From: mpcgram-owner@mail.papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:35 PM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: MPCGram 1512 ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Vol 7, no 1512 Tuesday October 24, 2006 New pogs and new printers by Joe Boling Remember back in June a couple of us mentioned that AAFES was having a photo contest for subjects for the next series of AAFES pogs? In this week's Army Times some results of that contest were announced. Of the twelve photos selected as pog subjects, six are of children (the article was not clear about whether these are all kids of service members, or if some might be kids in Iraq or elsewhere). The one photo illustrating the article is titled "Baby Colin in helmet." Colin was six days old when the photo was made, by his father, SFC Chad Johnson of Lawton, Oklahoma. Colin fits completely into the helmet, save for his head, resting on the helmet's rim. Louise noted that babies can fold up pretty small. Nothing was said about when these pogs will be available, and I could find nothing about them at the AAFES web site (not even a mention of the contest). Into my hands this week comes (on loan) a copy of a 14 March 1945 press release from the Treasury Department (Press Service No.45-45) titled "Statement of the Treasury Department on Invasion Currency." The release is nine pages long and goes into some detail about both dollars and foreign currencies used by soldiers operating outside the US. Fred tells me that this has been mentioned in the Gram before, and was even published in The Numismatist back when it was current. There aren't many facts in this release that look new (though some of the inferences will be discussed in future columns) but this one was new to me. I was stopped short by the following comment (on page 6, in a discussion of liberation currencies for Allied nations being re-entered): "Netherlands currency was printed privately in Canada at the order of the Netherlands Government-in-Exile...." SB mentions Netherlands liberation notes printed by only ABNC, de la Rue, and Waterlow. Did one of these companies have a plant operating in Canada? Did one of these companies subcontract some note printing to a Canadian firm whose imprint was not used on the notes? The press release states correctly that Luxembuorg liberation notes were printed in the US and Britain, and that Belgian notes were printed in the UK. Only one nation is mentioned for the Netherlands, and it is not one that we associate with their currency. Anyone know what's behind this statement? ***************************************************** Championship Question Corner Question: Yesterday's Question 166, difficulty 2. Upon what event was the name Free French to Fighting French? Question: Kathy Myers answered: Upon what event was the name Free French to Fighting French? Glad to see the gram back...I'm not sure I understand the question being asked, but here's my stab at it. I believe the origin of the French resistance movement, the Fighting French, was the so called radio broadcast "Appeal of June 18th" (1940) by Charles de Gaulle from London, where he urged the French to fight for liberation from German control after the collapse of the French government at the Battle of France. P.S. How cold is it in Gramster-ville?? [Well, I do not know if I should laugh or cry. The answer that I was looking for was in the editorial in Gram 1510. Here is what I said