Return-Path: Received: from web5201.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.95]) by osgood.mail.mindspring.net (Mindspring Mail Service) with SMTP id t68o83.b9l.30ahi43 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:56:03 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010116145600.19819.qmail@web5201.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.197.197] by web5201.mail.yahoo.com; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 06:56:00 PST Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 06:56:00 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPC Gram 226 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 226 Tuesday -16 January 2001 Fest II Reservations flowing Within minutes of publication in gram 225 of the details of MPC Fest II reservations started arriving in gram headquarters. Literally within minutes the reservatoins of Doug Bell and Beill McNease arrived. Others (and one regrets) arrived throughout the afternoon. The full list of confirmed participants appears in the Departments section. This will will be updated daily. Saga of the 1000 yen notes by Joe Boling Fred and I brainstormed a few column subjects at FUN, but of course most of them flitted out of my mind before I got home. However, one was the assembling of my set of the five AMC 1000 yen notes. It only took twenty years. The first was purchased at the Atlanta ANA in 1977. Fred actually remembers more details about this than I do. The piece was on the floor; Fred says I had arranged to buy it (or at least look at it) before the convention, but I don't remember that, and I don't have any vendor's name in my data base. I show it as OTC, which means over-the-counter, or bought from an unrecorded dealer. It is F/VG, with some stains on the back and a paper clip pull in one margin on the back. It cost me $77 (in 1977- -an interesting parallel) and is block D. One of the interesting aspects of buying this note was that we had not known before then that the Y1000 notes have intaglio faces. When the Japanese Finance Ministry Printing Bureau printed these, they did not work from negatives or plates obtained from the BEP (there had not been a Y1000 denomination in the BEP program). In SB (page 439) there is an illustration of an essay for this denomination that shows many differences from the issued pieces (also shown on that page); as far as we know, intaglio plates were not prepared for the unadopted design. However, there are also many differences between the design used and the other large-size AMC yen notes. I was not pursuing these notes because they were never used in Japan proper; only in the Ryukyus under US administration. I thus did not consider them part of the core collection that I was building of Japanese notes, coins, bonds, and medals. I bought the one in Atlanta because I thought it was a bargain and having one to represent the type seemed like a legitimate extension of my collecting interest. Evidently I changed my mind about whether they belonged in my collection sometime in the next six years, because I spent a ton of 1983 dollars for an E block in a Sun Philatelics auction in April 1983. It is AU+ and cost me $779.10, the most expensive of the five (but also the highest grade piece). I bought it because it was a condition upgrade; I was not pursuing all five blocks yet. In August 1983 I moved to Japan, where I attended a weekly wholesale auction for the first year (before I moved to Camp Zama and it got hard to go to the auction after work). At one of those sessions, Herb Cook of Olympic Coin Gallery had a B-block piece in F+ that I bought for $304.15. Now I started to think about finding the other two blocks. But they weren't showing up--I wondered if I'd ever have a chance to get an A-block note. Nine years later (1992) I was surprised to find an A-block piece in the monthly Yokohama auction that I patronized for fifteen years (he has unfortunately gone out of business). You never knew what grade was going to arrive, as the grading terms were never fixed (the consignors did the grading, I guess). However, the reserve was so low that I figured I couldn't lose, no matter how doggy it was-- after all, this was the A block. I got it for $370.75 and it turned out to be G+. Now I needed only the C block. In December 1997 Fred and I were at the New York International. The same week Spink was having a sale of notes from the Amon Carter collection (second-hand--they had already been sold once, and were now offered again). Included were two huge lots of JIM and AMC yen (strangely, there were no B-yen five yen pieces in the latter lot; every denomination through 20 yen was there in A-yen, and all B-yen denominations except five yen; I wonder to this day where they went). There were 1042 pieces in the first lot (including many homeland notes) and 1512 pieces in the AMC lot (including two Y1000 notes, blocks C and D). Needing the C note, I was definitely going to be a bidder on the lot. I ended up winning both lots, for $888.90 and $1111.10 (a round $2000, including juice and shipping). The C block Y1000 is only G, but after apportioning out the 1500 notes in the lot, it only cost me $30.62. The D block note was a problem; it was the same grade (fine) as the D note I already had, which you will recall had some defects on the back. However, although of technically higher grade, it did not look as nice on the face. After weeks of agonizing, I put the new one in my collection (at an apportioned cost of $68.89) and sold Fred the Atlanta note, the first one I had acquired. It was like selling a child. But, I now have all five blocks of a note that many collectors never get to have at all. It took from August 1977 to December 1997 to accomplish. ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- Gramsters, we are close to 200 subscribers. I am sure that you know someone who would like to receive the gram. Help us go over this threshold number and recruit a new gramster! For this recruiting drive we will double the subscription for all new subscribers! ==================================================== Mail Call ---------------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, How can I obtain a list of various printings of individual notes such as the 521 25c you mention in MPC Gram 222? The standard reference works don't seem to address this issue. Mark Jolls Hello Mark, Thank you for the question. Detailed information on the multis will be in the next MPC book. Until then you can find the serial number ranges of the various printings at the address below. http://www.papermoneyworld.com/mpcgram/mp.htm Papermoneyworld is associated with the MPCgram. It is maintained by Doug Wiz Bell. Editor Gramsters, I cannot make Fest II because I am already committed to visit an old collector in Salt Lake City. He has already sold some of his collection to me and I am hoping I can acquire all of the rest during my visit. If I do acquire it, it will surely include many MPCs and other related material. Much of the MPC and related material will not be needed in my collection, so I will be advertising unwanted material in a future MPCGram. Wish me luck and have fun! Howard Daniel P.S. I met a retired man at the recent Raleigh (NC) coin and stamp show who actually knew where Port Clinton was located. He said it was a nice place and his family used to vacation there from Cleveland, where he worked for the major newspaper in that city. Wonders will never cease! Howard A. Daniel III =================================================== 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 Leo "Paymaster" May Bill McNease 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. Confirmed participants in MPC Fest II Doug Bell Bill McNease Harold Kroll Larry Smulczenski Leo May Marcus Turner Kevin Maloy Nick Shrier Fred Schwan If you have made a reservation and your name does not appear above, please contact the gram immediately (MPCgram@yahoo.com). Tentative schedule as of 15 January 2001 Friday March 8 1500-1900 Arrivals at Comfort Inn 1900-2030 no host dinner at Cisco and Charlies 2030-2300 bull session at Comfort Inn 2400 lights out Saturday breakfast at Comfort Inn 0730-0845 breakfast at Comfort Inn 0900-1000 equipment issue (supply sergeant) 1000-1100 pay operations (pay master) 1100-1230 show and tell, session I 1230-1330 pizza party at Comfort Inn (mess sergeant) 1330-1800 swap session (dealer surcharge, TBD) 1800-1930 spaghetti dinner at Comfort Inn (mess sergeant) 1930-2030 secret operations 2000-2345 commemorative poker game at Comfort Inn 2200 MPC chat (simultaneous with poker game) 2400 lights out Sunday 0830-0900 breakfast at Comfort Inn 0900-1000 research updates 1000-1230 show and tell 1230-1330 lunch at Comfort Inn 1300-1500 field trip to WWII POW camp 1530 closing ceremonies Monday (optional, weather permitting) 0600-0630 breakfast 0700-1400 Walleye fishing trip Remarks: registration is $139 per person. This includes two nights lodging (double occupancy, room assignments by first sergeant the only possible exception is married couples), Meals as indicated (Friday evening not included), equipment and amenities. The value of souvenirs and goodies distributed will likely exceed the cost of the entire Fest. Reservations accepted now at MPCGram@yahoo.com, deposits ($50 minimum) accepted at MPC Fest, 132 East Second Street, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452. Late registration surcharges: after February 15 $25, after March 1 $50. Confirmed reservations will be listed daily in the gram—make your reservations now! Additional information; the Comfort Inn is located at 1723 East Perry Street, Port Clinton, Oh 43452, you may use one of the online map services to get exact driving directions. DO NOT make your own reservations or inquiries. The best airports in order of distance are Toledo (45 mins), Cleveland (90 mins), Detroit (100 mins). We will try to coordinate ground transportation, but there are no guarantees here. Questions: send your questions to MPCgram@yahoo.com. In most cases the questions will be answered in the letters section of the gram. After all, if you have the question, someone else probably does too. ==================================================== 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 651 $5 uncirculated $200. Ian Marshall, please e-mail for confirmation. iam@total.net. Service ribbon with red, white and blue vertical bands and "ARC", a red cross, and "ETO" in the three bands from left to right. Unlisted in "WWII Remembered." Has a plastic-like cover which has preserved it to like-new condition! Bought on Jan 13 in Raleigh, NC, flea market for $3. and will sell for $4. postpaid. Please e-mail for confirmation. Howard@SEAsianTreasury.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. In the case of contributors, the copyright is protected on behalf of the creators. 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