Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5203.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.97]) by hazard.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tlpqle.mck.37kb01i for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2001 23:25:33 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010724032512.20502.qmail@web5203.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.207.214] by web5203.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:25:12 PDT Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:25:12 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 402/3 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 402 Monday, July 23, 2001 More Donateions to Scholarship Fund By Marcus Turner I just received two more donations. One was anonymous and the other was $100 from RA Medina. Yep, $100 two years in a row... Thanks =============================================== Editorial ----------------------------------------------- Well, not much of a gram today, sorry. I have a great item, but left it behind at my mother’s house and cannot recover it till tomorrow. It is some great new information on replacements and will help us figure out more about them (replacements). Hopefully, we can get this in tomorrow, but certainly the next day if not. Thanks for your understanding. ============================================== Mail Call ----------------------------------------------- Hmmm, many American Legion items have a boxcar on them, 10-40 as I recall, something to do with the number of horse/men in one. Rich Dear Gram, I suspect that MORE than 40 cars were sent. >> I also believe that, to the point where I believe they sent one for each state (48) rjb Dear Gram I am a relatively new MPC & Military Token collector with a small budget. Need used reference material concerning: identification, grading & pricing. Will scanned pictures of items work for ads since grading is a problem? Send want lists, I'll keep an eye open. Any help is greatly appreciated, Jerry Smith Dear Editor ....How did you know about my therapy.....Are you following me? And are you the guy hiding those Fours I am looking for? I know they are out there somewhere....(never gave much thought to smashing windows, maybe that's the way to go.) Gary ( Who has Fours) Hicks Dear Gram, I was reading Richard Lobel's story. I have known Richard from sometimes in the early 1960's here in Massachusettts when he was known as Dick and before he went to Europe and became the PREMIERE EUROPEAN DEALER. I'd certainly appreciate it if he would also share with us some of the details on the trasaction he had involving these notes that he sold to Allan Shawn Feinstein, who in turn marketed them all over the world as investment items. Surely sufficient years have gone by that some of the facts can be told. Mr. Doric To Ski, The French box car is the symbol of a veterans group called the "40 & 8." This is a group of American Legion members, better known as "La Societe Des Quarante Hommes Et Huit Chevaux." And is composed of dedicated members of the American Legion who have been invited to join, by members of La Societe. Translated into English, La Societe means "The Society"; Des Quarante Hommes means 'Of 40 Men'; and Et Huit Chevaux means 'And 8 Horses'; from which is derived the shortened name of '40 and 8.' This stems from World Wor 1 when the main form of transportation for our troops was in small Franch box cars. Each box car was stamped on its side with '40/8, meaning it could carry either 40 men or 8 horses. This also is the reason the main symbol of la Societe is the box car. Gene Collister A 40/8 member. Ski A comment on your box car anecdote. I believe you are referring the memorial boxcars commemorating WW I (not II). The narrow gauge railroads of France had boxcars (voitures) that carried about half the capacity of American boxcars. These voitures were used to transport the men and horses to and from the front. On the side of each boxcar was stenciled its capacity, either forty men or eight horses. A ride in one of these voitures, recently vacated by horses, was a challenge and one of the more vivid memories of WW I vets. These voitures became the trademark of the La Societe des Quarante Hommes at Huit Chevaux, a fraternal organization of veterans, popularly known as the Forty & Eight, organized in 1920 by American Legionnaires. Now members are veterans of both World Wars and the Korean, Vietnam and Desert Storm conflicts. Membership is by invitation only for recognition of service to the American Legion and/or its programs. Probably more than you wanted to know :-) Regards, Warner ================================================ 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 The Fourth Annual Paper Money & Historical Artifacts Show. Sheraton Grand hotel at Dallas/ Ft. Worth Airport. 4440 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving Texas 75063. August 16-19 2001. More than 75 dealers. Lyn Knight's 40th Anniversary sale August 18, 2001. 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 World Paper Money Fair, run by London Chapter of IBNS October 6/7, 2001 Spink Auction October 5, 2001 Phillips Auction October 4, 2001 My London Paper Money Fairs are: July 15/September 2/November 18, 2001 Important 2002 events Lyn Knight auction of Leo May collection, Chicago, Feb 2002 ANA spring show, Jacksonville FL, 7-9 March 2002. EXHIBIT APPLICATION DEADLINE 11 FEB 2002. [Joe Boling, John and Nancy Wilson confirmed in attendance] MPCFest III, Port Clinton, Ohio March 2002 WWII numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar, July 2002 ANA summer show, New York City, 30 July-4 August 2002. EXHIBIT APPLICATION DEAD LINE 3 JUN 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 Dondors to 2002 Scholarship Fund Steve Feller Harold Kroll R. A. Medina ==================================================== 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. 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