Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web12701.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.238]) by walker.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id u607hg.19jd.37kbi73 for ; Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:02:24 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20020205175702.81784.qmail@web12701.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [64.12.103.164] by web12701.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 05 Feb 2002 09:57:02 PST Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:57:02 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 547/4 To: mpcgram@yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1843503607-1012931822=:74407" --0-1843503607-1012931822=:74407 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ============================================== MPC Gram ============================================== Covering the entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------- Series 003-Number 547, Tuesday, February 5, 2002 Maloy in, Warburton out Kevin Maloy (aka MPC West) has figured out a way to juggle his schedule and make it to the Fest. Maloy is an original Fester therefore attending his third Fest. On a sadder note, Tom Warburton (the only past European Fester) must withdraw from the Fest for medical reasons. Because Tom has a medical excuse (and because he is a past Fester) he will receive credit for attending the Fest AND will receive partial pay! MPC Exhibits By Joe Boling It's time to submit your exhibit applications for Jacksonville -- oh, I forgot. You guys are going to be at something called an MPCFest, worrying about armed guards, while I am in Jacksonville supervising judging for the ANA spring show. Well, in the event you live in the southeast quadrant of the US and don't want to visit frost central in March, come to Jacksonville and let those who do not collect MPC see what you have. The only way to show a full wall-to-wall exhibit of MPC (all the collectible notes, some replacements, some literature, a crate splinter or two [Joe, sorry there is only one splinter known!--Ed) is to show it at Memphis or the spring ANA. At the summer ANA you have a seven case limit, and that is not enough room for the exhibit I just outlined. At the spring ANA you get fifteen cases to divide up however you like--one humongous exhibit, or a dozen small ones. If you don't have the ANA exhibit applications for 2002, download them from the ANA web site at www.money.org; then fax or email the one for Jacksonville back to Colorado (don't rely on the US Postal non-Service). The application deadline for the 2002 spring ANA is 11 February. At Memphis, the space you get is a matter of negotiation with Mart Delger. Memphis exhibit invitations have already gone out, so if you want to show notes there and have not requested space yet, write to Martin Delger immediately: 9677 Paw Paw Lake Drive, Mattawan, MI 49071, 616-668-4234 after 1800hrs. As far as I know, he is not yet wired. At the spring ANA show, exhibits are grouped into clusters of like material (US coins; world coins; tokens and medals; paper money; and so forth). The top two exhibits from each cluster are moved to the best-of-show round for further judging. Bad news; some of you may have seen the recent announcement that the Franklin Mint is getting out of numismatics completely. That means that they will no longer be manufacturing and donating that luscious gold medal for the spring best of show award. I don't know if there is one available for 2002, but if there is, it is doubtless the last one. (There will also no longer be a nice proof banquet medal for the summer show, but that's another story.) 2002 is the first year for the new Asian Numismatics exhibit class at the summer ANA. If you have an exhibit that can no longer be shown in a class because of too many wins, or if you find there is more competition than you like in the major paper money classes, see if it can be tailored to fit Asia; if so, it can be entered there. The class description is "All numismatic material issued or used in areas from the Dardanelles east to the Bering Strait and south to (but excluding) Australia and New Zealand." That means that MPC used in Asia are eligible, even though not issued by any Asian nation. However, as chief judge, I would probably not allow Operation Crossroads short snorters (from the Bikini nuclear tests). There is a limit of one exhibit (normal case limits) per entrant for New York (application deadline 3 June 2002). For Baltimore in 2003, the regular rules are in effect--up to four exhibits, up to seven cases each. In fact, starting in 2003, the seven-case limit applies to ALL ANA summer show exhibits, not just paper money and other exhibits of "large material." So, if you have a token exhibit that needs seven cases, you can start showing it at summer shows in 2003. If you are an inexperienced exhibitor and want some guidelines, go to www.pnna.org and see my exhibit guidance there; or go to www.money.org and find John Eshbach's exhibit article. You can also find the rules for spring and summer ANA shows (with the exhibit applications) and the exhibit scoring criteria at that site. So you are going to be chopping holes in the ice in Port Clinton in March and can't afford to go to another show in 2002? Then exhibit wherever you are! If there are no nearby shows that include exhibits, press the show organizers to change their policies (particularly if the shows are non- commercial, sponsored by non-profit educational organizations). The way to generate more collectors of MPC is to show what you have; the material sells itself. More collectors means more dealers buying MPC over the counter, which means more available for you to collect, and higher prices 25 years from now when you are ready to sell. And after you have exhibited, send Fred a note so that your effort can be recognized in this rag. ============================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------- A few months ago I received the following letter from a Gramster. "Considering the price of books these days, why can’t you just publish a supplement to the MPC book. There has not been all that much new material." This was a real letter although I have had to paraphrase it because it is currently lost. I have been waiting for the opportune moment to respond. As you probably guess, I quite strongly disagree with the writer’s basic premise. First, there has been more new information on MPC in the past three years than any other period in MPC collecting history. The book has expanded from 286 to 400 pages. Admittedly, some of the expansion is taken up by features that are not directly related to "new" material, but certainly 75 pages of the expansion are the result of new information, discovery, and important research features. On the surface the idea of a supplement to save collectors’ money sound attractive. Indeed, not only has this been tried in numismatics, it has been tried in our specialty! The very first book devoted to military money by A. J. Swails in the 1960s also had a supplement (our MPC literature specialists can tell us about it!). Other tried it too. Frankly, my idea of publishing a book on MPC replacements was sort of a way of creating a supplement for the MPC book. Heck, the MPC book itself is sort of a supplement for WWII Remembered although the time line on that sort of messes up the argument. The idea in these cases was to create complete titles that could stand on their own even if the subject matter was sort of extracted from the larger, more broad title. In many ways the problems of a supplement boils down to money and marketing. The first problem is that a supplement is mostly of interest only to those who have the basic/original title. That is not all bad, but one of the greatest benefits of these books is that they create collectors. They really do. While the price of a supplement might be lower than a new edition, proportionally it would be higher. The costs of marketing the smaller number of supplements would be the same as marketing a new edition. Finally, a supplement does not give a very satisfying product. Material is then split between two different books. When done correctly, a book is a companion, an old friend (or even a new friend). My personal copy of the current (third) edition is about worn out. It has notations throughout, sticky notes hanging from the edges and many other signs of frequent use. When the new book comes out, the old one will be retired to an honored place on my book shelf. Even though replaced in daily use, it will still be used occasionally. Sometimes it will answer the question "When did we know that?" At other times it might be more available and suitable for answering a question like "What was the issue date for Series 611? Thank you for your question. I hope that you appreciate the answer even if you do not like it. ============================================= Mail Call ---------------------------------------------- Dear Editor, I CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE DELIVERY OF THE 4TH EDITION TO THE PRINTERS!!!! Can you tell me about the "special" edition that may be available? Now when does the replacement book go to the printers? Before or after WW2 Remembered's new edition? David Dear David, Thanks, I think. I hate to add fuel to your fire, but on my personal schedule before either of the forthcoming books will (probably) be an AMC book. That book is actually quite advanced. It was just about ready for publication in 1993 (!) when Joe and I started serious work on Remembered. I shelved it at that time in favor of Remembered. I would like to get that out one of these days soon. However, we also have some "non-military books" (gasp) to get out in the next few months. On the other hand, I use the non-military label liberally. The new Hessler on essay, proof , and specimen notes includes MPC as does the new Bart error book. I guess that people will realize soon that "MPC is everywhere!" Yes, there will be a special "collectors’ edition" of the new MPC book. I will give details on that within a few days, but I think that you will like it. Editor Dear Editor, In regard to Howard Daniel's mention of Swedish "drop addresses," somewhere around here I have an entire booklet on the subject of those secret POBs. They are not so secret these days since there has been a lot of research on them. Herb Dear Gram, Would the person to whom I sent the wrapper for the $1.00 Series 661 M.P.C.s, PLEASE acknowledge as having received it or not!!! Dick Balbaton Doric C&C Dear Editor, I spoke to one gentleman who worked for the contractor RMK in Cam Ranh Bay during the Vietnam War. He was on board a cargo ship (unfortunately he could not recall the name of the ship) and recalls seeing among the cargo several wooden containers marked "MPC." He knew "MPC" was the abbreviation for the red dollars. The ship was sunk the next night by the communist special agents' explosive before it was completely unloaded. The time frame was middle of 1968, shortly after the famous Tet attack. Is there any record of this event? If the MPCs were destroyed, were all the notes replaced? If so there must be thousands of replacement notes out there. Would this create a huge gap in serial numbers? Best regards, Trung T. Nguyen Dear Sir, I cannot think of any supporting information for this report. Stories of sunk notes are always popular with collectors. Of course if we can verify the report, it will create more questions. Fred ============================================== 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, Gene Ryanwood, Al Glaser, Ian Marshall, Carlson Chambliss, Ray Bows, Kevin Maloy, Fred Schwan {running total 29}] [missing "old" Festers: Dan Swartz, Leo May, (did I forget someone?), come on guys, give us your reservation, * honorary] 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 coordinate 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. 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 ==================================================== 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. Secondly, this is a draft from the book that participating dealers should check for correctness. Finally, dealers who are not on it and want to can still get their ads in if they act promptly. Respond to this email or call (419) 732-6683. We are sorry if the format is a little messed up here in the Gram, we are not sure of how to fix it! Hot Contact List Dealers and resources for collectors Name/phone/fax/email Allens (614) 882-3937 (614) 882-0662 info@allens.com American Coins & Collectibles (800) 865-3562 American Numismatic Association (800) 367-9723 Bob Baker (713) 864-3122 ken Barr (408) 272-3247 ken@kenbarr.com Fred Bart (810) 979-3400 Dick Balbaton (508) 699-2266 (508) 643-1154 RJBalbaton@AOL.com keith and Suzanne Bauman (248) 262-1514 tnaksbauman@earthlink.net Joe Bissell (602) 440-0442 (602) 494-9103 BNR Press (419) 732-6683 (419) 732-6683 fredschwan@yahoo.com Remy Bourne (800) 789-7070 (763) 789-4747 Ed Carne (614) 882-3937 (614) 882-0662 info@allens.com Champion Stamp (212) 489-8130 (212) 581-8130 Cookie Jar Collectibles (301) 604-9225 cjc-pi@home.com Currency Dealer Newsletter (310) 515-7369 Cygnet Charters (419) 734-2422 David F. Cieniewicz (205) 852-7015 Currency Grading & Certification (602) 493-4758 (602) 494-9103 sales@gradedcurrency.com Guido Crapanzano 39-2-8056228 39-2-4459856 Ray Czahor (301) 604-9225 cjc-pi@home.com Doric Coins & Currency (508) 699-2266 (508) 643-1154 FUN (407) 321-8747 Great Lakes Bank Note Company (800) 793-0683 David Cieniewicz (256) 852-7015 Mike Cummings (863) 603-9899 (863) 603-9880 Great Lakes Bank Note Company (419) 732-6683 International Bank Note Society Essie kashani (909) 627-3996 (909) 627-2776 kashani10@aol.com Great Lakes Bank Note Company (419) 732-6683 Lyn knight (800) 243-5211 krause Publications (715) 445-2214 (715) 445-4087 bnr@krause.com Harold kroll (251) 421-0387 HARBONS@AOL.com Leo May (305) 271-8391 LeoMayent@aol.com Ian Marshall (416)-445-0286 (416) 445-0286 iam@total.net Memphis Coin Club (901) 757-2515 MPCGram (419) 732-6683 MPCGram@Yahoo.com Bob Reed (504) 361-5684 Fred Schwan (419) 732-6683 David Seelye (585) 594-1987 (585) 594-2311 R. 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 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. Here are the notes: 471 5 Cents Gem paper but centered low B00476053B $75 472 $5 VF C01342803C $175 521 5 Cents AU E14877736E $12 611 $5 Fine 2 7 digit numbers in pen on front, stains and a heavy center fold. Good color and would be VF if not for writing. H02059790H $75 611 $10 VF H02163708H Good color but heavy center fold $75 681 $20 Gem paper but centered low C00152076C $525 Tim Kyzivat"

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MPC Gram

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Covering the entire World of Military Numismatics

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Series 003-Number 547, Tuesday, February 5, 2002

Maloy in, Warburton out

Kevin Maloy (aka MPC West) has figured out a way to juggle his schedule and make it to the Fest. Maloy is an original Fester therefore attending his third Fest. On a sadder note, Tom Warburton (the only past European Fester) must withdraw from the Fest for medical reasons. Because Tom has a medical excuse (and because he is a past Fester) he will receive credit for attending the Fest AND will receive partial pay!

MPC Exhibits

By Joe Boling

It's time to submit your exhibit applications for Jacksonville -- oh, I forgot. You guys are going to be at something called an MPCFest, worrying about armed guards, while I am in Jacksonville supervising judging for the ANA spring show.

Well, in the event you live in the southeast quadrant of the US and don't want to visit frost central in March, come to Jacksonville and let those who do not collect MPC see what you have. The only way to show a full wall-to-wall exhibit of MPC (all the collectible notes, some replacements, some literature, a crate splinter or two [Joe, sorry there is only one splinter known!--Ed) is to show it at Memphis or the spring ANA. At the summer ANA you have a seven case limit, and that is not enough room for the exhibit I just outlined. At the spring ANA you get fifteen cases to divide up however you like--one humongous exhibit, or a dozen small ones.

If you don't have the ANA exhibit applications for 2002, download them from the ANA web site at www.money.org; then fax or email the one for Jacksonville back to Colorado (don't rely on the US Postal non-Service). The application deadline for the 2002 spring ANA is 11 February. At Memphis, the space you get is a matter of negotiation with Mart Delger.

Memphis exhibit invitations have already gone out, so if you want to show notes there and have not requested space yet, write to Martin Delger immediately: 9677 Paw Paw Lake Drive, Mattawan, MI 49071, 616-668-4234 after 1800hrs. As far as I know, he is not yet wired.

At the spring ANA show, exhibits are grouped into clusters of like material (US coins; world coins; tokens and medals; paper money; and so forth). The top two exhibits from each cluster are moved to the best-of-show round for further judging. Bad news; some of you may have seen the recent announcement that the Franklin Mint is getting out of numismatics completely. That means that they will no longer be manufacturing and donating that luscious gold medal for the spring best of show award. I don't know if there is one available for 2002, but if there is, it is doubtless the last one. (There will also no longer be a nice proof banquet medal for the summer show, but that's another story.)

2002 is the first year for the new Asian Numismatics exhibit class at the summer ANA. If you have an exhibit that can no longer be shown in a class because of too many wins, or if you find there is more competition than you like in the major paper money classes, see if it can be tailored to fit Asia; if so, it can be entered there. The class description is "All numismatic material issued or used in areas from the Dardanelles east to the Bering Strait and south to (but excluding) Australia and New Zealand." That means that MPC used in Asia are eligible, even though not issued by any Asian nation. However, as chief judge, I would probably not allow Operation Crossroads short snorters (from the Bikini nuclear tests).

There is a limit of one exhibit (normal case limits) per entrant for New York (application deadline 3 June 2002). For Baltimore in 2003, the regular rules are in effect--up to four exhibits, up to seven cases each. In fact, starting in 2003, the seven-case limit applies to ALL ANA summer show exhibits, not just paper money and other exhibits of "large material." So, if you have a token exhibit that needs seven cases, you can start showing it at summer shows in 2003. If you are an inexperienced exhibitor and want some guidelines, go to www.pnna.org and see my exhibit guidance there; or go to www.money.org and find John Eshbach's exhibit article. You can also find the rules for spring and summer ANA shows (with the exhibit applications) and the exhibit scoring criteria at that site.

So you are going to be chopping holes in the ice in Port Clinton in March and can't afford to go to another show in 2002? Then exhibit wherever you are! If there are no nearby shows that include exhibits, press the show organizers to change their policies (particularly if the shows are non- commercial, sponsored by non-profit educational organizations). The way to generate more collectors of MPC is to show what you have; the material sells itself. More collectors means more dealers buying MPC over the counter, which means more available for you to collect, and higher prices 25 years from now when you are ready to sell. And after you have exhibited, send Fred a note so that your effort can be recognized in this rag.

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Editorial

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A few months ago I received the following letter from a Gramster. "Considering the price of books these days, why can’t you just publish a supplement to the MPC book. There has not been all that much new material."

This was a real letter although I have had to paraphrase it because it is currently lost. I have been waiting for the opportune moment to respond.

As you probably guess, I quite strongly disagree with the writer’s basic premise.

First, there has been more new information on MPC in the past three years than any other period in MPC collecting history. The book has expanded from 286 to 400 pages. Admittedly, some of the expansion is taken up by features that are not directly related to "new" material, but certainly 75 pages of the expansion are the result of new information, discovery, and important research features.

On the surface the idea of a supplement to save collectors’ money sound attractive. Indeed, not only has this been tried in numismatics, it has been tried in our specialty!

The very first book devoted to military money by A. J. Swails in the 1960s also had a supplement (our MPC literature specialists can tell us about it!). Other tried it too.

Frankly, my idea of publishing a book on MPC replacements was sort of a way of creating a supplement for the MPC book. Heck, the MPC book itself is sort of a supplement for WWII Remembered although the time line on that sort of messes up the argument. The idea in these cases was to create complete titles that could stand on their own even if the subject matter was sort of extracted from the larger, more broad title.

In many ways the problems of a supplement boils down to money and marketing. The first problem is that a supplement is mostly of interest only to those who have the basic/original title. That is not all bad, but one of the greatest benefits of these books is that they create collectors. They really do.

While the price of a supplement might be lower than a new edition, proportionally it would be higher. The costs of marketing the smaller number of supplements would be the same as marketing a new edition.

Finally, a supplement does not give a very satisfying product. Material is then split between two different books. When done correctly, a book is a companion, an old friend (or even a new friend). My personal copy of the current (third) edition is about worn out. It has notations throughout, sticky notes hanging from the edges and many other signs of frequent use.

When the new book comes out, the old one will be retired to an honored place on my book shelf. Even though replaced in daily use, it will still be used occasionally. Sometimes it will answer the question "When did we know that?" At other times it might be more available and suitable for answering a question like "What was the issue date for Series 611?

Thank you for your question. I hope that you appreciate the answer even if you do not like it.

=============================================

Mail Call

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Dear Editor,

I CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE DELIVERY OF THE 4TH EDITION TO THE PRINTERS!!!!

Can you tell me about the "special" edition that may be available? Now when does the replacement book go to the printers? Before or after WW2 Remembered's new edition?

David

Dear David,

Thanks, I think. I hate to add fuel to your fire, but on my personal schedule before either of the forthcoming books will (probably) be an AMC book. That book is actually quite advanced. It was just about ready for publication in 1993 (!) when Joe and I started serious work on Remembered. I shelved it at that time in favor of Remembered. I would like to get that out one of these days soon.

However, we also have some "non-military books" (gasp) to get out in the next few months. On the other hand, I use the non-military label liberally. The new Hessler on essay, proof , and specimen notes includes MPC as does the new Bart error book. I guess that people will realize soon that "MPC is everywhere!"

Yes, there will be a special "collectors’ edition" of the new MPC book. I will give details on that within a few days, but I think that you will like it.

Editor

Dear Editor,

In regard to Howard Daniel's mention of Swedish "drop addresses," somewhere around here I have an entire booklet on the subject of those secret POBs. They are not so secret these days since there has been a lot of research on them.

Herb

Dear Gram,

Would the person to whom I sent the wrapper for the $1.00 Series 661 M.P.C.s, PLEASE acknowledge as having received it or not!!!

Dick Balbaton Doric C&C

Dear Editor,

I spoke to one gentleman who worked for the contractor RMK in Cam Ranh Bay during the Vietnam War. He was on board a cargo ship (unfortunately he could not recall the name of the ship) and recalls seeing among the cargo several wooden containers marked "MPC." He knew "MPC" was the abbreviation for the red dollars. The ship was sunk the next night by the communist special agents' explosive before it was completely unloaded. The time frame was middle of 1968, shortly after the famous Tet attack. Is there any record of this event? If the MPCs were destroyed, were all the notes replaced? If so there must be thousands of replacement notes out there. Would this create a huge gap in serial numbers?

Best regards,

Trung T. Nguyen

Dear Sir,

I cannot think of any supporting information for this report. Stories of sunk notes are always popular with collectors. Of course if we can verify the report, it will create more questions.

Fred

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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, Gene Ryanwood, Al Glaser, Ian Marshall, Carlson Chambliss, Ray Bows, Kevin Maloy, Fred Schwan {running total 29}] [missing "old" Festers: Dan Swartz, Leo May, (did I forget someone?), come on guys, give us your reservation, * honorary]

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 coordinate 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.

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

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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

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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.

Secondly, this is a draft from the book that participating dealers should check for correctness. Finally, dealers who are not on it and want to can still get their ads in if they act promptly. Respond to this email or call (419) 732-6683.

We are sorry if the format is a little messed up here in the Gram, we are not sure of how to fix it!

Hot Contact List

Dealers and resources for collectors

Name/phone/fax/email

Allens (614) 882-3937 (614) 882-0662 info@allens.com

American Coins & Collectibles (800) 865-3562

American Numismatic Association (800) 367-9723

Bob Baker (713) 864-3122

ken Barr (408) 272-3247 ken@kenbarr.com

Fred Bart (810) 979-3400

Dick Balbaton (508) 699-2266 (508) 643-1154 RJBalbaton@AOL.com

keith and Suzanne Bauman (248) 262-1514 tnaksbauman@earthlink.net

Joe Bissell (602) 440-0442 (602) 494-9103

BNR Press (419) 732-6683 (419) 732-6683 fredschwan@yahoo.com

Remy Bourne (800) 789-7070 (763) 789-4747

Ed Carne (614) 882-3937 (614) 882-0662 info@allens.com

Champion Stamp (212) 489-8130 (212) 581-8130

Cookie Jar Collectibles (301) 604-9225 cjc-pi@home.com

Currency Dealer Newsletter (310) 515-7369

Cygnet Charters (419) 734-2422

David F. Cieniewicz (205) 852-7015

Currency Grading & Certification (602) 493-4758 (602) 494-9103 sales@gradedcurrency.com

Guido Crapanzano 39-2-8056228 39-2-4459856

Ray Czahor (301) 604-9225 cjc-pi@home.com

Doric Coins & Currency (508) 699-2266 (508) 643-1154

FUN (407) 321-8747

Great Lakes Bank Note Company (800) 793-0683

David Cieniewicz (256) 852-7015

Mike Cummings (863) 603-9899 (863) 603-9880

Great Lakes Bank Note Company (419) 732-6683

International Bank Note Society

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Great Lakes Bank Note Company (419) 732-6683

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krause Publications (715) 445-2214 (715) 445-4087 bnr@krause.com

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Ian Marshall (416)-445-0286 (416) 445-0286 iam@total.net

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Fred Schwan (419) 732-6683

David Seelye (585) 594-1987 (585) 594-2311

R. 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

 

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Here are the notes: 471 5 Cents Gem paper but centered low B00476053B $75 472 $5 VF C01342803C $175 521 5 Cents AU E14877736E $12 611 $5 Fine 2 7 digit numbers in pen on front, stains and a heavy center fold. Good color and would be VF if not for writing. H02059790H $75 611 $10 VF H02163708H Good color but heavy center fold $75 681 $20 Gem paper but centered low C00152076C $525

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