From all over the U.S. and Canada, members of the Postmark Collectors Club (PMCC) plan to gather August 9 to 12 near Baltimore. From its first convention in Columbiana, Ohio in 1962 to the present, PMCC members have met in 25 different states and provinces. 2001 marks the 4th Maryland convention.

The 2001 PMCC national convention will be held at Comfort Inn-BWI in Linthicum, Maryland, just south of Baltimore, near BWI airport. It will feature:

• A USPS philatelic substation on site
• A pictorial convention postmark
• Three cachets with commemorative stamps, marking
• The 75^th anniversary of the first liquid-fueled rocket flight by Dr. Robert Goddard
• The birth centennial of jazz great Louis Armstrong
• The centennial of the American (baseball) League

• Two auctions
• Competitive exhibits
• PMCC Museum postmark sales table
• Accurate, up-to-date PMCC Post Office Directories
• Finders-Keepers tables ladened with thousands of free postmarks
• A tour of small local post offices
• Postmark collecting advice panel
• A trip to an Orioles-Red Sox baseball game
• Banquet and guest speaker
• Granny’s Country Gift Store
• Numerous door prizes
• Convenient to downtown Baltimore, Amtrak, and BWI Airport via Light Rail

The nonprofit Postmark Collectors Club is Affiliate #62 of APS. Founded in 1946, PMCC is dedicated to the study, collection, and preservation of postmarks, cancellations, postal history, and related items. The PMCC Museum and Library at Historic Lyme Village in Ohio is a modern research facility housing the largest collection of postmarks in the world. The club publishes the monthly PMCC Bulletin.