From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:44 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1419 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:23:38 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1419 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1419 Monday > January 23, 2006 > > Replacement Found > > The first (issued) Series 591 25 cent replacement has been > found--and sold (at least twice). News of the discovery spread like > wildfire at FUN. > David Seelye arranged to buy the note just before arriving at FUN > and carried the secret of the discovery to the show. There he tried to > keep it secret until his target was in sight, but he could not hold it > in and the secret leaked. > The note is a beautiful extremely fine, serial number G00256102. > Seelye sold the note at the show with several collectors witnessing > the transaction in addition to David and the target. > Of the 90 issued types of MPC, 87 had been known in collections > before FUN. This discovery leaves two as yet unrecorded. Both of these > would have been unlikely candidates to be finalists when the survey of > replacements was begun some 30 years ago. They are Series 481 $5 and > Series 651 $5. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: What sheet did a replacement with serial number G00256102 > come from? Question 68, difficulty 3. > What position number is it from? Question 69, difficulty 3. > > Yesterday's question: In what country were notes of the following kind > issued: winterhilfswerk im generalgouvernment? Question 67, > difficulty 2. In the MPC book what letter is appended to the catalog > number to indicate a counterfeit? Question 68, difficulty 2. > > The answer is: Poland and Q. See below for more information. > > Comments from the field: Bill Myers wrote--Poland. > The > letter q. Champion Jack wrote: Wow! That was quick! > Less than two hours elapsed and the new Gram arrived! > I won't put off answering any longer. > 1st question should be in Harold's court, and I'm certain he had > something to do with these making it in the book. Winterhilfswerk > notes were issued in, first, the obvious, Germany. But they were also > issued for use in Lithuania, Poland and the Netherlands. > [this answer would not be accepted at March Madness for while the > statement is mostly correct, it misses one of the points. The > Generalgouvernment terminology is applicable to the Polish wHw issues > only.--Ed] > The MPC book uses the letter "Q" for queer. Seems odd that Q was > used, was the letter "C" already taken? > [Basically, you are correct there. The letter c was not available for > counterfeit because many issues have three varieties making it > undesirable to reserve a special meaning for c.--Ed] > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > The lead story about the discovery of the first replacement 591 25 > cent is certainly exciting. It brings up interesting research > questions and probably other issues as well. Less obvious are the > editorial questions involved. > My Bank Note Reporter arrived today. I hope that you subscribe to > the BNR. If you do not you should (more on that below). > In a letter to the editor from Paul (below) he indirectly points out > the discovery of the replacement and that I was the buyer of the note. > This means that I knew about the discovery about two weeks ago. Why > did I not report this important discovery in the Gram? Should I have? > I will answer the first, and ask your comment on the second question. > This discovery was certainly the type that deserved to be announced > in the Gram and I would certainly have loved to have made the > announcement here. On the other hand because of the venue of the > event, David Harper of the Bank Note Reporter was present for the > transaction and not only agreed to put it on the front page of the > BNR, but wanted to do so. It is a singular honor to have a MPC story > on the front page of the BNR and one that should be seized upon. I > should note that in the accompanying story I was also able to get in a > plug for MPCFest. > While David did not specifically request or imply that I should > withhold the news until it had appeared in the BNR, I know from > experience with David and from my own experience as editor that he > would like to have the story first. I believe that we should reinforce > the appropriate behavior (publishing an important MPC story on the > front page of the BNR) and I belive that witholding the story until > the BNR arrived in mail boxes was an appropriate reinforcement. > I must confess another ugly matter--money. When I make such > submissions to the BNR I actually get paid (gasp). It is a small > amount, but in terms of disclosure I must mention it. I will leave it > for you to figure out the comparison of amounts received for writing > here vs writing for the BNR. > Wait, it gets better. During discussion with David Kranz on the > above subject while David Harper was on vaction, I more or less agreed > to start writing regularly for the BNR again (I wrote a long running > column for the paper in the 70s and 80s). This likely will mean that > there will be many features and at least some news that I will submit > to the BNR before it appears in the Gram. For those of you who > subscribe to the BNR, it probably does not make a difference. > Perhaps there will be a few of you who do not subscribe who might be > encouraged to do so because of these (promised) articles. > A really interesting twist to the replacement story concerns the > collector witnesses to the transaction. > If they had written a litter to the editor about the event, it would > have been much harder to ethically withhold their comments because of > the considerations above. > Ok, what do you think? > ========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Editor, > This year's Fest schedule lists a 10k run as opposed to the 5k runs > which have been scheduled for previous Fests. Perhaps the expected > mild temperatures have influenced the decision to increase the > distance. > The > attempt at getting us all in shape is commendable, however, I will > absent myself from participation for personal reasons. > > Roger > > Dear Roger, > I am afraid that Fester are in need of some serious physical > training. Need I point out the losses that we have had of Festers who > were seriously out of shape? > However, I also want to point out that we have expanded the medical > staff to take care of any problems. (The medical staff will be running > (and > swimming) too.) > > Dear Editor, > I will be traveling to the Fest with Dave Hunsicker and would like > to share a room with him if possible. > Please send my travel orders and any other information, i.e. uniform > of the day. > > John Watta > > Dear Editor, > Wow. Twice in six issues of the Bank Note Reporter that you've > gotten your picture on the front page. > We're not worthy. > Way to go on being able to aquire the unreported and unknown > replacement MPC. > > Regards, > Paul > =========================================== > 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$$#, George > Fitzgerald$, Doug Bell, Bill Haines, Bill Meyers#, Nick S.$$ (smoke), > Dave Hunsicker#, Al Glaser, Gary Hicks, Adolf Witzke (smoke), John > Cheney$$, Mark Watson, Ron Waddel, Rachel Feller, Ed Beaman$$, Carlson > Chambliss, Sam Feeback$$, Jim and Deborah* Crowe#$$, Pia and Ray > Bows##, Brett Irik$$, Neil Shafer$, James White#$$, George Cuhaj#$$, > John Watta#, Judy and Fred Schwan Running totals: overall 44; new > festers 10. $ paid, $$ 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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