
at RMS convention. Dues: $5. Quarterly bulletin. Contact: Toby Messmer, 5930 Mary Ingles
Hwy., Melbourne, KY 41059 (859-441-3339) for an application form.
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- JEWEL CLUB: A specialty club interested in Universal Match Corp.’s
Jewel matchcovers. Meets annually at RMS convention. No dues.
A Jewel listing is maintained and members are advised of any
additions. Contact: Clem
Pater, 9 Woodbury Ct., Hamilton, OH 45013-6314
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- JEWELITE CLUB: A specialty club focusing on Universal Match Corp.’s
Jewelite matchcovers. Meets annually at RMS convention. Annual
dues: $5. A Jewelite listing is maintained and members are advised
of any additions. Contact: Morris
Pasternak, 51 Beaufort Hills Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario,
Canada L4E 2N2
KEYSTONE-LEHIGH MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional
club serving Allentown, PA, and surrounding areas. Meets at its
annual swapmeet late fall of every year at the Morgantown, PA
Holiday Inn, exit 22 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Dues: $3 annually;
2 newsletter per year. Contact: Marc
Edelman, 8822 Hargrave St., Philadelphia, PA
19152-1511 Membership
application
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- LIBERTY BELL MATCHCOVER CLUB: Founded 1982. Serving greater Philadelphia, PA, and
the tri-state area. Meetings (begin at noon): at various locations;
Feb., May, Jul., Sep., and Nov. Details are announced in advance
on the Liberty Bell Matchcover Club Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1753659974867064/
, and in the most recent club bulletin. July meeting is a picnic
meeting. November meeting is our Holiday party at the home of
Fred and Pat Constanzo (Trenton, NJ). 5 great, full color bulletins
& mail order auctions each year. Dues: $10 (1 printed &
4 e-bulletins/year)/ $20 (5 printed copies), due on Jan. 1st
each year. Contact: President: Robert Abbott ; Secretary: Sherry
Sisson; Treasurer/ Membership Secretary: Robert
E. Lamb, Jr. 308 Old Mill Drive, Langhorne, PA 19047-1544.
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- LONG BEACH MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club serving the greater Long Beach-Los
Angeles, CA, area, and the largest regional club in the U.S.,
with app. 300 members worldwide. Meetings are held on 1st Sunday
of each month [no regular meeting site]. Six meetings a year
including Birthday and Holiday parties. They have an annual Swap
Fest end of October Dues: $5. 10 bulletins annually, mail auctions,
and special programs which encourage participation of members
outside of the local area. Contact: Steve Rohrer, 68 W. 51st St., Long Beach, CA 90805.
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- MARVA MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club serving the greater Washington, DC,
and adjacent Virginia and Maryland areas. Meetings are held quarterly.
Dues: $5. Quarterly bulletin, Christmas party. Meeting dates
for 2008: March 22, May 17, Sept 20, and Nov.15 @ 4pm.Contact:
Grant Gehringer,
4761 Parkman Ct., Annandale, VA 22003-5046 Membership
application
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- MERMAID CLUB: A specialty club focusing on matchcovers and boxes
with mermaids/mermen. Meets annually at AMCAL and RMS conventions.
Dues: none. Contact person: Ellen
Gutting, 824 Peachy Canyon Circ., #101, Las Vegas, NV, or Janet Johnk, 6 Truman Dr.,
Novato, CA 94947
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- NEW ENGLAND MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club serving greater Massachusetts and
adjacent areas. Meetings are bimonthly at Princeton Station in
Chelmsford, Mass. Dues: $5+ one-time charge of $1 for new members.
Bimonthly bulletin, annual swapfest, Christmas party. Contact:
Leroy Burke, 2 Island
Pond Rd., Pelham, NH 03076
PENN-OHIO MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club serving
the Pittsburgh, PA-Youngstown, OH, area. Meetings are on the
3rd Friday of every other month and feature displays, speakers,
freebies, and more. Dues: $6. No bulletin, Christmas and anniversary
parties. Contact: Shirley
Sayers, 1290 Corporation St., Beaver, PA 15009-2544 (Tel:
724-728-4671)
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- ROCKY MOUNTAIN MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club serving greater Denver and adjacent
areas. Meetings are held on 2nd Saturday of every other month
in Denver, Greeley or Cheyenne. Dues: $7 (individual)/$8.50 (family)/$8
(foreign). Bimonthly bulletin with many interesting articles,
mail auctions, Christmas party. Contact: Richard
Giardini, 4416 W. 6th St., Greeley, CO 80634-1332. Membership
application
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- SIERRA-DIABLO MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club
serving the Sacramento - San Francisco area. No regular meetings.
Dues: $5 (e-bulletin);
or $10 hard copy $10 (individual)/$15
(family)/ $15 (Canada/ Mexico)/$20 (foreign). Monthly full-color
bulletin for on-line members/10 B&W hard copy issues for
non-internet members, 1st class postage, large bulletin mail
auctions. Co-sponsors annual AMCAL convention. Contact: Loren
Moore, POB 1181, Roseville, CA 95678 (916-7836822) Membership
application
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- SOUTHEASTERN MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club meeting in Winter Park, Florida on
the second Saturday of the odd numbered months. The annual Swapfest
is every March in Altamonte Springs, Florida at the Hampton Inn.
Regular meetings, bulletin. Dues: $5+one time $1 registration
fee, $6.50 (family) [Membership dues are due January 1st each
year]. Contact: Bill
Hayes, Treasurer/ Membership Secretary, 13553 San Rafael
Dr., Largo, FL 33774 (727-470-9148). Membership
application
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- SOUTHERN ONTARIO MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional club serving southern Ontario. This club
is an extension of the Trans Canada Match-cover Club. Meetings
are held in Hamilton. Contact Morris
Pasternak, 51 Beaufort Hills Road, Richmond Hill, ON L4E
2N2
- TOBACCO CLUB: A
specialty club focusing on tobacco covers. Contact: Joe
DeGennaro, 309 E. 87th St., #6E, NYC, NY 10128-6774 Membership
application
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- TRANS CANADA MATCHCOVER CLUB: Canada's only active match cover club. The club meets
annually at the Trans Canada Swapfest which is held in early
May. Quarterly full colour bulletin with mail auction. Dues:
Canadian membership: $18; American membership: $22; Overseas
membership: $25; email membership: $5. Contacts: Carol Ziegler,
Membership Secretary/Treasurer, 4019 Weimar Line, RR#3, Wellesley,
ON N0B 2T0 or Morris
Pasternak, 51 Beaufort Hills Road, Richmond Hill, ON L4E
2N2. Sponsor of the 1985,1993, 2004 and 2012 RMS conventions.Membership application
TRI-STATE CARDINAL MATCHCOVER CLUB: A regional
club serving all of the tri-state: Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
Our name Tri state Cardinal Matchcover club honors the state
bird of these three states. Our meetings are held in Northern
Ky, Vandalia, Ohio and our annual Halloween Party in Grove City,
Ohio (outside of Columbus, Ohio). Our Christmas party is the
first Sunday of December and our anniversary party the 1st Sunday
in May. Other meetings dates vary with no meetings in January
and August. Club activities include: auctions, 50/50, refreshments,
bingo, grab table and socializing. We have proudly hosted the
RMS convention in 1986, 1994 and 2002. Contact information is:
Wally Mains, 105 Roger Lane
Florence, KY 41042 859 525 0588.
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- WINDY CITY MATCHCOVER CLUB: An informal regional club serving greater Chicago
and adjacent areas. Meetings are at 1 PM on April 3, August 7,
and December 4. No dues. Bimonthly bulletin, Christmas and anniversary
parties. Contact: Bob Cigrang (847) 392-8634, 622 N. Russell St.,
Mount Prospect, IL., 60056 no membership application required.
CLUB DUES SCHEDULE
|
CLUB |
DUE |
DUES |
RENEWAL |
CAN/FOREIGN |
|
Angelus MC |
|
$10 |
$10 |
$12/$14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Big Boy MC |
* |
$5 |
none |
|
|
Casino MC |
|
$10 |
$10 |
$14/$14 |
|
Connecticut MC |
Jan. 1 |
$5 |
$5 |
$6/CAN/$10/Foreign |
|
Denver Strikers MC |
Aug.. 1 |
$6 |
$6 |
$10 |
|
Empire MC |
Jan. 1 |
$5 |
$5 |
$5 |
|
Forest City MC |
Jan. 1 |
$6 |
$6 |
$6/CAN |
|
Full-Length MC |
pending |
$25 first year; $10 thereafter |
$10 |
|
|
Garden State MC |
|
$5 |
$5 |
|
|
Girlie MC |
Aug. 31 |
$40 |
$15 |
|
|
Great Lakes MC |
|
no dues |
none |
|
|
Hallmark Colectors Group |
|
no dues |
|
|
|
Huggable Bears MC |
Aug. 1 |
$5 |
$5 |
|
|
Jewel MC |
|
|
|
|
|
Jewelite MC |
|
$5 |
$5 |
|
|
Keystone-Lehigh MC |
|
$3 |
$3 |
|
|
Liberty Bell MC |
Jan. 1 |
$10/$20 |
$10/$20/$25 |
$10/$25 |
|
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|
|
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Long Beach MC |
|
$5 |
$5 |
|
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|
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MARVA MC |
Jan. 1 |
$5 |
$5 |
|
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Mermaid Club |
N/A |
none |
none |
none |
|
New England MC |
Mar. 4 |
$5 |
$5 |
$10/CAN $15/Overseas |
|
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|
Penn-Ohio MC |
Jan. 1 |
$6 |
$6 |
|
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|
|
|
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Rocky Mountain MC |
* |
$6 |
$6 |
$8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sierra-Diablo MC |
Apr. 1 |
$5/10/$15 |
$5/10/$15 |
$5/$15/CAN/$20/Overseas |
|
Southeastern MC |
Jan. 1 |
$6 |
$5 |
|
|
Southern Ontario MC |
none |
none |
none |
none |
|
Tobacco Club |
*** |
$10 |
$10 |
$15 |
|
Trans Canada MC |
* |
$5/$18/CAN/$22/US |
$5/$18/CAN/$22/US |
$5/$25/CAN |
|
Tri-State Cardinals MC |
May |
$7/$10 |
$5 |
|
|
Windy City MC |
Jul. 31 |
none |
none |
none |
- Note: 2nd figure for Dues ($10/$15) is
for family membership
- * = Due date is individually set according
to when the member joined
- ** = Requires unlisted man hole cover
as dues [good luck!]
- *** = Due at RMS
- red = membership rate
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