From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:49 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1408 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:06:22 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1408 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1408 Tuesday January 10, 2006 > > Interesting Info > > by Joe Boling > > While abstracting IBNS articles for the ANS's publication > "Numismatic Literature," I ran across a surprising tidbit about > British Military Authority > (BMA) lire notes for Tripolitania. The article (IBNS 43:4, p44) is an > account by Peter Symes of the emissions of the Libyan Currency > Commission, which commenced issuing notes in early 1952. I would not > have expected military currency to still be circulating this late in a > supposedly liberated area; it had been replaced in Germany and > mainland Japan by 1948. > During the initial replacement of > locally-circulating > currencies with Libyan notes, 1.114 million Egyptian pounds, 141.377 > million Algerian francs, and 1.216 billion BMA lire were withdrawn. > Yes, I said BILLION. > Granted, the lira was not worth much (400 to the pound in > Tripolitania, 480 to the pound in other parts of North Africa), but > that's still a lot of cash. > According to Theo van Elmpt's seminal book on BMA currency, a total > of 184 cases of notes were shipped from Libya to London for > destruction (in addition to a much smaller quantity that was > incinerated in Africa). > The British needed to repatriate the banknote paper to England to be > pulped for making new notes. > By the end of 1954, 2595 1000 lire notes and 4937 500 lire notes were > still outstanding. That's not many to spread among the hundreds of > military currency collectors, considering that a substantial number of > those notes were likely destroyed in use. > Related to this - Milt Blackburn has consigned a copy of Van Elmpt's > BMA book to the scholarship auction at fest VII (no Ski, you have NOT > heard about this yet > - > I am assembling a cache of materials for the auction and will > communicate with you about them shortly). > Where is the FUN report? All those gramsters there, and a special > meeting honoring Leo, and not a word from you guys? > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: Allied military yen was printed by what three manufacturers? > Question 40, difficulty 2. Who was the manager of the Frankfurt barter > store? > Question 51, difficulty 2 (51 you scream, ok, busted again. Some of > you started screaming with the 40 that I put on the prevoius question > so I will renumber this one 41 because I lost count and do not have > the way to check it now.) > > Yesterday's 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). > > The answer is: The answer is Harold Krol created the first series of > Fest notes, but Steve Feller has an interesting alternative below. > Unissued JIM was for the USSR. > > Comments from the field: Steve Feller wrote that the first series of > Fest notes was created by Fred Schwan for Coe College. Bill Meyer sent > answers to quesitons in 1406. Since we are uncertain if they (the > answers) > ever ran, here is what he said: Force T notes were overprinted on > British Armed Forces Special Vouchers first series and done on notes > up to one pound. Government Printer Palestine for Djibouti printed > notes in 5, 20, 100, 500 and 1000 francs. > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > Joe is certainly correct above that it is shameful that there have > been no reports from FUN. We have not received any and I have not had > much computer access (more below). > FUN was, well, fun. A substantial number of Festers and Gramsters > were present which made for lots of good fellowship. Ray Bows and his > wife Pia were there and again promissed to come to the Fest, but this > time Pia was involved and sounded interested so I think that it will > happen. Ray is working on a very interesting new book and will have > some manuscript copy to show. He is also going to give a presentation > on serveral different topics. > The main even for our community at the show was the memorial meeting > held on Saturday afternoon. It was well attended and very nice. With > Howard Daniel presiding, everyone was asked to share memories of Leo. > It was about perfet. Although most of the stories were humourous at > least in part, it was not jovial. > Nor was it somber. About 40 people attended and shared memories. > Valerie and her children and grandchild were there. I learned quite a > few things about Leo and was moved many times. I hope that some others > will write in with there thoughs and ideas. > At this moment, I am in Miami helping Valeri sort papers, notes, > books, papers, albums, boxes, papers, coins (yes), papers, stamps > (yes), did I mention papers? We collectors sure seem to generate a lot > of paper! A friend in Port Clinton said of my office that he had never > seen so much paper in his life. Of course much of it is printed in > bright colors with denominations. > As I said, I am in Miami. I am going to list some books of Leo's in > the PX section. Some are good books that many people will want. Others > are probably of interest only becaue they were his. Please respond > promptly on these becaue I cannot promise that you will be able to buy > the books if you do not respond befoer I leave here. Of course Valerie > would be happy to have the money and it will be good to keep some of > this out of a landfill. > =========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Gram, > I will be driving to the fest from south of Okla City most likely > the afternoon of wednesday the 1st of March(1700) for anyone needing > a ride to the fest from the Okla area or any state between Okla and > Ohio. > I may or may not take a short stop in the indianapolis area depending > on the time of day I go thru there. I plan on arriving at Port > Clinton sometime thur or thur afternoon and am going to the cmp fri > morning. > Anyone who is taking part in the rifle practice/qualification might > need supplies from cmp (civilian marksmanship program) :-) (hearing > protection, ammo, rifle, sling , eye protection,data books, etc. ) > > Sam > > Dear Gram, > Read the comments in relation to Neil's Philippine books on > currency and that being my specialty, was quite interested. However, > seemed like you and Jack were referring to other comments in an > earlier Gram. > > I went back a number of Grams and must have missed the issue. Can > you tell me which one it was? > By the way I do stock both of Neil's books, the > 1964 and 1974 issues if anyone queries you on where they can be > obtained. > Sorry but will miss FUN this year and seeing everyone. But with my > wife trying to recover from her broken hip, I am not going anywhere > for the next six months. > > Thanks, > Ray Czahor > Cookie Jar Collectibles > Box 597 > Columbia, MD 21045 > > 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 > > 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$$, Mark Watson, Ron Waddel, Rachel > Feller, Ed Beaman, Carlson Chambliss, Sam Feeback, Jim > Deborah* Crowe#, Pia and Ray Bows, Judy and Fred Schwan Running > totals: overall 37; new festers 7. $ paid, $$ 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. > > Books from the Leo May library. Address orders to the Gram. $4.00 > postage on all orders. Reserve your books now by writing > MPCgram@yahoo.com, payment will be later. > > British Armed Forces Special Vouchers by T. F. A. > van > Elmpt, the classic book. This copy autographed to Leo by the author: > $40.00 > > The Japanese Occupation of Malaya (Singapore) and its currency by Wong > Hon Sum. A great and scarce book. > Mostly in color with lots of information. Most of it is in English. > $100 > > Catalogue of European Paper Money since 1900 by Albert Pick, second > edition 1974, $5 > > Standard Catalog of Malaysia Singapore Brunei by Steven Tang, 16th > edition, in color. $30 > > The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Bank Notes, 1992. > $5 > > Standard Catalog of Depression Scrip of the United States by Neil > Shafer with supplement, $75. > > Illustrated History of the Third Reich by Alex Hook (not a numismatic > book but a fascinating history/photo > book) $35 > > Standard Catalog of World Paper Money Volme 3, 8th edition, modestly > used, $10 > > Military Fet Ccertificates II Remembered mistory in your hands by Al > Glaser, in color, beautiful and rare, with card presented to Leo May; > $60 > > Confederate and Southern States Currency by Grover Criswell > autographed to Leo May by the author. $50 > > World War II Remembered by Schwan and Boling, mint condition $65 > > Philippine and Guerrilla Currency of World War II by Neil Shafer, > autographed to Leo May with personal comments by the author. Jacket in > tatters. $85 > > The Numismatic Aspects of Leprosy by Roger McFadden et al, scarce new > condition $50 > > Set of catalogs of Comprehensive Catalog of Military Payment > Certificates consisting of matched numbered set #28 (of 46) of the 5th > edition researcher’s edition and fourth edition as well as a mint (but > not > numbered) 5th edition. Three books $125.00 > > Military Payment Certificates (1987), later editions were named The > Comprehensive Catalog of Military Payment Certificates. This is the > rare green hardbound presentation 1987 edition. It has a Series 641 > $10 attached to the title page and two tipped in illustrations. The > autograph which is particularly poignant at this time says: > “Leo May, It is great haring a collecting specialty with you! I look > forward to sharing many numismatic adventures with ou in the years to > some. Thank you for your interest in our projects and help with > research! > Fred Schwan 22 July 1988.” One of these sold at a Fest auction for > this amount: $350 > > 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. Boling > PO Box 4718 > Federal Way WA 98063-4718 > 253-839-5199 fax 253-839-5185 > joeboling@aol.com > ============================================= > MPC Gram Staff: > > Publisher, editor: Fred Schwan > fred@papermoneyworld.net; Subscription Manager:Doug > Bell- doug@papermoneyworld.net Tuesday Columnist : > JoeBoling- JoeBoling@aol.com Friday Columnist: > Warner > Talso: wtalso@aol.com Fest Auctioneer: Larry "Ski"Smulczenski - > skitx@cox.net, Critic:Harold Kroll > - HARBONS@aol.com Scholarship Coordinator: > Marcus Turner- marucs@papermoneyworld.net; Webmaster and Technical > Advisors:Doug Bell "Wiz" - doug@papermoneyworld.net Russ Walsh - > russ.walsh@gte.net Fact Checker: Warner Talso -Calendar Coordinator: > John and Nancy Wilson -The > Boss: Judy Schwan > > > > > > > > > > MPC Gram is published by BNR Press and papermoneyworld.com as a free > service to the community of military money collectors. 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