From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:50 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1407 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:20:40 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1407 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1407 > > Wednesday January 4, 2006 > > University Collection to Fest Auction > > The Kutztown University collection of military payment certificates > will be sold by auction at MPCFest 7 according to university > representative and Fester Carlson Chambliss. The collection was > formerly on display at the university as part of a comprehensive paper > money exhibit. It was removed from display in the university library > out of security concerns. > The collection consists of 82 different notes representing a > complete type collection of MPC. The proceeds of the auction will go > to the university scholarship program. A detailed list of the notes > will be published later in the Gram and in the Fest auction catalog. > > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: Who created the first series of Fest notes? > (Question 36, difficulty 2) Japanese Invasion Money was printed but > not issued for use in what country? > (Question 37, difficulty 1) > > Yesterday's question: What issue was overprinted for Force T? Question > 35, difficulty 2. (bonus, what was the highest denomination that was > overprinted?). > Along > the same line of highest denominations, what is the highest > denomination Government Printer Palestine for Djibouti? Question 36, > difficulty 2. > > The answer is: British Armed Forces Special Vouchers were overprinted > for Force T. Since all denominations were overprinted and Force T used > the first series the highest denomination Force T note was the 1 > pound. > The > highest denomination Djibouti GPP was 1000 francs. > There is a special reason that this question is in the pile. In 1978 > when we were working on the first S-B, there was some question on > whether or not that Djibouti series included a 500 franc denomination. > At > Memphis that year, Amon Carter had a 500 in his case thus answering > the question. I was able to squeeze that listing in only because the > book had been slightly delayed. If you look at the listings for > Djibouti in that book, you can tell that a little squeezing had been > done. > > Comments from the field. Regarding question 34 Jack Hunter wrote--I > had to get the book out on this one! > The Manchukuo flag has five colors, red, white, blue, black & yellow. > Are these real madness questions? Or just spur of the moment? Keep > them coming! [Hm, Jack you are really good. Yes n no. These > championship questions are either direct madness questions, modified > questions, or new ones added to the pile. > Since they are open book here in the Gram, I sometimes change the > question a little to make it more interesting or instructive. Madness > seems to be shaping up. The final BCS rankings will be used to seed > the contestants.--Ed.] ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > Did you see (hear) it? The plug for Fest 7 that is? > I > was on the road to Orlando/FUN and trying to listen to the Orange Bowl > on the radio. The first quarter was good and the reception was > terrible so I pulled off at a Holiday Inn Express (where I am sitting > at this moment typing this) to watch the rest of the game. > It was indeed a great game, but the best part was the plug that Al > Glaser was able to get into the game. > During the fourth quarter the attendance at the game was announced as > 77,773! Actually, I thought that Al had arranged a perfect 7 ladder, > but somehow the coordination fell down a little. Still, being short > four is within .005%. > Since the Rose Bowl tonight is much closer to home, I think Al > planned plug there will probably be even more successful. Way to go > Al. > =========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Gram, > Interesting news about ABNC. For anyone interested about 2-3 weeks > ago I donated a ABNC stock certificate for 100 shares to fest VII > auction. Cancelled 1940. > > Adolf > =========================================== > Calendar > =========================================== > 2006 > > The for a memorial to Leo May. It will be in Room > 330A at 3:30PM on January 7 at the FUN Show. See > below > for general information on FUN. > > 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$$, Mark Watson, Ron Waddel, > Rachel > Feller, Ed Beaman, Carlson Chambliss, Sam Feeback, > Jim > Debroah* Crowe#, Judy and Fred Schwan Running > totals: > overall 35; new festers 5. $ paid, $$ 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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