Status: U Return-Path: Received: from mail.papermoneyworld.net ([207.3.91.49]) by payne.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tvth7k.rka.37kbi16 for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 16:51:48 -0500 (EST) Subject: MPC GRAM Precedence: bulk Sender: mpcgram-owner@mail.papermoneyworld.net From: mpcgram-owner@mail.papermoneyworld.net (List Server) Date: Fri, 23 Nov 101 15:20:22 CDT Message-Id: <10111231520.AA61EB05F@mail.papermoneyworld.net> Reply-To: mpcgram@mail.papermoneyworld.net Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 08:18:47 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 492 Reply-To: mpcgram@mail.papermoneyworld.net ============================================== MPC Gram ============================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------- Series 003-Number 492 Turkey Thurski, November 21, 2001 Turkey Day Connection by Larry "Ski" Smulczenski Since this is Thanksgiving Day, I wanted to somehow associate the celebration of this holiday with our passion of collecting military money. Somewhere I thought I could find a note with a turkey or a dinner feast or even some pilgrims and indians, but none came to mind. Yes, I know that the pilgrims landed in this country and European and Asian countries do not celebrate a holiday that commemorates the colonization of America. However, I thought there should be some note with even the vaguest association that I could talk about. I went through World War II Remembered page by page to refresh my memory. There was an Albanian note with a peasant woman with a sickle and sheaves of wheat, but that was stretching the feast association a bit. Then there was the Guadeloupe note with a lovely vignette of a sailing ship, but that is the Santa Maria and again way too much of a stretch to associate Columbus and his command ship with the pilgrims and the Mayflower. Of course, if you really want to stretch reality, you could see a turkey grilling over an open fire in the high value notes of the French colonies that depict the phoenix rising from the flames. These were all way too much to even consider. As I was going through World War II Remembered I did come across one Turkey. That was the page on the country "Turkey" in the neutral nations section of the book. This is one of the most overlooked areas in "World War II Remembered." Most people read and study the front of the book which describes the notes of the Allied nations. As the collector becomes more and more advanced his interest extends to the Axis nations in the back of the book, but very few military collectors collect or study the notes of the neutral nations. There is a funny antidote at the end of the page on Turkey that I'll bet a great majority of Gramsters have never read or heard, so I'd like to quote that story. Throughout the war, both Britain and Germany maintained embassies in Turkey. The man-servant to the British ambassador was an Albanian, Elyeza Bazna, who had been a driver or personal servant at other embassies before he was employed at the British embassy in April 1943. In October 1943, Bazna found the keys to the ambassador's safe, copied them, and photographed a selection of papers that he then sold to the German embassy. In later thefts he obtained copies of top-level Anglo-American-Soviet conferences at Moscow, Casablanca, Cairo and Teheran. This flow of information was detected by the British and Americans in early 1944 and the spy activity in Turkey was identified as Operation Cicero. To counter this intelligence leak, false information was planted. By the time Bazna was apprehended, the Germans had paid him 300.000 pounds in English notes and he figured he could retire in comfort. However, the Germans had paid him his fortune in counterfeit Operation Bernhard notes. So there is the story of a turkey that was caught in Turkey during WWII. Little did he know that collectors today would have paid him two to three times face or more, for those Operation Bernhard notes and his little nest-egg would have grown to near a million pounds. I hope you all have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving holiday. Fest Shirts by Doug Bell The first shirt design it published and available online on the web site papermoneyworld.net. I think a cutoff date of Jan 21 2002 week voting to start then for 1 week which will give 1 week for receiving for funds for making of shirts and then I could have them ready for the fest. ============================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------- I sure have to give Ski credit for finding a Thanksgiving connection with our collecting passion. I guess I should not have considered anything less as numismatics is everywhere. Since Ski took care of the numismatic connection for me, I can simply comment on the holiday. Thanksgiving is one of the great holidays for families in the US and of course in this particular year it has even more meaning. So without hesitation I wish every Gramster as a member of the extended family a happy Thanksgiving! ============================================== Mail Call ---------------------------------------------- Dear Editor and Gramsters, WWII Era Chit Info Needed I have several Navy chitbooks identified by number only: 1. Pac. Fleet Commissioned Officer Mess/Navy 3245/ Serial 2514/2.00 book/printer Hancock 2. Pac. Fleet Commissioned Officer Mess/Navy 3923/Serial 06223/2.00 book/no printer identfied 3. Pac. Fleet Commissioned Officer Mess/Navy 3923/Serial 57821/5.00 book/printer Hancock I have been able to find reference material that identifies that Item 1 is from Saipan, Marianas Islands and Items 2 and 3 are from Yokosuku, Honshu, Japan I am searching for other chit books identified by "Navy Number" only. Please reply to the gram. Tom ================================================ 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 Beautiful gem unc MPC Series 692 $10 with nice even margins and great corners. This note is from the 1986 ANA sale in Milwaukee. I know this because the tag is still attached to the holder. Obvously, only one available, $835, confirm with fredschwan@yahoo.com. 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. Dealers and collectors who have these items are then encouraged to list them or sale in the above section. This is a trial, if you like it, send your list. =================================================== Staff: publisher and editor: Fred Schwan - MPCGram@Yahoo.com; assistant editor - Phil Goldstein IWANTMYMPC@aol.com distribution manager - Brad Peacock bp22@swbell.net Tuesday columnist Joe Boling – JoeBoling@aol.com Thurski columnist Larry “Ski” Smulczenski –skifla@prodigy.net critic: Harold Kroll - MPCKid@AOL.com; index manager: Ed Beaman webmaster & technical advisor: Doug Bell - (Wiz): doug@papermoneyworld.net; The Boss: Judy Schwan ===== MPC Gram is published by BNR Press and papermoneyworld.com as a free service to the community of military money collectors. Your suggestions, criticisms, complaints, editorial contributions, letters, and even praise are very welcome. The entire contents including linked illustrations are copyright protected by the publishers. In the case of contributors, the copyright is protected on behalf of the creators. Please send all correspondence regarding the gram to MPCgram@yahoo.com. Thank you very much for your participation. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 08:00:56 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 493 Reply-To: mpcgram@mail.papermoneyworld.net ============================================== MPC Gram ============================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------- Series 003-Number 493 Friday, November 23, 2001 Paper Money "facts" submitted by David Klinger Here is another article from an ananomous writer - of interest to "paper numismatists." Take out a one dollar bill, and look at it. The one dollar bill you're looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design. This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually material. We've all washed it without it falling apart. A special blend of ink is used, the contents we will never know. It is overprinted with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed to give it that nice crisp look. If you look on the front of the bill, you will see the United States Treasury Seal. On the top you will see the scales for a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's square, a tool used for an even cut. Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury. That's all pretty easy to figure out, but what is on the back of that dollar bill is something we should all know. If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles. Both circles, together, comprise the Great Seal of the United States. The First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved. If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid. Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the West or decided what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God, could do anything. "IN GOD WE TRUST" is on this currency. The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means, "God has favored our undertaking." The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means, "a new order has begun." At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776. If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery, and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean. The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read, " E PLURIBUS UNUM," meaning, "one nation from many people." Above the Eagle, you have thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming together as one. Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows. They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor. But think about this: 13 original colonies, 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 13 stripes on our flag, 13 steps on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the Latin above, 13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum," 13 stars above the Eagle, 13 bars on that shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits, and if you look closely, 13 arrows. And, for minorities: the 13th Amendment. I always ask people, "Why don't you know this?" Your children don't know this, and their history teachers don't know this. Too many veterans have given up too much to ever let the meaning fade. Many veterans remember coming home to an America that didn't care. Too many veterans never came home at all. Share this with everyone, so they can learn what is on the back of the UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL, and what it stands for... Otherwise, they will probably never know. ============================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------- The 911 terrorist attack is the second event that I have personally experienced that is burned into my memory. Pearl Harbor of course is one such date for many people, but I am a baby boomer so I do not personally recall it. For those of you who lived through it, I do not need to remind you that yesterday was the anniversary of the day that President Kennedy was assinated. Yesterday, I did not reflect upon it at first because it was also Thanksgiving. I wonder how often it works out that Thanksgiving is on the 22d? Kennedy was of course a World War II veteran but there are not too many Kennedy connections to our hobby. Well, I guess it depends upon how you count the connections. We can probably give Kennedy "credit" for Vietnam era MPC. The most interesting military money items are short snorters signed by him. I belive, but am not certain, that they exist. ============================================== Mail Call ---------------------------------------------- Dear Editor, I have never been to Port Clinton before. How long a drive from Detroit Airport to Port Clinton? Where do most festers fly in and out of? TomK Dear Tom, Thanks for asking about connections for the Fest. After replying to your question here, we will include this information every day with the Fest info. Three airports are reasonably available for the Fest. In order of proximity they are: Toledo Cleveland Detroit (Metro) All three are reasonable. If you can arrive early enough AND coordinate it well ahead, every attempt will be made to pick you up at the airport to save on rental cars. Festers are encouraged to corridnate among themselves for rides. We will also run notices in the Gram and, finally, we will try to coordinate for Festers to run pickups from Fest central. Hope that this answers your question and we look forward to seeing you at the Fest. Editor ================================================ 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 Beautiful gem unc MPC Series 692 $10 with nice even margins and great corners. This note is from the 1986 ANA sale in Milwaukee. I know this because the tag is still attached to the holder. Obvously, only one available, $835, confirm with fredschwan@yahoo.com. 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. Dealers and collectors who have these items are then encouraged to list them or sale in the above section. This is a trial, if you like it, send your list. =================================================== Staff: publisher and editor: Fred Schwan - MPCGram@Yahoo.com; assistant editor - Phil Goldstein IWANTMYMPC@aol.com distribution manager - Brad Peacock bp22@swbell.net Tuesday columnist Joe Boling – JoeBoling@aol.com Thurski columnist Larry “Ski” Smulczenski –skifla@prodigy.net critic: Harold Kroll - MPCKid@AOL.com; index manager: Ed Beaman webmaster & technical advisor: Doug Bell - (Wiz): doug@papermoneyworld.net; The Boss: Judy Schwan ===== MPC Gram is published by BNR Press and papermoneyworld.com as a free service to the community of military money collectors. Your suggestions, criticisms, complaints, editorial contributions, letters, and even praise are very welcome. The entire contents including linked illustrations are copyright protected by the publishers. In the case of contributors, the copyright is protected on behalf of the creators. Please send all correspondence regarding the gram to MPCgram@yahoo.com. Thank you very much for your participation. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 ===== MPC Gram is published by BNR Press and papermoneyworld.net as a free service to the community of military money collectors. Your suggestions, criticisms, complaints, editorial contributions, letters, and even praise are very welcome. The entire contents including linked illustrations are copyright protected by the publishers. In the case of contributors, the copyright is protected on behalf of the creators. Please send all correspondence regarding the gram to MPCgram@yahoo.com. Thank you very much for your participation