Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5204.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.85]) by strange.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tkd22i.k5r.37kbi0u for ; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 23:56:02 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010707035601.11728.qmail@web5204.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [206.233.12.3] by web5204.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 06 Jul 2001 20:56:01 PDT Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 20:56:01 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 386 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 386 Saturday, July 7, 2001 Commentary on Evidence Notes by Howard Daniel The overstamped Void and Evidence MPC were done because they were found to be in illegal use. If it was a military person caught using them, there is likely courts martial documents somewhere on file about it. If not, there is still likely to be some documents on file in the Criminal Investigation Departments (CID) of the three services. The Headquarters Legal/JAG Offices' records of MACV, Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force in Viet Nam probably have something in them too. I know the Library of the U.S. Army Military History Institute at Carlisle Barracks, PA has many MACV Hqs records and the University Publications of America (UPA) has microfilmed all of them! As a matter of fact, I am in the UPA microfilm of the CBS/Westmoreland trial. I imagine the other services' history institutes have their Hqs records and/or they are somewhere in the National Archives system. For the Vietnam War, that means the National Archives facility near the University of Maryland in College Park, MD. Much of the OSS and CIA records are now at College PArk too. =============================================== Editorial ----------------------------------------------- Below you will find the reintroduction of the Gram calendar. These shows were submitted by John Wilson. We also have a list from Howard Daniel and hope to merge the two lists. We also hope to taylor the list to emphasize shows that will be of particular interest to Gramsters. Your help will be necessary for this. If you plan on attending a specific show, we will list your name so that others will have an idea of whom they might meet at the event. Probably there are many other innovative items that can be added to this feature. We will count on you for help! ============================================== Mail Call ----------------------------------------------- Dear Editor, In a recent Gram, a subscriber made comment that he used three ring binders to hold to hold bank notes. The reader was asking information about safe plastic product to use touching his valuable notes. Please pass this letter to that subscriber from me Thomas Harrison at Kayland@msn.com. I too use a three ring binder and I like them very much because they allow me to view my notes as easily as reading a book. If you are interested, here is how I do it. Firstly, my tree ring binders are all the zip-up type. In this way worry about dropping the binder and having the contents go scattering is eliminated. Also, any pages which were not securely fastened, will not get bent up by half way slipping out of the binder. A zip -up binder is a must. Next I use, crystal clear document quality sheet protectors sized for normal 8.5x11 inch paper. The Sheet Protectors hold the items in the rings of the binder. I get mine from Wal-Mart and they are labeled JM Heavyweight Crystal Clear Polypropylene Sheet Protectors 3.3 mils Top Loading. Always get both Heavy Weight (3.3 mils) and Clear for the best result. The heavy weight will add stiffness against folding and curling. Clear will allow good viewing of the contents. Next I take half the sheet protectors and modify them. This is a very easy step but hard to explain in words. Modifying the protector amounts to cutting them about in half. Items put into sheet protectors settle down to the bottom of the Protector. The ones cut in half have their bottoms about half way up the page. Thus two notes can be displayed one right above another on the same reading page. Here is how you find the line to cut on. Lay one protector down on the table open end (top) away from you. Lay another protector right on top of the first with their binder holes aligned. Now shift the top protector up one set of binder holes. The top protector will now have its lower binder hole aligned with the middle binder hole of the bottom protector. Hold the two together and now cut the top protector so that its top is even with the top margin of the bottom protector. You will find that a scaple and straight edge work better than scissors, however, use sissors just to get the feel of this project. Put the bottom protector into the three ring binder. Put the shortened top protector into the two top rungs of the tree ring binder. Next I put each bank note into its own Mylar sleeve. I have found that the best results are obtained by using slightly over sized sleeves. For example if the note is a modern small size USA bill, then use the large size USA bill mylar sleeve. This adds stiffness and avoids handling problems from both inserting notes into the sleeves and taking them out. Next I put the mylar sleeved notes into the sheet protector at one note per sheet protector. One in the shortened sheet protector about mid-page and one into the unshortened sheet protector at the bottom of the page. It this way you can see both sides of both notes. I use plain white paper to separate sheet protectors. Just punch thee holes into any plain white paper. I generally repeat the following pattern in the binder, plain white paper, shortened sheet protector with contents, regular sheet protector with contents, and plain white paper again. This combination is good for almost any notes. I use the Linder Mylar Pages when I want extra extra protection and stiffness. I will be glad to go into the details if anyone wants them. The long and short of it is I cut the Linder page down to 8.5x11 inches to fit into the regular sheet protector. If done right you have two good pockets to put items into and the sheet protector has the stiffness of the Linder page. I never use the three pocket and four pocket sheets you can find atnumismatic stores. They are far too thick, look tacky. Plus notes are always sliding out of the pockets on me. I don't get this with my method. Good Luck Tom Harrison Dear Gram, This is the link to Ken Barr's stolen note list. http://www.kenbarr.com/stolen.html Best regards, Aubrey H Dear Aubrey, Thanks alot for the link. I hope and trust that everyone will take a look and keep the list close at hand. Editor ================================================ Departments --------------------------------------------------- Calendar of events for Gramsters maintained by Howard Daniel, John Wilson and Gram staff ---------------------------------------------------- June 28-July 1, 2001, Mid America Coin Expo, Sponsored by Numismatic News, Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, IL Auction by B & M - No paper money. About 125 tables July 5-8, 2001, Clearwater Coin Show, Clearwater, FL Over 100 tables July 13-15, 2001, Eastern States Numismatic Expo, Brandywine Terrace, Claymont / Wilmington, DE Probably over 100 tables August 2-5, 2001, 42nd Blue Ridge Numismatic Association, Dalton, GA (about one hour drive from the ANA Atlanta convention the following week) Over 150 Dealers Auction by Lucien Birkler, Washington, D.C. from M & M August 4-5, 2001 Meridian Area Coin Club Coin & Currency Show, Howard Johnson Inn, Meridian, MS August 7-12, 2001, ANA Convention at the Cobb Galleria Center, Atlanta, GA AUGUST 16-19. 2001, 41st Missouri Numismatic Society Coin Festival, Hilton St. Louis Airport St. Louis, MO August 17-19, 2001, Ohio Coin Expo, Cleveland, OH, 125 tables, August 23-26, 2001, CSNS Fall Convention hosted by the MSNS in Dearborn, MI Auction by NTL/Scotsman Coins, Hyatt Regency Dearborn August 23-25, 2001, New England Coin Expo, Holiday Inn, Mansfield, MA, 130 tables August 25-26, 2001, Golden State Coin Show, CSNS 109th Convention & NASC Masonic Temple Arcadia, CA August 31-Sept. 1-2, 2001, Ohio State Coin Show, Columbus Ohio Host CNS/COINS, Marriott North Important 2002 events Lyn Kinght auction of Leo May collection, Chicago, Feb 2002 MPCFest III, Port Clinton, Ohio March 2002 WWII numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar, July 2002 --------------------------------------------------- Donations are now being accepted for scholarships to the 2002 "Military Money" course at the 2002 ANA Summer Seminar. Inquiries and donations should be sent to: Military Numismatists c/o Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, IN 46123 FINAL LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP BENEFACTORS for 2001 David Amey, Mr. Anonymous Donor, Mike Cummings, Sue and Keith Bauman, Ed B., Doug Bell, Tom Denly, Continental Coin Invensor, Inc., Denly's, Howard Daniel, R. A. Medina, Harold “MPCKid” Kroll, Leo "Paymaster" May, Mrs. R.C. Matherne, Bill McNease, Marv Mericle, 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 The following is something for your Post Exchange; For Sale: series 521 10 cents second printing 5 notes in serial number order CH.UNC $150.00 postpaid insured. coinman@rochester.rr.com "Dependents Guide to Japan" booklet for sale. It mentions MPC and other financial "stuff," but there is not a date anywhere in it. The binding is Japanese style and it is in nice condition. $10.00 postpaid. Please do not send money until I confirm you are the first email I receive at Howard@SEAsianTreasury.com. Your items for sale will be listed in the Gram for FREE. Send your listings now. You items for sale support the gram by making it more interesting for everyone! For sale; Netherlands Ministerie Van Oorlog 25 Gulden Pick M3. UNC US$950.00 postpaid, registered mail. coinman@rochester.rr.com New discovery found in Memphis! Unlisted in Schwan/Boling! German Occupied Poland, 1 Punkt (Point) ration note for Vodka. http://www.papermoneyworld.com/mat/vodka.jpg $15 postage paid. Payment is by cash, personal check or paypal (until I reach my monthly receiving limit). Please reserve by e-mail at marcus@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 or sale in the above section. 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