From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:46 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1415 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:08:04 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1415 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1415 Wednesday January 18, 2006 > > Eyes for the Navy > > by Jim Downey > > In a previous Gram, I discussed the "Eyes for the Navy" program > from WWI. > The United States Navy was so ill-prepared for the war that they > had to ask for donations of binoculars, telescopes, sextants and > similar devices for the war. > A person who donated to the program received a personal note and a > large, ornate certificate signed by the Secretary of the Navy Franklin > D. Roosevelt. > These documents are highly sought after from autograph collectors. In > addition to these items, the person also received a check for $1.00 > drawn on the US Treasury. The note indicated that the check was > payment in full for the item donated. In the event that the item was > returned after the war, the money would be considered rent. > At the time the previous article was written, the question was > asked whether a similar program was done during WWII. After a few > years of searching, I can confirm that the Navy did operate a similar > program in WWII. I recently acquired a US Treasury check for $1.00 > and an accompanying letter from the Paymaster General of the Navy, > Rear Admiral W.B. Young. The letter thanks the recipient for his > donation of a pair of binoculars to the US Navy. > As with the "Eyes for the Navy" program in WWII, Admiral Young's > letter also indicates that the check is payment for the binoculars and > is to be considered rent in the event that the item was returned after > the war. > Unlike the WWI checks which indicate on them that they are for > binoculars, this check does not identify its purpose. The check is a > plain US Treasury check from the Navy dated July 13, 1942. Without > the accompanying letter, the check loses its meaning since its purpose > is otherwise lost. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: What JIM monetary units were used in the Solomon Islands? > Question 61, difficulty 2. How may fractional MPC are in a full unit? > Question 62, difficulty 1. > > Yesterday's question: How much money did the Japanese War Notes > Claimants Association of the Philippines - JAPWANCAP recover from the > US government? Question 59, difficutly 2. What is the highest block > number confirmed for Philippine JIM? Question 60, difficulty 2. > > The answer is: JAPWANCAP never obtained any money from the United > States or Japan. However, it did create some interesting varieites for > collectors. The highest block recorded for Philippine JIM is 74 > although I might be behind on this and some specialists might write in > on the subject. > > Comments from the field: Bill Meyers wrote: he US dismissed the > JAPWANCAP case due to expiration of the statute of limitations so $0 > was recovered. Higest block number is 87. > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > I do not know if it is true or not, but I heard that during the first > Gulf War, the army bought all of the hand held GPS units in the > country. They bought them from manufacturers and retailers everywhere. > This sounds very much like the Eyes for the Navy program that Jim > Downey describes above. If it is true, there should be documents to > provie it, but there very well might NOT be numismatic relics like > checks. > We did not make many miles yesterday. We are still south of Atlanta > and probably will not make it home today, but tomorrow looks like a > sure thing. > =========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Gramsters: > Our sincere thanks to Howard Daniels for all his work in arranging > the Leo May tribute at the FUN show. Thanks also to Cindy Wibker for > arranging a great meeting room for this tribute as such a late date. > We just returned from a successful NYInc show where we were the last > week. Thus, the lateness of these comments. > It was a moving and very inspiring tribute for our good friend Leo. > All of his close friends in the MPC Gram family made comments that had > all of us either laughing or sad. The most heartwarming and inspiring > moments came when the family and close friends of this MPC Icon and > Paymaster spoke. It was very heartwarming to hear these wonderful > comments from not only the family and friends but also the Gramsters > who loved Leo so much. Leo left a lasting and loving impression on > everyone he came in contact with. He will be greatly missed, but > will live in all of our memories. > Every Christmas Eve we will look up in the sky to see a shooting > star, which will represent Santa and his sled. At Santa's side will > be Leo, assisting him with delivering the gifts to all the children of > our world. > > Love and Friendship, John and Nancy Wilson, Ocala, FL. > > > Howdy, > Included herein is a link [I hope it works] showing a few 'short > snorters' from WW II's USAAF 447th Bomber Group. I hope you'n'th'gang > like it. > > Her 'tis: > > http://www.447bg.com/library/shortsnort.html > > > Jay in Garrison, TX > > Dear Jay, > Great find. Here is some of the text from the site. > Right on! > If your interest is in the financial value of a Short Snorter you have > found, please look elsewhere. We are not in the valuation business, > and quite frankly, we don't care. Short Snorters are historical > documents, depicting a moment of comradeship in the personal history > of American soldiers and airmen. They are priceless in the hands of > family members or museums, and worthless in the hands of those only > interested in what it's worth... > > Editor > > Dear Editor, > Well, I see you removed the 2nd occurrence of MPCFest VII from the > calendar but you still have the ANA in April stuck between two June > events. No complaints, just an observance FYI. > > Dick and Loretta > =========================================== > 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$$, Neil > Shafer, Judy and Fred Schwan Running totals: overall 39; new festers > 7. $ paid, $$ 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 > > 7-9 April ANA convention, Atlanta > > June 1-3 Long Beach, mini fest to be announced > > 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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