From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:49 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1410 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:48:10 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1410 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1410 Thursday January 12, 2006 > > Father of a Numismatist > > By Fred Schwan > > While working on Leo May’s notes etc., I came across the obituary of > Leo G. May, Sr. Leo had it nicely laminated and carefully stored among > his things. Not only because he was our Leo’s father, but also because > he was a WWII veteran, I thought that it would be reasonable to share > at least most of it here. I have left out the contributions > information and other minor administrative things. I am sorry that I > do not know from what newspaper the obituary came. > > Captain Leo May > (July 24, 1909 – February 26, 1995) > > Vallejo—Captain Leo G. Many, USN (red.), former administrative officer > at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, and who practiced law in Vallejo from > 1963 to 1980,died Sunday in a hospital in Walnut Creek following a > long illness. He was 85. > He was born in Rome, NY and was a long time resident of Vallejo. He > attended St. Aloysius Academy in Rome, NY from first to 12th grades; > entered the US Naval Academy in 1926 and was graduated in 1930 at age > 20. > He was commissioned ensign before bing old enough to vote. During his > career, he served in the battleships Wyoming and Pennsylvania, and in > the cruiser Montgomery in the early years of his naval career. > He > served as division officer of the Beaver in 1935, and during World War > II, he commanded the destroyers, Tattnall and Paul Hamilton an served > as executive officer at the Naval Academy in the fnal months of the > war. In 1948, he became officer-in-charge of the Naval reserve > Training Center at Utica and Syracuse, NY , and during that time he > was promoted to captain. He also served as commander of the Mathews > and was commander of fleet activities at Sasebo, Japana, before coming > to mare Island in 1958. He retired from the service in 1960 after 34 > years in the Navy. > Upon his retirement from the Navy, Captain May attended Boalt Hall > Law chool of the University of California, Berkeley and passed the > 1963 fall bar examination. > Captain May was a member of St. Cahterine of Siena Catholic Church, > Vallejo Elks Lodge No. 559, and the Kinghts of Columbus, Vallejo > council No. 874. > His wife, Pricilla “Pat,” preceded him in death. > He is survived by a daughter, Priscilla “Pam” > Kloski > of Vallejo; a son, Leo G. Jr. of Miami, Fla.; a brother, J. Paul of > East Aurora, NY; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. > > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: > In what states were the headquarters of Stecher-Traung, Forbes > Lthograph, and E. A. Wright? > Question 53, difficulty 2. > > Yesterday's question: What was the highest denomination of each of the > following issues Barter units; Foreign Trade Payment Certificates; > Traveller's Coupons? Question 52, difficulty 3. > > The answer is: See below where Bill Meyers actually gives a little too > much information that might get him in trouble at the Fest. > > Comments from the field: Bill Meyers wrote: Barter units were issued > in 1,5,10,25,50 & 100 units Foreign Trade Payment Certificates were > issued in 5, 10, 25 & 50 cents, $1 & $5 Traveller's coupons were > issued in 50 pfg, 1 & 5 DM [It seem that Jack the champ is either > being stumped or being lazy, neither are good ways to repeat.] > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > In items from the May inventory (which we have been selling here in > the Gram--with good results, thank > you) I found an interesting, but tiny little pamphlet (double > redundancy there, but eight pages really is > small) on Japanese War Medals Orders-Decorations. > The > subtitle is Illustrated-Priced Catalogue illustrations by John E > Snitzel, compiled by Lenard L. Babin, Rochester, New York. Price of > the pamphlet was $1. I cannot find any indication of a date of > publication. > Mr Snitzel was very key in this thing because the medals are > illustrated by drawings rather than photographs. I think that we will > be able to get some ideas if not information from this pamphlet for > Remembered 2. > A Google serach on John Snitzel yields some information worth > pursing. Possilby some Rochester Gramsters will do that. I could not > find any copis of the pamphlet anywhere on the net, but I did find one > larger title by him. > =========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Bill Meyers....Take Some Time....Glad You Were There...I Sure > Wish I Could Have Been....Please Share Your Photos... You Can, > Personnaly, Be Gauranteed, You Will Be Taken Care Of....!!!! > This Is "Huge" In Our Community...We Need Time...!!! > Total Respect & Honor...!!...."The Hat" > Ed Beaman > > Editor-----I too would like a smoking room - am driving expect to > arrive about noon friday. Mailed copies of stamps I have - expect they > will be there when you get home. > > Adolf > > Dear Adolf and Ron, > Busted, ok you guys caught me. I was trying to put you with non > smokers to protect your health and money--especially your money so > that I could get more of it! Looks like roommates are found. We might > quaranteen the room! > > Editor > > Dear Gram, > If it helps any, I have 47 questions, counting bonus, etc. It is > working, so keep it up. > > Take Care, > Ron > > Dear Editor, > Yeah, I've been biten by that [JIM] bug too. Would love a shot at > expanding my starter set! If Val will allow it, that is. > > Jack 21 > =========================================== > 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.$$ (smoke), Dave > Hunsicker#, Gary Hicks, Adolf Witzke (smoke), John Cheney$$, Mark > Watson, Ron Waddel, Rachel Feller, Ed Beaman, Carlson Chambliss, Sam > Feeback, Jim Deborah* Crowe#, Pia and Ray Bows, Brett Irik$$, Judy and > Fred Schwan Running > totals: overall 38; new festers 7. $ paid, $$ paid single, # new > Fester, *special services auxiliary. > Single occupancy registration is $198, double is $148. > Remember, this includes, room board and participation. > Payment may be sent to Fred Schwan, 132 E. Second Street, Port > Clinton, OH 43452 or you may use PayPal (fredschwan@yahoo.com). > > 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. > > More items from the Leo May library. It is hard to figure the postage, > but we are not trying to make money on the postage. Buy as much as you > like, we will combine it all and charge you approximately what it > costs to send. The only reason that we will not charge the exact > amount is that we do not want to be bound to the work of keeping track > of every cent. Thank you for the excellent participation in the May > book sale. > This > is probably the final listing of books. It has been updated with some > new books and deletion of those that have been sold. > > A catalog of Brazilian bank notes in Portuguese, but with nice color > illustrations and autographed to Leo by the author. Cedulas do Brasil > 1833 a 1997. only > $8 > > The Early Paper Money of America by Eric Newman, > 1976 > edition. Jacket mared, but book in great condition and a great book it > is too. $15 > > A History of Bermuda and is paper Money, Nelson Page Aspen, second > edition, color throughout. Generic autograph of the author. An > expensive book; $50 > > Collect Australian coins and Banknotes by Peter Steele, second > edition 1988; $8 > > Boggs, a comedy of values, by Lawrence Weschler, $25 > > World Replacement Note Country List by Larry parker, Second Edition > 1989; $15 > > A Comprehensive Variety List of Scottish 1 Pound Bank Notes Issues > Since 1900 by John Martin, 1995. With a handwritten letter from the > author to Leo about the book and Leo’s advert which is in the comb > bound > book: > $15 (included with the above is a similar title by the same author > from a year earlier) > > The Illustrated History of Florida Paper Money by Daniel G. Cassidy. A > decidedly scarce and useful > book: > $30 > > KGL Katalog des Papiergeldes der Deutschen Kriegsgefangenlage im I. > Weltkrieg by Reinhard Tieste, > 1998 [Catalog of Paper Money of German POW Camps in World War I]. Text > all in German, but well illustrated and understandable: $35 > > Dog Tags A History of the American Military Identification Tag 1861 to > 2002 by Paul Braddock. > Softbound, new condition, autographed by the author. > New condition. $20. > > World Notgeld 1914-1947 by Courtney L. Coffing second edition. New, > but not perfect condition. $15! > > Prisoner of War and Concentration Camp Money by Lance Campbell, second > edition. The cover has been mangled. > $5 > > Sutler Paper Money by Kenneth Keller, paper bound, new condition, > interesting book. $20. > > The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Bank Notes, 1992. > $5 > > Illustrated History of the Third Reich by Alex Hook (not a numismatic > book but a fascinating history/photo > book) $35 > > 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 > > Set of catalogs of Comprehensive Catalog of Military Payment > Certificates consisting of matched numbered set #28 (of 46) of the 4th > edition researcher’s edition and fourth edition as well as a mint (but > not > numbered) 4th edition. Three books $125.00 > > 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. 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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