Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web12707.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.244]) by walker.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tt5tkv.7ob9.37kbi73 for ; Sun, 21 Oct 2001 12:23:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20011021162358.72381.qmail@web12707.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [205.188.192.179] by web12707.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 21 Oct 2001 09:23:58 PDT Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 09:23:58 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 464/3 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 464 Sunday, October 21, 2001 A Modest Proposal by Fred Reed As you may have noticed SPMC's October/November 80-page special International issue of PAPER MONEY was a grand success. We had our second largest issue of the magazine ever, lots of ads, and great articles. This is the first of our large topical issues,, devoted to a particular area of paper money collecting. Buoyed by the great response, we are planning a second International special issue next Fall. We will also have similar large topical issues on National Currency, and Confederate & Southern States Currency next year. Recently the Fractional Currency Collectors Board took my challenge to help with an 80-page special issue devoted to their specialty. The FCCB president and that organization's editor expect the special PAPER MONEY issue to become a classic popularizing their field, and a genuine reference in its own right. This brings me to you and your readers. Is there interest among MPCGram readers in helping me turn out a special 80-page issue of PAPER MONEY devoted to military currency? This would be an outstanding opportunity to broaden your base too. I'd be delighted to work with your authors on the project. P.S. You'll note that the upcoming Nov/Dec issue of PAPER MONEY includes MPCGram authors Joe Boling, Colonel Bill Murray, Larry Ski, John Steinbeck and Colin Bruce on the topic of Short Snorters. The issue commemorates the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the growth of the short snorter phenomenon during the war. ============================================== Editorial ----------------------------------------------- I was tempted to attempt some sort of humorous response to Fred Reed's proposal above. Possibly I could have accused him of trying to get all of our secrets and declining in indignation. Well, I just could not get it to work, the humor that is. Possibly that is because this is such a great idea that it is hard to find a way to criticize it--even in jest. Yes, this is a wonderful idea. I throw the support of the Gram editorial staff (ah, I found some of the missing humor) behind this project! I hope and expect that Gramsters will also line up in support of this project. I hope that we can use the Gram as a vehicle for working on the ideas, outlines, and other aspects of the project. Let us here from you. ============================================== Mail Call ----------------------------------------------- Dear Editor: See below information regarding the ANA summer session in today's Gram. It implies that the W.W.II numismatics seminar will be in both session I and II. My reading of the ANA web site schedule is that it will be in only session I. Have I missed something? Also, the web site lists session I dates as Saturday, June 29, to Friday, July 5; and session II, Saturday, July 6 to Friday, July 12, 2002. Maybe these are nitpicks, but I'd like to get it right for planning purposes. Regards, Warner Dear Esteemed Editor, I will be flying out of Dulles International Airport to Tokyo on November 9 to be with my wife for our monthly visit, then on to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on November 16. We will rent a van to travel down to her hometown of Cho Lach in Ben Tre province for a couple of days, then return to HCMC until November 23, when we will fly back to Tokyo. While in Tokyo, my wife will be taking me to the weekend flea markets she has found. At one of them, she bought three pre-WWII stock certificates. Two of the three were needed in Joe Boling's collection. We will look for the rest of the stash she saw of them, and for other numismatic and exonumia pieces. I will also be visiting with Herbert J. Cook to see his numismatic business and to learn of possible collectors and dealers of interest to me in Tokyo. In HCMC, I will be visiting, as usual, with my favorite numismatists, philatelists, dealers, junk stores, book stores, etc. I will be returning to the U.S. on November 26 to Dulles, then run around and do some errands in Northern Virginia before driving to my Bay House in Deltaville. All of my flying will be on All Nippon Airways (ANA) for the first time because my wife is handling all of the reservations out of Tokyo, so this will be a new flying experience for me. If you have anything you want me to look for, or anyone to contact in Tokyo or HCMC, please email me before my departure. I will try to do my best to take care of your needs. Howard A. Daniel III ================================================ Departments ------------------------------------------------- Calendar of events for Gramsters maintained by Howard Daniel, Nancy and John Wilson and Gram staff, last updated September 7, 2001 show reports are requested on all events. Even if it was not a great show, there must be something to report. What and whom did you see? Market activity? Share your observations and thoughts with Gramsters everywhere. ---------------------------------------------------- Special "MPC" events 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, Nick Schrier, Tom Koch, Mark Watson, Bill Yanchick, Doug Bell, Sam Feeback, Bruce Potter, Elmer Smith, Marv Mericle, Fred Schwan {running total 19}] 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) --------------------------------------------------- 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 Leo May Warner Talso Marv Mericle Mark Watson Gail Baker ==================================================== 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 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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