From: mpcgram-owner@papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 12:21 AM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: MPCGram 1457 ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Vol 7, no 1457 Monday May 15, 2006 More Old Books by Jack Hunter To continue with WW II Allied Military Currency, by R.S. Toy and C.F. Schwan. I was trying to find information in the book that has changed since it was written in 1974. I was quite surprised to find very few things that need any updating. Seems that the authors were pretty good on the subject, even then. Of course the obvious price changes over the years, make this book obsolete.But it is still very accurate information, as far as the entry's go. One of the things that has been discovered since then,is on the 651 fractionals, in the book it says they were not issued, but today we know that they are available, but in somewhat limited numbers. Some will say that they were not "issued" at all, but there are notes that show signs of being in circulation. On the Greenland Administration notes of 1941-42 the book lists them as rare to scarce. While this is true of the 1941 issue (notes w/ embossed seals), it is not so on the Dec. 1, 1942 issue. These notes (with a black seal) have been found in a small hoard of uncirculated condition. Though still tough to get, a set can be assembled if you should want to. More discussion and research is sorely needed on this issue (s). Discoveries since the book was written are many, but even though this book is thirty-two+ years old, it is still a very good reference that should be in your library. One thing I like most about older references, is that they sometimes cite other books that may be of interest to like minded collectors. One in particular, is Neil Shafer's great book on "Philippines Emergency and Guerilla Currency" also published in 1974. If you collect notes of this era, it is the one book you "must have" for the most complete guide on the subject. Unfortunately, this book has not been released in a second edition, so the information is very dated. I think that it is way over due to be revised, and it would be a great book to have. Maybe, as I have said before, Neil and Fred could put there skills to the task, and get this book into the 21st century! I know that it would be added to my library for sure. What about yours? I will have to dig up some more of these antique books for next time... Book Review: Australian Military Chits by John Yarwood by John K. Kallman I figure that I am past due to contribute to the MPC gram now that I have been receiving it for a while. I just received a new booklet Australian Military Chits (48 pages, softcover) published by John F. Yarwood (tremadoc@mail.netconnect.com.au, 72 Baillie St, Horsham, Vil 3400 Australia). This is a well-documented and researched publication with almost every type of chit illustrated (black and white), with a comprehensive index, military related paper items from Australia proper, to Japan, to Palistine and places in between are included. The book includes credits, a preface, and an introduction in which actual military regulations are qutoed, chaper and verse! Chapters, if you can call them that, include sections by Military Branch, and phyiscal locations. There is much to like about this rather small booklet, and many treasures await the reader inside. *********************************************************** Championship Question Corner Question: What role did Colonel Jeff Wiley play in the history of MPC? Questoin 116. Difficulty 4 (on scale 1-3). Yesterday's Question: What Canadian City had Victory bond promotional reichmarks? Question 116. Answers: see below Comments from the field: Question: 116: Winipeg in Feb 1942 Bill Myers ========================================== Editorial ========================================== Today (Monday) is the anniversary of the creation of the Women's Army Corps. I learned that last night on War Stories. That is the weekly program on Fox News with Oliver North as the host. It usually is a very good program. The program Sunday was obvioiusly selected for Mothers' Day. It was about women serving during World War II. It was there that I learned that President Roosevelt sign the legislation allowing women to serve on May 15, 1942. You may recall that I wrote about Judy collecting post cards from the several WAAC Traning Centers. It started when I found one of the cards with the women lined up to be paid! That as a numismatic card that I wanted. It will certainly be illustrated in the next Remembered. That card turned out to be part of a series so we wanted to get them all. We have found a few more and some other things too. The most recent is a nice propagana (recruiting I suppose) booklet on the Second WAAC Traning Center, Daytona Beach, Florda. It was a nice thing to find, but it had a bonus. The post card that we have shows the women standing in line outside a barraks to be paid. This pamphlet has a photo inside with the women being paid. Since it is in the US, they are being paid in typical US notes, but it is still a good picture of a traditional pay parade with anything but traditional payees. Back to Oliver North. There was only one numismatic scene that I caught. In presenting rationing ration booklets and points were clearly shown. In addition a booklet giving cooking receipies that were rationing friendly was shown. It was the booklet that Festers from Fest VII (I think) will recognize as being printed by Forbes as we learned from the massive Forbes WWII history book that Fester Tolek obtained on ebay. ========================================== Mail Call =========================================== Hi, I seem to have been dropped. Would you please check. My last MPCgram was number 1455. thank You, Joel Joel, Your subscription is all paid up. Production has been at an all-time low. Editor ========================================== Calendar =========================================== 2006 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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