From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:43 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1422 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 18:56:08 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1422 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1422 Monday > January 31, 2006 > > Make Money With This Tip > > by Joe Boling > > In the BNR article about the replacement series 591 quarter, Fred > says that the serial number > (G00256102) > indicates that at least 8500 replacements were issued. > This assumes that replacements were used by the sheet, and that 102 > sheets (8568 notes) were used. But we know that replacements have also > appeared in packs (straps). What if the first 100 sheets were cut up > into straps and used for individual note replacement, and sheets 101 > and higher were used for sheet by sheet replacement? We could have as > few as two sheets of replacements having been used. The fact is that > unless we have information from inside the plant about exactly how > replacements were handled, we cannot conclude that about 8500 > replacements were used for this emission. [I agree with Joe, but still > this is the best method that we have of estimating the number of > replacements issued--Ed.] > Somebody asked about sources of ANA summer seminar scholarships for > exhibitors. The YN best of show exhibitor at the summer ANA convention > gets one. In addition, the winer of the National Con Week class at the > spring conventin also gets one. The Pacific NW Numismatic Assn does > not give a scholarship for exhibiting, but its best of show exhibitor > gets $200 toward the expenses of taking the winning exhibit to the ANA > convention in the same year. But PNNA does award two scholarships (one > to a YN) each year (for up to $1000 each, which covers some of the > transportation), and the Seattle Numismatic Society also offers a > tuition/lodging scholarship (at the ANA's lowest rate, and with no > transportation). Many other regional and local organizations offer > scholarships as well - if you belong to one, inquire. > Speaking of summer seminar, ANA recently posted an increase in > prices. For those staying in Loomis Dormitory, the price went up $100 > (to $749). For those staying in the "western ridge" apartments, the > price went up $50 (to $949). It's pretty dumb to raise the price in > the middle of an application season (this should have been announced > last August, not this month). The old prices are available through the > end of this month - applications postmarked after 1 Feb will be at the > new rates, so if you are planning to get to ANA this summer (and if > Fred gets this published before 1 Feb), get your application in NOW. > You need only make a deposit to confirm at the old price - according > to Barb Olson today (Monday 30 Jan), full payment is not needed at > this time. But make sure that you specify the old price - if you use > the application on the web site, it will have the new prices on it, > and that's what they will charge you. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: British Military Authority notes were issued with overprints > for three countries. What are they? > Question 72, difficulty 2. Felix Eboue was made the governor general > of what colony by General de Gaulle? > Question 73, difficulty 3. > > Yesterday's 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(?). > > The answer is: Jack, Bill, and a few others wrote in with the correct > answers, but the lapse of a few days of Gram publishing made things > more confused than normal. It seems like I have written this > discussion before, but I cannot remember if it was in correspondence > on in the Gram. Oh well. Anyway, circulating checks were overprinted > for Albania, but as both Jack and Bill point out that notes were also > overprinted in a similar way. I am not so confident that the question > as stated eliminates the notes from being a correct answer, so it will > probably not be used in that way during Madness. This sort of checking > is one of the reasons for having this review. > Christohper Columbus appeared on E. A. Wright notes of Guadaloupe. > > Comments from the field: Question, what is todays championship > question? Also, seems that your editing skills are on the fritz. i.e. > My answer to yesterdays question was all cut up and mixed in with > Bill's answer / comments about his POGS. I don't mind sharing the > credit mind you, and I'm positive that he got it right too, I'm just > checking up on your mental health status. I know you were (are) still > having problems putting that 591 / 25c replacement down for a minute, > hell, I would too. But your concentration has gone to hell (perfectly > understandable). I am looking forward to Joe's ribbing in tomorrows > (sic) Gram. > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > I had another editorial in progress, but have scrapped it in the light > of Joe's news about the increase in the tuition costs at the summer > seminar. The good news about the increase is that it makes this the > best time ever to not only attend the summer seminar but to do it for > the full two weeks! First, you can save $200 by registering now--and > we mean now, today. If you fail to get it in today, the 31st, call the > ANA on the 1st and plead your case. [aside to Lane Bruner or whoever > is listening (reading) in Colorado], please accept applicaions from > Gramsters through the first.] > Secondly, this is an ideal year to go for the full two weeks. Not > only do we have the two military classes (basic and advanced), but > also great opportunities in the other week. Joe is teaching his famous > class on detecting world counterfeits (I expect to be a student in > that class), and I will be teaching an MPC mini seminar that week too. > It should be a two week blast. Heck, it always is, but this is a > special opportunity. > ========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Boss, > Rod and I will be there for Fest VII so save us two singles. > Also have you had any luck finding the old MPC book that you have > stashed away ( I haven't forgotten about the book yet). Thanks and see > you at the Fest. > > Wes Hardy > > Dear Wes, > Great. I knew that you guys would be here. You just like to keep me > guessing a little. You took us over the magic 50 number! Of course > there will be some emergency leaves and other things come up, and I > might have even miscounted, but it looks like we will have 50 in the > bag this year. That seems like an important milestone to me. > The hotel has come up with some more of the narrow tables to > accommodate seating in the day room. > > Editor > > Dear Editor, > Thanks for sending me a copy of the 'gram. Number 1420? Wow! > > George > =========================================== > 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, Wes Hardy, Rod Hardy, Jack > Lippincott$$, Judy and Fred Schwan Running totals: overall 51; new > festers 10. $ paid, $$ 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 > ========================================== > 2006 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. > > We are pleased to offer the following WWII items. > Contact: melsteinberg@mindspring.com > > FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA > 5 Francs, 1941 Free French issue P6 AU-UNC, > > tiny spot 95.00 > 5 Francs, 2.2.1944, Duval sign. P15a UNC > > 135.00 > 5 Francs, 2.2.1944, without serial numbers > P15c > AU-UNC 135.00 > 5 Francs, 2.2.1944, prefix D P15g AU-UNC > > 185.00 > 10 Francs, 2.2.1944, Duval sign. P16a AU > > 250.00 > 10 Francs, 2.2.1944, Postal-Vinay sign. P16c > > AU-UNC 300.00 > 10 Francs, 2.2.1944, prefix A P16d AU-UNC > > 325.00 > 20 Francs, 2.2.1944, Postal-Vinay sign. P17b > > choice EF-AU 325.00 > FRENCH WEST AFRICA > 5 Francs, 14.12.1942, E. A. Wright, wide V > P28a > UNC 30.00 > 5 Francs, 14.12.1942, E. A. Wright, narrow V > P28b AU-UNC 37.50 > 5 Francs, 14.12.1942, E. A. Wright, without serial > numbers P28c UNC 150.00 > 10 Francs, 2.1.1943 P29 AU-UNC, 3 small > pinholes 250.00 > 25 Francs, 14.12.1942, E. A. Wright, block letters > F or L P30a UNC 85.00 > 25 Francs, 14.12.1942, E. A. Wright, French style > serial numbers P30b UNC 175.00 > 25 Francs, 14.12.1942, E. A. Wright, w/o serial > no. or block letter P30c1 UNC 300.00 > 25 Francs, 14.12.1942, E. A. Wright, block letter > P, w/o SN. P30c2 AU 275.00 > 100 Francs, 14.12.1942, E. A. Wright P31a > AU-UNC 250.00 > 100 Francs, 14.12.1942, E. A. Wright, w/o serial > no. or block letter P31b EF-AU 475.00 > 1000 Francs, 14.12.1942, ships, trains, best we > have seen P32 choice EF 1750.00 > 50 Centimes, (1944) P33 AU-UNC 25.00 > 50 Centimes, (1944), unlisted brown color P33 > > G 15.00 > 1 Franc, (1944) P34b EF 17.50 > 2 Francs, (1944) P35 AU-UNC 500.00 > > 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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