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   AMERICOVER 2007 HOLDS THE LINE AGAIN:   
   UNDER-$100 ROOM RATE AT LUXURY HOTEL   
      
   Feb. 19, 2007 - Once again, the American First Day Cover Society, the   
   world's oldest and largest non-profit organization for FDC collectors,   
   has kept rates at the show hotel for its Americover 2007 show and   
   convention under $100, at $99.   
      
   The three-day World Series of Philately show will be held August 17-19   
   at the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa, and will feature a large   
   mostly-FDC bourse, cachetmakers bourse, top exhibits, a banquet,   
   meetings, seminars, youth booth, pre-show area tour and post-show   
   dinner event. A first day of issue ceremony and a forum by postal   
   officials involved with first day covers is also likely.   
      
   In recent years, Americover visitors have stayed at a Sheraton near   
   Washington, D.C.; an Embassy Suites hotel near Cleveland; and   
   Marriotts in Houston, Denver and Indianapolis - all for less than $100   
   a night. The Stamford Marriott has 500 rooms on 16 floors, 28 meeting   
   rooms, two restaurants and a bar, and an indoor/outdoor swimming pool.   
   The Agora Spa is available for facials, massages and more.   
      
   "This is one of the most luxurious hotels we've ever had for   
   Americover," says facilities coordinator Michael A. Mellone.   
      
   The hotel will provide complimentary shuttle service to the Stamford   
   train station, which provides service to New York and Boston.   
      
   Americover is one of three WSP shows that move to different locations   
   around the country each year. (The other two are the American   
   Philatelic Society's Stampshow and the American Topical Association's   
   National Topical Stamp Show.) This is Americover's first visit to New   
   England since 1993 and its first appearance in the New York metro area   
   since 2003 (which was in Somerset, N.J.). Collectors from all over the   
   country attend Americover annually, no matter where it is held.   
      
   To obtain the special Americover room rate, call the Marriott   
   reservation line at 888-236-2427or the hotel directly at 203-357-9555   
   and specify "Americover."   
      
   The American First Day Cover Society, with more than 2300 members   
   worldwide, was founded in 1955. It is an affiliate of the APS, and   
   itself has more than 48 chapters in the U.S. and Australia, including   
   ones in Norwalk and Waterbury, Conn. Besides its annual convention,   
   the AFDCS publishes handbooks, produces first day covers, holds   
   several auctions each year, and publishes the award-winning journal   
   First Days eight times a year.   
      
   For more information on Americover 2007 and the AFDCS, contact  the   
   AFDCS at P.O. Box 16277, Tucson, Arizona 85732-6277, or   
   Americover2007@afdcs.org, or visit www.afdcs.org.   
      
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