From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 5:48 PM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1428 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:40:58 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1428 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1428 Thursday > February 23, 2006 > > An Important Discovery > > by David Klinger > > I found an illustration of a 100 Yen British Commonwealth Occupation > Force (BCOF) Special Voucher (for use in Japan) on a museum web site > of the Reserve Bank of Australia. It is apparently a hand drawn essay. > I have little further information right now, but I have asked the > museum curator for more details. >   > Since the upcoming Fest theme is JIM, I thought you might be > interested to see what could have been called BIM (British Invasion > Money) - or BOM (British Occupation Money). >   > You can read a short history of the BCOF > at: http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/bcof.htm > You can view the note/essay at: > http://davidklinger.blogspot.com/ > > Something new at the post office? > > by Joe Boling > >  I have been trying to get clear of here to go to fest this week, > since I am driving east this year. I am taking my Japanese bond and > share collection (less a small teaching set for summer seminar)over to > New York to sell, and getting those bonds and shares (1700+ > pieces) ready to go has been a real chore. In the past three days I > have taken 1070 photographs (mostly of share certificates - there are > hundreds of them in the collection), and tonight I printed new labels > to attach to all the pieces for the edification of the buyer. Over the > next two days I have to actually attach those labels to the pieces - > fun and games. I need some skilled labor out here (able to read > Japanese). >  On top of this, my printer has decided to get cranky > - it took me five hours to print about 1075 address labels for my HS > alumni assn newsletter that also had to be in the mail before > departing for fest. I mailed that mass on Thursday last week. I did > not get my own back on Friday, which is the normal turnaround time out > here, but on Saturday I got not only my own newsletter, but returned > newsletters with redirect addresses on them from Texas (two cities)  > and New Mexico. I just don't see how my mailing could have traveled > that far, been marked up, and returned in two days. This looks more > like there is some sort of national redirect system in the post > office, that can be triggered by a mailpiece anywhere in the country. > Does anyone know whether that is the case now? > > Fest Auction Complete > > Auctioneer Smulczenski has completed the Fest auction. It will be > distributed in printed form at MPCFest. It will also be distributed in > or with Gram 1429. Be ready to study hard and bid liberally to support > the summer seminar scholarship fund. > > Name Tags > > Loretta (and Dick) Freyser are creating custom name tags for > MPCFest VII. If you are attending the Fest and have not told them how > you want your name, do it NOW or be prepared for a generic name tag. > Write Loretta at dfreyser@cs.com. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: In what country were Azad Hind postage stamps printed? > Question 86, difficulty 3. What two MPC series have skips confirmed in > the serial numbers? > Question 87, difficulty. > > Yesterday's questions: What printing technology is generally used to > print serial numbers? Question 83, difficulty 2. Den Danske Brigade > notes were used in the occupation of what country? Question 84, > difficulty 2. Bonus question: the famous phoenix rising vignette > appears on what denomination Free French notes? Question 84, > difficulty 2. bonus, bonus. > Who painted the phoenix rising vignette? Question 85 difficulty 3. > > The answer is: see below. > > Comments from the field: Bill Myers wrote: Question > 83: I will guess letterpress Question 84: Royal Danish Ministry of War > for use by Danish soldiers stationed in the British sector of occupied > Germany. > Question 85: 1000 francs > Question 86: I will guess Edmund Dulac > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > Did you look at the note (essay) that David Klinger found? This is a > wonderful thing. I wonder what other denominations may exist of this > proposed series. I wonder if the museum has any documents to support > the note. I wonder if Nick or some other of our Australian Gramsters > can visit the museum and see this note and answer some of these > questions. > Richard Banyai published a picture in the 1970s in one of his books > of an (apparent) essay of similar style. I was always intrigued by > that note. I wrote my Banyai about the photo (and other things too). > Although we exchanged a few letters, he never even acknowledged my > questions. I had about given up on ever having the answers to the > questions about the mystery note. Now we have a chance to find out > more information. It is wonderful. > Banyai wrote about four books on World War II notes. > The books are somewhat technical dealing with legal and policy > matters. In those areas they are unrivaled and wonderful. Everyone > should at least read parts of these books. It would be a great project > for one or more Gramsters to read the books and write reviews for the > Gram. If you do not have a copy (they are scarce), I am sure that they > are available from the ANA library. By the way, you can even borrow > from the ANA library if you are not a member (shame on you), but are a > member of the International Bank Note Society. > ========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Gram and Transport Officer, >   > I can provide ground transport for 2 festers, 3 tight fit to/from > Detroit metro airport or Detroit metro area as follows: >   > To Port Clinton:  Fri Mar 3 -- approx window 11 AM to > 2 PM  (1100 to 1400) >   > To Detroit Metro:  Sun Mar 5 -- approx 1:30 PM > (1330) > (after chow) >   > Willing to consider going to Port Clinton Thurs Mar > 2 > -- but can not pick up until after 1400 hours. >   > Transport mode this year is the all new 2006 Ford Fusion SEL. >   > Brett Irick > Dearborn MI > xr7gt@prodigy.net > =========================================== > Calendar > =========================================== > 2006 > > Feb 9-11, Long Beach, mini fest to be announced > > Mar 3-5 MPCFest VII John Cheney$$, Harold Kroll, K & D Freeland$$, > 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$$, Jack Hobbs, Judy and Fred Schwan > Running totals: overall 51; new festers 10. $ paid, $$ 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. The address for the hotel in case you are using > mapquest or something like that is 50 NE Catawba Road, Port Clinton, > Ohio 43452. > > Honor Roll: Mike Cummings, Robert Kutcher, Leo May. > > Fest Training Schedule, version 2 > > Thursday 2 March > 0800-1900 hotel registration individuals Kim > 0830-0900 breakfast @ Holiday Inn all personnel Kim > 0930-1700 Bourse preparations select personnel david > 1900-2100 bourse banquet @ Big Boppers all > available > Judy, Ken > 2100-2300 1st annual bowling championship all > available Doug, Steve > 2400- bull session/swap meet all available Ski > > Friday 3 March > 0800-1900 hotel registration individuals Kim > 0830-0900 breakfast @ Holiday Inn all personnel Kim > 0830-1100 bourse set up select personnel David > 1050 bourse and Fest registration open all personnel > Loretta > 1100-1800 bourse all available David > auction submission/viewing all interested Ski > 1730-1900 new Fester training new Festers Doug, > Marcus > 1800-1930 chow all personnel Judy > 1900-1930 exhibits installed exhibitors Joe > 2000-2030 pay call by company paymasters > 2200-2300 March madness round 1& 2 all personnel > Wendell > 2300-2330 bull session by company 1SGs > 2330 exhibits must be removed exhibitors Joe > 2331 FPO, px, canteen closed interested personnel > Dick, Roger > 0045 lights out by company 1SGs > > Saturday 4 March > 0400-0600 10k run, 3k swim (ice permitting) all > personnel 1SG > 0730-0830 chow all personnel Kim > 0830-0845 bn picture mess hall hardies > 0845-0915 autograph party all personnel Ski > 0915-1100 show n tell all personnel 1SG > 1100-1230 March Madness all personnel Wendell > 1245-1315 chow all personnel Judy > 1315-1630 show n tell all personnel 1SG > 1630-1830 show n tell all personnel 1SG > 1830-1930 chow all personnel Judy > 1830-1930 bond drive IV interested collectors > Warner > 1930-2030 March Madness finals all personnel Wendell > 2030-2100 Texas Holdem training interested personnel > brad > 2100-2400 RVN poker game reenactment all personnel > Nick > 2100-2400 auction lot viewing (concurrent) all > personnel Ski > 2400 snacks, mess hall interested personnel Judy > 0045 lights out by company 1SGs > > Sunday 5 March > 0400-0600 10k run, 3k swim (ice permitting) all > personnel 1SG > 0700-0745 sick call (by appointment) all sickies Drs > T&M > 0730-0800 chow all personnel Kim > 0700-0730 destruction of obsolete MFC select > personnel > Bill > 0730-0830 auction lot viewing optional Ski > 0830-0845 awards all personnel 1SGs > 0845-1130 auction all personnel Ski > 1130-1230 police call and early departures select > personnel Sparky > 1230-1315 chow all personnel Judy > 1315-1500 local field trip interested personnel > Fred > 1500-1800 break camp and police call volunteers > Harold > 1830- chow at Crow’s Nest interested personnel > Robert > > Monday 6 March > 0700-0730 breakfast Holiday Inn Kim > 0730 field trip departure to AF Museum, Dayton, OH > select personnel TBA > 1845 return from field trip > 1900 local poker game (FRNs required) select > personnel > > Tuesday 7 March > 0830-0900 breakfast Holiday Inn Kim > 0900- R & R > > Wedenesday 8 Maarch > 0830-0900 breakfast Holiday Inn Kim > 1000 departure for CPMX > > Coordinating instructions: > Problems etc contact the battalion clerk at 419 732 > 6683 before March 11; after March 11 call clerk > (Schwan) at 419 732 7322 (Holiday Inn), or 419 349 > 1872 (Schwan cell phone). > Arrival/departure coordination: It is critical that Fest HQ know of > your transportation plans (note Fest HQ will help with ride > coordination but this year will not be responsible for rides]. Please > send your transportation plans to MPCGram@yahoo.com. > Remarks: Saturday poker game will be a Texas holdem tournament with > $25MFC buy in, first place $6000 Fest bond (and championship bracelt > with unique silver medal), $600 Fest bond (and unique bronze medal), > third place $600 Fest bond. Concurrently will be dealers choice poker > tables. > > 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 > > The London Paper Money Fair has moved to: Victory Services Club, 63 > Seymour Street, off Edgware Road, Marble Arch London and the dates > are: May 7, July 2 and Nov 26. see: www.britishnotes.co.uk or > www.londonpapermoneyfair.co.uk > > 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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