Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5205.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.86]) by walker.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id td3qiq.co2r.37kbi73 for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 12:59:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010409165903.17597.qmail@web5205.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [205.188.196.42] by web5205.mail.yahoo.com; Mon, 09 Apr 2001 09:59:03 PDT Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 09:59:03 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 305 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 305 Monday, April 9, 2001 WAR BONDS OF THE SOVIET UNION (1939-1946) By Misha M.Istomin It should be noted that in the Soviet Union of the 30-50s there was no choice in buying or not the bonds issued by the state. If the place where you work got from above an order for distribution of the state bonds there was no way out. Distribution means selling to the employed. Usually it was done for a certain part of the salary, say 15%. And not once per year. Since the middle of the 50s this practice became soft and the number of different bonds called obligatsii was considerably reduced. Only at the war time the people bought them willingly. Money is always not enough. As for the specific issue relating to the 2nd World War here is the table: 1939 State Loan of the 3rd Five Year Plan (issue of the 2nd year) Winning issue: 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 roubles Interest issue (with coupons): 25, 100, 200, 500 roubles 1940 State Loan of the 3rd Five Year Plan (issue of the 3rd year) Winning issue: 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 roubles Interest issue (with coupons): 25, 100, 200, 500 roubles 1941 State Loan of the 3rd Five Year Plan (issue of the 4th year) Winning issue: 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 roubles Interest issue (with coupons): 25, 100, 200, 500 roubles 1942 State Military Loan of 1942 Winning issue: 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 roubles Interest issue (with coupons): 100, 500, 1000 roubles 1943 2nd State Military Loan of 1943 Winning issue: 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 roubles Interest issue (with coupons): 100, 500, 1000 roubles 1944 3rd State Military Loan of 1944 Winning issue: 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 roubles Interest issue (with coupons): 100, 500, 1000 roubles 1945 4th State Military Loan of 1945 Winning issue: 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 roubles Interest issue (with coupons): 100, 500, 1000 roubles 1946 State Loan of reconstruction and development of the economy of the USSR 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 roubles The pre-war and after-the-war loans despite the name are, quite obvious, closely related to the war efforts. Attention should be also paid that the WAR issue of 1000 roubles bond existed only as interest issue i.e. with coupons. 10R war loan was issued only in 1942. Interest issues of the pre-war and war issues are much scarcer than the winning ones. See 1) World War II Remembered by Schwan and Boling, page 374 2) Catalogue of bonds and obligations of the internal state and purpose loans of RSFSR and USSR (1922-1991) by V.Terebov, 2nd edition, Saransk, 1996 (in Russian), pages 21-23 ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- Well, I goofed up in sending the gram out (again) so I thought that I should add a few more comments before resending it. We worked on the MPC book real hard over the weekend. With the help of Phil Goldstein and some marathon telephone calls, it is getting very close to being finished! Do not expect to have it in your mail box next week, but it is in pretty good shape now! Speaking of phone calls with Phil, one of those was my excuse for the missent gram earlier. I was trying to send the Gram while chatting with Phil. Not a good idea! The lead article by Misha Istomin is about a favorite area—WWII Soviet war bonds. These are wonderful issues. Istomin was most kind in his article by not mentioning how badly we (I) goofed up the listings in Remembered. Actually, I was quite proud of those listings when the book came out. It was the first time that these pieces had been listed, well, in English anyway. Some time later we learned that in addition to the lottery bonds that WERE listed, coupon (interest) bonds were also issued. I was disappointed in our research, but delighted by the collecting opportunities! Reports are starting to come in from Maastericht. The first report came from Tom Warburton via Phil Goldstein. It sounds like it was a great show, but then that is what we expected. We look forward to many more reports. If you were there please send in a report. =================================================== Mail Call Dear Gram, If you know the dates of the NASCA Auction Sales I would be more than happy to see if I have the sales in the 1970-80's on hand, as I have many, and share the information with whomever. Will check to see if I have Ted Uhl's Fixed Price Lists and see if the information you are seeking are among them. Good Collecting. Remy =================================================== 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 3/22/01. 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. 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 and Nancy Wilson, Neil Shafer, W. E. Yanchick, Mark Watson, Al Glaser, Phil Goldstein, Rod Hardy, Wesley Hardy, Gary Hicks, Jack Lippincott, Ian Marshall, Kevin Maloy, David Seelye, Nick Schrier, Elmer Smith, Dan Swartz, Tom Warburton, Dick Freyser, Tim Kyzivat ==================================================== Post/Base Exchange (PX/BX/NEX) Dump your dupes! 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