From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:46 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1413 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 07:25:56 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1413 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1413 Monday January 16, 2006 > > Martin Luther King, Jr. > > M. L. King, Jr., whom we honor today, has not been a major figure in > numismatics and even less so relating to military numismatics, but > that is not much of a surprise considering the period of his life. > MLK is, however, pictured on one numismatic item that is of interest > on United States series I bonds. > Specifically he is portrayed on the $100 bond. > Incidentially, I bonds now are paying a relativly healthy 6.73%. > Military collectors come to their interest in I bonds through their > interest in Series E defense and war bonds. From there it was a short > leap to all E bonds then the only slightly larger leap to all > government securities. > You can view a MLK bond at this location. You can no longer buy > paper bonds on line, but you can go to your banks and purchase paepr > bonds by obtaining and sending in a form. Possibly the form is also > available online. > > http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/sbilook.htm > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: What issue of JIM has frequently been advertised as having > been intended for the invason of the United States? Question 57, > difficulty 2. What was operation Greenville? Question 58, difficulty > 3. > > Yesterday's 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. > > The answer is: the columinists below have all of the info. > > Comments from the field: Champ Jack Hunter wrote: I liked your comment > about me being "stumped or lazy". > So my reply is: > Stumped? Maybe. > Lazy? Absolutely. > > And to tell you the whole truth, I'm going for lazy again tonight. The > Rizal monument note that is lithographed is the 500 peso note. > As for the 1/4 schilling note, I have a hunch that this is another > of your trick questions. But I'll say Oceania anyway. > Seems I've heard that these were fantasy notes or something to that > effect. So who knows where they were issued? [hm, well our answer is > that they were not issued at all in the sense of an official agency > issuing thing.] > I know that I have been slacking off on getting my answers in on a > timely basis. But I have a good excuse. But you know what excuses are > like... and they all stink. So I won't bore you with the details. > Bill Meyers wrote: Philippine JIM Southern Development Bank Issue > 1,5,10 pesos notes had lithographed backs and the face and back of the > 500 pesos inflation notes are lithographed. There is an inflation > issue 100 & 1000 pesos notes that are lithographed but do not have the > Rizal Monument on them. The Oceania 1/4 shilling note was not a > Japanese issue and is probably a fantasy note. > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > This is the last Gram that I am preparing in Miami. > I > hope that it is the last one that I do in Florida, but I may not make > it out of Florida Monday depending on how early I get out of here. > The above was written on Sunday night. It is now Monday at 10am. > Departure does not look imminent. > Most of the computer functions on Valeri May's computer have worked > just fine, but still it was an experience. She uses AOL so when I > create the Gram, I must go to Yahoo through AOL. I think that AOL > builds in things to discourage such practices. > The most significant is the way that the Yahoo spelling checker > works from within AOL--it does not. > Of course I am also jumping from Mac to Windows--an even bigger jump I > suppose than AOL to Yahoo. The spelling checker had only recently > gotten workable on my computer setup so it was not a big deal to me > and you all have gotten accustomed (sort of) to our fat fingered > approach. > If you do not receive the E-sylum (you should), editor, friend, and > great numismatist Wayne Homren recently described some computer trials > in getting his publication out. When his room internet connetion would > not work in the middle of the night (imagine that), he was forced to > huddle in his car instead where somehow he did have a connection. > E-editors are a dedicated lot. > =========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Gram, > The Leo May Sr. Order of the Sacred Treasure is either the 5th or > 6th class; whether or not any of the rays are gilt is the next > information needed. > The Babin booklet is really of interest only to literature > collectors. Anyone who wants to know about Japanese orders and > decorations should acquire a copy of Peterson, Orders and Medals of > Japan and Associated States, OMSA Monograph #1, 3rd edition. The first > and second editions are little different from each other; the 3rd is > much improved. > > Joe > > Dear Joe, > So what is your point? The rays are silver in color so it is gilt I > suppose. > > Editor > =========================================== > 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 > > 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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