From: mpcgram-owner@papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 3:52 AM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: MPCGram 1320 ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Covering the entire World of Military Numismatics Series 006 - Number 1320, Friday, July 29, 2005 Battalion clerk receives Clemy award from the Numismatic Literary Guild! by Joe Boling At the NLG Bash on Thursday night in San Francisco, emceed by Wendell Wolka (who then moved to the PowerPoint keyboard for the award presentations), battalion clerk Fred Schwan was awarded the NLG's highest award for lifetime achievement - the Clement Bailey Memorial Award, usually referred to as the Clemy. Fester Neil Shafer, last year's Clemy recipient, selected Fred from a short list of nominees submitted to him by the NLG board. Neil is home recuperating from illness; he recruited Wendell Wolka to read the citation, which is traditionally couched in deception so that the award recipient is not apparent until near the end of the reading. Fred was shaking his head as the words spilled out and it gradually became apparent that only he could be the person being talked about. He was speechless at times during the subsequent several minutes, while receiving the congratulations of many previous Clemy recipients who were in attendance at this year's bash. ========================================== Editorial ========================================== Speechless. Joe described me as speachless and as hard as that is for many of you to believe, it is so. I was indeed speachless when the announcement was made that I am the 2005 receipient of the Clemy. Stuned is another word that describes my feelings. I recovered enough to make a few remarks and even issue a fest coin challenge from the podium, but, frankly, it is hard for me to believe that I could receive such an award. If you think of an important numismatic leader especially in numismatic writing over the past 30 or so years and he or she has received the Clemy. I am going to make it my business to get or assemble a list of the other recipients and publish it here. Frankly, over the past 25 years or so, I have been extremely pleased to know at least casually most of the winners. I cannot possibly live up to their standards, but I will try. When I recovered from speachlessness, i told the following stories to the group. Sometime in the early 1970s I read an article in Coin World about the crazy group that awarded a broken down old upright typewritter as its highest award. At the same time the organization was recognizing significant contributions and telling the receipent that he/she should not take him/herself too seriously as they lugged the typewritter home only to lug it back to the ANA convention the next year to be given to the next winner. I thought that that was really cool and aspired to some day be able to join it. Within a few years Neil Shafer took me to an annual bash as a guest then sponsored me for membership. Eventually I won some writting awards and in 1995 Joe and I won the top book award of the NLG for WWII Remembered. I was amazed by that. I did not think that it would ever be possible for such a book to win against books on United States coins. It still, not once, ever occurred to me that I could recieve the Clemy. Well tonight Neil Shafer, by friend and mentor, proved me wrong. I am humbled beyond words. In the citation written by Neil and read by Wendell he singled out Remembered as proof/justification for his selection. That highlights the contributions of everone who helped with that book in helping me win this award. Of course leading this group is Joe who is far more than coauthor of the book. Outside of military numismatics many people in numismatic publishing have helped in my writing career. Krause Publications and Amos Press staffs (current and past) have all welcomed and even solicited submissions. The Bank Note Reporter was instrumental through all of its editors in helping me and the hobby. Barbara Gregory of the Numismatist and Steve Feller of the IBNS Journal have welcomed and encouraged my writing. In his citation Neil Shafer restated that he thought of WWII Remembered as the book of the century (thank you Neil). Even if he is right, that was the last century so we have lots of work to do in this century. With your help we can get it done. These thoughts have been entered quickly without careful thought or revision because I am just back from the Bash (2am) and Joe (chief judge) demands that his assistant (me) be on duty at 8:30 after what seems all ready to have been a long week. One last thought. I did not make it into the bourse on Thursday. =========================================== Mail Call =========================================== Dear Taste -bud less editor, You go to a place like San Francisco and LOOK for a Subway? If that's what you think about food you probably think hardtack is a gourmet bread created for the military. Paymaster =========================================== Calendar =========================================== 2005 ANA Summer Convention, San Francisco 26 -31 July Even though the published schedules show nothing about an IBNS meeting at the ANA convention, one is scheduled for 1100 Saturday 30 July in room 3014. Inquire at registration for the location. Mark Watson will be the speaker. Following the IBNS talk, a minifest is planned for paybook holders and members of the general public who have attended the meeting. Don't forget your show-and-tell item. Long Beach, September 22nd-24th October 1-2 London. The World Paper Money Fair, organized by the London branch of the IBNS is being held as usual at the TUC Congress Centre, Great Russell Street, London on Saturday October 1st and Sunday October 2nd. Pcda, St. Louis 2006 Feb 9-11, Long Beach, mini fest to be announced Feb/Mar TBA MPCFest VII John Cheney$$, Leo May$, Harold Kroll, C & D Freeland, Roger Urcie, Pat Bethe, Karen Jach, Jack Hunter (champ), G. W. Slade, Larry 'Ski' Smulczenski, Steve Swoish, Judy and Fred Schwan Running totals: overall 12; new festers 1. Mar 9-12 CPMX, Chicago June 1-3 Long Beach, mini fest to be announced June Memphis June/July ANA summer seminar July/Aug ANA summer convention September 14th-16th, Long Beach, mini fest to be annuonced Oct/Nov Pcda St Louis ========================================== 2005 scholarship fund Donations of cash and numismatic material will be gladly accepted. Generally the numismatic material is auctioned at MPCFest, but might be sold via ebay or other places. Your scholarship donations help the hobby by sending qualified individuals to the ANA summer seminar military money class. Except for unavoidable charges like ebay fees, 100% of your donation goes to scholarships. Contributors to the 2005 scholarship so far are: Ed Hoffman, Warner Talso, RA Medina, John & Nancy Wilson, Keith & Sue Bauman, Dan Freeland, Tom Koch, Doug Bell, Cuneyd Tolek, David Seelye, Brian Giese, Larry Smulczenski, Joe Boling, Dick & Loretta Freyser, Mark Watson, John Cheney, Roger Urce, Harold Kroll, Al Glaser. (also Memphis Belle note purchasers and summer seminar participants. irie Harris, Robert Connell, William Benton Donors and dontions to the scholarship fund (directly) or to the bennefit auction: Ed Beaman, Frank Clark, Howard A. Daniel III, Dick and Loretta Freyser, Dan and Kathy Freeland, Jack Hunter, Harld Kroll, Tim Kyzivat, Leo May, Robbie Robinson, Joel Shafer, Neil Shafer, Larry Smulczenski, Steve Swoish, Roger Urce, Ron Waddell, Pam West, John and Nancy Wilson, Adolf Witzke, Wendell Wolka. Contact me at: "Marcus Turner" mail to: maturner@indy.rr.com Checks should be made out to the "Military Numismatists Scholarship." or Marcus Turner Marcus Turner PO Box 191 Danville, Indiana 46122 USA IMPORTANT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION Additional information can be found at the link below. We encourage everyone to print copies of this information and distribute it to those who might be interested. Further you are encouraged to e-mail the pdf document to anyone you see fit. Thank you http://www.papermoneyworld.net/news/Military Numismatists Scholarship Fund 2003.pdf Marcus Turner Scholarships from the ANA: See the following location for an application for financial aid to the summer seminar: http://www.money.org/sumsemfin.html =========================================== MPC ANA Museum Project =========================================== ANA collection of MPC: Thanks to donations from Douglas Bell, Dick Fryser, Ed Beaman, Bruce Peacock, David Seelye, Michael Cummings, Ray Czahor, David Pitchford and Mr 691the ANA MPC collection is current as follows: Series 100 - [50 sen], [1Y, 5Y, 10Y, 20Y all A underprint] Series 461 - 5, [10] cents, [$1] Series 471 - [5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $10] Series 472 - [5, 10 cents], [$1, $10] Series 481 - 5 cents, [10, 25 cents], 50 cents, $1, [$5] $10 Series 521 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, [$10] Series 541 - 5, 10, 25 cents Series 591 - [5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1] Series 611 - [5, 10, 25 cents, $1] Series 641 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1, $5, $10 Series 651 - [$1] Series 661 - [10, 25, 50c], [$5], [$1, $5] $10 Series 681 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1, [$5], [$20] Series 691 - [$1, $5, $10, $20] Series 692 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1 Series 701 - [$1, $5, $10, $20] [50c etc.] = notes donated by Gramsters Point of contact at ANA: Erik Heikkenen? heikkenen@money.org =========================================== RESEARCH =========================================== New modification to the database you can now retrieve your password if you have forgotten at the main logon screen. 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Any item can be returned for any reason.  Please email me at Ronw1935@cs.com to hold the items.  Send payment to: Ron Waddell, PO Box 840, Forest, VA 24551 1. Belgium 20 Fr. Gent (Guislan) SB-2061 (Psychiatric Institution) AU/U $ 15.00 2. Canada - WWII Ration Book #1 w/stamps VF   $5.00 3. Canada - WWII Ration Book #6 w/stamps VF     $5.00 4. China Patriotic Bond $10 SB-8132    AU+    $13.00 5. Croatia 1000 Kuna P-4, SB-704 AU/U    $10.00 6. Fiji One Penny P-39, SB-1371 UNC $6.50 7. France 10 Fr (Replacement) P-116, SB-144r XF $200.00 8. F-I-C 10 Yen P-M7, SB-2032b AU    $6.00 9. Fr-West Africa 5 Fr P-28a, SB-1371a VF $8.00 10. Germany 5 Rmk P-186a   AU/U $8.00 11. Germany 10 Rmk P-M40, SB-163 AU/U $6.00 12. Germany One Mark P-192a, SB-182 AU/U    $4.50 13. G.B. 1941-42 Post-War Credit (Form #D.C.8.) VF $12.00 14. G.B. 1941-42 Post-War Credit (Form #D.C.8-1) VF $12.00 15. Greece 1000 Dr P-117a, SB-902a AU/U $4.00 16. Iceland One Krona P-22e, SB-1005 aF $17.50 17. Japan 10 Yen (prop. note) P-40z, SB-172       VG graf.   $12.00 18. Japan One Yen (A) P-66, SB-253 F        $5.00 19. Japan 10 Yen P-77a, SB-164 VF $35.00 20. Neth-Indies 5 Gulden P-113, SB-5104a     VF/XF $4.00 21. Philippines One Peso P-94, SB-2321 AU/U $5.50 22. Philippines One Peso (Replacement) P-94, SB-2321r F $40.00 23. Philippines Two Pesos P-95a, SB-2322a XF/AU $7.50 24. Philippines One Peso P-117a, SB-2331       VF $4.00 25. Poland 50 Zlotych P-102, SB-914 AU $4.00 26. Ukraine 10 Karbowanez P-52, SB-1264       XF $8.00 27. Ukraine 50 Karbowanez P-54, SB-1266        F/VF $12.00 28. Ukraine 100 Karbowanez P-55, SB-1267 aF          $12.00 29. Vietnam-Military Comm. Coupon-1962  Daniel #MC1, Rare              VF writing on back    $50.00 30. US Hawaii $5 Fr-2302, SB-2302a F $60.00 31. US War Savings Stamps 25cts. - Block of four WS-8 Mint $4.00 32. US Series E $50 Savings Bond - 1992    VF $20.00 33. MiniFest Money -Set (13) Seelye Memphis SN22 UNC    $25.00 34. MiniFest Money - Fringe Fest Two Dollars UNC $3.00 WANTED SECTION: Collectors may submit lists of items wanted for their collections for listing here. Dealers and collectors who have these items, are then encouraged to list them for sale in the above section as a reply. Wanted listings will run for a period of 1 month. WANTED CURRENCY LEAFLETS OF THE FIRST GULF WAR: blurry brown and grey-blue, Friedman type 2 (Johnson type C61) CIA full color 25 dinar, Friedman types 3,6 (Johnson types F04 and one unlisted by him). This has white margins on the face and may be on light-weight paper. CURRENCY LEAFLETS OF THE BOSNIAN INTERVENTION and CURRENCY LEAFLETS OF THE SECOND GULF WAR: Any that you have at hand that illustrate a banknote on one or both sides. Joseph E. 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