From: "MPCgram" To: Subject: MPCGram 959 Date: Sunday, July 06, 2003 5:55 PM ======================= MPCGram ======================= Series 4 Number 959 July 6, 2003 CSCC minifest report by Joe Boling Twenty five persons attended the Colorado Springs Coin Club minifest on 4 July 2003, including visitors who had not already been in town for the ANA summer seminar from as far away as Arizona, Oklahoma, and Michigan. After introductions all around, each attendee presented a show and tell item, including four YNs. The entire meeting took about ninety minutes. At its conclusion, pay was distributed, consisting of MFC series 031 overprinted CSCC (although some pieces, apparently essays, were also seen bearing an overprint "Colorado Springs"; so far, only $4 notes have been seen with this overprint). There was not enough CSCC-endorsed currency to meet the payroll (see following report for details); MFC series 031 notes overprinted "Seminar III" were used to supplement the CSCC notes. All notes distributed at the minifest (all three overprint varieties) are postmarked "Colorado Springs CO ANA CPO #3 USPS 4 July 2003." It should be noted that the UV-sensitive stamp on the MFC series 031 "Seminar III" notes does not say MPC, as reported in gram 958, but ANA. All Seminar III notes distributed with the 4 July postmark that have been checked by this writer are also stamped ANA in UV-sensitive ink. Harold Kroll distributed a modified version of his summer seminar souvenir card, showing a special block commemorating the minifest. The cards are double error pieces. Due to a misunderstanding with his manufacturer, they are printed on paper rather than card (appears to be 24# stock). In addition, the commemorative block indicates that the date of the event was 5 July, and each bears a WWII-related postage stamp postmarked 5 July 2003. A second session of the minifest is scheduled for that date (later today as this is written). Malfeasance in office by finance officer alleged Participants in the summer seminar floating poker game on the night of 3 July observed examples of MFC series 031 bearing the CSCC endorsement (described in the previous report) being wagered. Investigation revealed that a member of the finance office staff had mingled finance and personal funds and had inadvertently brought CSCC notes to the poker game. Additionally, Schwan is belived to have compormised AFC Series 1944 and 1944A by leaving the entire unissued stocks unsecured by leaving them on the desk of museum curator Larry Lee (an innocent by stander). Two members of the seminar preferred charges against the finance officer, Fred Schwan, alleging that if he was not himself the perpetrator of this breach of regulation, he was responsible for the operations of the finance office and thus liable for its errors. Colorado Springs Marshall Gail Baker, serving in an emergency appointment as provost martial, responded to the charges by ordering Schwan into confinement in the stockade, the third floor of Loomis Hall. However, Schwan failed to report for bed check, and was last seen packing his possessions as if preparing to flee the theater. Persons planning to participate in the 5 July minifest at the Colorado Springs Coin Club show were warned to watch for him and to alert the MPs if he should appear. ======================= editorial ======================= This Gram is filed from the highway. I have been able to cross three state lines in spite of an extensive drag net. Communications continue to be a problem, but even if a battery could be secured, it is believed that any transmissions would be monitored because of the outrageous charges leveled against me. The Gram will be published from various secret locations for the foreseeable future. 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