Status: U Return-Path: Received: from mail.papermoneyworld.net ([207.3.91.49]) by hazard.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tvjuhk.sdg.37kb01i for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 01:37:40 -0500 (EST) Subject: MPC GRAM Precedence: bulk Sender: mpcgram-owner@mail.papermoneyworld.net From: mpcgram-owner@mail.papermoneyworld.net (List Server) Date: Tue, 20 Nov 101 00:15:40 CDT Message-Id: <10111200015.AA6033917@mail.papermoneyworld.net> Reply-To: mpcgram@mail.papermoneyworld.net Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 19:46:53 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 490 Tuesday Reply-To: mpcgram@mail.papermoneyworld.net ============================================== MPC Gram ============================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------- Series 003-Number 490 Tuesday, November 20, 2001 Show Report--Santa Clara by Webfoot Bob I don't get to travel often, but enjoyed a trip to the Santa Clara, CA Coin Show over the November 16, 17 & 18th weekend. Great diversity! US silver & gold coins, proof sets, world coins, currency of all types--world, US broken banks, fractionals, nationals, large notes, large denominations such as $500 and $1,000, sports items, supplies, beany babies, autographs, and some MPC, too. There were over 200 dealer tables to look through. Met with Gary Snover, Ken Barr, Armando Del Rosa, Dave Cieniewicz, and Gary Whitlock from Lyn Knight Auctions among the many dealers represented on the bourse floor. Auctions for rare coins were conducted by Heritage Numismatic Auctions. As I was attending the event on a weekday afternoon pass, I did not participate in the auctions this time. Parking was plentiful and gratis. Admission was only $3, or $2 with discount coupon. On to the MPC hunt.......all things considered a pretty happy trip. Was able to purchase 29 notes, some presentable fractionals from 461, 471, 481, 521. Unc notes: 461 $1, 481 5c, 521 10c & 50c, 641 5c, 661 5c & 10c, 681 5c & 10c. Also secured four more 681 $5 notes. And the deal of the day for me, a 661 $10 in XF. It was like spending quality time with your spouse......Now if I could just locate the 541 $5 note. It pays to shop around, wide price ranges, but you gramsters know that already. 641 5c in CU for $3.50 vs 641 5c in VF for $9.00. Guess which note I bought? Second Day in Ho Chi Minh City By Howard A. Daniel III I started off the day by waiting for a bunch of beautiful nieces and their chaperone to arrive at our hotel. It was quite a sight to see them coming into the hotel with one in each arm. The male guests around me were really ogling them! My wife took over and they went off shopping to their kind of stores. I went to my favorite shoe store and ordered another custom-made pair of shoes for less than US$40. Then I went to Dung's store at 15 Le Loi. I acquired a comfortable stool and a small and low table. It was the beginning of five hours looking through "paper" of all kinds. I set aside the MPC for my next time and learned that he had sold his replacements and "other" MPCs with overstamps and other stuff for about US$9,000. and that it is now in the U.S. So I guess you will start seeing it appear on someone's price list or auction catalog inthe near future. I found some 1940s and early 1950s Vietnamese paper in serial number sequence, so I can now better determine the actual numbers issued. I also found some unusual overstamps on several pieces. There were a very few Ho Chi Minh Trail coupons, but nothing I needed. I did buy a couple of RVN military ID cards for a friend, and will look some militaria stuff today for two friends. I am also meeting with Khai today. He is a Vietnamese collector with a lot of MPC and other stuff of interest to you guys, but he really has some other good stuff for me too. We will spend a couple of hours together later this afternoon. I finished the evening with a VNAF veteran who was in Pleiku during the the last days of the RVN. He and some others got a C-119 capable of flying but were shot down at the end of the runway jsut as the wheels left the ground. He was one of the lucky survivors. He walked to Saigon to be back with his family. A really tough character! I have not heard from anyone except Joe Boling, so I guess you have nothing for me. I have also not seen my first day item published in the MPC Gram. I think we need a new editor! That is all for now. ============================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------- Gram 489 included some extra (dumb) text at the beginning. I really do not know how it got there. This happened once before. You can be sure that you "erstwhile" editor is at fault, but as of yet I cannot figure out how! Rest assured, you will be subjected to more mystery text! Joe Boling's column will appear in the Wed Gram as we attemp to actually get ahead on the Gram schedule after a weekend of loafing! ============================================== Mail Call ---------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, Perhaps there are some gramsters out there who can help me. I am doing some research on the Philippine Inter-Province Municipal Overstamps of WWII. I am primarily interested in overstamps on Cebu notes & specifically on the 1 Peso Cebu note (CEB-105). Does anybody out there collect these overstamps or is there anybody who is very familiar with them? If so, I'd like to "pick your brain" for some information and advice. I'm hoping to develop an article on these notes. Thanks. Ken Berger Hi There! Got your "TEST" message! And also LOVE the GRAM!!!!!! MPC Collector Guy Araby! ================================================ 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, Richard Freyser, Tom Koch, Mark Watson, Bill Yanchick, Doug Bell, Sam Feeback, Bruce Potter, Elmer Smith, Marv Mericle, Wes and Rod Hardy, Marcus Turner, Fred Schwan {running total 23}] 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) general events will return soon --------------------------------------------------- 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 Germany 1 pfennig to 2 Marks Army issues page 479 SB 142-147 EF-UNC $85.00 postpaid insured for domestic delivery. coinman@rochester.rr.com WANTED Collectors may submit lists of items wanted for their collections for listing here. 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