Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5201.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.95]) by walker.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id teugs5.4dg8.37kbi73 for ; Tue, 1 May 2001 19:15:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010501231515.24288.qmail@web5201.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.201.178] by web5201.mail.yahoo.com; Tue, 01 May 2001 16:15:15 PDT Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 16:15:15 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 326 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 326 Tuesday, May 1, 2001 Major collection to be recycled By Joe Boling Many of you have heard the rumors already (they aren't really rumors, but I'm surprised at how far and quickly the news traveled when it was first bruited about). The Boling collection is being sold. The major paper money items (expected to realize $100 and higher) will go to the Baldwin-Ma- Gillio-Monetarium sale in Hong Kong, to be sold 30 August 2001. Ron Gillio also handled my Japanese coin collection, in 1985 (back then it was Pacific Coast Auction Galleries, Inc./Gillio Coins (Asia) Ltd./Associated Fine Arts Auctioneers Ltd.). I have not finished cataloging this segment of the collection, but I expect 250-300 lots to go to Gillio Auctions this month. Watch for announcement of the catalog in July. I am proud to announce that the lesser bank note items will be sold by fixed price list by Joel Shafer, starting whenever I can begin to move them to him (I have to get the auction materials out first--I also have to finish accessioning nine years of acquisitions that are piled all around the office). If you want to receive the lists when Joel starts to produce them, make sure he has your address (reach him at grbaypa@uswest.net). Don't look for anything from this portion of the collection until after Labor Day, at the absolute earliest. The bonds and shares are a problem--there are way too many of them to put on the market at once. Unless a single sale can be arranged to some collector with a desire to own the best such collection extant, the bonds and shares will be separated and sold over time through auctions and fixed price lists. That portion of the collection will follow the banknotes, so I expect it might be a year before it is ready to move. The medals will be divided into Osaka Mint products and "others." The others will look for a new home, while I will continue to collect the Osaka pieces. The military campaign medals and military- style commemorative medals will probably go to auction, the outlet not yet determined. The table medals, fobs, and so forth may go to eBay, as there are, again, way too many of them to put into the numismatic market at once, and eBay will give me both a trickle-out capability and the opportunity to find buyers in obscure places. I will also continue to collect personal biographical pieces ("notes of cities I've lived in" is how I have always described them, but they include other kinds of material that is of personal interest, and does not make an otherwise coherent collection). And, I will continue to collect counterfeits of the world (including retaining the counterfeits that are presently in the collection, such as the OSS and SOE pieces from WWII, and many others). Since I collect counterfeits in sets (a good one with the bad one(s) of the same putative issue), that means that in some cases I will be retaining fairly expensive notes to go with my fakes. But, to paraphrase Dame Edna, you possums get an early opportunity to acquire what's nearest and dearest to your hearts--my AMC yen. In this gram (unless the esteemed editor screws it up) you will find a sale offering of significant AMC pieces. I don't remember who I was talking to just this week about the desirability of recycling collections periodically, so that material in short supply is offered to collectors who have given up on acquiring it (I have a few pieces of that nature--an only known example, or the only one to be offered in several decades). It beats having the material ratholed in a museum, and the new owner may well be able to tease some new research angle from the material that eluded me (or that never interested me). Why now? Well, all you people infected with the collector's virus, just remember that you can't finance a collection on credit cards forever. Eventually the piper must be paid, and that time has been approaching for me for the past few years. Now that I am retired on half pay (yes, the percentage of base pay after 28 years of service is 70%, but there are many elements of military pay that do not get into the retirement calculation, so my actual post-retirement income was 50% of what I had been making the month before), my expenses have gradually consumed the income and the credit lines. Burn this before your spouses see it. Happy hunting. The list appears in the For Sale section below. ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- I must admit that I was depressed over the challenge “coin”/alcohol “issue.” I thought (and think) that many of us got much more upset than we should have. I have included two more letters on the subject below. For at least a while, these will be the last. I did not even want to look at the email this morning because I was so distressed, but I was rewarded beyond my wildest expectations. The above story from Joe was waiting on me! Of course there is some sadness in my heart over Joe selling his collection. It is obvious that Joe and I have been friends (more than friends) for many years (decades). I sold Joe a few of the items in his collection and was present for many of the other transactions where he added material. Obviously this is an important (and interesting) opportunity to obtain some nice notes for your collection, but it is more than that! Look at the list. Joe has included his source for most of the notes. Many of the purchases were in the 1980s and some in the 1970s. This might be the definition of “fresh material.” Even if you do not want to buy a rare or expensive note, you might consider buying a subtle variety or inexpensive note with a nice pedigree. This is great fun and the reason that we collect! I am very excited that we can make the announcement here in the Gram and even have the first items available for sale. This is all very exciting! I hope that everyone will fill Joe’s box with orders. =================================================== Mail Call ---------------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, Panama notes were printed by Hamilton Bank Note Company, not ABN. Not that this fact would make any difference politically- I think Arias was anti-American, but that did not automatically thrust him into the pro-Axis camp either. One can be a nationalist without being a Nazi! Neil S. Dear Gram, I must admit that I too assumed that the drinks mentioned in the letter by Harold were alcoholic in nature. Since challenge coins were normally a way to get free (alcoholic) drinks; it was "safe" to assume that Harold was referring to alcoholic drinks. All I can say is that both the readers (such as myself) and Harold are To blame for this misinterpretation. We, the readers, are guilty for assuming something that was not stated (I am sure you are familiar with the expression never assume because it makes an ... well you know). Harold, as the writer, is to blame by not being more clear & specific In his writing. The writer conveys what he/she wants by how he/she uses, misuses, or omits words. I've published many papers in my career (on oil spills, air pollution, computer models, currency, antique coins, etc.) and, as trained scientist, am very precise and exact in my writing. I guess I'll never have a best seller but, at least, my words aren't misunderstood. There's room for all types of writers but just beware that what you Think you said in your writing, may not be what other people think you said. Regards, Ken Berger Dear Gram, This is in response to the letter about the alcoholic MPC Fest 2..... That "fest" was the first Fest I have been able to attend. I hope I can attend the next one. People attend such functions, to comingle with other collectors, to celebrate past, present and future memories or discoveries, and just to see old friends (and make new ones) and just have a damn enjoyable weekend. No two people are exactly alike. Therefore, each has there own ideologies on enjoying themselves. Apparently, the "anti-alcohol" complainer gets his jollies by making unfounded statements about others. I must applaud the editor with his tact of answering the letter. However, the "complainer" just made a mistake with his comment. Maybe now he knows he erred and is apologetic. Since I was there at the Fest2, I am one of the accused "drunkards". At times, I couldn't talk clearly, but that was because I was laughing so hard at someones story or antics on searching for certain MPC Fest2 serial numbers. That "gentleman" has no idea on what he's missing in not attending a MPC fest. He may have a founded "hate" for "drunkards" but he shouldn't slam people, especially when he does not have his facts straight. PK6 =================================================== 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! 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 AMC yen for sale email, phone, or postal orders accepted, but they will be filled in the order received, with telephone orders integrated into the email orders by date/time stamp (postal orders will probably be wasted postage). Persons unknown to me are asked to send payment in advance. Reasonable extensions of payments will be considered (not necessarily adopted). All pieces are one of a kind (note the serial numbers); actual postage will be billed on all orders, with appropriate insurance or registration applied. Unsold lots over $125 will be sent to auction NLT 10 May; don't procrastinate. Any note not satisfying may be returned no questions asked (not after thirty days, please). For your pleasure, the sources and dates of acquisition are given; where the source is unrecorded, it means that I acquired the note before 1981, when I got my first computer. Joseph E. Boling PO Box 4718 Federal Way WA 98063-4718 253-839-5199 fax 253-839-5185 joeboling@aol.com A-yen 10 sen cream paper A15362652A Unc $45 source unrecorded 10 sen cream paper H00054390A F-VF poor centering $550 Yokohama auction 1988 50 sen cream paper A07724963A AU $30 source unrecorded 50 sen cream paper H00013298A F $500 Schwan 1990 1 yen cream paper A00363704A Unc $45 source unrecorded 1 yen white paper A02347553A Unc $50 Warmus 1987 1 yen cream paper H00285081A XF $700 source not recorded 5 yen cream paper A06669565A Unc $250 Steinberg 1988 10 yen cream paper A00609787A VF $70 Spink 1997 10 yen white paper A07603448A AU+ $200 Uhl 1982 20 yen cream paper A00907857A AU $750 Schwan-Kesselman 1988 100 yen white paper A01383706A AU+ $1200 Foltz 1977 B-yen 10 sen 3 pcs, cream/white/cream, SNs 021..., 027..., 397... all Unc set $20 sources unrecorded 10 sen cream paper A22815653A F cutting error, tiny part of note above showing $10 Spink 1997 10 sen cream paper H00063158A AU+ $375 source unrecorded 50 sen cream paper A06870578A Unc $6 source unrecorded 50 sen cream paper A15201911A VF+ cutting error, tiny part of note above showing $10 Daniel 1985 50 sen cream paper H00102539A AU $300 source unrecorded 1 yen cream paper A16312435A Unc $7 source unrecorded 1 yen medium paper B01492974B Unc $60 source unrecorded 1 yen dark cream paper C01525432C Unc $30 source unrecorded 1 yen cream paper D01285446D Unc $30 source unrecorded 1 yen cream paper H00045139A AU $300 source unrecorded 1 yen cream paper B00061906 grungy F (no holes or nicks--one of 4 reported, and the lowest SN of the four) $2750 Schwan 1990 5 yen cream paper A06637755A AU $10 source unrecorded 5 yen cream paper B00004944B Unc $45 Schwan 1984 5 yen medium paper H00018233A VF $300 Payton 1993 10 yen medium paper A14333829A Unc $15 Rauch 1983 10 yen cream paper H00048777A VF-XF $400 source unrecorded 20 yen cream paper A21653838A Unc $50 watermark very clear at bottom margin, inverted; source unrecorded 20 yen cream paper H00029810A AU+ $800 source unrecorded 100 yen cream paper A00517942A Unc $50 Rauch 1983 The left SN clearly shows the impression in the paper where the plunger that operated the numbering machine advancement mechanism touched down. 1000 yen brown paper A203205A G-VG (splits in body, nicks, piece missing top ctr) $500 Yokohama auction 1992 (any 1000 yen on white paper has been bleached--I have seen same) 1000 yen B283889B F-VF crisp body $1000 Olympic Coin Gallery 1984 1000 yen C186185C G splits at top/bottom ctr $450 Spink 1997 1000 yen D523803D F $500 Spink 1997 1000 yen E0739563E AU+ $1900 Sun Philatelic 1983 The only chance you will ever have to buy all five 1000 yen notes together--this lot $4250 For Sale: German Konversionskasse Scrip, used to finance the war effort and also is stated that they were given to the Jewish people in exchange for their money and valuables to be redeemed when they were released. Of course we know now that this did not take place. Choice CU 5RM 1933 Series B @65.00, Choice CU 5RM !934 Red Overprint, Series E @75.00 or the pair for 120.00 ppd. Contact Mpckid@papermoneyworld.com FOR SALE: Application for U.S. Defense Savings Bonds-Series E, Treasury Department Form PDE 1686 circa World War II, 8.5" X 5.5", AU $3.00 ppd. frank.clark@rediform.com Here is what is available from MPCFest II: Souvenir card $25 (50 produced) Bronze “challenge coin” $5 Copper “challenge coin” $25 (silver sold out, only one of copper available) In addition to the above souvenirs, the following MFC Series 011 notes are available at face value. Note, these are NOT souvenirs as they are still current and spendable. Series 011 $1, 2, 5, 10, and 20, total face value of one set $38. Payment can be accepted by all of the traditional means including paypal using fred@papermoneyworld.com. Traditional paper payments may be sent to Fred Schwan, 132 E. Second St., Port Clinton, Oh 43452. 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. =================================================== Staff: publisher and editor: Fred Schwan - fred@papermoneyworld.com; assistant editor - Phil Goldstein IWANTMYMPC@aol.com Tueseday columnist Joe Boling – JoeBoling@aol.com Thurski cloumnist Larry “Ski” Smulczenski – ski@papermoneyworld.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. 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