From: stamps@optonline.net   
      
   AMERICOVER 2008 HOLDS THE LINE ON HOTEL PRICES   
   AND THROWS IN FREE BREAKFAST, TOO   
      
   Americover 2008, the annual first day cover show and convention of the   
   American First Day Cover Society, has obtained a $104 room rate at one   
   of the Washington, DC-area's top hotels, the Fairview Park Marriott in   
   Falls Church, Va.   
      
   The rate also includes breakfast, and is good for the days both before   
   and after the show, which is being held Aug. 22-24. A tour of the   
   Marine Corps Museum and Mount Vernon is offered to those attending the   
   show on Thursday, Aug. 21, and a cookout with a magic and comedy act   
   will be held on Sunday evening, Aug. 24.   
      
   The Marriott was recently renovated and rooms now have HDTVs and   
   high-speed Internet access, free parking, concierge services, easy   
   access to both Reagan and Dulles airports, and a shuttle to the Metro   
   transit system.   
      
   It is rated at three diamonds by AAA and three stars by both Michelin   
   and Mobil.   
      
   Americover, a three-day World Series of Philately show, 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 for the Ashton Potter and   
   Avery Dennison versions of the 2008 Forever stamp and a forum by   
   postal officials involved with first day covers will be held.   
      
   The cutoff date for the special Americover 2008 rate at the Fairview   
   Park Marriott is Aug. 1. If making reservations online, use the code   
   AFDAFDA. Or call Marriott directly at {800} 228-9290 or the hotel   
   directly at {703} 849-9400 and mention the "Americover" or "American   
   First Day Cover Society" special rates.   
      
   For more information on Americover 2008, visit the AFDCS Web site,   
   www.afdcs.org, e-mail ShowInfo@afdcs.org , or write co-chair Norman   
   Elrod, 641 Dogwood Trail, McMinnville, TN 37110-3015.   
      
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