From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:47 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1412 oops--with championship questions added --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 07:53:29 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1412 oops--with championship questions added > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1412 Saturday January 14, 2006 > > Movie Reivew--the Great Raid > > by Ken Berger > > Since the GRAM has been discussing JIM lately, I'd like to mention a > certain movie. It's The Great Raid & is about the largest rescue of > POWs (511) in U.S. > history. It took place during WWII in the Philippines. > All the POWs were succesfully rescued (although one died soon soon > afterwards) & only two of the rescuers died. Anyway, twice in the > movie JIM is pictured. > The first time is at the market & you can clearly see a 5 peso note. > The second time is when the nurse & other Filipinos are paying a truck > driver for transport. I could not make out the specific denomination. > However, if my Tagalog serves me correctly, the driver says to a > Filipina that he will not accept the Japanese money as payment, so the > nurse comes forward & pays him w/ some other money. > It is a good movie. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: What Philippine JIM Southern development Bank Issue or > issues with Rizal monument vignette is lithographed? Hint, we are > asking for a denominatoin/s. Question 55, difficulty 2. bonus > question: Where were 1/4 shilling Japanese Government notes issued? > Question 56, difficulty 2. > > Yesterday's question: What issue of Japanese Invasion Money has a > souvenir overprint which states Grim Memories/1941-1945. Question 54, > difficulty 2. > Bonus: > Who introduced the term JIM to numismatics to identify the multiple > issues of Japanese occupation money? > Question 55, diffituly 4 (out of 3!). > > The answer is: Malayn JIM has the Grim Memories overprint. Arlie > Slabaugh coined the term JIM for the Japanese occupation money. If you > are new to this, he wrote a book on the subject that went through many > editions. I am not certain if the fact that he coined the term JIM is > has been published before. Of course, now it has been in the Gram so > it is fair game at the Fest and at this particular Fest, I anticipate > a lot of JIM questions! > > Comments from the field: Bill Meyers wrote: The overprint is on Malaya > JIM. I am stumped on who introduced the term JIM but will take a guess > at Joe Boling. I will try a second guess on the bonus-Kazuya Fujita. > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > Joe fired at me (no big surprise there) about getting scholarship > information undated. Well, I fired the staff member responsible for > that, but his point is still well taken. I updated some of the > information below and have asked Marcus and Doug for some help in > getting more of it done. > The more important point is, however, that it is that time to think > about the summer seminar and therefore scholarships. If you would like > to attend the summer seminar, you should visit the ANA web site > (www.money.org) for details. You should consider applying for a > scholarship and you certainly should plan on supporting our > scholarship efforts even if you cannot attend this year. > This will be the sixth year for the summer seminar military class > (the seminar started the year after the Fest so the seminar number is > one less than the Fest, I think). It has been very successful in > spreading the word about the most wonderful numismatic speciality and > in recruiting collectors. If you have not been in the past, and cannot > attend this year, I suggest that you plan on it for the future. It is > a great week. > You can be sure that you will read more about this here in the > upcoming weeks and months (not too many months). > =========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Gram, > The ranks in Babin are apparently his attempt to overlay French > style grades on the orders. The Japanese identify them only by number. > Looking in Babin (of which I have two copies), I can see that what he > is calling commander is the third class. > That > is a badge suspended from a cravat for wear around the neck, a quite > high degree of that order (which comes in eight classes). Is that > truly what Leo's father earned? I would expect it to be a badge > suspended from a triangular breast ribbon, with or without a rosette > on the ribbon, and with the lower classes bearing no enamel. Is his > enameled, and if so, what is the width of the badge overall, and are > any of the white rays gold plated? If not enameled, what color is the > badge, gold or silver? Where is the diploma for the medal? > From your comment about selling the May JIM collection after the > fest, it sounds as if you are NOT planning to sell individual notes > from it, but to exhibit it only ("a few people have approached me > about buying the whole thing after the Fest"). Is that correct? > > Joe > > Dear Joe, > Thanks for the comments on the Order of the Sacred Treasure. Here > are some more details on the hardware hanging in the May home. It is > enamled (ironically red, white and blue). It is suspended from a > yellow and white ribbon. It is about two inches across. > There > is no certificate in sight. > In spite of the fact that I had not ever seen a Babin monograph (at > least that I can recal), I am not surprised that YOU have a copy. I am > a little surprised, however, that you have two copies! I could ask the > date and cost of aquistion, but I will just suggest that you offer the > ducplicate in the PX. > Leo's JIM will be available for everone to paw through and make > purchases from. The exact mechanism may not be decided until after the > Fest. > > Editor > > Dear Esteemed Editor, > I was in the Cameo Coins & Collectibles store in Vienna, Virginia > yesterday and saw a set of 12 plates commemorating the 100th > anniversary of West Point in 1931. The plates are made by Wedgewood > and each has a different scene of West Point and information on the > back about it. They are a fantastic set of plates and would really > enhance a collection centered on West Point, and/or look really good > in an exhibit. > The owner of the set is John Sullivan. His telephone number is > 703-281-7053 and his email address is CamCoins@AOL.com. I think he > wants $750. for the set. > > 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.$$ (smoke), Dave > Hunsicker#, Gary Hicks, Adolf Witzke (smoke), John Cheney$$, 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. > > Donations are now being accepted for the 2006 scholarship fund. > Applications are also being accepted for the 2006 scholarships. > > 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 > > Contributors to the 2005 scholarship were: 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, 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. > > 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 > > 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. > > Two more books from the Leo May library were added today even though > we thought that we were out of appropriate books. A few others are > left. You must order today (Sunday) if you want the books. Address > orders to the Gram. $4.00 postage on all orders. > Reserve your books now by writing MPCgram@yahoo.com, payment will be > later. > > Military Payment Certificates by Schwan, Second edition (yellow > cover). This is the scarcest edition of the four. It is in demand for > collectors of MPC literature. It is in excellent, but not perfect > condition. Unfortunately, it was not autographed to Leo, but a new > autograph can be added to the new owner with or without mention that > it came from the May library. $25 > > English Paper Money by Vincent Duggleby, fourth 1990 edition. $10. > > Deutsche Serienscheine von 1918-1922 by Manfred Mehl. > Obvoiusly this book is in German, but it is fully illustrated (in > color) and easy to understand. A good value at $25. > > 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. > > 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 > > 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. > ============================================= > 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 - > skitex@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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