From: mpcgram-owner@papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:15 AM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: MPCGram 1446 ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Vol 7, no 1446 Monday March 27, 2006 Altered MPC by Jim Downey On page 61 of the Fourth Edition of the Comprehensive Catalog of Military Payment Certificates there is a discussion of raised and altered MPC. There is an illustration of a Series 481 5 cent raised to a 50 cent note by adding a "0" from a 10 cent note. Of all things, the original 5 cent note was a replacement! The text gets a little confused as it initially indicates the added piece came from a 10 cent note but the next paragraph indicates a 50 cent note. It goes on to say that the remaining portion of the 50 cent note could still be passed. (OMGUS regulations allowed mutilated currency to be replaced as long as three-fifths of the note remained.) The text poses the question when and for what reason was the raised note created? The answer to the question of why it was created is simple - it was made to deceive as all raised notes are. It is suggested that this note may be an isolated incident or a fantasy note resulting from "idle time." The USAREUR Information Bulletin from November 1951 indicates that the raising of 5 cent notes to 50 cents was more than an isolated incident. The Information Bulletin was a monthly summary of some of the more important bulletins and notices that were issued in by the US military authorities in Germany. The November 1951 edition carried the following notice: Alteration of MPC Currency All personnel are cautioned to closely examine all MPC 50 cent [MPC $0.50] notes received by them to insure that such pieces of currency have not been altered or raised. Particular attention should be paid to the written portion of the number "Fifty Cents" in the body of the bill rather than simply reading the figured number 50 in the lower section of the bill. Altered or raised, MPC 50-cent notes have appeared in Berlin recently and all personnel should be alert to detect any further attempt at passing such altered currency. Series 481 was introduced in Germany on June 20, 1951. It is very likely that the note shown in the Catalog may very well have been one of the notes that compelled the authorities to issue the above warning in November 1951. *********************************************************** Championship Question Corner Question: Bon de Solidarite "notes" were issued by what government? Question 104, difficulty 2. Yesterday's Question: Who are the receipents of military numismtics service awards (awards made at MPC Fests)? Question 103, difficulty 3. How are Free French notes for Reunion marked (identified)? Answer: see below Comments from the field: Bill Myers wrote: Question 102:I do not know them all but I believe Larry Smulczenski has received the numismatic service award. [I was disapointed that we did not get more responses to this one. There is no easy place to look this up (yet, but I have something in mind) so we will let this go for another day to see who can remember all of the receipents. Bill gives us a clue.--Ed] Question 103: Reunion Free France notes are not overprinted or distinguished in any way and are identified by serial number. Bill Myers ========================================== Editorial ========================================== Jim Downey's column is only in its second week and he has put me in a rut where I must rave about the great new material that he reports. It was amazing enough finding the raised Seris 481 fractional, but finding official reports about these raised notes is amazing. I am looking forward to next Monday. Well, I really stepped on it by sending out an old Gram to everyone while trying to fix a subscription problem. I am very sorry about that. I have not had to do this for a long time, but we will extend all subscriptions that are in good standing not by one, but by two issues because of our mistake. Read more on this below. ========================================== Mail Call =========================================== Dear Gram, I just realized that I had not received a transmission of the MPCgram for some time. In checking, I see the last issue received was #1437, dated March 15. Have there been subsequent issues. Did a computer glitch drop my address from your end? Or, did I managed to do something to block deliver out on this end? Your response will be appreciated. Sincerely yours, Cliff Dear Cliff, Well, this might become known as the Cliff Gram. Someone will come up with a better name, but you get the point. Below are are selection of responses to my bone head move of sending an old Gram out to everyone in an attempt to send it to you. Shortly after you started receiving the Gram, I started receiving bounce messages that you were vacationing in Hawaii or some similar place. Apparantly, you missed one of the rules. Gramsters making such trips are exptected to give us a numismatic trip report! Editor Dear Gram, So why did you send this out again to the entire distribution list? Joe Dear Gram, Cliff ? Cliff's not here man. Who's Cliff? 21 Editor-- I thought for the answer to the question about who was Showa dating associated with was Joe Boling. --Ski Dear Ski, I like your answer best! Editor =========================================== Calendar =========================================== 2006 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. 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