From: mpcgram-owner@mail.papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 1:18 AM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: MPCGram 1517 ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Series 8, no 1517 Thursday, 28 November 2006 St Louis Show Report by Roger Urce This was my first show in St. Louis and the decision to attend was only made about a month prior to the show. Some research found some foreign paper money dealers would have tables and that coupled with a presentation by Jim Downey and a mini fest made my mind up to attend. Like Memphis the show is in the hotel and the hotel is a free shuttle bus ride from the airport right across the Interstate. About two weeks prior to departure I got a call from a Navy buddy whom I had last seen about 39 years ago on a ship in a river in Asia. As coincidence (fate?) would have it he now lives in St. Louis and we agreed to meet at the show. (More on that later) Once on the floor I found about a half dozen dealers with foreign notes and was able to add a number of pieces to my collection including a 1st series BAFSV 1 shilling note (unc), a BAFSV 10 shilling note (vf) and a series 681 $20 MPC in extremely fine condition. I was also able to find a number of other notes from China, Germany, North Africa and Viet Nam. Also found was a 100 lit Partisan issue from Yugoslavia (SB# 112a - page 444) that I had not seen prior. My surprise find was a Japanese puppet bank 1 Yuan note (vf) from Manchukuo which has been on my want list for a while. Listed in Pick as P-J125 and in SB as #22 (Occupation governments/China - page 665) it features the five color flag of Manchukuo. There are three vertical folds, but the color is bright and the note has an pleasing appearance. Overall I would say there was a very good selection of foreign notes to choose from. In addition there was the opportunity to meet with other Festers and to talk military money share some camaraderie. At the IBNS meeting, Jim Downey had a presentation on notes with military themes. The notes, all from foreign countries, were not military issues but featured vignettes of various military personnel and equipment. Many of the notes were Notgeld and, as with the other notes shown, commemorated various battles or victories of the issuing countries. Jim had promised a door prize to whomever could guess the thing all notes, save one, had in common. There were a number of guesses all dealing with what was depicted on the notes (male vs female; weapons; hats or no hats on soldiers; Army or Navy) but none of us could come up with the correct answer that all of the notes, except one, was valued under $10 in uncirculated condition. Consequently the door prize, consisting of the notes used in the presentation, was not won. The presentation was informative and provided and ideal for another method to collect military related currency. At the mini-fest Jim had specially printed Headquarters Command Barter Units to be distributed to the attendees. Two-hundred serialized notes had been produced, but since there were only eight in attendance, Jim decided to issue five notes to each of us. The notes are in two varieties, one with both the English and German obligations partially blocked out and one with only the English obligation partially blocked out. The notes were dated "Series 2006"and overprinted "FOR USE IN THE ST. LOUIS BARTER STORE ONLY / NOVEMBER 18 2006". Due to errors, seven replacement notes, indicated by the absence of the Greek letter omega at the end of the serial number, were produced. See the attached scans. Upon being issued the notes we were all free to trade or search the un-issued notes for special serial numbers and varieties provided we each only kept five notes. All un-issued notes were to be destroyed. To get back to my shipmate, Jerry Hyde, we did meet on Friday evening and caught up on life since 1968. We were both assigned to the repair ship USS Askari, which was part of Task Force 17 of the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta. As coincidence again would have it, Jack Lippencot was also assigned, as a member of the US 9th Army division, to the same Task Force. The three of us got together and passed around the photos I had brought with me. We all remembered things we had forgotten and had a nice reunion of sorts. I had not met Jack prior to attending my first Fest and it was quite a surprise to learn we were both assigned to the same unit. Jack promises to bring some of his photos to the next Fest and I look forward to seeing them. Jerry was curious as to what we collected and about the show and I showed him some MPC and explained our common interests. He had not saved anything from his time in the Navy and I promised to send him some MPC. Saint Louis was a great show: I met some current friends, got reacquainted with an old shipmate and found some notes too. Cohabitation fest notes get limited distribution by Joe Boling Only two gramsters attended the cohabitation fest on 11 November at the Bolings' - Ron Wise (with his wife Ivonne) and Brett Irick. Several other (non-gramster) neighbors and Indianapolis friends also came, so we were not lonesome. Each attendee received an envelope of four merchandise notes issued by LouJoe's Trading Post at the Buck Creek ford on the National Road, Territory of Indiana. These notes were prepared from BAFSV second series five pound notes, with the face legends obliterated and new denominations applied: 1/8 keg powder, five pounds lead, three flints, or one axe head - all commodities needed by families arriving in the territory. The notes were hand-dated 11 Nov [18]06. The original (unoverprinted) notes were from a circulated pack of 100 notes, sealed and verified by two Royal Army Pay Corps officers on 10 December 1959 (said pack having been obtained from William Henderson). In the course of preparing the overprints, four notes were spoiled, so a total of 96 notes (twenty-four sets of four) were prepared, each denomination being re-numbered from 000001 to 000024. Sets #7, 8, and 11 were pulled for archival purposes. The remaining notes were randomized and placed into envelopes that were distributed to those attending the fest. Twelve envelopes remained undistributed at the end of the event. One envelope will be reserved for the FestAte scholarship auction - the remaining eleven are available at $10 each (in cash Federal money or local notes from Ohio, Indiana, or Kentucky (no Michigan notes accepted) - or in checks payable to Military Scholarship Fund). Serial numbers on these notes will not be known until delivery is accomplished. Four error notes were created during the overprinting process. One lead note received an inverted back overprint; one flint note received an inverted face overprint; and two powder notes were initially run through the wrong press, receiving stray texts at right angles to the main inscriptions (these notes were subsequently passed through the correct press, so the correct overprints are also present). One feature of these notes is a vignette of a bear head in brown printed over the large five pound counter at the left of the face; but the dark blue ink of the original notes so masks the design of the bear vignette that it is all but unrecognizable, appearing as a large gray mass over the counter. When printed on white paper it looks fine, but as an overprint it is much less successful. Individuals wishing to acquire sets of the remainder notes (which are not cancelled or otherwise distinguishable from the issued pieces) should send a telegram to the trading post reserving the desired sets, so that monies are not dispatched exceeding inventory. ***************************************************** Championship Question Corner Question Question 171, difficulty 3: What is the highest denomination Philippine VICTORY STAR note known in collections? Questions 170, difficulty 2: 170 difficulty 2: Charles Vyner Brooke is on an emergency note for what colony? Answers and comments: Bill Myers wrote: Ten cents notes for Sarawak were printed in 1940 have Charles Vyner Brooke's image on them. Kathy Merys wrote: Welcome Back! We all missed the gram. You've gotten us spoiled...Re: the question, Charles Vyner Brooke, a Rahaj of the Malaysian territory of Sarawak, can be found on the 1940 emergency 10 cent note from that country. Thanks for challenging our brains again. ========================================== Editorial ========================================== Obviously, Gram publication has continued to be a trial. It is not so much that the days are too short, it is just that there is just too much work for the days (and nights). I got myslef motivated to send out a Gram now because of a wonderful, albeit small, thing that just happened. I was looking in the (electronic) draft of Remembered II for something else, but noticed in the Hawaii section a chit for the Breakers Hotel Navy Recreation Center, Honolulu, TH. By coincidence I had just seen one of these chits on my desk. At first I assumed that the one on my desk was the one that I had scanned for the book. Then I noticed that the colors were different. Even though color differences would be enough to warrant two distinct varieites, I wanted more--and I found it. The lower numbered item (red) has the imprint: Union Made by Globe Ticket Co., L. A. The buff colored one has an imprint: Globe Ticket Company. I loved it! ========================================= Mail Call (send mail to MPCGram@yahoo.com) =========================================== Dear Gram, Just a quick note to let you know I received Gram #1516, but I’m apparently among the masses that did not receive #1515, as the last issue I have filed away as hard copy was #1514.   You and the “boss” have a pleasant Thanksgiving.   Sincerely yours,   Clifford Mishler Dear Cliff, Hard copy? Oh my. 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: Nov 26. see: www.britishnotes.co.uk or www.londonpapermoneyfair.co.uk Nov 11, Boling house warming party and mini Fest (1600-2000). Nov 16-19, 2007 Pcda St Louis. IBNS meeting with program by Jim Downey subject "notes with military themes." It is Saturday at 1:00, mini-Fest to follow. 2007 MPCFest: March 23-25 2007 details TBA. [Reservations received: John Cheney(T, k), Harold Kroll(T), Ski, Louise and Joe Boling (k), Warner and Jane (auxilliary)(T), Ian and Bella Marshall(T), Jim Downey(T), Howard Daniel(T,M), Bill Yanchick and Miles (T), Kathy and Dan Freeland (k,T), Sparky Watson (T), Roger Urce(T), Ray and Steve Feller, Geroge Slade, Fred and Judy (auxiliary) Schwan(T). [Totals: festers 20, new Festers 0, Tiger lillies (auxilliary) 2, k=king room] Eternal Festers: Mike Cummings, Robert Kutcher, Leo May. Coordinating instructions. Please try to coordinate ground transportation from Cleveland, Detroit or Toledo Airports to reduce rental cars. If you cannot find a ride on your own contact adjutant and transportation officer Sparky Watson (mark.watson@edwards.af.mil). Neither Sparky nor the Fest accept any responsibility for ground transportation, but we will be happy to try to coordinate a ride for you. This MIGHT include ground transportation being sent from Fest Headquarters, but you cannot count on this and you might have to wait depending on other demands. Memphis 21-23 June. 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