From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 7:08 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: MPCGram 1421 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:43:11 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1421 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1421 > Wednesday January 25, 2006 > > Editorial Standards > > an open letter by Ed Beaman > > As An Original Gramster, I Am Appaled At Your Editorial In Gram > #1419. Since Before The Grams Were Numbered, Your Theory Was To > Communicate To The Collecting Community The Latest News...Via The > Gram...Quickly. I Guess Things Have Changed....Things Have Grown Much > Dimmer. What Happened To, "A GRAM FIRST"...When We As An Electronic > Community Were The "FIRST" To Learn Of The New > Discoveries...???...There Have Been Many...Why Not This One...??? > I For One Understand The Coplexities Of A Deal....But Not The > Quietness Of A Discovery....Nor The Backing Of "ANY" Print > Media....Hell, You Even Suggest We Subscribe To The > Thing....."WOW".....Much Dimmer.....!!! Total Respect. > > FUN Best > > from Nancy and John Wilson > > Regarding Bill Myers winning the Best-in-Show at the 2006 FUN show. > Our personal congratulations for being the recipient of BIS at this > most important convention. The exhibit was the recipient of this great > award at FUN against outstanding competition. > The exhibit explained in depth all about the A.A.F.E.S. Pogs being > used in Iraq. Our congratulations to Bill for taking the time and > effort to build this award winning exhibit. With the FUN BIS comes a > 100% paid scholarship to the ANA Summer Seminar. Not only did he win > the great prize that came but also won the scholarship. > Now for some more great news. Bill Myer's exhibit on the Pogs was > also the recipient of the Best-in-Show at the South Carolina > Numismatist Association Convention held in Greenville, SC, on October > 28 - 30, 2005. > Congratulations to Bill on winning this excellent award at this > outstanding convention. > We hope to see this great exhibit at the ANA NMS in Atlanta this > coming April. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: What financial medium was overprinted by the Bank of Albania > for emergency circulation during World War II? Question 70, difficulty > 2. A protrait of Christopher Columbus appears on WWII notes of what > colony? (bonus points for naming the printing company). Question 71, > difficulty 3(?). > > Yesterday's question: > > The answer is: See comments from the field. > > Comments from the field: Champ Hunter wrote: It's no wonder that you > have been distracted lately. When you get through fondling that new > quarter, in about six months, you should be your old self again. > Congrats to you and Bill Myers for the fine showing at FUN. Atta boy > Bill! Albania overprinted prevously issued notes but I believe you are > looking for overprinted circulating checks. Columbus appears on the > notes of Guadeloupe printed by EA Wright. > > Bill Myers (now a champ in his own right) wrote: I had the answer of > position 33 & sheet 102 but work prevented me from getting the answer > out in time. I enjoyed the exercise of figuring it out. It is good > fest prep. > Question 70: There are two things that it could be, but I'm guessing > the items you are referring to are the Circulating checks issued under > the Axis occupation. They also used an overprint on issued notes of > 1926, 1939, and 1944. But the checks are the financial medium I > believe you want. [checks is the answer that I was looking for, but > after the two comments, I think that the question needs some revision. > That is one purpose of this exercise.--Ed] Q. 71: The portrait of > Columbus appears on the 5 franc note of Guadeloupe, printed by E.A. > Wright. > I have yet to get my copy of Coin World so I haven't seen the > article. The exhibit was titled "AAFES POGS." I went over the history > of POGs (it is an acronym for Passion fruit, Orange, Guava) and the > history of AAFES POGs. I displayed items related to POGs and displayed > the 7 printings. It won first place in the tokens and medals catagory > and best of show. > The exhibit did create alot of interest, especially amongst veterans. > I assembled information from many sources including some festers, > especially Steve Swoish (or the Pogman as my wife refers to him). I > want to thank them for their help. Speaking of my wife, Fred made her > day referring to her as my daughter. (I will deny saying it but she is > 2 yrs older then me, I guess it is my grey hair).I did not mention it > as I do not tend to toot my own horn. I plan to attend the MPC fest. I > have made flight reservations. There are no immediate plans to > mobilize me again but I never know. I had 8 days notice the last time. > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > The hidden message in the situation regarding the poor reporting of > Bill Myers triumph at FUN is that exhibiting is a great opportunity to > spread the word about our wonderful hobby and to have, well, fun at > the same time. > Not only is Bill to be congratulated, but the FUN organization is > also to be congratulated. It not only puts on the program, but > reinforces the appropriate behavior of exhibitors by awarding > scholarships to best of show winners. This is a great thing. Pacific > Northwest Numismatic Association does a similar thing I believe as do > (I think) Michigan State Numismatic Society and and Central States > Numismatic Society. > The > ANA itself awards a full scholarship to the summer seminar to the > young numismatist who wins the YN BOS at the annual convention. > Possibly there are other such programs. We numismatists should > reinforce the appropriate behavior of the organizations which are > reinforcing the appropriate behavior of the exhibitors. We should join > the organizations, recruit new members, exhibit, visit the > exhibitions, train to be judges and judge and on and on. > ========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Editor, > Further to Joe Bolings finding of the Australian > $1 > 2005 W.W. II Commem, I can tell that, having just returned from > Australia that there are also a 20c and a 50c. I will likely have a > few at the fest. I would also note that the $2 is considerably thicker > if smaller in diameter. > > Ian Marshall > > Dear freditor, > I read with interest Joe's comment on the Aussie coin he recently > received and the questions he raised. > The $2 is smaller than the $1 for 2 main reasons as far as I am aware. > Firstly the smaller blanks are cheaper to produce, but probably the > main reason is the great care is made to distinguish the size & > sometimes shape of all Aussie decimal coins to enable the blind to > differentiate. This came about after the debacle of the 1966 round 50 > cent piece, which was incredibly close in size to the 20 cent piece. > Hence the change to a 12 sided coin. Autralia removed the > 2 > smallest coins from circulation a few years ago, the > 1 > & 2 cent pieces, & the $2 note. The 5 cent is the smallest with the $2 > similar in size but heavier, thicker & also not milled around the > entire circumference. > If the $2 was made to the next size over the $1, it would probably use > about 4 times the amount of metal per coin & be too heavy & > cumbersome! > The $1 coin Joe mentions is part of a set that was produced to > commemorate WWII, another was done to commemorate the 90th anniversay > of ANZAC! (I'd be interested to know how many of my American friends > know that story?) > If anyone is interested, further info on these coins can be found at > www.ramint.gov.au the official website of the Royal mint in Canberra. > I would like to know how far away from Colorado springs this coin > had traveled as I was gettin a great exchange rate last year! > Regards > Nik Sharplin > =========================================== > 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#, anniversary couple Louise and Joe Boling, Steve > Feller, Ian and Bella Marshall, Judy and Fred Schwan Running totals: > overall 49; 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, > http://www.collect.com/shows/article.asp?id=9585 > > 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. 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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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