From: mpcgram-owner@papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:41 PM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: MPCGram 1452 ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Vol 7, no 1452 Thursday April 13, 2006 World War II Remembered in Review by Jack 21 Hunter  Per a suggestion by the editor, I am going to attempt to write a short "Book Report" from the various  tomes written on the subject of WW II military numismatics. I say "short" because my typing skills are that of a third grader, and try as I might, I can only work with four out of ten fingers. That said, please accept my apologies in advance for the total lack of knowledge for the English language.   I am going back a little further than Fred asked me to. He wanted articles from MPC 4 and WW II Remembered, but I have chosen Fred's first book on the subject. World War II Allied Military Currency by Ray S. Toy and Carlton F. Schwan. Copyright 1974.   The book was dedicated to Alfred J. (Jimmy) Swails, who passed away in November of 1973.   This small (by todays standard of WW II Remembered) book of 110 pages, starts out with a short preface on the popularity of collecting military currency. It states " There are many reasons for this (popularity), but the most important factor is undoubtedly the increased amount of information which has become available to the collector in the past few years." If only the authors could have known that they had just scratched the surface! 110 pages does not even cover the Axis section in WW II R (1). Now I will admit that I have not read this volume from cover to cover (yet) it is interesting to see the list of contributors acknowledged by the authors. Some of whom are still to this day, researching the field of military numismatics. And others who have passed on to much greater (?) horizons. I will not go into the list verbatum, but there are several names with whom I have come to recognize. And some that I will never know... This book, like most that have been written on the subject of numismatics, starts out with short sections on grading and the pricing of items one may wish to add to their collections.  A brief mention of specimen and replacement notes is also included with a list of clubs one should join. This is all pretty much the standard fare that is taken for granted today. But this information was, at the time, only just becoming available.   One interesting aspect of the copy in my collection, it came with a fixed price list, dated 10 July 74 from Carlton "Fred" Schwan of Portage, Ohio. On the cover page, is a black and white copy of a series 541 $5.00 note! As this note is sure to be found in a black hole somewhere, I will not give you the serial number. I would almost bet that this was Freds first copy of this note, and just as he is today with the recent find of a 591 25 cent replacement note, showing it off to the world. He even had a rubber stamp of this 541 $5.00 made up and was trying to re-coup some of his investment by offering one for $4.00  Never one to miss angle to make a buck, even in 1974. A very nice price list to be sure, with about 25 replacement notes offered, the highest priced one being a 692 $20.00 in CU for $90.00 !   I will end this tonight with Freds price list closing, "My back hurts from typing and the rest of what I was going to list is junk so I am just going to stop!" But he then adds " Remember, I need to buy good material, what have you got for sale?"   I will get back to the book report next week. *********************************************************** Championship Question Corner Question: Where are post war barter stores confirmed to have operated? Question 111, difficulty 2. Yesterday's Question: Bank of Reunion noets issued under Vichy administration/influence had what distinctive symbols? Question 110, difficulty 2. Answers: see below Comments from the field: Bill Myers wrote: Question 110: Two headed Vichy ax over wreaths. ========================================== Editorial ========================================== In the past few days I completed an article on Barter units for the Bank Note Reporter. You might recall that Robert Branagan was the manager of the Frankfurt store. In preparing the article I tried to find recent information about Colonel Branagan. A google search was somewhat promissing. It seemed to indicate that Colonel Branagan had died and there was a web site listed. That is where the problem came in. I could not make the web address work. Here is the link. Colonel Branagan was a U S Army Transportation Corps officer. I was able to find out that atmfuondation is Army Transportation Museum but the link just would not work. I hope that some of you Internet wizzards can find some info to fill in the holes. www.atmfoundation.org/memorialization.htm ========================================== Mail Call =========================================== Hay dere Editor, Noticed the TFEL article.. Remember quite a few moons ago I sent you a p/c of a certificate of British Ownership for the Austrian Government Guaranteed Conversion Loan, 1934-1959 dated 1st July, 1938 facsimile signature of Peppiatt???? With war clouds looming in Europe I am sure some other economic measures recorded on paper are yet to be discovered. Cheezettes, Colin in Cow Country =========================================== 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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