From: mpcgram-owner@papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 9:57 PM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: *****SPAM***** MPCGram 1520 ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Series 8, no 1520 Tuesday, January 2, 2007 Memphis Date Changes Mike Crabb has announced that it has been necessary to change the dates of the 2007 Memphis Paper Money Show. The new dates are July 6-8. The change was necessary because of a major conlflict with hotel rooms in Memphis. Research Notes by joe Boling I have seen a scan of an Army Exchange Ration Card - European Theater. The AGO form number (too small to read in the scan) is reported as "AGO- 0 - 46 - 650m - 5499(?)-6(or might be G)929." It was issued 24 September 1946 to a Luxembourg civilian named FRIEDRICH Valentin. His organization is shown as "civilian personnel," and his location as APO 231. In 1946 that APO was at Ansbach, Germany. His duty is listed as "waiter," so apparently he did not actually work at the civilian personnel office. Here is a PX ration card for tobacco, matches, and candy (all other commodities' boxes were X'd out at the time of printing) issued to a fellow not obviously permitted to use MPC - but in Sept 1946, that's all he COULD have used in the PX. The ration card runs for eight weeks, ending 17 November (the last use was 13 Nov). Has anyone else found evidence that foreign national civilians were MPC users? Incidentally, even though toothpaste was X'd out, "t-paste" is handwritten on the card for three of the eight weeks that it was in use. ***************************************************** Championship Question Corner Question 174, difficulty 3. Where was UNRA Team 569 located (at least during the time that it issued notes)? Questions 173, difficulty 2. Where was the main office of the E A Wright Bank Note Company located? Answers and comments: Bill Myers responds that the E A Wright Bank Note Company was located in Philadelphia. ========================================== Editorial ========================================== First and foremost, Happy New Year to Gram subscribers and collectors everywhere! I cannot possibly explain the poor Gram publication schedule except to say that the ability of the human spirit to reationalize is unbounded. Every single day since the last Gram, I have intended to publish a Gram. I have reported to many people via telephone that I would get a Gram out that day. I have even reported to a few people more than once that I would get a Gram out that day. Well one of my resolutions for 2007 (in addition to the obligatory lose weight (and get out of numismatic debt)) is to publish the Gram frequently. I would love to vow to get one out every day, but that would be broken soon and once broken, I would lose the motivation of living up to the resolution. A related and important resolution that does have a daily component is to check my email every day (except for an occassional technological interruption from travel or whatever). Once I got behind on the Gram and on email, I avoided both. I have literally thousands of emails to still process (mostly trash) so I will still be awhile catching up on that, but I will see the new mail every day and process that and work on some of the old mail. We will also publish some mail here that might not fit exactly because we (I) were so bad in getting the Gram out. Finally, I sincerely apologize for the long delay since the prevoius Gram and the overall poor publication schedule in November and December. It is a new year and a new start. As is tradition, we solicit your forcasts for 2007. ========================================= Mail Call (send mail to MPCGram@yahoo.com) =========================================== Dear Gram, Hello Fred, It's been a while since I've written. Not much to pass along. I did recently receive my December Bank Note Reporter and wanted to point out that on page 32 in the H.R.Harmer Auction in January there is a specimen $10. Turnkey Commissary Receipt illustrated and on page 33 the highlights mention "receipts" as in plural and perhaps a set. It is rubber stamped Oct. 21, 1968. As I mentioned in a letter to you that you published on the old NASCA sales in 2001, this is MPC related and I am pasting a description from that letter here..... "The most curious ( I couldn't find these in your book-correct me if I'm wrong) item was the Turnkey Commissary Receipts, Vietnam, 1966, for contractors building a fighter base at Tuy Hoa. The bulk of the notes were destroyed and personnel used the 641 MPC. These were described as Gem Unc, 5c thru $10. ( no 50c), estimated at $2500. up. This was in the Memphis '83 sale of 6/17-18/83 As luck would have it, I do not have the PRL for this sale!!!" Thought I'd pass along this heads-up and Seasons Greetings to all!!! Aubrey Haddock Dear Editor, Here is a true Christmas story from the Great War. Lt. Gitz Rice belonged to a famous Canadian regiment which was sent to France in World War I. His regiment fought, with the British, across the bleak no-man's-land under fierce fire from the enemy. One unusual instrument Rice's company took with them was a piano which Rice used to compose the famous war-time song, "Mademoiselle from Armentieres." On Christmas Eve, 1914, the piano was brought to the front-line trenches. That night, an eerie quiet settled over no-man's-land that felt like a lull before deadly attacks at daylight. Enemy troops were so close they could be heard talking. Shortly before midnight, Rice began playing Christmas carols in a British trench. The melody, "Silent Night, Holy Night," rang out and pierced the cold, frightening night. Then he played "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing." The Canadian soldiers joined in and sang with great gusto. Suddenly they were startled to hear the German soldiers joining them in song: "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht." Then followed other carols familiar to Christians everywhere. Rice then played a German aria from Wagner's "Tannhaeuser." As he did a Canadian soldier climbed out of his trench, stood in the open and sang the words. "Mehr! Mehr!" (More! More!) shouted the Germans. Then one of their own men climbed out of his trench, standing as a possible target for the British rifles, and blended his rich baritone voice with that of the Canadian. At least for one night the message of Christmas broke through to those battle-weary soldiers as they laid their guns aside and sang together the story about the greatest event the world had ever seen—the story of God coming to earth as a baby to save lost mankind and ultimately to end all wars forever. [ This spontaneous informal truce in 1914--which also included some French and Belgian troops—was largely over by New Year's Day. Commanders on both sides found their troops reluctant to return to fighting and had to order their troops to restart hostilities under penalty of court martial.] Edited from various online sources. 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: 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. ANA Summer semnar Session I: June 24-29, 2007* Session II: June 30-July 6, 2007 ANA Convention, Milwaukee. ========================================== 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! Your classified advertisement for items for sale, purchase or trade will be run here for free. Send your ads to the gram. This service is for everyone, most humble dealer or most advanced collector. The point is to make the gram more interesting. In all cases confirm your order via email first. WANTED SECTION: Collectors may submit lists of items wanted for their collections for listing here. WANTED - JAPANESE INVASION MONEY (JIM). Collector/researcher of these notes by zone, type, and block letter, or number will buy or trade.  Checklist available, Anythinfg unusual is of particular interest. 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