Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5202.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.170]) by strange.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tbek9h.8i.37kbi0u for ; Tue, 20 Mar 2001 07:46:40 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010320124539.26740.qmail@web5202.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.197.198] by web5202.mail.yahoo.com; Tue, 20 Mar 2001 04:45:39 PST Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 04:45:39 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 286 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 286 Tuesday 20 March 2001 Personalities--Hitoshi Kozono By Joe Boling Hitoshi Kozono, born 1900, died in Fukuoka, Japan, in May 1988. Kozono-sensei was not only a teacher (sensei) by profession, but was a numismatic sensei to an entire generation of non-Japanese students of Japanese numismatics. For well over twenty years he tirelessly answered questions, explained anomalies, translated inscriptions, and provided examples of numismatic materials to scores of correspondents whose contact with Japanese numismatics was restricted to the very few English-language publications available before the Krause catalogs appeared. Kozono-sensei received his professional education from the School of Education of Kyushu Imperial University in Fukuoka. He taught chemistry and physics in middle school and high school in Fukuoka for forty-three years, retiring in the early 1960s. From the age of fifteen he studied Japanese and Chinese coins. In later years he also became interested in Japanese banknotes and bonds. He was a member of many Japanese and Western numismatic organizations. He modestly failed to mention a single work of his own in the "Bibliography of Far Eastern Numismatology and a Coin Index," which he co-authored with Arthur B. Coole and Howard F. Bowker (Volume 1 of coole's "Encyclopedia of Chinese Coins"). Nevertheless, he was widely known among collectors of Japanese material in the US, although relatively little known in Japan proper (Fukuoka is somewhat off the beaten track). An indefatigable correspondent, the extent of his contributions to articles written by US collectors will never be known. He was also a contributor to John Novak's long-running serial "Cash on the Line." Paper money collectors know his work through the two-part catalog of Japanese notes that he and Yoshinori Ogawa prepared as Volume 4 of the IBNS series "Paper Money of the 20th Century." Another well-read (and today scarce) contribution to the English-langage literature on Japanese numismatics was his collaboration with Alan D. Craig, Yong-Joon Kim, and Reiko Hayashi to translate and edit the English version of the Asahi Newspaper group's booklet "Kahei no Rekishi" ("Money History" [of Japan]). This 50-page translation (which must be used alongside the original 64-page booklet) is exceptionally informative. Kozono-sensei was the contributing editor (Japan) for "Numismatic Literature" from 1968-1984, when failing health forced him to recruit another contributor. Until he became ill, he answered every letter he received with alacrity and enthusiasm. He also provided duplicates from his collection to other collectors at very low prices. Kozono-sensei truly made Japanese numismatics accessible in a period when it was still regarded as a very obscure collecting byway. His passing saddened all of us who learned so much from him. The foregoing is the obituary that I wrote for Kozono-sensei in 1988. It turns out that we lived near each other for three years when I was at Itazuke Air Base as a teenager; I wish I had known him then. My first correspondence with him is dated October 1978, and I have a file folder devoted to his letters. I was able to visit him and see his collection in 1983 when I got to Japan for my second tour. Several items in my collection came from him, particularly bonds, but including some very nice notes--10 yen 1871 P-7; 50 sen ro note, FIC P-M1 (no longer so special now that the hoard has appeared); and 1 kyat Ba Maw issue Burma P-18. Many of the bonds have been upgraded, but there is a run of Manchukuo pieces that are still here with his name on them. There has been no one like him in Japan since his passing. "C" Day at The Fest and the destruction of "Fred" Fest notes by Destruction Officer, Bill McNease During the Fest, an urgent roll call was held. It was "C" day. All Series 521/681 "Fred" Fest notes were changed to the new Series 011 notes. The method of destruction was shredder and the destruction was witnessed by the entire group. The following is an accounting of what occurred. Number of notes destroyed by denomination: 521/681 Fest 1.00-128 5.00-55 10.00-53 20.00-63 Total number of notes destroyed-299 Total value of notes destroyed-$3126 At the moment, information from the printer on the total number of the notes created is unavailable. If anyone has any information concerning this, please forward it to me. Just prior to shutting down the shredder, the chief of finance arrived with a small bundle of unissued and redeemed 25˘ and 75c Series 011 notes. The notes were destroyed in accordance with the Order of the Day and to the chagrin of many present, many one of a kind replacements were destroyed. Photos of the entire ceremony were taken. Signed: Bill McNease, Destruction Officer ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- Well yesterday the “last Fester” departed when Leo May hit the road for points south. He had stayed over an extra week so that he could attend two coin shows in Toledo last weekend. I do not think that he found much at the shows, but it allowed for an extra week of fellowship. On the other hand, it did not help those piles of papers very much! The next few days here at HQ will be spent with Carlson Chambilss, author of the US Paper Money Guide and Handbook. We is here to work on some more book projects and of course to chat about MPC! =================================================== Mail Call --------------------------------------------------- Editor; I started my collection of Philippine notes in 1966 on my first TDY to the Philippines from Thailand. Each time I would go to a conference I would try to get some of the later notes. My last trip was in 1975 from Nakorn Phanom RTAB in Thailand. Since then I have been working with dealers to collect the later notes. This collection goes along with notes from all of Southeast Asia. I made the mistake of giving the used MPC notes that Vietnamese people gave me to kids in Thailand. It was for a good cause as it made for better relations. Any help would be appreciated. PJGALLIGAN2@JUNO.COM Pat & Ted Galligan U.S. Air Force Retards =================================================== 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. Many donations were received at CPMX and MPCFest. They are being processed and will be recognized very soon. 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 Pam West 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. 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. "Buy National Savings Certificates" on side of tin coin tube with "15/" British Crown "15/" above it in one line. Slot at top of tube for inserting 6D (Pence) coins and top brass cap with "30/6D". When full with 30 coins, this tube could buy a 15 Shillings WWII National Savings Certificate. US$25.00 postpaid. Send email to confirm to Howard@SEAsianTreasury.com. I found this today in an antique store run by a Scottish man about 15-20 miles from my Bay Huse. Besides being a very nice piece for someone's collection, it would look GREAT in an exhibit about British National Savings Certificates! Howard Korean Dealers Numismatic catalog for 2001 including Korean MPC coupons for the very first time. Not much to read in English, but some nice color illustrations and an historic MPC literature item. $23.95 postpaid. David Seelye. Contact coinman@rochester.rr.com. 701 FOR SALE. Yes, I have a Series 701 (second printing) available to a good home, $2750, terms available. Contact fred@papermoneyworld.com. 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. 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