From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 5:46 PM To: Doug Bell Subject: MPCGram 1431 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 05:35:20 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1431 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1431 Wednesday > March 1, 2006 > > More Red Cross JIM > > by Ray Czahor > > During my first USAF assignment to the Philippines in 1963-1965, I > encountered the holed JIM and also heard that they were done by the > Red Cross. However, I don't believe that. At that time, I picked up > one type of souvenir booklet with JIM in it. Some notes had holes, > some didn't but all were in cellophane sleeves with the sleeves > stapled to the front and back light stock covers at the left. > On the cover was > a depiction of a wild looking Japanese soldier. > Then back in 2004 I picked up a very early WWII Japanese souvenir > booklet titled "Japan's Philippine Occupation Currency Taken from the > Captured Japanese Controlled Philippine National Bank, Daguan, Luzon > January 11, 1945." Included a sheet on monetary history and a list of > Pacific Invasion Dates of the Victorius 6th Army: > June > 20, 1943 through > Feb 3, 1945. It contained 50 Centavos, 1 Peso, 5 Peso, 10 Peso notes > that were well worn but no holes. This booklet received several bids > and sold for $52.50 in my Philippine Mailbid Sale VII in January 2005. > > > On the Road Again > > by Joe Boling > > I have been on the road for five days, driving from Seattle to fest, > then to NY, then to CPMX and back to Seattle. Why? I'm taking my > Japanese bonds and shares to NY to sell. Meantime, I have been > watching the results of the Boone sale in Antwerp last weekend - some > astounding results were obtained for Japanese material. For instance > (and remember that after hammer premium, VAT, and shipping, total > price is about 125% of hammer, and the euro is about $1.20 these > days):: > SB743, Y100 release ru 3.5% treasury bond - 480 euros SB 1008, Y500 > release to GEAW treasury bond - 250 euros SB87x, Manchou Development > Public Loan Guaranteed by the Japanese and Manchou Govts, Y500, 200 > euros (I can't look up the SB number for the Y500 bond because Fred > left the Manchou bonds out of the draft 2nd edition, which is all that > I am carrying) >  Recent realizations for Japanese bonds in the IBSS auctions have > exceeded 300 pounds for Y1000 bonds. >  I bought a collection of Japanese material last summer - I had to pay > full SB for much of it. If you have holes to fill in this area, you > had better start looking for bargains. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: suspended until after the Fest > > Yesterday's questions: > The answer is: see below > > Comments from the field: > > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > Today, Wednesday, is the big physical labor day at the Fest. Loading, > transporting, unloading, installing, losing, hunting, finding, not > finding and those sorts of things. > Yesterday, I promoted the bourse suggesting that if you cannot come > for the weekend, but can come for the bourse that you should. Of > course I still think that that is good advice. Here is a partial list > of dealers who will have wares at the bourse (partial because I might > forget someone). > > David Seelye > Ian Marshall > Bill Yanchick > Dennis Earl > Al Glaser > Steve Swoish > Carlson Chambliss > Harold Kroll > Dick Freyser > BNR Press > > I hope to see you there, but if not I hope that someone who is there > will write a report for a Saturday Gram. At that point I will > certainly not be writing bourse reports. > If (when?) I solve the auction list probelms, I will promptly send > out another Gram. > ========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Editor, >  How can the auction be published too early? By letting festers see > what is being offered BEFORE they leave home, they can check the lots > against their collections, most of which will still be at home when > they are looking at the lots on Catawba Island. You can never be too > early with information - those who hoard information are the bane of > our hobby (and often get tripped up by their recalcitrant technology > when they think they are just in time - it has happened to the editor > TWICE this week that we have HEARD of - how many more instances have > not been divulged?). >  You said to fire again. > > Joe > > Dear Joe, > Fair enough, but you did not comment about the Azad Hind stamps > which was the topics that I wanted to hear about. > > Bleeding at the hospital, > > 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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