From: MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 6:17 PM To: Doug Bell Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 1434 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:13:45 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 1434 > To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net > > ------------------------ > / MPC Gram News Letter / > ----------------------- > > =========================================== > MPC GRAM > =========================================== > Vol 7, no 1435 Saturday > March 5, 2006 > > Mericle Honored > > The informal military money community honors numismatists from time > to time for extraordinary or life-time service. > Marvin Mericle was honored at MPCFest VII for his life-time of > service to the hobby. Marvin has been recognized as the inspiration > that got many collectors into MPC and military money. > The award was made at MPCFest by the selection committee Larry > Smulczenski, Niel Shafer and Joe Boling. > Previous award winners are (in order) Elmer Smith, Larry > Smulczenski, Joe Boling and, Neil Shafer. > > Downey, Feller Prevail > > Jim Downey and Rachel Feller won exciting contests to become > champions of the Fest March Madness and Fest poker tournament > respectively on Saturday. > Jim Downey met Al Glaser in the finals of the largest ever March > Madness tournament. Sixty Festers participated and 58 went down to > defeat before Downey and Glaser met in the finals. Of the 58 most > belived that they were eliminated only by the worst of bad luck. > Virtually everyone claimed that they knew the answer, but choked or > suffered some other bad luck. > Rachel Feller met her father in the preliminaries of March Madness > then met him again in the poker tournament when she and Steve were the > last two players. Third place finisher Al Galser was tank out by > Rachel when she slow-played a set of three kings. > She then beat dad with a straigt. > > Fest Commentaray > > by Joe Boling > > Another successful fest is over, with promises all around to repeat > it - particularly among new festers. > I don't think I heard a single _expression of disappointment from any > of them (whereas veterans always find something to grump about - such > as the absence this year of travel pay). > I heard the figure "60" bruited about as the attendance this year, a > record I believe (although some individuals came late and others took > leave in the middle to attend to such mundane tasks as going to work). > The new champion of military money trivia is the first repeat > champion, Jim Downey. The winner of the bowling tournament on Thursday > night was Doug Bell, who is also the supplier of the trophy for that > event - a series 541 $5 note embedded in a sphere of Lucite that needs > only to be drilled to become a bowling ball itself. The winner of the > Texas hold-em poker tournament Saturday night was Rachel Feller, who > took home a $7000 fest bond for her skills (the runner-up was her > father, Steve Feller - receiving a $700 fest bond). > At the conclusion of introductions Friday night, following the > bourse, bells were rung and taps played for festers who have passed - > Mike Cummings, Bob Kutcher, and Leo May. At the distribution of the > official fest souvenir card Saturday night the text of the card, in > the form of a corporate resolution, was read aloud by battalion clerk > Fred Schwan. The resolution concluded with "Let it be known now and > forever that the site where collectors gather for MPCFests shall be > known as Camp Leo G. May, Jr." > Also on Saturday, MFC series 051 was withdrawn and replaced by series > 062, with notes based on "seven" > and its multiples. However, after the disaster of the six-based > denominations of series 051 (with which pay clerks had a very > difficult time coping), series 062 notes are issued in attached > multiples that together make up more easily counted amounts. For > instance, the seven dollar note (bearing a portrait of Leo May) is > attached to a smaller three dollar note, making a total of $10 as long > as the notes remain contiguous. > Similarly, $14 and $1 notes are combined, as are $21 and $4 notes. A > general theme of the series is Olympic sports, though a Daytona-style > racing car decorates the $14 note and some other apparently > non-Olympic sports are also represented. A gorgeous sunset view of the > HQ building at Camp May adorns the $10 note (a stand-alone > denomination that does not have a minor note attached to it). Bob > Kutcher is commemorated by an overprint on the $14 note. There is also > a $0.50 note this year, the first time we have had fractional > denominations in several years. Unless the series suffers early > retirement, we can expect to see its notes appearing at official > mini-fests this year and at the military money seminar in Colorado > Springs in July. > I have a comment about an article in a recent gram, but that will > have to wait for my next filing. > *********************************************************** > Championship Question Corner > > Question: suspended until after Fest recovery > > Yesterday's questions: > The answer is: see below > > Comments from the field: > > ========================================== > Editorial > ========================================== > By all counts, Fest participation passed 60 for the first time. I > think that the most correct number is 61. This includes Judy and me, > but not my brother Brad or his son David even though they now perform > functions at the Fest. Of particular interest is the fact that my > brother is starting to collect Fest notes. He has not been a collector > since 1959 when he got me started in collecting. Neither does it > include any of the wives who were not registered Festers or a few > other visitors. > Some time in the past few weeks I discussed the possibility of > limiting participation in Fests to 66 (or possibly some other number). > A little detail of such a plan if implemented would be that > registration for the first few months would be limited to Fester. > We will have to give this some thought. > ========================================== > Mail Call > =========================================== > Dear Gram, > Another successful Fest as expected. > > Neil > > Dear Neil, > Thank you. I had a blast. Based upon experience, the next few days > or weeks will be full of Fest commentary. That is a good thing, but if > you do not want to have the Gram dominated by Fest news and > commentary, you might consider sending in stories or letters about > other things. > > 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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