From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:43 AM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1424 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:21:14 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1424 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1424 Sunday > February 12, 2006 > > Occupied Jersey and Guernsey > > By Steve Feller > > The British Channel Islands are excellent places to visit for the > collector intrigued with how history connects to bank notes. For > years, I have wanted to visit these islands and recently I spent three > days in the two bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. For me the > historical connection was the fact that German forces in fact, > occupied these two bits of British territory during World War II. This > occupation was not gentle and the islanders endured almost five years > of it until their liberation occurred on VE day plus one: > 9 > May 1945. The occupation began at the very end of June 1940 after > Britain realized that the islands could not be defended following the > fall of France. > Geographically, the islands are close to France (even as close as > nine miles from Normandy). Thus, the Germans arrived without > resistance. We began our numismatic adventure on Jersey, the largest > of the islands. The flight from Coventry, England (where I am living > temporarily) took but one hour. After an enjoyable “Asian fusion” > meal, my wife and I rested in our hotel just off the city center of > St. Helier, the capital of Jersey. Next morning we walked to the > liberation plaza opposite the German command center, the four-star > hotel Pom d’Or. Along the way, we walked by one of Jersey’s occupation > museums and noted that it would open at 10:00 A.M. Tourist information > yielded the location of St. Helier’s coin shop and after some shopping > for pearls for my better half I easily found the shop--a wonderful > eclectic place that mainly dealt with coins but had a considerable > amount of bank notes and associated artifacts as well. > After > I mentioned my interests, the proprietor showed me a good selection of > the Jersey occupation notes. He then said that he thought he might > have a complete set including the rare ten shilling and one pound > notes and if I could stop back in a few hours he would look at home > during lunch. Naturally, I agreed to return. > We next went to the occupation museum which, while interesting, did > not care for it artifacts very well. > At one point original Canadian relief supply packages were being used > to prop up a display! However, the museum did have a rather large > collection of monetary issues including many ration books. Many > digital photos later we left the museum and had a nice lunch at a > local Italian place. While walking after lunch I hailed a cab and > asked the driver to take us around the island for an hour or so to see > sites associated with the German occupation. The driver, a woman from > England, knew the island well--it is but 45 square miles and we went > to many bunkers gun emplacements scattered among sites of splendid > beauty as well. It really does not take much more than an hour to go > all the way around. The islands are said to have been among the > heaviest fortified places in Nazi-occupied Europe with many miles of > underground tunnels as well. > Dozens of pictures later the cab dropped my wife off for a well-earned > nap at our hotel and continued on with me back to the coin shop. Of > course, this is the optimal way to buy bank notes while married and > soon the Feller collection had a complete set of the Jersey occupation > notes. Also purchased were common German occupation notes because they > were brought into the shop at the same time as Jersey occupation notes > by the locals--in other words, they were the actual German notes used > on Jersey--however; the notes themselves cannot prove this. Still I > paid just a few pounds for these. As a parting purchase, I obtained an > original Jersey newspaper from the beginning of the occupation giving > the rules for the civilian population--this was well worth an > additional five pounds. > In my next installment, I will describe our visit to Guernsey, which > had many more adventures that are numismatic-in fact more than on > Jersey since we spent more time there. > > Changes at ANA > > by Joe Boling > > There have been some changes made at ANA HQ that have not gotten much > publicity. If you go to www.money,org and drill down a couple of > levels under "about us" > (to > http://www.money.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ContactUs/Contact_Staff1.htm) > you can find some names in places you might not expect. > The gram had a notice when Gail Baker was moved from Education (which > does not exist any more) to Public Relations, Marketing, and Sales. > She now has the titles "Market and Brand Development" and "Webmaster." > Her girl Friday from Education, Barb Olson, is now working with Brenda > Bishop in Meeting Services (where she has the title "Manager" to > Brenda's "Director"). > She is still doing exhibit coordination for ANA conventions, so > exhibits have now moved back from education to conventions, where they > were for decades. > > Jane Colvard is no longer in the library with Nancy Green - Jane is > now the "Planner" in the Numismatic Outreach department (or team, or > squad, or whatever they call these organizational entities now). > Outreach > is where the Summer Seminar is handled, so if you are sending in a > seminar or scholarship application, that's where it goes. > Jim Lucas is gone as Chief Operations Officer (gone gone - not on > staff anywhere any more) - that title is now held by Sheryl von > Blucher. Susan Procell is now Susan McMillan - she is still the person > responsible for awards, in addition to picking up a title called > "Consumer Protection." I guess if you want to file a discipline > complaint against an ANA member, she is where you start. > There is also no longer a live telephone answerer at HQ - you have to > know who you want to talk to and navigate the automated menu system > (which still uses the old departmental titles) to get to a voice mail > box for your target - a throughly unfriendly public interface for an > organization that lives or dies on membership retention. Since you are > a gram reader, you have access to the ANA via the web - look up the > extension you want before calling, to maximize the potential for > making contact. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: What neutral Eropean nation is the only country to win a > winter Olympic medal but never a medal at the summer Olympics? The > country has no listings in the neutrals section of Remembered. > Question 77, difficulty 2. > Canadian bonds issued to finance World War II issued in 9 numbered > loans were called what? Question 78, difficulty 2. > > Yesterday's questions: What colony had the Grand Pacific Hotel that > issued card small change notes? > Question 74, difficulty 2. What printer manufactured Luxemburg > Liberation notes? Question 75, difficulty 1. > Sticking with the idea of printers and a bonus THIRD > question: what two printers produced notes for Martinique during World > War II? Question 76, difficulty 3. (more like 2.5 or 2.4, but ok 3). > > The answer is: See comments below. > > Comments from the field: Jack (champ) Hunter wrote: > Oh > the curse of giving up too much information has bitten me again Drat! > #74: Fiji had chits for the Grand Pacific Hotel. > #75: Waterlow & Sons, Bradbury and American Banknote Co. printed > liberation notes for Luxemburg. > 76: ABNC and EAW printed notes for Martinique. > At first, I was going to say Cameroun for the Eboue question, > because that is what is on the note. But then I decided to look it up, > just to be sure, and blew it anyway!!! > I am really glad that the March madness is NOT open book. At least > that way you either know it or you don't. None of this second guessing > business. And, in my mind anyway, that is a lot easier, (if you know > the answer, that is). There is a load of info in the book, and > sometimes my mind can't keep it all sorted out, and sometimes too much > of it gets stuck in the wrong brain cell and cannot be processed in a > timely manner. > It gets even better under stress of the interrogation like > atmosphere at Fest. > I can hardly wait. <:-o > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > I am extremely envious of Steve's trip to the Channel Islands. Just as > I was of Ski and his trip to Fanning. > Do you remember when I tried to go to the islands? > It > was several years ago. I went to the IBNS Congress in London. Larry > Falater and I then planned to go to the Channel Islands for just the > type of adventure that Steve had (sans spouse shopping), but a gale > blew and the ferry on which we had tickets was cancelled. We then went > to France where we toured the beaches of Normandy. I sent several > reports from France. I wonder what Grams (numbers) those were. > It is quite obvoius that I am behind in publishing Grams. I have > been running around on various projects the the Olympics entered my > life making it even harder to stay focused. I hope to do better this > week. > ========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Editor, > I do not recall short snorters being common with British forces. > We were not paid enough to scribble over perfectly good spend notes!. > The lowest denomination of Stirling notes was 10 shillings, about > three days pay for a private I recall. > I've got one interesting short snorter £1 note. > It > seems to originate in the Isle of Man and the twenty signatories are > nearly all NCOs with pointers they are American. One signatory > brackets RAF after name. The predominant names are Muriel and Evelyn - > speculate who they are! > There were three air fields in IOM,mainly devoted to air gunnery > training, At short notice I cannot find any reference to US forces > being stationed there. > Perhaps one of our more expert web surfers can find something. > There is an interesting note shown by van Elmpt in his BMA book > Page 74. It is a BMA 2/6 and ostensibly bears the signatures of > General Eisnhower, Admiral Cuningham (C in C Mediterranean Fleet) and > Antony Eden (British Resident Minister in the Mediterranean during > most of the War). All three were in Cairo in November 1943. > Sorry I can't be more help. > > Tom Warburton > > Dear Editor, > The Editorial In Gram #1423 Was Excellent. I Appreciate The Time > You Took, To Better Explain Your Editorial Position. > I > Commend You & > Respect Your Decision. > "BUT"....It Just Seems Odd That We Need To Subcribe To A Print > Publication To Get The Latest Military Collecting News..."FIRST". > > Ed Beaman > > Greetings, just received my first edition [of the Gram] (Jan 30 06) > today, and thoroughly enjoyed it. > As > for my specific collecting interest, I have been seeking out any of > the Shanghai, China local scrip as described in WWII Remembered, pgs > 48 thru 57. I have been actively searching for about 18 months, and > have a collection of a whopping 7 (yes; seven) notes. > Whoopie! I will be sitting in with Denis Gillio at the Long Beach > show, table #850 if anyone would care to drop by and yak about WWII > Remembered stuff. A really fascinating period of history, and we > should all be proud to be the sons & daughters of what I think is the > greatest generation of Americans ever. Good health to all, John Boise, > Santa Barbara, Ca. > > Dear Gramsters, > I am just back from a short trip to the Channel Islands. There I saw > numerous examples of the occupationmoney--heard of and saw an example > of a camp scrip for Channel Islanders > (Jersey) > deported to Germany! > Heard of and might get a scan of scrip used at the Guernsey camp in > Germany. > Examples of numismatics there: at the tourist info building on > Guernsey the exchange guy had a complete set of the Guernsey WWII > local notes in great condition--he did mention his friend who had tens > of thousands of pounds worth of the notes. Also, saw the notes in > several museums. > I saw an English propoganda leaflet inthe design of a German > military mark note dropped onthe island of Guernsey!!! Bought a note > from the occupation museum after the curator (short of > money?) > brought some to my hotel at night. Saw ration coupons of different > kinds on the two islands. > I will make a presentation on this trip at the Fest. > > steve > =========================================== > 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$$, Harold Kroll, C & D Freeland, Roger > Urce, Pat Bethe, Karen Jach, Jack Hunter (champ), G. W. Slade$$#, > 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, David Seelye, Bill Haines, Bill Myers#, > Nick S.$$ (smoke), Dave Hunsicker#$, Al Glaser, Gary Hicks, Adolf > Witzke (smoke), John Cheney$$, Mark Watson, Ron Waddell, Rachel > Feller, Ed Beaman$$, Carlson Chambliss, Sam Feeback$$, Jim and > Deborah* Crowe#$$, Pia and Ray Bows##, Brett Irick$$, 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). Extra > nights are a little difficult to explain. The bottom line is that they > are > $44 per room. It is complicated because roommates do not necessarily > arrive and/or depart on the same day. > > 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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