From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 5:48 PM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1430 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:26:32 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1430 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1430 Tuesday > February 28, 2006 > > Red Cross JIM > > by Paul Garner > > Bob Unger asked about the holes punched into the Philippine JIM. I > have read accounts some time ago that that there was a large amount of > JIM Pesos captured by American forces when Manila fell. They were > cancelled by using a standard two hole punch then turned over to the > Red Cross to be given out as souvenirs to anybody who wanted them. > Some stories said that the military forces had them cancelled. > Other stories said that the Red Cross did the cancelling. Don't know > which is accurate, although I suspect that it was the military to > prevent them being used by the GI's "on the economy" during the > immediate aftermath of the fighting. > That brings up a question. What currency was used by the locals > immediately after liberation. Was JIM still used? If so, how was it > validated. What was the exchange rate of JIM to the Philippine Peso. > Although I suspect that the exchange rate of the Peso to the Dollar > remained at 2:1, I have never seen the JIM:Peso rate. Anybody know? > > Hope this helps. > > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: suspended until after the Fest > > Yesterday's questions: 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. > > The answer is: see below > > Comments from the field: Bill Myers wrote: Question > 88: Counterfeits have the suffix q [this use of q is > admitedly a strech, but c and f (for fake) were not > possible so the best that we could come up with was > q > for queer.--Ed.] > Question 89: Series 481-1st printing was done by > Tudor > Lithograph > Corporation, printings 2-4 were done by Forbes > Lithograph Corporation > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > The Fest has started. Harold and Ski arrived today. > Wednesday is slave labor day. > We actually added two Festers on Tuesday. That was > exciting, but a little complicating. We are clearly > breaking 60 Festers this year. I think that this is > a > very exciting developement. > The Fest bourse is also developing very nicely. > This > is only the second year that we have had a real > bourse > with the Fest. It too is getting better every year. > If > you cannot come to the Fest, come to the bourse on > Friday! You will have a great time I am sure. > Many of you have been looking for the auction > list. > Ski gave me some grief today because it had not yet > been published in the Gram. While there was some > validity to his complaint, I had a plan. I did not > want to have it publihsed too soon. Well, when I > tried > to put it in tonight, I found that the format in > which > he had sent it to me was just about unusable. I hope > that he has it with him in another format. We will > have to see tomorrow. > ========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Editor, > When we were in Australia, we say the essay that > David Klinger has been writing about. The bank has > many other unissued essaies on display as well. I > took > a picture of the military note and will have it at > the > Fest. > > Ian Marshall > (reconsitituted from a prematurely trased email) > > Dear Gram, > Perhaps the 2.5 inch spacing of holes was for > insertion in a binder > clip. One of those fine early 20c devices used on > the > top of some folders. > > Evil to collectors. > > George > > Dear Editor, > The hole-punched JIM are generally attributed to > Red > Cross teams who distributed them as souvenirs > (presumably intending the punches to be > cancellations, > which were totally unnecessary). I'm not home so > can't > check, but the spacing you describe for the 1/4 inch > should be a standard two-hole punch spacing. I am > not > familiar with the 3/8 inch holes. All holed pieces > known to me are Philippine JIM. > As for scarves with Japanese characters, they sound > like good luck items (headbands or belly-bands). I > am > not familiar with the coconut application. > Not all Azad hind stamps were printed in Germany. > The > Chalo Delhi stamps (also reported to have been used > by > the INA, with a mere one or two authenticated covers > surviving, mailed from the Andaman Islands) were > locally printed. So the question should have asked > in > what countrIES were Azad hind stamps printed. > Joe > > Dear Joe, > I reviewed the comments in Remembered and even > your > comments above and the attribution of these stamps > seems to be uncertain. Then there is even the > question > of equating the Indian National Army with Azad Hind. > Related, intertwined, certainly, but equal I am not > so > sure. I think that the question can stand as given, > but fire again please. > > Editor > > Dear Editor, > I am not able to make it to the fest again this > year. I'm just not well enough physically to make a > trip like that right now. I'm hoping I > can next time. > I hope to participate in the auction if it is ok > with you, please let me know. I'll watch for the > auction in the Gram.. thanks > > Rick Nickles > > Dear Rick, > Shame on you (for not coming to the Fest). See the > editorial regarging the auction. > > Editor > =========================================== > 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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