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MPC GRAM

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Series 8, no 1557 Tuesday June 26, 2007

Show this weekend

by Bill Rosenblum

This weekend is the annual Colorado Springs Coin Show which will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Phil Long Expo center in the northern part of the city.

Traditionally many dealers at this show have material for military collectors. Furthermore, many collectors from both sessions of the summer seminar will likely be present.

Classes Continue

The MPC Boot camp completed on Monday evening.

Sharon Thomas (ANA deputy executive directory for education and publications) dropped in on the class as VIP guests and guest instructors. Joe told some collecting stories and tried to keep the pirmary instructor (Schwan) on task a difficult task under any circumstances.

Within a few minutes Sharon was calculating MPC sheet numbers from serial numbers. She is believed to be the first ANA staff member ever to demonstrate this skill. This also puts her in the top .5% of numismatists worldwide. Well, perhaps this particular .5% is not necessarily the top .5%, but it a noteworthy accomplishment in any event.

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Championship Question Corner

Question 204. Difficulty 1. What contractor in the United States printed supplemental francs?

Previous Question: Question 204. Difficulty 1. What contractor printed supplemental francs?

Answers and comments: Bill Myers correctly answered Forbes Lithograph.

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Editorial

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I was very surprised at the lack of comment on my theories about the intentions regarding the issue of Allied A and B yen. I certainly expected Joe to have some comments (he usually fires at any and everything). We had a few chats on the matter here at the seminar, but nothing of great consequence.

I had a lot of fun with the MPC Boot Camp. The overwhelming comment of the recruits was that there was much more to MPC than they had ever imagined. I certainly agree with that and suspect that many of you do too.

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Mail Call (send mail to MPCGram@yahoo.com) ===========================================

Dear Gram,

As usual I will have quite a bit of military related items at the Colorado Springs show this weekend. I will also have the new Feller/Feller concentration camp book. Stop by and say hello.

Bill Rosenblum

Dear Gram,

I would be interested in a type set ( serial number

1 is the preferred serial number ) of all the MFC issued. The corresponding replacement notes ( again serial number 1 is the preferred serial number) also are on my want list. Specimens, printer's Proofs, floor sweepings, proclamations, and other ephemera also are interesting to me. I have MPC, AMC, MFC to trade, along with the more mundane FRN's.

David ( thempcman@verizon.net)

Dear David,

Your letter is laced with incriminatory information indicating that you are trading in MFC, AFC and the like. Especially with regard to event participants these could be serious violations subject to sanctions, confiscations and the like.

Based upon your information we will be doubly vigilant in protecting notes issued, redeemed and stockpiled.

Finally, because of the nature of your request it is obvious that we cannot run your request.

Editor

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Calendar

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2007

ANA Summer seminar

Session I: June 24-29, 2007*

Session II: June 30-July 6, 2007

Donations for 2008 scholarship fund are being accepted. Contact Dan Freeland at ksfdaf@sbcglobal.net or call him at 989-843-5247.

Memphis 6-8 July

ANA Convention, Milwaukee.

2008

MPC Fest IX, Feb 29-Mar 2. Holiday Inn Express, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 ==========================================

for dealer Hot Contact list, ANA MPC museum holdings and other static information please click this link:

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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. Mike Payton, 6609 Craig, Merriam, KS. USA 66202, papermoneymike@yahoo.com

Dealers and collectors who have these items, are then encouraged to list them for sale in the above section as a reply.

Wanted listings will run for a period of 1 month.

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nd 50 Pfennig C.3951b, F&F GE-140b UNC

200.00

nd 2 Marks C.3953a, F&F GE-142a UNC

250.00

nd 2 Marks C.3953b, F&F GE-142b UNC

250.00

nd 3 Marks C.3954a, F&F GE-143a UNC

300.00

nd 3 Marks C.3954b, F&F GE-143b UNC

300.00

Insured Postpaid David E. Seelye, P.O. Box 356; North Chili, NY 14514

Silent Witnesses: Civilian Camp Money of WWII by Ray and Steve Feller. 166 pages, large format, soft cover in FULL COLOR only $35 (plus $4 per ORDER) shipping.

Send you order to the Gram and we will send your book with an invoice or send your order via snail mail to BNR Press, 132 E. Second St., Port Clinton, OH 43452.

Fest quarters (also known as Fest casino tokens, Fest quarters, and harolds are available to Gramsters.

These quarters are ideal give aways to promote the hobby. Additionally, they will be valid for spending at all Fests. 2007 harolds can be purchsed in rolls at

$6.25 per roll (face value (we knew that you would love this roll value!). Rolls are original, unsorted or searched just the way that they came from the Great Lakes Mint. As a courtesy we will also send four harolds for a dollar bill and a self addressed stamped envelope. Send your orders to MPCFest Headquarters,

132 E. Second St., Port Clinton, Ohio 43452.

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MPCGram Staff:

Publisher, editor: Fred Schwan

fred@papermoneyworld.net; Subscription Manager:Doug

Bell- doug@papermoneyworld.net

Tuesday Columnist : JoeBoling- JoeBoling@aol.com Friday Columnist: Warner Talso: wtalso@aol.com Fest

Auctioneer: Larry

Columnist at large: Jim Downey

Fest auctioneer "Ski"Smulczenski - skitex@cox.net Critic:Harold Kroll - HARBONS@aol.com Scholarship Coordinator: Dan and Kathy Freeland ksfdaf@sbcglobal.net Webmaster and Technical Advisors:Doug Bell "Wiz" - doug@papermoneyworld.net Fact Checker: Warner Talso -Calendar Coordinator: John and Nancy Wilson -The

Boss: Judy Schwan

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