From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 5:48 PM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1429 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:38:42 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1429 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1429 Sunday > February 26, 2006 > > More on the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Special Voucher > > by David Klinger >   > First, I want to point out an error on this essay. > The > issuing authority represented on the note is Joint Chief of Staffs, > Australia, rather than the correct > title: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Australia. For two thirds of the period > of occupation the Commonwealth was represented solely by Australians > and throughout its existence BCOF was always commanded by an > Australian officer. >   My first reaction on finding this note (essay) on the Reserve Bank  > of Australia museum web site was that it was a counterpoint to the > Japanese Invasion Money (JIM), and, that is was a proposed issue for > use by the occupied Japanese population. That was certaintly the > context of the museum display. See: > http://tinyurl.com/f5255 > However, after further consideration of comments from others I now > believe that it was a precursor to the sterling based British Armed > Forces Special Vouchers (BAFSV). But, the final story on this has > still not been told! Theo van Elmpt, the recognized expert on BAFSV > wrote this to me: >   > Hi David, > Thanks. I now believe that this essay is the result of the > discussions in the 3rd quarter of 1946 when the voucher scheme for > Japan was implemented. The net result was that the existing sterling > denominated voucher were to be used. (see my book page 40 and on). > I seem to remember that at the time there was some talk about a > special design for Japan but it wasn't clear from the files that this > had actually led to anything. I will consult my files and notes again > to corroborate and let you know. (will take some time as they are now > all stored abroad) > > Thanks again > Theo >   > I'll give further updates, as I get more information. > Theo's book is the definitive reference on BAFSVs: > British Armed Forces Special Vouchers, Elran Press, The > Netherlands,1994, ISBN 90-801808-2-3, by Theo van Elmpt. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: In the MPC book (and WWII Remembered), what catalog number > suffix indicates a counterfeit? > Question 88, difficulty 2/3. What MPC series had two different > printers? Question 89, difficulty 2. > > Yesterday's questions: 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. > > The answer is: see below. > > Comments from the field: Well, things have been pretty busy, getting > ready for Fest and all. But I finally got a minute so I should get > these answers to you before the next Gram is published. > > Azad Hind postage stamps were printed in Germany, but never delivered > to India. Series 472 & 481 had confirmed skips in there serial > numbers. > I know you must be busier than a one armed paper hanger with all the > Fest activities. Don't know how you ever get a Gram published, oh > yeah, that's right, the Gram went to a weekly instead of a daily. > So sorry, just had to take the shot. See you Thursday > :-) > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > I love my computer. Well, that can hardly be true. > It > is hard to actually love an inanimate object so I guess I like my > computer. Well, actually, I am mad at it right now, so I suppose that > I do not like it much at all. In fact I was so frustrated that I think > I hate my computer. Well, it is silly to hate an inanimate object so… > Actually my main frustration is with my printer and the Easy Button > people at Staples right now. As you can imagine, I am working on Fest > preparations. I know that I run out of color toner cartridges when I > am working on Fest materials so I had some extra cartridges on hand. > What I did not have was what is called a imaging drum. They cost more > and are MUCH harder to find on a shelf. The advertised guarantees on > television about having toner cartridges on hand mean just what they > say. The store have the toner, but not the imaging drums. > No sweat. I was quite a few days ahead of schedule so last Tuesday I > ordered a drum and just to be sure two toner cartridges to add to my > emergency supplies. > The box arrived on schedule on Thursday. That night when I tried to > install the drum it would not fit. > Almost, but not quite. Turns out that the imaging drum for the model > 2550 that I had does indeed look very much like the drum for the model > 2500 which I needed. > Ordering a replacement on Thursday night only nets delivery on Monday > which mean exactly a week lost. > So > much for being smug on being ahead. > I did discover a few interesting things. First, after I reinstalled > the old drum, the printer would still print black (I do not pretend to > understand, but it helped). Also, in printing a trouble shooting > report I learned that I have printed 17640 sheets with this printer. > Yes, I know, this is more than you need or want to know. > Now to the computer. Well, not actually my computer, but the vast > computer industrial complex. I have a little invoice program that I > have used for years for various things. Most recently, I have been > able to print Fest rosters, Fester pay vouchers and the like with this > program. It was very useful for this purpose. > This is the first Fest since I upgraded the program. > Upgraded, that IS a joke. For the above (and many > other) functions it is a downgrade. Of course to make matters worse > there is no reasonable way to get back to the old system. I do NOT > love my computer right now. > ========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Editor, > A friend of mine purchased a home from his deceased relative's > estate. When cleaning up the attic, amid a pile of newspapers and > magazines, he found an envelope containing various JIM (e.g., pesos, > shillings, pounds and gulden). Some of the pesos (i.e., 1, 5 and 10) > notes have two 1/4 in. holes punched in them 2 3/4 in. > on center near the top. The hole locations are inconsistent from note > to note other than maintaining the 2 3/4 in. center line. The > centavos have two > 3/8 > in. holes on 3 1/8 in. centers near the top. Was this some type of > endeavor for accountability and/or obsolete the notes? Have there > been other pesos and centavos reported with the punched holes. As a > side note, he also found white scarves with Japanese writing on them > that are weaved through two holes cut > into the ends of coconuts. I just wonder if any of > the most traveled Gramsters have ever encountered these observations. > His deceased relative was a WWII Vet who served in the Pacific. > > Bob Unger > =========================================== > 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$$, Ron Waddell, Rachel Feller, Ed > Beaman$$, 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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