From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 7:08 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1416 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:52:02 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1416 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1416 > Thursday > January 19, 2006 > > Museum Holdings to Be Sold > > by George Cuhaj > > The directors of the American Numismatic Society have contracted > with a firm in England, to offer at auction their holdings of World > Decorations and Military medals. > The items were packed recently from the NYC HQ, and shipped to the > auction firm. (Sorry, but the name excapes me right now.) > It will NOT INCLUDE US MILITARY MEDALS and DECORATIONS, however, > the holdings in the world section were the largest in any US Museum. > They include many items with providence to J. > Sanford Saltus, and Harold Gillingham among others. > There are several Collars of wonderful European orders, as well as > sash badges, stars, and many other items. > Included are a large group of British Military medals. More > information should be available in time. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: General HOMMA Masaharu was the commander of Japanese forces > in the Philippines during the initial attacks and early occupation. He > was known for writing poetry. What kind of issues bear his name? > Question 63, difficutly 2. What JIM issue had a 1 cent denomination? > For that same issue, what was the highest denomination? Question 64, > difficulty 2. > > Yesterday's 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. > > The answer is: See below they got it right. > > Comments from the field: Champ Hunter wrote: The Solomon Islands, were > in the area of Oceania. So the JIM used there were in monetary units > of Pounds and shillings. 672,000 notes to the fractional MPC unit. > 8000 sheets X 84 positions. Challenger Bill Meyers wrote Solomon > Islands used Oceania JIM, in denominations of 1/2,1 and 10 shillings > and 1 pound. > Roger Urce wrote: The JIM notes for Oceania - in Australian Pounds, at > 20 schillings to the pound, were used in the Solomon Islands. For the > bonus, there are 8000 sheets each with 84 notes/sheet for a total of > 672,00 notes for each of the fractional denominations. > I beleive the answer you are lookin for is 672,000 x > 4 or 2,688,000/full unit. [no, I do not know where the 4 factor comes > from, 672,000 is the answer--ed] As far as the highest block number > for Philippine JIM, I am confused. Gram 1415 has two answers - 74 and > 87 as reported by Bill Meyers. Which is correct? [good catch here, > the largest that I know of is 74, but I repeat that I could be > corrected here--Ed] ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > An article, letter or editorial in the e-sylum last week commented on > unfinished or more importantly unpublished manuscripts. I was going to > write the following commentary for that publication, but then realized > that I could use it here and let Wayne republish it if he would like. > Unfortunately, I have a few unpublished manuscripts. > Of the three that I am thinking of (there might be more), there is a > continuum of likelihood that they will ever be published. In order > from most likely to > (eventually) be published they are (titles > approximate): United States Defense and War Bonds, World War II Allied > Military Currency, and Military Vignettes. > All three of these were near publication at one time or another. The > most interesting story here is about Military Vignettes. In the 1970s > and 80s I wrote a monthly column called Military Vignettes for the > Bank Note Reporter. Eventually, I decided to publish an anthology of > these many columns. The special hook was that I would publish the > articles as they originally appeared with annotations. > This was in about 1984. Word processors were not what they are now, > but still I had one and worked real hard on the project. I got most or > all of the articles typed. I also wrote most of the annotations. In > many cases the annotations were as long or even longer than the > original articles. I must say that the articles and annotations > included some really good information. > As mentioned in the e-sylum, the last 10% causes a lot of trouble > and often means the difference between publishing and not. In this > case I never got the last 10% done. However, I did make up a mock-up > of the cover. I also photographed it and included it on a price list > somewhere along the line. I am pretty sure that I never accepted any > money for copies because I think that (among other things) I never > decided on a price. Some other project got in the way. > Unfortunately, Grover Criswell lifted the notice with picture of the > cover from some sales literature and included it on a price list of > his. He must have put a price on it because I believe that he took a > few orders. Grover was infamous for taking orders for vaporbooks and > this was one of his worst examples. > Now for the really good part. You can go to Amazon.com today and > look for this title with author Schwan and find that it is out of > print. I would say that that is an understatement! > =========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear esteemed Freditor, > Debbie and I were sorry that we did not get the opportunity to be > graced by your presence at the FUN show! However, we were happy that > we did by chance run into the Boss and caught up on the latest. As Val > was with her it gave us a chance to express our condolences to her. We > had a nice chat. Leo will be missed by us. Things are starting to get > back to somewhat normalcy here in the "CHOCOLATE CITY " > "Mayor > Nagin's words" although one wonders if things will ever again be > normal in the "Big Easy." > Take care. > Hope to see you in Memphis! > Bob Reed > =========================================== > 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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