Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web12705.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.242]) by strange.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tq1cni.ob4.37kbi0u.1 for ; Thu, 13 Sep 2001 09:21:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010913132148.57492.qmail@web12705.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.206.201] by web12705.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 13 Sep 2001 06:21:48 PDT Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 06:21:48 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 432/3 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 432 Thurski, September 13, 2001 Gramsters Mourn by Larry "Ski" Smulczenski    What an awful week this has turned out to be.  Again we are faced with a "day that will live in infamy".  The last time we at least knew who the enemy was, even though it was a sneak attack during peacetime, the enemy still had men enough to display those big red meatballs on the wings and fuselages of their planes.  I know in time we will uncover who these cowards were that killed innocent civilians by stealing and using our airplanes against us as bombs. Hopefully we will be able to retaliate and even the score.  As the Japanese steamed away from Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto is reported to have said something like I hope we have not awakened a sleeping giant.  We have become very lax and complacent in this country and we have let a number of bad guys push us around while we turned the other cheek.   But maybe this is the wake-up call for that big fellow and maybe it's about time for him to climb out of bed, kick ass and take names.     Right before I sat down to type this article for the gram, I checked my email.  It contained sort of an chain letter from Marv Mericle encouraging the recipient to "Fly the Flag" and encourage five friends to do the same and have them encourage five of their friends to do the same.  What a great idea.  Wouldn't it be neat to drive down the street and see all the homes on your block flying the stars and stripes?  Wouldn't that be a nice way to say I am proud to be an American and I'm not going to let any scumbag take my freedoms away from me.  I'm with you Marv!     I remember my tour in Viet Nam.  The flag was there, but not as prevalent as it should have been.  We were assisting the Vietnamese and you saw more of there flag then you saw of ours.  After all, we were MACV--Military Assistance Command--Viet Nam.  When a USO show came through every couple of months, and the troupe sang The National Anthem or America the Beautiful, young G.I's would stand up and cheer until the place rocked.  I remember Lee Greenwood coming over and singing I'm Proud to be an American and there wasn't a dry eye in the audience.  Its been quite a while since you have seen that type of patriotism in this country.     Marv's email got me thinking.  Most of us that read the Gram collect MPC.  Military Payment Certificates were issued to our troops in uniform when they were stationed in foreign countries far away from the United States.  But how many times does the flag, the symbol of this country show up on MPC?  Would you be surprised if I told you only once?  The flag flies proudly above the conning tower of the submarine Thomas Edison on the Series 681 fractionals.  Its small but it is there.  It would have showed up a lot more prominently above Fulton's Clairmont if the Series 701 had been issued.  Oh yes, I know that the eagle and shield show up on a lot of notes, but it's not the same as the flag.  Maybe that symbol should have been on all issued MPC to remind the troops what they were fighting for.  As a matter of fact, how many flags do you see flying on the current series of U.S. Federal Reserve Notes?  Only those little bitty ones that you see flying over buildings.  Wouldn't it be great to see a vignette of an eagle and flag like there was on the Federal Reserve Bank Note One Dollar of 1918?  That was right after World War I when there was a lot of pride in this country.  Maybe we can go back to that way of thinking and all be able to stand up and say--"I'm Damn Proud to be and American."     ============================================== Editorial ----------------------------------------------- We started working on this Gram on Tuesday. Indeed, we were working to it when the news hit about the World Trade Center. The events of the past few days took some of the wind out of our sails for creating the Gram. On the one hand that is justifiable and understandable. On the other hand possibly the Gram can be a small beacon of normalcy as we try to recover from these dreadful events. Beyond all of the obvious tragedies the effects of the terrorist attacks will have direct impact on our numismatic lives. Attendance at this weekend's Strasbug show will obviously be adversely impacted. What will be the activity among those who are able to and do attend? Obviously these are very small factors in the big picture, but because they are specifically related to our collective (and collecting) activities they will be interesting. Among the other things that happened during the interruption, we had some technical computer problems. Somehow I lost some great contributions. As much as I would like to blame the computer, it must have been an operator problem. Specifically, I lost interesting contributions from Bill Murry and Trung T. Nguyen . Guys, I hope that you have copies of your recent submissions and that you will send them again. We also have the Boling column for Tuesday. It will appear on Friday. ============================================== Mail Call ----------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, Please put this in the next Gram I am leaving on Sep 14 for ten days in Tokyo to visit my wife and for numismatic activities. A couple of hours after I arrive on Sep 15, I will be with Herb Cook at a local coin show. He is going to introduce me to the local dealers and collectors who collect Southeast Asia. If you know anyone in Tokyo I can say hello to for you and/or look at/for some numismatic material for you, please contact me ASAP. My last day to look at and respond to email before I leave will be Sep 12. Howard A. Daniel III Editor:     Want to publicly thank Richard Chadwick, Doug Bell & Brad Peacock for helping me fill holes in my MPC collection. Probably the most valued thing I get from them is their MPC wisdom they pass on to me. Thanks Guys ================================================ Departments ------------------------------------------------- Calendar of events for Gramsters maintained by Howard Daniel, Nancy and John Wilson and Gram staff, last updated September 7, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------- September 6 - 9, 2001, Illinois Numismatic Association (ILNA) Fall Show Countryside Illinois, Chicago Countryside Banquet hall Dealer Setup Thursday 4-8 P.M. Contact: Kermit Wasmer kdwas@yahoo.com September 13 - 16, 2001, Strasburg Currency and Stock & Bond Show, Lancaster Host Hotel, Lancaster, PA.,100 Booths, Exhibits and Educational Programs, Auction by: R. M. Smythe & Co., Inc., Contact Kevin Foley (414) 421-3498 September 13-15, 2001, Milwaukee Numismatic Society 67th Annual Show Four Points Hotel, Milwaukee, WI 115 tables, Contact: Dave Hunsicker davehuns@yahoo.com September 15 - 16, 2001, Red Rose Coin Club 43rd Annual Fall Show, Lancaster, PA. September 21 - 23, 2001, Paul Padget's 18th Annual Greater Cincinnati Numismatic Exposition, Sharonville Convention Center, Small Auction by Paul Padget and major paper money auction by Currency Auctions of America contact Paul Padget at (513) 821-2143 September 21 - 23, 2001, Virginia Numismatic Association, 43rd Annual Coin Show, Northern Virginia Community College Ernst Center, Annandale, VA September 21 - 23, 2001, Bick International Expos (www.bick.net) River Palms Hotel Casino, Glendale, CA September 27 - 30, 2001, North East Ohio Coin Club, 41st Annual Show, 100 Tables, Holiday Inn, Route 82 At I-71, Strongville, OH Phillips Auction October 4, 2001 October 4 - 7, 2001, long Beach Coin and Collectible Expo Long Beach California Convention Center, 400 booths, Educational Programs, Auctions by Heritage and Ponterio Spink Auction October 5, 2001 World Paper Money Fair, run by London Chapter of IBNS, October 6/7, 2001 October 12-14, 2001, MOON 39th Annual Convention Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center, MN Contact Jay Darby E-mail darb1001@aol.com October 12-14, 2001, Collectorama Coin and Currency Show, Lakeland Florida Civic Center, 200 tables, Contact Ed Kuszmar, E-mail collectoramashow@aol.com October 26-28, 2001, 23rd PAN Convention, Pittsburgh Expomart, Monroeville, PA., 140+ tables, Contact John Paul Sarosi (814) 535-5766 November 1-4, 2001, Denver Coin Expo, National Western Expo Hall, Contact Jerry Morgan, (719) 275-0585 November 8-11, 2001, Bay State Coin Show, Radisson Hotel, Boston, MA Contact Ed Aleo (781) 729-9677 November 9-11, 2001, HSNA 38th Annual Coin Show, Queen Kapiolani Hotel, Honolulu, HI Contact Marion Kendrick tel/fax (808) 486-4766 November 9-11, 2001, Tennessee State Numismatic Society Camp Jordan Arena, Chattanooga, TN 100+ tables, Contact Gayle Pike, E-mail pikegw@aol.com November 16-18, 2001, Ohio Coin Expo, Cleveland, OH Holiday Inn, Contact Ron Nelson E-mail ronald-nelson@worldnet.att.net November 15-18, 2001, Santa Clara C, S & C Show, Santa Clara CA convention Center, 300 Tables, Heritage Signature Sale, Contact Rudy Christians (530) 528-8329 My London Paper Money Fairs are: November 18, 2001 November 22 - November 25, 2001, MSNS 46th Fall Convention, Hyatt Regency Hotel Fairlane Town Center, Dearborn, MI., 150+ tables, Educational Programs, Exhibits with great awards including an adult and jr. ANA Summer Seminar Scholarship for BIS's for each one. contact Don Charters (734) 721-4991 or E-mail Tom Klunzinger teklunzinger@yahoo.com November 29 - December 2, 2001, Suburban Washington Baltimore Fall Coin & Currency Convention, Baltimore Convention Center B & M and Presidential Auctions Contact Ed Kuszmar, E-mail collectoramashow@aol.com Important 2002 events CPMX, Chicago Feb 28- Mar 3, 2002 - Contact Kevin Foley, Chairman, Lyn Knight auction of Leo May collection, Educational Programs, 100+ tables, Chicago - Rosemont, IL Holiday Inn, February 28-March 3, 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 27 CICF, April 4-7, 2002, Holiday Inn O'Hare, Rosemont, IL., 100+ tables, Educational Programs, Contact Kevin Foley, (414) 421-3484 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. March 2002 8-10 - MPCFest III - reservations in order received: Guido Crapanzano, Harold Kroll, Larry Smulczenski, Gary "Got any fours" Hicks, Tom Warburton, David Seelye, Jack Lippincot, Phil Goldstein, Warner Talso, Nich Schrier, Tom Koch, Mark Watson, Bill Yanchick, Fred Schwan {running total 14}] W.W.II numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar, July 2002 Session I (Sunday, June 30 through Thursday, July 4, 2002) Session II (Sunday, July 7 through Thursday, July 11, 2002) March 2002 8-10 - MPCFest III [reservations in order received: Guido Crapanzano, Harold Kroll, Larry Smulczenski, Gary "Got any fours" Hicks, Tom Warburton, David Seelye, Jack Lippincot, Phil Goldstein, Warner Talso, Nich Schrier, Tom Koch, Mark Watson, Bill Yanchick, Fred Schwan {running total 14}] --------------------------------------------------- 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 Donors to 2002 Scholarship Fund Steve Feller Harold Kroll R. A. Medina Guido Crapanzano David Seelye ==================================================== 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 Series 661 $5.00 GEM Crisp Unc $25.00 insured postpaid. Series 481 $0.25 1st printing Crisp UNC $60.00 insured postpaid. coinman@rochester.rr.com WANTED Collectors may submit lists of items wanted for their collections for listing here. 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