Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5205.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.86]) by strange.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tfb191.cpo.37kbi0u for ; Sun, 6 May 2001 13:08:49 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010506170847.3181.qmail@web5205.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [205.188.199.39] by web5205.mail.yahoo.com; Sun, 06 May 2001 10:08:47 PDT Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 10:08:47 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 331 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 331 Sunday, May 6, 2001 Continental Coin Investors, Inc., Makes Serious Donation Mike Cummings of Continental Coin Invensor, Inc. has announced a donation of $250.00 to the ANA Summer Seminar World War II Numismatics Scholarship Fund. Cummings who was a collector of MPC in the 1970s and is currently a major dealer in it has always been an MPC Fan! He comments that the varius activities supporting collecting are very important and that he is happy to be able to support these acitivites and encourages all collectors and dealers to do the same. Continental Coin Investors, Inc. is located at 3123 N. Hwy 98 Lakeland, FL 33805. Mike can be reached at: 863-603-9899 Fax 863-603-9880 Toll Free 866-603-9899 email: mpcoin@hotmail.com =============================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- I guess that I have mentioned this before, but it is amazing that some of the most obscure items published in the Gram (and elsewhere) receive wonderful responses and major items can go unnoticed. This is certainly case with the response below to yesterday’s item on Armed Forces Leave bonds. I certainly did not expect any response to the AFL item. I sure would like to come up with a name for this phenomenon. Any ideas? =========================================== Mail Call ---------------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, I purchased an AFL Bond in Dec of 1999 from a local dealer in Michigan. The bond is nice and crisp no handling dated April 1946 and made out for $150.00. Serial No6983553 made out to Joseph C. Pallenberg on the face but no traces of any writing ,typing or endorsement on the back. Because of the condition and I wanted it for my bond collection I paid over twice the price listed in WWII ( p-393). I suppose that was a deal since his asking price was $395.00. I wonder how many of these AFL Bonds are Out their ? ? ? What is the condition, date, amount and s.n. on your AFL Bond? Also if you know anyone with a $200, 500, and / or $1000 War bond for Sale give them my name. I need nice copies of these for my collection. Thanks Keith Dear Keith, This is wonderful! I cannot wait to see your AFL bond at next year’s Fest, you will bring it won’t you? You will attend won’t you? Actually the AFL bond in the book sort of speaks for itself. It is for $75 and is only very good or so (I did not consult the standard bond grading guide on this.) Dear Gramsers, In further regards to Non US Military Personnel utilizing US MPC: It never ceases to amaze me, that after all these years, these little undiscovered details continue to surface... You would expect a rare note to turn up, but such an inconsequential notation such as we discovered, who expected it?!? So, my fellow collectors, in short: don't ever think that little thing you thought of go unannounced.. You may have the discovered the key to unlocking an MPC mystery, no matter how small YOU think it may be! Best Wishes, and Happy Collecting, Phil P.S.: for those of you following my "other love" (yes, Nicole knows about it) of racing on Friday nights: we finished first in the heat race, and first in the feature race, in the first race of the 2001 season - what a way to start! PMG =================================================== 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, Continental Coin Investors, Inc., 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 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. 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