From: mpcgram-owner@papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 11:43 AM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: MPCGram 1486 ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Vol 7, no 1486 Friday July 14, 2006 Sucessful Seminar Closes The sixth military numismatics seminar closed today. The afternoon session today featured presentations by the advanced course students. At the closing banquet, the military students humiliated themselves in attempting to sing patriotic songs. Sing Along Sergeant Freeland promised that there will be much more training before the next attempt. Lire Withdrawn After the dollar-lire exchange rate fell to a record of 3.75 lire/dollar the exchanges were closed. Later Camp Leo G. May West was closed and an exchange was annunced. AFC lire was exchanged for Series 062 MFC. ***************************************************** Championship Question Corner Question: What was the series designation of the last three series of Frankfurt barter units? Yesterday's Question: Who ran the Frankfurt Barter Store. Question 141, difficulty 2. Comments from the field: Bill Myers wrote: Lieutenant Branagan was the manager of the Frankfurt Barter Store. ========================================== Editorial ========================================== I had a wonderful time at the summer seminar. It was great to see old friends and make some new ones. I even learned many things! As much as I participated in the fight to have a two week seminar next week, I am glad that it is not three weeks! I have had sensory overload. As great as the seminar was, it was not as great as previous years because of the rumors/political situation regarding seminar scheduling. I hope and believe that the situation is resolved, but a small part of me still is worrying about it. ========================================= Mail Call =========================================== Dear Editor, At the bottom of the 2006 Memphis program the dates for the 2007 show are given as June 22-24. Maybe someone took a quick look at the calendar and missed the dates for the third weekend in June 2007. Michele Michele, Thank you. Mike Crabb also called to confirm these dates. Additional comments made at the seminar indicate that the dates are still not final. Editor Dear Editor, Early in 1944 it was reported that replica Japanese Invasion Currency, similar to that being used in British Oceania, was being sold at The Curio Shop, in Sydney, on the corner of Castlereagh and Martin Place. An official investigation was started in May, 1944. When interviewed, the proprietor of the shop stated that he purchased the notes from a trader in Toowoomba, named Brookman. The first official letter I found is dated 25 May, 1944. It has an endorsement from George Watson, Deputy Crown Solicitor addressed to The Secretary, Note Issue Department, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). It said: " I know of no law which is being infringed. If you desire the inquiries continued in Brisbane I will arrange for such action to be taken." The investigation, in fact, continued until December of 1944. On 14 June, 1944, an official summary of the investigation up to then reported that the replica Japanese invasion currency was printed in Brisbane by Economy Printers Pty. Ltd. for the Bulldog Casket Shop. The Director of Economy Printers also reported that the word REPLICA was included on the notes, even though the Censor did not require it. He also said that up to that time only about 5 lbs. of paper had been used. Further, he reported that quantities of other notes without the word replica were on sale in Brisbane. The source of these notes was not revealed in these files. Both of these types are discussed in S/B (p 621). These are just a few trivial facts from a 30 page file from the CBA titled Japanese Invasion Currency. I found no more "smoking guns" in this file, but the files do give me the impression that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia was involved in more official counterfeiting operations of Japanese invasion currency during WWII. It is also clear from these files, that early in the war the Australian press and military considered that the Japanese invasion currency in use in British Oceania was also planned for use in the event that the Japanese would invade Australia. I will make these files available to the ANA summer seminar military numismatics class for them to study and draw their own conclusions. David Klinger ========================================== 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: July 2 and Nov 26. see: www.britishnotes.co.uk or www.londonpapermoneyfair.co.uk 1-14 July ANA summer seminar Colorado Springs Coin Show on July 7, 8, & 9 with lots of folks from the seminar and probably a mini Fest on Saturday afternoon. 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 ========================================= POST / BASE EXCHANGE(PX/BX/NEX) Dump your dupes! 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