============================================== MPC Gram ============================================== Covering the entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------- Series 003-Number 573, Sunday, March 24, 2002 Research Avenues By Howard Daniel I learned from MPCGram Number 563 that The Delegator assigned Warner Talso the task of researching the legal and organizational history of MPC. During December, I visited the Army War College (AWC) and talked to the librarian about donations to them, a document they have requested from me about setting up the IDHS in Viet Nam for the J2, and references in their library/files. They need some donations for anyone willing to send things to them, but the to-be-established National Museum of the U.S. Army (NMUSA) will also need them. The librarian scolded me about the IDHS document I promised to write many years ago, so I had to promise her I would get on it, especially after she took me to one of the classified rooms in the basement and showed me drawers of reports I created during the war. It was really eerie to see those enemy ground order of battle and other reports! Then she took me to the large reference room and introduced me to the man who just took over the area of finance, banking, economics for them. He went to his computer and easily retrieved many documents that have "Finance Corps" and/or "MPC" in them. I emailed a list to someone named Schwan (maybe he is The Delegator?) to start requesting them through me, but it turns out that he is too busy with something called the MPCGram and a project called MPCFest. So I think this gentleman, Warner, would be a great person for me to be in contact with to start requesting documents out of the AWC. As I receive them, I will have them copied, return the originals to the AWC, and send the copies to Warner for research and further distribution to this Schwan fellow and others interested in them. Does that sound good to you Mr. Talso? If so, please contact me at Howard@SEAsianTreasury.com and we can get started. If not, is there anyone else out there willing to go through the AWC references and documents? ============================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------- This gram should have been sent trough papermoneyworld here from Gram HQ. The past few Grams sent via pmw, were retransmitted by Doug Bell. If all goes well, we will really be on the road to Gram recovery. You can use the reply function to send mail to MPCGram at pmw. For the time being we will maintain the MPCGram addresses at papermoneyworld and Yahoo, but hope to discontinue the Yahoo version soon. ============================================= Mail Call ---------------------------------------------- Dear Editor, That was a very interesting article on the silver dollar. I have several JIM notes with names on them that I've been trying to find a way to track down. I haven't been successful using the records center in St.Louis, evidently they're swamped with all sorts of requests. How do I get into these social security death records? I also have several Australian Florins that have been engraved (Love token style) and a Philippine peso with the name etc. of a light colonel on it. Any information/direction you can give me will be much appreciated and results shared with the group! Thanks, Jack Glass Dear Editor, I just saw a British Armed Forces Special vouchers, 4th series. One had the K/1 but the other had K/2. Both were the 1 pound notes. Is the K/2 more value? George Fitzgerald Dear Esteemed Editor, The sad fact that comes with growing older is that older people you know are passing on ahead of you. One person I know and supported with intelligence reports was LTG Vernon A. Walters, U.S. Army Retired. General Walters died February 10 near his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was drafted into the Army in 1941. He was shortly a 2LT and served in North Africa and Europe during WWII. He was an aide to GEN Mark Clark after WWII, transferred to GEN George Marshall's personal staff, then worked in the White House for Presidents Truman and Eisenhower. Some of his early work was in classified and diplomatic missions worldwide, and he was used more and more in that area during his working life. One of his missions was in Viet Nam during our war there where I was tasked to support his research into several areas. He was a deputy director of the CIA during the Nixon Administration, and later worked for President Reagan on many, many senisitive tasks worldwide, to include a couple of ambassadorships. GEN Walters wrote "The Mighty and the Meek" and "Silent Missions". During some heavy duty work, he always used a lot of humor to keep the troops going and he got to know everyone around him in more detail than anyone I have ever met. These two books will show you how much he also knew about the high-powered people around him. I know some of you are asking yourselves why I am writing about an Army general who has recently passed on. He was not only a good man everyone should know about, but I believe many of the post-WWII military financial instruments our military and allies used overseas were created because of his advice and work to our government. 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 June 29 to July 5 W.W.II numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar, July 2002 Session I (June 29 through July 5, 2002) Session II (Sunday, July 7 through Thursday, July 11, 2002) general events will return --------------------------------------------------- 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 maturner@indy.rr.com or 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 Joel Shafer Ed Hoffman Howard A. Daniel, III Keith and Sue Bauman Mr. 691 Ort Cowles Neil Shafer Bill Yanchick John & Nancy Wilson Dave Amey Tim Kyzivat ==================================================== Hot Contact List Below is the BNR Press Hot Contact List. This list serves several functions. Obviously it is an outreach by the dealers listed for your business. Most of them buy and sell MPC. Others organize shows or publish periodicals. They have supported the new Comprehensive Catalog of Military Payment Certificates with their advertising. They deserve your support and patronage. 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M. Smythe (800) 622-1880 (212) 908-4047 Military Trader (800) 334-7165 Fred Schwan (419) 732-6683 (419) 732-6683 FredSchwan@Yahoo.com Richie Self (318) 868-9077 Mel Steinberg & Son (415) 453-9750 (415) 457-4432 melsteinberg@mindspring.com Scott Winslow Associates (603) 472-7040 (603) 472-8773 scott@scottwinslow.com George Warner (307) 672-3700 Pam West [44] 0208 641 3224 [44] 0208 641 3224 pamwestbritnotes@compuserve.com 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 Your advertisement of material for sale (related to military money collecting) will be accepted for this section at no charge as a public service. Fourth edition Comprehensive Catalog of Military Payment Certificates by Fred Schwan shipping about March 5. Order yours now. Standard edition (400 pages!) $50 Collectors's Edition (432 pages!) $95 Researchers' Edition (432 page, 46 produced, limited to availability) $125 All orders plus $4 shipping per order (NOT per book). Send snail mail payment to BNR Press, 132 E. Second St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 or PayPay using email fredschwan@yahoo.com. MPC for sale: Series 481 1 Dollar 3rd printing VF 55.00 Series 481 1 Dollar 3rd printing VF-EF 80.00 Series 481 1 Dollar 3rd printing EF 90.00 Series 481 1 Dollar 3rd printing EF-A.UNC 135.00 Series 481 1 Dollar 3rd printing A.UNC 175.00 Series 481 1 Dollar 3rd printing CH. UNC 300.00 Series 481 5 Dollars 1st Pinting VF 155.00 Series 481 10 Dollars 1st printing VF 80.00 Series 481 10 Dollars 1st printing EF 300.00 Series 481 10 Dollars 2nd printing VG-F 30.00 Series 481 10 Dollars 2nd print F tape residue 30.00 Series 481 10 Dollars 2nd printing F-VF 55.00 Series 481 10 Dollars 2nd printing VF 80.00 Series 481 10 Dollars 2nd printing EF 300.00 Series 481 10 Dollars 3rd Printing F-VF 65.00 Series 481 10 Dollars 3rd printing VF 75.00 Please confirm at coinman@rochester.rr.com Very interesting replacement. Series 692 $10 (!!), serial number E00032007 pos 5. This SN demonstrates the system very well. Four positions completed = 32,000 notes. This then is from sheet number 7. Note is overall very fine, but looks extremely fine from the face. The centerfold that is strong on the back is not even noticable on the face. Two staple holes that saved the note from destruction 30 years ago at left. Yours for $3300, terms possible. Confirm at fred@papermoneyworld.net. 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. Collector wants All USAFFE and AUSA Free Samar notes All 125th Infantry Regiment and Markings Guerrilla notes. I am also interested in any and all Guerilla Municipal issues. if you have any of this material for sale, advertise it in the Gram =================================================== 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 - ski@prodigy.net critic: Harold Kroll - HARBONS@aol.com scholarship coordinator - Marcus Turner maturner@indy.rr.com fact checker: Warner Talso index manager: Ed Beaman webmaster & technical advisor -- Doug Bell - (Wiz): doug@papermoneyworld.net The Boss: Judy Schwan