From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:51 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1404 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 11:02:26 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1404 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1404 > > Sunday January 1, 2006 > > > Annual Predictions > > by Larry "Ski" Smulczenski > > It is that time of the year for many of us to make New Year > resolutions, reflect back on the past year and to wonder about what > will occur during the coming twelve months. Therefore old Prof. Ski > decided to rummage through those boxes that still have not been > unpacked from the Florida to Texas move and see if he could find the > mystic St. Louis Cardinal baseball cap and the all-seeing crystal > bowling ball. There they were up in the attic instead of being stored > under the back porch as they usually are, but the cap sure was > squashed and the crystal ball is kind of foggy probably influenced by > the proximity of the Houston Astro faithful. After treating these > priceless items with some tender love and care, the old prognosticator > felt that they could assist him make some fearless predictions for > the coming year. So here we go. > > 1. After the success of the Boling Wedding at Fest 6, look forward > to the commitment this year of another Fester to tie the knot at Fest > 8. > > 2. The long awaited new edition of World War II Remembered will > finally be completed and published so it can be distributed as > Christmas gifts. > > 3. The new edition of World War II will reach the top 10 on the > New York Times Best Seller list. > > 4. Our editor will be so excited about this years successes that > he will start revising the MPC Catalog, this time in vivid LIVING > COLOR. > > 5. A mini-fest will be held at one of the most unusual locations > that we have known to this date. > > 6. A new and exciting find of a fiscal instrument for use in > occupied territory, previously unreported in any literature, will be > disclosed and make it into WWII Remembered before it is printed. > > 7. AAFES will print another four series of POGS during the year > for use by troops in Iraq. These are in addition to the complete set > of British POGs that will be uncovered. > > 8. A single MPC note will sell at auction for over $50K. and it > will not be in plastic. > > 9. The Holiday Inn Express in Port Clinton will propose to > corporate headquarters to build an adjacent convention center so that > they can accommodate the growth of attendees at MPC Fest. > > 10. Oh, Oh, the all seeing crystal ball is getting real fuzzy just > when Prof Ski thought he was going to see the Land Yacht start > moving!!!!!!!! > > May each and everyone of you have a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous > 2006. > > > New Variety Discovered? [if you read this in > 1403, this is a repeat] > > by Guy Araby > > Hello Gramsters.....Freditor, While observing > some series #521 $1 MPC notes, I noticed a distinctive difference in > the numeral or "font" type for number 9. > I have 3 pieces from the first printing that contain the numeral "9" > in it's position number. 2 pieces I own are very sharp "pointed 9's" > the 3rd piece a "very blunt squared off 9". Could it be a slight > doubling of this digit? I don't believe so. But I have studied and > compared the 9's under 5 x and 10 x and doesn't seem to be doubled > enough to cause such a thick bottomed 9! The nine would have to be > cockeyed quite a bit to cause this effect or doubled ( horizontal > spread) to a point where the other parts of the 9 should be thicker. > This is my preliminary observation. Anyone else that notice this > phenomenon. > Please report. to guyaraby@earthlink.net or the > Gram. I am curious about this font variation. > Reminds > me of series #481. Needs more reports. Serial number of BLUNT 9 > variety is E07344101E = Pos 9, the other > 2 pieces of that are the "pointed 9 variety" are E15667416E Pos 69, > and E19984824E pos 49. ALL are FIRST PRINTING! This is why I am > concerned. All 3 pcs. are CU. Just observing. Could there be 2 types > of numeral ' 9 ' used for the 1st printing? > Guy.........Happy Holidays, and my prayers go out to Val May and > family. God Bless Leo May! > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > > Question: Question: A five cent MPC is SN A00672500. > What is the position number? Question 32, difficulty 2. How many > colors were in the flag of Manchukuo? > Question 33, difficulty 2. > > Yesterday's question: 50 sen notes were issued in Japan in 1942 and > 1946 with the Yaukuni Shrine. What did the 1942 note commemorate when > it was issued in 1942? Question 30, difficulty 2. Bonus question: > What > series of MPC has replacements with wild serial numbers? Question 31, > difficulty 1. > > The answer is: See comments. > > Comments from the field and from the champ: Jack Hunter wrote--Bill > Meyers wrote It was dated 8 DEC > 1942 and commemorated the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl > Harbor. MPC series 541 has alot of mysteries associated with the > replacements. Jack Hunter wrote a similar response, but which got lost > in the New Year's Eve Gram debacle. The ultimate answer came from Joe:   > The 50 sen notes with Yasukuni Shrine were issued with dates of Showa > 17, 18, 19, and 20 (1942,43,44,45), not 1942 and 1946 (though the > 1945-dated notes were not issued until 1946). The initial issue date > was 8 December 1942 - first anniversary of the start of the Greater > East Asia War [meaning attacks on more than Pearl] on the west side of > the International Date Line (which as 7 December on the Hawaii side).  > If you want to ask a really good question, ask what the 1946 issue > date corresponded to/coincided with. [I think that we will save that > question for the finals (hint, hint). We should probably ask all of > these Japanese area questions using Showa dates.] > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > You Gramsters are too quick for me! I thought that I could get two > Grams out of one, but you caught me. > There is no way around it, we simply must extend everyone's > subscription by an issue to compensate. > However, since it is New Year's Day, we will be especially generous > and extend all subscriptions by not one but two issues. > You don't buy that either? Ok, so it was New Year's Eve and I was so > drunk that when the officer pulled me over I had to quickly save my > Gram work (I really should not have been working on the computer while > I was driving) and I wound up loosing it. You still get the two issue > extension. > What, you do not believe that either? Ok, Judy was the substitute > editor and made all of the mistakes, but I am covering for her. You > still get the extra issues. > OK, you are just too good for me. I blew it. When I added Guy's > report and finished working on my editorial, instead of saving it in > preparation for sending, I simply sent it. Then I looked for the saved > version to send and it was not there. I was upset that I had to work > on the editorial again, and forgot that the addition of Guy's piece > had been at the same time. > So, for those of you who followed the implied instructions and read > only the second version, the whole thing is transparent and you were > scratching your head about this whole thing. For those of you who read > both versions of 1403, of course I am sorry about the confusion, and > you had to put up with Guy's piece two days in a row and two different > versions of the > 1403 editorial and this long discussion of the mistake. The bottom > line is that everyone gets a FOUR issue extension. > Now that I have started the year with apologies for mistakes at the > end of 05, I should promise no more bad dates, nonesequental Gram or > question numbers, typos or bad spelling--but I am not crazy enough to > make THOSE promises. I do look forward to an interesting year with the > most wonderful hobby on the > planet! Happy New Year. > =========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Editor; >  No [the only difference was not the completed > editorial]- you also dropped Guy Araby's report. > When > you screw up, you like to do it in groups, don't you? > > Joe > > > Hey Fred!, > Just got through reading 1403, and I must say, I thought of 462 and > 471. But it just didn't come to mind with the way the question was > stated. > Bill is going to be one tough nut to crack come March > :-) I can hardly wait to see how he does under pressure! And without > the books! Could get real interesting. > Glad to make you smile, but the 50 sen note was pretty easy. > Sometimes your first instinct is the right one, sometimes it ain't. > If I don't have to look it up, that's easy. > I like the idea for two part questions, but I am getting kind of > tired running back and forth to the book case! Maybe they should be > from one book or the other! > Thanks Fred, Have a Happy New Year! > > Jack > > > Dear Editor, > Liked the bit about the naming of WWII. It bought to mind that > somewhere, sometime, but many moons ago I read a detailed discussion > of the dates used to define the duration of the second world war ... > and how these dates vary in different parts of the world and with the > point of view (and nationality) of the beholder. > My memory ain't what it used to me. Anyone out there come across > just such a discussion? > > kerry > > Dear Esteeemed Editor, > I noticed you have the incorrect address listed for the FUN Show, > which starts on January 5. It has moved from 9800 International Drive > to Hall NB, North Concourse, 9400 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819. > I > do not think FUN has adequately advertised this location change and > many, many, many attendees will be going to the old location. Let's > make sure all Gramsters know where it is and arrive first to sweep up > all of the goodies before the non-Gramster masses arrive. > The Master Sergeant Daniel > =========================================== > Calendar > =========================================== > 2006 > > Florida United Numismatists, Inc. 51st Annual Coin Convention on > January 5 - 8, 2006. Orange County Convention / Civic Center, 9800 > International Drive, Orlando, FL. Hours Thursday, January 5 to > Saturday, January 7, 10:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. and Sunday, January 8, > 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. This show is considered one of the finest in > the country with an exceptional bourse, major auction by Heritage > which includes CAA, great exhibits, many coin club meetings and daily > (almost hourly) educational programs. > Exhibits are competitive but you must be a member of FUN. FUN has six > category's which the YN's are included in. BIS includes a fully paid > ANA Summer Seminar scholarship. The prizes are also excellent and > every exhibitor gets a nice medal (silver). Many MPC collectors attend > this show and the bourse usually includes at least some MPC and > similar material. > Mini > Fests have been known to crop up at FUN. Visit FUN on their web page > for exhibit or show information (www.funtopics.com). > > The London Paper Money Fair has moved to: Victory Services Club, 63 > Seymour Street, off Edgware Road, Marble Arch London and the dates > are: Feb 5, May 7, July 2 and Nov 26. see:www.britishnotes.co.uk or > www.londonpapermoneyfair.co.uk > > Feb 9-11, Long Beach, mini fest to be announced > > Mar 3-5 MPCFest VII John Cheney$$, Harold Kroll, C & D Freeland, Roger > Urcie, Pat Bethe, Karen Jach, Jack Hunter (champ), G. W. Slade#, Larry > 'Ski' > Smulczenski, > Steve Swoish, Cuneyd Tolek, Loretta and Dick Freyser, Bob Olson, > Wendell Wolka, JANE* and Warner Talso, Howard Daniel$$#, George > Fitzgerald, Bill Haines, Bill Meyers#, Nick S., Dave Hunsicker#, Gary > Hicks, Adolf Witzke, John Cheney$$, Mark Watson, Ron Waddel, Rachel > Feller, Ed Beaman, Carlson Chambliss, Sam Feeback, Judy and Fred > Schwan Running totals: overall 34; new festers 4. $ paid, $$ paid > single, # new Fester, *special services auxiliary. Honor Roll: Mike > Cummings, Robert Kutcher, Leo May. > > Mar 9-12 CPMX, Chicago > > 1-2 April 2006, "PaperMoneyFair-Maastricht", in the "Polfermolen" in > beautiful Valkenburg. Netherlands. > The most important and best attended paper money bourse in Europe if > not the world! For more information, go to the show's web site at > http://www.papermoney-maastricht.org/ or contact the show organizer, > Jos Eijsermans, at apnc.eijsermans@wxs.nl > > June 1-3 Long Beach, mini fest to be announced > > 3-5 March MPCFest VII > > 7-9 April ANA convention, Atlanta > > 16-18 June Memphis > > 1-14 July ANA summer seminar > > 16-20 August ANA convention, Denver > > September 14th-16th, Long Beach, mini fest to be annuonced > > The World Paper Money Fair, organised by the London chapter of the > IBNS will be September 30/October 1 at the new venue: Hotel Russell, > Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London.  see: www.ibnslondon.org.uk > > Oct/Nov Pcda St Louis > ========================================== > for dealer Hot Contact list, ANA MPC museum holdings and other static > information please click this link: > http://www.papermoneyworld.net/Gramattichments.htm > ========================================== > 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 > ========================================= > POST / BASE EXCHANGE(PX/BX/NEX) > > Dump your dupes! Your classified advertisement for items for sale, > purchase or trade will be run here for free. Send your ads to the > gram. This service is for everyone, most humble dealer or most > advanced collector. The point is to make the gram more interesting. In > all cases confirm your order via email first. > > Special book offer made in the Bank Note Reporter and now repeasted > for Gramsters. The new 7th editon of the Comprehensive Catalog of U. > S. Paper Money by Gene Hessler and Carlson Chambliss will be released > in Jan or Feb. If you order a copy now, we will promptly send you a > copy of the 6th edition to tide you over till the new one is ready. We > will ship the new one and you keep them both. Hard to beat this deal. > Price softbound $32, hardbound $40. You can order just by sending an > email to BNRPress@papermoneyworld.net (or even just reply to the Gram) > and they will send you the books with an invoice--a special benefit of > being a Gram subscriber. > > Collection of UNESCO COUPONS > > ISSUED Notes no acceptance signature > > > 1 Cent Serial number 91555 Date of issue > 20-x-1956 > UNESCO New York Office > 5 Cents Serial Number 91548 Date of issue > 20-x-1956 > UNESCO New York Office > 10 Cent Serial number 91544 Date of issue > 20-x-1956 UNESCO New York Office > 25 Cents Serial Number 91540 Date of issue > 20-x-1956 > UNESCO New York Office > 50 Cents Serial Number 91538 Date of issue > 20-x-1956 > UNESCO New York Office > 1 dollar Serial number 150320 Date of issue > 20-x-1956 UNESCO New York Office > > ISSUED Notes with stamps and signatures ( these were actually used) > 3 Dollars Serial number 286293 date of issue 30-IV-1960 signed in Rome > Italy > 3 Dollars Serial number 286294 date of issue 30-IV-1960 signed in Rome > Italy > there is a receipt from 10-17-1963 from First national Bank of > Grand Junction CO debiting a Korean Stamp Society for the $6.00. 1st > Stamp on the notes is dated October 1, 1963 > > 3 Dollars Serial Number 737191 Date of Issue 1.10.1970 signed Juaso > Ghana > > SPECIMEN UNESCO GIFT COUPON > 1Pound Serial No. B issuance date 1 September 1951 > > VIA 52.1 (UK) g a AF > 1Pound Serial No. B issuance date 1 September 1951 > > VIA 52.1 (UK) g a AF > 1 UNUM Serial No. E (No Date) VIA 52.1 (UN) > 1 > a AF. > 1.000 Francs Serial No. C Issuance date: 1 October > 1951 REH 51, M. 9. > > SPECIMEN UNESCO TRAVEL COUPON > 10 Dollars No. A ( No Date) VIA 53 IV 1 > 10 Dollars No. A ( No Date) VIA 53 IV 1 > 100 Dollars No. C (No Date) VIA 53 IV 3 > > UNESCO COUPON > SPECIMEN Booklet Date of issue 1.10.1979 missing cover $1.00, > $3.00, $10.00, 30.00, $100.00, Cents not to exceed 99 Cents > [1.1.1980] > Imprimerie Courvoisier SA - Suisse SPECIMEN Check Book Value in > UNUM each check has a > serial number No Date > There is a stub with each check and two receipts on each stub > 1 Unum Serial no: 0,104,099 > 2 Unum Serial no: 0,035,099 > 5 Unum Serial no: 0,112,099 > 20 Unum Serial no: 0,072,099 > 50 Unum Serial no: 0,036,099 > 100 Unum Serial no: 0,022,099 > > Cents not to exceed 99 cents Date of issue Jan. 1956 > > VIA.55.II. 1 f AF. > Cents not to exceed 99 cents Date of issue 1-6-59 > PLD.59.II 1 j AF. > Cents not to exceed 99 cents Date of issue 1-6-59 > PLD.59.II 1 j AF. > $1.00 Date of Issue Jan. 1956 VIA.55.II. 2 > d > AF. > $1.00 Date of Issue Jan. 1956 VIA.55.II. 2 > d > AF. > $1.00 Date of Issue 1-6-59 PLD.59.II. > 2 > k AF. > $1.00 Date of Issue 1-6-59 PLD.59.II. > 2 > k AF. > $3.00 Date of Issue Jan. 1956 VIA.55.II. 3 > e > AF. Torn in half > $3.00 Date of Issue Jan. 1956 VIA.55.II. 3 > e > AF. > $3.00 Date of Issue 1-6-59 PLD.59.II. > 3 > m AF. > $3.00 Date of Issue 1-6-59 PLD.59.II. > 3 > m AF. > $3.00 Date of Issue 1-6-59 PLD.59.II. > 3 > m AF. > $10.00 Date of issue 20-x-1956 PLD.56.II 4 f > AF. Torn in half > $10.00 Date of issue 1-6-59 PLD.59.II. > 4 > I AF. > $10.00 Date of issue 1-6-59 PLD.59.II. > 4 > I AF. > $30.00 Date of issue Jan. 57 PLD.57.II. > 5 > c AF. > $30.00 Date of issue Jan. 57 PLD.57.II. > 5 > c AF. > $30.00 Date of issue Jan. 57 PLD.57.II. > 5 > c AF. > $100.00 Date of issue Jan. 57 PLD.57.II. 7 > c > AF. > $100.00 Date of issue Jan. 57 PLD.57.II. 7 > c > AF. > $100.00 Date of issue 1-3-60 PLD.60.II. 7 > e > AF. > $1000.00 Date of issue Nov. 1954 VIA.54.II.14.AF > $1000.00 Date of issue Nov. 1954 VIA.54.II.14.AF > $1000.00 Date of issue Jan. 57 > VIA.57.II.14a.AF > > different notes > > 26 > 2 specimen sets with 6 different notes each 12 > > total different notes 38 > total > notes 52 > > > net $15,000.00 > > David Seelye, contact coinman@rochester.rr.com > > 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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