Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5201.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.95]) by strange.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id taskj0.1i4.37kbi0u for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:01:15 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010313170108.972.qmail@web5201.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [64.12.105.33] by web5201.mail.yahoo.com; Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:01:08 PST Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:01:08 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 279 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---------------------------------------------------- Series 002-Number 279 Tuesday 13 March 2001 Double Denoms Found--Withdrawn MFC Series 011 issued on March 10 included interesting denominations 25 and 75 cents and $2 in addition to traditional $1, 5, 10, and 20 denominations. In an amazing twist the entire issue of fractional denominations were printed with the wrong backs! This amazing error apparently passed all inspections and was issued on C-day. The error was quickly spotted and reported by collectors who reported it to the Theatre chief of finance. On Sunday morning 11 March a recall was announced for these double denomination errors. Legitimate holders of the notes had until noon on the 11th to redeem the notes. Thereafter all redeemed and unissued stock were publicly destroyed under the supervision of the destruction officer Bill McNeese. Collectors were able to inspect some of the notes before they were destroyed and were deserted to find many interesting items included. Among these were the serial number 1 replacement, and additional errors on the double denomination notes. Over the protests of these collectors the entire group was destroyed. The 25 and 75-cent denominations are no longer valid for any purpose. At press time there was no information available about the possibility of new fractional denominations being issued. Additional information will of course be published as it become available. ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- Fest withdrawal has set in here. There are piles of work everywhere, but I am still juiced by the Fest. We expect to have lots of reports from Festers in the next few days/weeks. In spite of the Fest other news continued so we have to catch up there too. Joe Boling was AWOL today, but we expect to have his weekly column tomorrow (that was an underhanded poke at Joe). =================================================== Mail Call --------------------------------------------------- Dear Fred... Thanks for helping us in our search...We will need to know soon whether we will be able to borrow the two MPCs we need...(so they can be designed into the exhibit)...and we will need to have them in hand by early May. I got online and searched through the Denver Public Library photo archives last night and found images of Chief Hollow Horn Bear and our own Ute Chief Ouray...I have plenty of visual backup material on them...but will need to do some research on Chief Hollow Bear. If you ever need photos, thousands and thousands of images from the DPL photo archives are viewable online...do a word search for Denver Public Library, then get into their western history division photos...you can spend days wandering around in there...I went through 900+ images of Indian reservations last night, reservations from all over the country.... Mary Jo Dear Gram, As I will be taking the class this summer at the ANA, I would be more than willing to hand carry my CU+ Series 692 $20 note to them for the display. Cheers, Mark Dear Gram, Is it possible to bid on items that were not sold at the MPC Fest auction????????? Webfootbob Dear Web, Good question. Especially because of the lateness of the listings, I think that you should be able to do that. Please write to the auctioneer at skifla@prodigy.net. 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 3/5/01. 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 Mel and Jeremy Steinberg Marcus Turner Larry Ski Guido Fred PK6 Joel Shafer World Wide Ventures John & Nancy Wilson Neil Shafer W. E. Yanchick ==================================================== 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. 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