Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5204.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.85]) by osgood.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id t9ubkg.143.30ahi43 for ; Fri, 2 Mar 2001 00:24:32 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010302052431.13125.qmail@web5204.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.213.67] by web5204.mail.yahoo.com; Thu, 01 Mar 2001 21:24:31 PST Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:24:31 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 270 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 270 Friday 2 March 2001 Scholarship Fund Working! by Marcus Turner After a lengthy match of phone tag, I was finally able to speak with the ANA concerning the current status of the Military Numismatics Summer Course. There is currently one person enrolled in the course. The class will be canceled unless there are a total of six enrolled by May (approximately). Right now, between our current cash holdings and the two matching funds commitments we have somewhere just over $3000. I cannot give an exact total because the on-line system that I check the account with is down. Also keep in mind that there are several donations that are still to be auctioned including donations from Bruce P, Larry S, Neil S., Joel S and World Wide Ventures. I also understand that there might be a couple of MIA donations stuck in the Port Clinton Black Hole (we will have to send a search & rescue team in to extract those during Fest). Right now I am comfortable in committing (immediately as in “the check is in the mail”) to holding four spots, given that we expect to receive some more donations given the upcoming events. This leaves the class with 5 enrollments; one short of guaranteeing the class will fly. My point is that if you have been intending on making a donation, NOW IS THE TIME! One more enrollment will secure the fate of the class and two more and we will have achieved our goal of filling six seats. I will be at CMPX this Saturday, Fest the following weekend and Maastricht in April. At all of these events I will be soliciting funds for the scholarship. I encourage everyone else to do the same. I also encourage everyone to solicit his or her local clubs, collectors and dealers for support. Currently I have three individuals who have expressed interest in attending the course under the program. All three candidates appear to be well qualified. If anyone knows of anyone interested in attending the seminar, make sure they submit the requested information to me (as outlined in Gram 261) as soon as possible. I anticipate that we will be making some preliminary decisions very soon to put names into these existing spots to insure the course will fly. We also need to quickly assemble a review committee to review the current candidates. I have not received much feedback on this issue so I am going make my recommendations for your comment: Leo May, Marvin Mericle and Larry Smulczenski. I have not spoken with any of these individuals about serving so they will probably get blind-sided with this pending your comments. PS: Leo, Marv and Larry, would you be interested in serving on the review committee? ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- The Chicago Paper Money Expo is off it a good start. I have not seen any big deals on military money, but there is plenty of material here and some nice research finds are being made. Boling arrived this afternoon, May and Smulczenski arrived in the early evening. They seem to have had more adventures on the road. The Smythe auction tomorrow includes some nice and important material as has been reported before. Probably tomorrow's report will center on that sale. Of course, more important things may come up! Stay tuned. =================================================== Mail Call --------------------------------------------------- Editor: This Fester is about to strike out for the north country to attend the "NEXT FEST," 2nd annual gathering of those who have a passion for collecting MPC and related items. I will have a slight detour by way of Chicago and the CPMX show this weekend, looking forward to seeing many familiar faces and meeting new ones also. Wish everyone a safe journey to Chicago and Port Clinton, see Y'ALL there. MPCKID Dear Editor, Again, the "Real" Boss, has declined. I will not be attending the Fest. The frustration of this, is beyond words. ^#%@*(%$^@=+~*# !!! Please hold me a sample of souvenirs. Respect, Ed Beaman Dear Ed, We are very disappointed that we will not see you this year either. Drat. I suppose that it will become an annual ritual that I must tell the story about when you missed the first Fest. Ed wrote that he was having trouble getting permission from his boss. I responded that he could tell her than my wife would keep close tabs on us or that he could even have his wife call mine to discuss the matter. Ed responded that he meant that his employer would not allow him to attend. We both had a good chuckle. Ed, I hope that you will join us on chat. It looks like several live events are developing for MPC chat during the Fest. I personally think that this is an exciting development and that you will be able to participate in that way. We will assemble a set of souvenirs for you. Editor =================================================== 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 2/12/01. 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. Mr. Anonymous Donor Mike Cummings Sue and Keith Bauman Ed B. Doug Bell Tom Denly, Denly's R. A. Medina Harold MPCKid Kroll Leo "Paymaster" May Mrs. R.C. Matherne Bill McNease Marcus Turner Larry Ski Guido Fred PK6 Joel Shafer World Wide Ventures John & Nancy Wilson Neil Shafer W. E. Yanchick ----------------------------------------------------- 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, Sam Feeback, Al Glaser, Phil Goldstein, Rod Hardy, Wesley Hardy, Gary Hicks, Harold Kroll, Jack Lippincott, Ian Marshall, Larry Smulczenski, Bill McNease, Leo May, Kevin Maloy, Marv Mericle, Bruce Potter, David Seelye, Nick Schrier, Fred Schwan, Dan Swartz, Warner Talso (and Jane), Marcus Turner, Tom Warburton, William E Yanchick, Dick Freyser (We are well past last year's participation level. We have doubled that level. Can we triple it, more? If you have made a reservation and your name does not appear above, please contact the gram immediately (MPCgram@yahoo.com). PayPal and PayDirect are available, the associated email address is fred@papermoneyworld.com. It works great. We love it. A copy of the schedule of events and other particulars is available from MPCGram@yahoo.com. Remarks: registration is $164, after March 1, $189). 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. Confirmed reservations will be listed daily in the gram—make your reservations now! Additional information; the Holiday Inn Express is located at 50 NE Catawba Road, 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. FOR SALE Retail Merchants Bureau of Boise, Idaho "tokens," $5.00, limit ONE shipped postpaid. (please no checks on this item) WOW!! These are by the way, new, mint, as made, uncirculated or whatever you wish to call them. So in honor of Presidents Day, rush your payment to: Doric C&C POB 911 N Attleborough MA 02761-0911-11 USA Victory Peso - 2 Peso Replacement. Pick 95a in VF serial F00071929*. 100.00. Contact Tom at kochfam@gte.net MPC Series 641 50c CU $21, David Seelye, email for confirmation coinman@rochester.rr.com. US military chits: NCO & EM Open Mess/Cam Ranh Bay 96312 $10 booklet covers with one each 5, 10, 25 (canceled) chits, $35, email for confirmation iam@total.net WANTED Collectors may submit lists of items wanted for their collections for listing here. Dealers and collectors who have these items are then encouraged to list them for sale in the above section. This is a trial, if you like it, send your list. Wanted by a collector: a 481 $5.00 in Fine or better. =================================================== Staff: publisher and editor: Fred Schwan - fred@papermoneyworld.com; assistant editor - Phil Goldstein IWANTMYMPC@aol.com 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. Please send all correspondence regarding the gram to MPCgram@yahoo.com. Thank you very much for your participation. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/