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The following Clubs are located throughout the United States and Canada

Aside from RMS, which is the national hobby organization, there are three types of matchcover clubs: regional, specialty, and private. Regional clubs [ex. San Diego Matchcover Club] are those which are based in a specific area and have elected officers who serve for specific terms; specialty clubs [ex. Girlie Club] focus on a specific category only; and private clubs [ex. AMCC] are those basically owned and operated by one individual. 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, and mail auctions]:

California's oldest club (50 years old in 2001); a regional club serving the greater Los Angeles-Pasadena area. Meetings are held 3rd Sunday of each month, except May/Aug/Dec, at Lamanda Park Library, 140 S. Altadena Dr., Pasadena, CA, 1 PM. Dues: $5 (US/CAN), $7 (family), $10 (foreign). Quarterly bulletin, mail auctions, Christmas party. Contact: Cheryl Crill, 1533 E. Woodbury Rd., Pasadena, CA 91104 (Tel: 626-794-0094)
A regional club serving the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, area. Meetings are 3rd Sunday of every other month. Dues: $5 + $3 per each additional family member. Five bulletins a year, Christmas and anniversary parties; sponsor of 5 swapfests and the 1979 RMS convention. Contact: Evelyn Ramlow, 2743 Main Street # 224, East Troy, WI. 53120-1380 (E-mail: Evelyntiger@aol.com)
A regional club serving Reading, PA, and surrounding area. Currently, meetings are held in the Borough Hall of Boyertown, PA, on the second Sunday of the month. Dues: $5. Bimonthly bulletin, Christmas and anniversary parties. Contact: Pat Shappell, 109 Wood Lane, Reading, PA 19606-2446. (E-mail: mailto:patshapp@aol.com
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: Mike Samuels, 2713 Woodley Place NW, Washington, DC 20008-1518 (E-mail: Mksamuels@aol.com).
A specialty club focusing on Casino matchcovers and boxes. Meetings are held annually at the AMCAL and RMS Conventions. Dues: $10. There are 10 bulletins annually (at least one color page in each issue). Contact: Dick Hagerman, 824 Peachy Canyon Circle #101, Las Vegas, NV 89144 or Joe DeGennaro at jtdegennaro@cbs.com
A regional club serving greater Connecticut and adjacent areas. 2006 Meetings: Sat March 25th & Sat June 3rd, at Marriott Courtyard, Cromwell, CT off I-91 Exit 21 (formerly Holiday Inn). )ther Dates TBD. People interested can contact; Robert Lamb, 308 Old Mill Drive, Langhorne, PA 19047-1544, or email to: lambmatches@verizon.net. Dues: $5 (US)/$6 (CAN)+one-time $1 initiation fee. Five bulletins annually, annual swapfest.
Not a regional club, it meets annually at the AMCAL and RMS conventions. Dues: $6 (domestic), $10 (Canadian & foreign). Bimonthly newsletter. Contact: Ken Schneider, 219 Carroll Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82009 307/632-7374 kwscowboy@aol.com
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 at jtdegennaro@cbs.com)
A specialty club focusing on Universal Match Corp.’s Foilite matchcovers. Meets annually at RMS convention. Dues: $5. Monthly listing of newly found Foilites (if enough have been added to the list that month). Contact: Ruth Hagan, POB “T”, Taft, CA 93268-0034.
A club open to all areas. Meetings are the 3rd Sunday of every month (except Jul and Dec). Contact Dorothy Fry, 5706 Cascade Dr., Seven Hills, OH 44131-1607.
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
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 $40 for the spectacular catalog and subsequent updates, and $12 annual dues there after. Contact: John Bachochin, 15731 S. 4210 Rd., Claremore, OK 74017, Helgibacho@direcway.com
A regional club serving the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area. Meets on the first Sunday of each month at announced locations. 12-page, bimonthly bulletin. Dues are $10 for the first year with an $8 renewal thereafter. This club is just getting started. You can give them a boost and get in on the ground floor by joining. Contact Denise Alliegro, 3702 Sun Terrace, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (E-mail: thealliegros@usfamily.net)
A specialty club centered on matchcovers, boxes, and labels featuring bears and related materials. Meets annually at RMS convention. Dues: $5. Quarterly bulletin. Contact: Pat Muster, 2604 Crawley Ave., Coquitlam, BC, Canada V3K 6N6.
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 (E-mail: Patermatch@hotmail.com)
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: Stella Williams, 910 Howard Lane, Vandalia, OH 45377-1866 (937) 890-8684 matchjsw@gemair.com
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; 3 - 4 newsletter per year. Contact: Jane Ruffner; 105 Gibraltar Road, Reading, PA 19606-3321 (e-mail: jaru2222@aol.com)
A specialty club centered around matchcovers and boxes showing domestic cats. Meets annually at AMCAL convention. Dues: $5. Quarterly bulletin. Illustrated catalog of known cat issues is available. Contact: Nancy Bailey, 1231 Edmund Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104-2525 (E-mail: SJBNAB@aol.com)
Founded 1982. Serving greater Philadelphia, PA, and surrounding areas. Meetings held Feb., Apr., Jun., Sep., and Nov. at various locations. 2005 Meetings: Sat, 2/19/05 Mt Laurel Public Library; Sun 4/17 location TBD; other meetings TBD. Dues: $10 @ Sept. 1st. 5 great bulletins & mail order auctions annually. Christmas and anniversary parties. Webpage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libertybellmatchcoverclub/
A regional club serving greater Houston, TX, and adjacent areas. Meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of every other month+December, at Bayland Park Ctr., 6400 Bissonnett, Houston. Dues: $6 (individual)/$7.50 (family). Six bulletins annually, Christmas and anniversary parties; sponsor of the 1996 RMS convention and the annual Southern Swapfest. Contact: LaJuan Melendy, 6600 N. Eldridge Pkwy., Houston, TX 77041
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 at Super 8 Motel, 2645 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa CA. Six meetings a year including Birthday and Holiday parties. They have an annual Swap Fest end of October Dues: $5. Monthly bulletin, mail auctions, and special programs which encourage participation of members outside of the local area. Contact: Emily Hiller, 2501 W. Sunflower Ave., #H5, Santa Ana, CA 92704-7532 (Tel: 714-540-8220).
A very specialized specialty club! Focuses on covers with man holes pictured. You can't even join unless you can come up with one that's hitherto unknown! Good luck! Contact: Art Houser, 120-4 DeGeorge Circ., Rochester, NY 14626
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: Saturdays on March 18th, May 20th, & Sept. 16th @ 2pm, & Nov. 11th @ 4pm.Contact: Grant Gehringer, 4761 Parkman Ct., Annandale, VA 22003-5046 (E-Mail: Grant.gehringer@railinc.com)
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 (E-mail: Jandua2mc@aol.com)
A regional club serving greater Massachusetts and adjacent areas. Meetings are bimonthly at Skips Restaurant in Chelmsford, Mass. Dues: $5+ one-time charge of $1 for new members. Bimonthly bulletin, annual swapfest, Christmas party. Contact: Leroy Burke, 400 Westford St. Apt. D, Lowell, Mass.01851 (E-mail: charga1@yahoo.com)
A specialty club focusing on all matchboxes and labels. Meets annually at RMS convention. Dues: $5. Quarterly bulletin. Contact: Linda Clavette, 13 Creekstone Dr., Mont Alto, PA 17237 (E-mail: clavette_324@msn.com)
A regional club serving greater Toronto area. Bimonthly meetings at Glen Anderson's, 83 Parkwoods Villag Dr., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M3A 3R8. No dues or bulletin. Contact: 22 Sachet Drive, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, L4E 4S1
A regional club serving the Seattle-Portland area. Meetings every other month. Dues: $5. Bimonthly bulletins, mail auctions. Contact: Ed Brassard, 101 Kristiana Way, Belfair, WA 98528 (360-275-4140) (match@tscnet.com)
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) (E-mail: secretaryrms@verizon.net)
A regional club serving Quebec province. Meetings are seasonal, and locations vary. Dues: $12 (Canadian). Quarterly bulletin (in French), mail auctions, annual swapfest each September; sponsor of the 1997 RMS convention. Contact: Claude Pelletier, 456 Champlain St. Salaberry-de-valleyfield, Que., Canada J6T 6K2, Tel: 450-371-1623, Email: cpelletier43@sympatico.ca
"Voice of the Hobby" - An organized hobby group devoted exclusively to collecting matchcovers, full bookmatches & match boxes. Each year a convention is held in a different city in North America, including an Annual General Meeting. Contact Membership/Treasurer: Terry Rowe, 1509 S. Dugan Road, Urbana, OH 43078-9209. Phone: (937) 653-3947. Email: trowerms@ctcn.net. Dues are: $20.00 U.S. (single) for U.S. & $25.00 U.S. (single) for Canada. Membership includes six 32 page bulletins a year. www.matchcovers.org
 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: $6 (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. (E-mail: rrjjgg@comcast.net)
A regional club serving greater San Diego and surrounding areas. Meetings are held on 2nd Sunday of each month, 1:30 PM, at 1540 Forest Way, Del Mar, CA. Dues: US/CAN $5; Foreign 7$ (US currency). Bimonthly bulletin, Christmas and anniversary parties. Contact: Wallace Wade, 161 N. Meadowbrook Dr., San Diego, CA 92114. (619-479-4505) (E-mail: WE.WADE@COX.NET)
A regional club serving the Sacramento -San Francisco area. Meetings annually at the AMCAL convention. Dues: $10 (individual)/$15 (family)/ $15 (Canada/ Mexico)/$20 (foreign). Monthly full-color bulletin, 1st class postage, mail auctions, caddy sales when available, summer picnic and Christmas/ Anniversary party. Sponsors the Sierra-Diablo Spring Swapfest each April in Roseville, CA. Contact: Janet Johnk, 6 Truman Dr., Novato, CA 94947 (Tel: 415-897-6724) (E-mail: Jandua2mc@aol.com)
A regional club meeting in Winter Park, FL. The annual swapfest is every March in Tampa, FL, at the Holiday Inn on Fowler Ave. Regular meetings, bulletin. Dues: $5+one time $1 registration fee, $6.50 (family) [Membership dues are due January 1st each year]. Contact: Janet Penny, 2513 Lonigan Place, Sun City Center, FL 33573 (813-633- 9915) (billyandjanet@verizon.net)
A regional club serving southern Ontario province. This club is an extension of the Trans-Canada Matchcover Club. Meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday of every other month at the YMCA of Hamilton. No dues or bulletin. Contact Persons: Larry Ziegler, President, 4019 Weimer Line, RR#3, Wellesley, ON,N0B 2T0 or Robert Reed,Vice President, 34 Sweetbriar Rd, London ON, N5Y 5G1, (lsutiger9@rogers.com)
 A specialty club focusing on tobacco covers. Contact: Joe DeGennaro, 309 E. 87th St., #6E, NYC, NY 10128-6774 (jtdegennaro@cbs.com)
A regional club serving Canada. Meets annually at Trans Canada swapfests. Dues are: Canada - $10 CDN/USA- $9 US or $12 CDN Overseas/$12 US. Contact Persons: Larry Ziegler, President, 4019 Weimer Line, RR#3, Wellesley, ON,N0B 2T0 or Robert Reed,Vice President, 34 Sweetbriar Rd, London ON, N5Y 5G1, (lsutiger9@rogers.com) Quarterly bulletin, mail auctions, annual swapfests in April, sponsor of 1993 RMS convention and 2004 RMS conventions. www.MatchesTCMC.Com General Delivery E-Mail: MatchesTCMC@Hotmail.Com
 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 mainswp@aol.com, 105 Roger Lane Florence, KY 41042 859 525 0588.
A regional club serving greater Chicago and adjacent areas. Meetings are on 1st Sunday of each month (except January) at the Oakbrook Terrace Park Fieldhouse on Ardmore, Chicago. Dues: $5 (individual)/$2 each additional family member. Bimonthly bulletin, Christmas and anniversary parties. Contact: Annie Johnson, 1307 College Ave., #12, Wheaton, IL 60187 (E-mail: Ltlb1t@aol.com)
A regional club serving greater Detroit and surrounding areas. FMI: contact Cecil Waldrup, 1984 S. Western, Springfield, MO 65807

 

The following Clubs are located outside of the United States and Canada

Australian Match Cover Collectors' Society
British Matchbox Label & Booklet Society
Phillumenistische Geselleschaft e. V
West and Midlands Match Label Society
         
         
         

 

The following Hobby Suppliers are located throughout the United States and Canada
The following information is made available for your convenience only. TCMC does not endorse any specific source.
Brown's Matchboxes, POB 43, Montpelier, IN 47359 (for display cases)
C.T. Coins, POB 4572, Lakewood, CA 90711 (1-562-408-2463) ( ctcoins@aol.com ) [PLASTIC Pages]
Century Photo Products & Acces.,205 S. Puente St., Brea, CA 92621 (1-800-767-0777) [PLASTIC Pages]
Lone Star Matchcover Club, ATTN: LaJuan Melendy, 6600 N. Eldridge Pkwy., Houston, TX 77041
Larry Ziegler, RR#3, Wellesley, Ont. CANADA N0B 2T0 Tel: 519-699-5738 [PRE-CUT, PAPER Pages]


The following Manufacturers are located throughout the United States and Canada
CHINA
JiNing Hengjia Safety Matches Co.
FRANCE
Flam'up
HONG KONG
Manifold Pacific Limited
INDIA
R.K. Match Co.
Sai Eshware Match Works
Triveni Safety Matches Pvt., Ltd.
IRAN
Tavokli Match
PAKISTAN
Frontier Match Co.
Khyber Match
PHILIPPINES
Phimco
RUSSIA
Ufa Matches
SWEDEN
Swedish Match
TRINIDAD
Trinidad Match Co.
UNITED STATES
Atlantis Match Co.
Atlas Match
Diamond Brands
D.D. Bean


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