Vintage Matchbook Covers, Lot of 13 – RCAF & CFB Mess Covers, 1954 British Empire Games Vancouver, Tisdale Hotel Pair, Greyhound Scenicruiser, Tums

A second strong group of thirteen covers, heavy on Canadian military and Saskatchewan content. The headliner is dated right on its face: the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, held in Vancouver July 30 to August 7, 1954. Beside it sit three service covers — the Fort Churchill Officers' Mess with its polar bear, CFB St. Hubert Base Services, and an RCAF 4 (F) Wing cover from Soellingen/Baden, Germany — plus two different Tisdale Hotel covers, a Greyhound Super Scenicruiser, and a Tums for the Tummy classic.

Details
Makers include Eddy Match Co. Limited (Canada), Strike Rite Matches Ltd. (London, Ont. and Montreal) and Universal Match Corp. (St. Louis, USA)
Included: British Empire and Commonwealth Games cover, Vancouver B.C., July 30–Aug. 7, 1954; Fort Churchill Officers' Mess, Fort Churchill, Manitoba cover with polar bear; CFB St. Hubert Base Services cover ("Welcome / Bienvenue", Phone 671-3711 — inside prints the base phone directory); 4 (F) Wing RCAF, Soellingen/Baden, Germany cover with crest; Tisdale Hotel cover, yellow "No Monkey Business" design (Ab & Grant Montgomery, Phone 2134); Tisdale Hotel cover with winter skating scene (Kay, Ab & Grant Montgomery, Phone 2134); Airways Cafe, Prince Albert, Sask. ("Where Food Excels", Phone 2484, open day and night); Rite-Spot Lunch, Melfort, Sask. (Hap & Ann Kipling, Phone 752-3313); Nipawin Kinsmen Club cover (July 1st Sports Day & Car Bingo); Greyhound Post House / Super Scenicruiser cover; Tums "for the Tummy" acid indigestion cover (inside of one cover in the lot carries an NR Nature's Remedy laxative ad); Gibson Willoughby Limited real estate cover (Mrs. Lee Woodward, Trenton; head office Toronto); Happy Roamin' Rangers dance band cover, Regina, Sask. ("Dancing Is Fun", bookings Phone 34466)
Quantity: 13 covers
Covers only — no matches

Condition
Mixed fair to good. The Fort Churchill, CFB St. Hubert and Nipawin Kinsmen covers are crisp and bright. The Airways Cafe cover is heavily worn with creasing and scuffing, and the 1954 Games cover shows honest age wear and creases. All covers have staple holes from collecting; colours remain strong on the Tisdale pair, the Greyhound and the Tums.

Pickup and Shipping
Local pickup in Saskatoon by arrangement — cash accepted. Shipping is calculated at checkout by total order weight: Canada from $5, US from $18, with the full chart in our shipping policy. Oversized items may be quoted separately. Shipped Canadian orders by Interac e-Transfer or PayPal; US orders by PayPal. US buyers are responsible for any duties, tariffs and taxes.

JAY'S MERCANTILE
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