Return-Path: Received: from web5202.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.170]) by hazard.mail.mindspring.net (Mindspring Mail Service) with SMTP id t63mic.90f.37kb01i for ; Sun, 14 Jan 2001 11:56:44 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010114165643.22801.qmail@web5202.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.206.204] by web5202.mail.yahoo.com; Sun, 14 Jan 2001 08:56:43 PST Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 08:56:43 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPC Gram 224 To: mpcgram@yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ==================================================== MPC Gram ==================================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------------- Series 002-Number 224 Sunday -14 January 2001 A Vietnam MPC Experience by Stan Rhodes as told to Brad Peacock Grammers, Here are some MPC memories passed on to me from our new gram subscriber Stan Rhodes with his permission. He was stationed at Tan Son Nhut AB outside of Saigon with the 12th RITS and worked with aerial recon.- RF4 phantom, the black bird SR71, and drone aircraft. I was there (may 69 to may 70) when they had an MPC change and I remember they closed the base that morning and we had to change over the MPC we had. I wasn't caught with more than what we were allowed. Some guys were. I did some black market with currency. We had 50 dollar bills sent in birthday cards and then we changed them into scrip (the larger the denomination the greater the exchange rate). We could have gotten more if we changed it into dong but it was harder to get rid of. Wasn't much I needed to buy from the locals. I had a bar girl who would change it over. I cannot remember exactly what the rate was (5 times for dong and 2.5 for scrip) but I know it was a good amount. Also the normal wallet didn't hold the darn things very well so it seems everyone had an elephant wallet. I almost got caught with a large wad of money by the commander but that is another story. [Stan - welcome to the gram, and on behalf of all the gram readers, thanks for the story! Brad] [Stan, we want to hear that "other story" too--Editor] ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- MPCSki just called to report that several questions on the TV program "Who Wants to Be a Millionare" seem to have been taken directly out of "World War II Remembered." We always knew that this was a good reference book and even hoped to make some money with it, but a million? Heck, why not! ==================================================== Mail Call ---------------------------------------------------- Dear Gram! MPC chat is great (or was). Not very many conversations on it anymore. If you're going to set a nite for it, my choice would be Tuesday or Thursday (why not both!). Friday nights are usually occupied with family or community functions OR traveling out of town for the weekend. But thats just my 2 MPC cents worth of opinion. PS....My congratulations to MPKID on his winning both of the 521/25 type3 notes! PK6 =================================================== Departments --------------------------------------------------- WWII numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar 2001 --------------------------------------------------- Not only does the scholarship fund have an official identity but also has a bank account! Any further donations should be paid to the order of "Military Numismatists Scholarship" and sent to: Military Numismatists c/o Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, IN 46123 THE UPDATED LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP BENEFACTORS 11/22/00. These folks have generously provided money or material to finance scholarships to the ANA WWII Numismatics seminar. Your contributions will help promote collecting WWII material and be greatly appreciated. Mike Cummings Ed B. Doug Bell R. A. Medina Harold MPCKid Kroll Bill McNese Marcus Turner Larry Ski Fred PK6 Joel Shafer World Wide Ventures John & Nancy Wilson Neil Shafer ----------------------------------------------------- MPC Fest II ----------------------------------------------------- MPC Fest is the annual feast of MPC. After some difficulties of coordination we have not changed the dates and tentatively scheduled 9-11 March 2001 for MPC Fest II. If these dates cause a problem, please write the gram immediately. ==================================================== Post/Base Exchange (PX/BX/NEX) Dump your dupes! Your classified advertisement for items for sale 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. Send in a list of items for sale and we will list them here in the gram. In all cases confirm your order via email first. MPC Series 681 50c replacement uncirculated $500. Ian Marshall, please e-mail for confirmation. iam@total.net. MPC Series 661 50c CU, $18. verify at fred@papermoneyworld.com. =================================================== Staff: publisher and editor: Fred Schwan - fred@papermoneyworld.com; assistant editor - Phil Goldstein critic: Harold Kroll - MPCKid@papermoneyworld.com; index manager: Ed Beaman webmaster & technical advisor: Doug Bell - (Wiz): doug@papermoneyworld.com; The Boss: Judy Schwan ===== MPC Gram is published by BNR Press and papermoneyworld.com as a free service to the community of military money collectors. Your suggestions, criticisms, complaints, editorial contributions, letters, and even praise are very welcome. The entire contents including linked illustrations are copyright protected by the publishers. 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