Status: U Return-Path: Received: from mail.papermoneyworld.net ([207.3.91.49]) by pickering.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id u2f7uf.h4p.37kbi14 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2001 16:36:14 -0500 (EST) Subject: MPC GRAM Precedence: bulk Sender: mpcgram-owner@mail.papermoneyworld.net From: mpcgram-owner@mail.papermoneyworld.net (List Server) Date: Mon, 24 Dec 101 15:07:36 CST Message-Id: <10112241507.AA6560274@mail.papermoneyworld.net> Repy-To: mpcgram-owner@mail.papermoneyworld.net Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:21:04 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: Fwd: MPCGram 522 --- MPCgram wrote: > Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 12:04:33 -0800 (PST) > From: MPCgram > Subject: MPCGram 522 > To: mpcgram@yahoo.com > > ============================================== > MPC Gram > ============================================== > Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics > ---------------------------------------------- > Series 003-Number 522 Monday, December 24, 2001 > > FTPC Finds > > by Gary Arva > > I am pleased to show you a group of Foreign Trade > Payment Certificates that I recently acquired. I > hope > that all you Gramsters like them! > > http://www.papermoneyworld.net/mpcgrampics/pic001.jpg > > > More on Blood Chits > > By Herb Friedman > > I have a small collection of blood chits and had > some correspondence with the author of "The Last > Hope > - The Blood Chit Story." His book first was on WWII, > and I sent him some items from later wars to be used > in a second book. The American chit used in Desert > Storm is fairly rare. It was worth $100,000 to any > Arab who brough a Coalition pilot back to safety. In > each of the four corners there was a serial number. > Each of these serial numbers was worth $25,000, so > the > chit could be cut up and a reward paid to more than > one person. These chits were controlled items and > signed in and out. In theory they were the same as > cash because anyone turning in the numbered corners > could demand payment. > I never really thought of them as monetary items, > but if we widen our scope just a bit I suppose we > could make a case for them. You should also know > that > they were not all in the form of cloth or leather > designs. Some were on paper and looked like a > promissory note. the British used a very fancy paper > one that had the crest of the Empire at the top. I > came close to getting one from Colin Narbeth a while > back for $300, but he told me that I was eight in > line. The perils of waiting for mail to arrive from > the UK. > > What Was the First MPC? > > By Joe Boling > > Some time back, Warner Talso in writing about > HAWAII > notes asked, “what was the first MPC?” > MPC is a subset of "army issues" (see SB page 17). > Hawaii currency has some characteristics of army > issues, but was not restricted solely to military > users, and WAS redeemable in the country of origin > (at > least in its Pacific territories). Series 100 A-yen > get included with MPC because they were an army > issue > (they were no longer an occupation issue when used > as > trial MPC), and specifically because they were > designated as an experimental use (and, across > theater > boundaries, simultaneous use) of an army currency > leading directly to the decision to release MPC to > circulation. > Thus, Hawaii overprinted notes are not MPC and are > not a logical part of the MPC series. But, anyone is > free tocollect whatever is desired for whatever > reason > suits the fancy. > ============================================== > Editorial > ---------------------------------------------- > Your editor erstwhile or otherwise is missing > somewhere in the plains states. Where will he turn > up > next? Guard your MPC he may be closer than you > think! > ============================================= > Mail Call > ---------------------------------------------- > Dear Editor, > It looks like the dates (specifically the year) is > a > little out of whack on the gram. This causes what is > now a minor irritation (soon to become a significant > irritation) in having to scroll through my screens > to > find my current email. I could always delete the old > grams to solve the problem, but who in their right > mind would want to do that? Is there any chance that > the Gram's IT department could look into the > situation? Thanks again. > > Marcus Turner > > Dear Editor, > I've seen this complaint appear in the gram > previously and thought, "If I keep my mouth shut, > the > problem will be resolved and go away." 12/31/1969 > 4:00 > PM seems to be a popular date/time for my email of > the > MPCGram to arrive each day, which puts it ALWAYS at > the top of my "in-box" so I have no trouble finding > it > each day. This has occurred since your new > distribution system went into effect. I enjoy the > gram > and its many newsworthy articles, but this date does > become an inconvenience. Thanks for listening, > Chaplain. > > Donald A. Taylor (alias Sarge) > > ================================================ > 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, Fred Schwan {running total 25}] > [missing “old” Festers: Dan Swartz, Leo May, Al > Glaser, Kevin Maloy (did I forget someone?), come on > guys, give us your reservation] > > 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 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 > Joel Shafer > Ed Hoffman > ==================================================== > 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. > > SPECIAL NOTICE > > We are in a mad final push to complete the fourth > edition of our MPC bible! We can and will have it to > the printer before Christmas! The resources section > is > one of the major areas where work is needed. Place > your advertisement now! If you ordered an ad in the > past and we have not spoken about it recently, > please > confirm. > This is your chance to get your message to > thousands > of collectors and dealers world wide. With an > advertisement in The Comprehensive Catalog of > Military > Payment Certificates you will receive many extras > (these may change over time): listing in the Hot > Contact List every month in the Bank Note Reporter, > in > the book itself, at papermoneyworld and probably > right > here in the Gram. > > Here is what is available: > Inside back cover, one spot $1900* > Last page $1700 > Full page in resources section $750 > Three quarter page $550 > Half page $500 > Quarter page $400 > > *full color available for this position. Monthly > payment option available. Make your reservation now! > FOR SALE > > Ireland Currach 1 pence, 6 pence, 1 shilling, 2 > shilling Campbell 5550-5553 EF set of 4 $300.00 > postpaid insured for domestic delivery. > > Austria IRO 1 Unit Campbell 7360 VF $250.00 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 > –ski@papermoneyworld.net > critic: Harold Kroll - MPCKid@papermoneyworld.net > fact checker: Warner Talso > 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!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com ===== 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!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:24:01 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 522 ============================================== MPC Gram ============================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------- Series 003-Number 522 Monday, December 24, 2001 FTPC Finds by Gary Arva I am pleased to show you a group of Foreign Trade Payment Certificates that I recently acquired. I hope that all you Gramsters like them! http://www.papermoneyworld.net/mpcgrampics/pic001.jpg More on Blood Chits By Herb Friedman I have a small collection of blood chits and had some correspondence with the author of "The Last Hope - The Blood Chit Story." His book first was on WWII, and I sent him some items from later wars to be used in a second book. The American chit used in Desert Storm is fairly rare. It was worth $100,000 to any Arab who brough a Coalition pilot back to safety. In each of the four corners there was a serial number. Each of these serial numbers was worth $25,000, so the chit could be cut up and a reward paid to more than one person. These chits were controlled items and signed in and out. In theory they were the same as cash because anyone turning in the numbered corners could demand payment. I never really thought of them as monetary items, but if we widen our scope just a bit I suppose we could make a case for them. You should also know that they were not all in the form of cloth or leather designs. Some were on paper and looked like a promissory note. the British used a very fancy paper one that had the crest of the Empire at the top. I came close to getting one from Colin Narbeth a while back for $300, but he told me that I was eight in line. The perils of waiting for mail to arrive from the UK. What Was the First MPC? By Joe Boling Some time back, Warner Talso in writing about HAWAII notes asked, “what was the first MPC?” MPC is a subset of "army issues" (see SB page 17). Hawaii currency has some characteristics of army issues, but was not restricted solely to military users, and WAS redeemable in the country of origin (at least in its Pacific territories). Series 100 A-yen get included with MPC because they were an army issue (they were no longer an occupation issue when used as trial MPC), and specifically because they were designated as an experimental use (and, across theater boundaries, simultaneous use) of an army currency leading directly to the decision to release MPC to circulation. Thus, Hawaii overprinted notes are not MPC and are not a logical part of the MPC series. But, anyone is free tocollect whatever is desired for whatever reason suits the fancy. ============================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------- Your editor erstwhile or otherwise is missing somewhere in the plains states. Where will he turn up next? Guard your MPC he may be closer than you think! ============================================= Mail Call ---------------------------------------------- Dear Editor, It looks like the dates (specifically the year) is a little out of whack on the gram. This causes what is now a minor irritation (soon to become a significant irritation) in having to scroll through my screens to find my current email. I could always delete the old grams to solve the problem, but who in their right mind would want to do that? Is there any chance that the Gram's IT department could look into the situation? Thanks again. Marcus Turner Dear Editor, I've seen this complaint appear in the gram previously and thought, "If I keep my mouth shut, the problem will be resolved and go away." 12/31/1969 4:00 PM seems to be a popular date/time for my email of the MPCGram to arrive each day, which puts it ALWAYS at the top of my "in-box" so I have no trouble finding it each day. This has occurred since your new distribution system went into effect. I enjoy the gram and its many newsworthy articles, but this date does become an inconvenience. Thanks for listening, Chaplain. Donald A. Taylor (alias Sarge) ================================================ 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, Fred Schwan {running total 25}] [missing “old” Festers: Dan Swartz, Leo May, Al Glaser, Kevin Maloy (did I forget someone?), come on guys, give us your reservation] 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 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 Joel Shafer Ed Hoffman ==================================================== 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. SPECIAL NOTICE We are in a mad final push to complete the fourth edition of our MPC bible! We can and will have it to the printer before Christmas! The resources section is one of the major areas where work is needed. Place your advertisement now! If you ordered an ad in the past and we have not spoken about it recently, please confirm. This is your chance to get your message to thousands of collectors and dealers world wide. With an advertisement in The Comprehensive Catalog of Military Payment Certificates you will receive many extras (these may change over time): listing in the Hot Contact List every month in the Bank Note Reporter, in the book itself, at papermoneyworld and probably right here in the Gram. Here is what is available: Inside back cover, one spot $1900* Last page $1700 Full page in resources section $750 Three quarter page $550 Half page $500 Quarter page $400 *full color available for this position. Monthly payment option available. Make your reservation now! FOR SALE Ireland Currach 1 pence, 6 pence, 1 shilling, 2 shilling Campbell 5550-5553 EF set of 4 $300.00 postpaid insured for domestic delivery. Austria IRO 1 Unit Campbell 7360 VF $250.00 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 –ski@papermoneyworld.net critic: Harold Kroll - MPCKid@papermoneyworld.net fact checker: Warner Talso 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. ===== 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!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com