Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5203.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.97]) by hazard.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id t92crb.bhg.37kb01i for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:53:31 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010219145328.19048.qmail@web5203.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [64.12.102.171] by web5203.mail.yahoo.com; Mon, 19 Feb 2001 06:53:28 PST Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 06:53:28 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 259 To: mpcgram@yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ==================================================== MPC Gram ==================================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------------- Series 002-Number 259 Monday 19 February 2001 Two Features on Early Collections and Collectors An Early Deal on the Boise Pieces by Fred Reed I've been reading the gram with interest and I finally have something I can contribute to the discussion. In 1955 when I started collecting, my Dad who was an old-time stamp collector introduced me to Tatham Coin & Stamp Co. in Boston. I forget the fella's name now, but my Dad had been dealing with him for years and years. Anyway, in 1955 Tatham was selling the Boise one-cent cardboard tokens for about a dime apiece. I think you could get 12 for a buck. At the time, Tatham had about the best annual coin catalog in the business; it was 80-100 pages with lots of illustrations and lots of special deals on "pirate treasure" and the like. Somebody with an old Tatham catalog can look up the Boise cents and confirm this, but I know Tatham had thousands of these pieces, and at one time I had dozens that I used as "play" money. I don't throw anything out, so somewhere I probably still have them, too! An Early MPC "Deal" by Fred Schwan We have repeatedly discussed early collectors of MPC and we have much to learn on the subject. At a recent paper money show, a dealer acquaintance stiffed me and sold a group of MPC to another dealer. I was of course disappointed, but he made it up to me. He gave me the letter that came with the notes when he bought them. He had just recently purchased the notes from a collector who had purchased them in 1960! The letter was from a dealer named Briner to the collector. The current dealer thought that he had to protect the identify of the collector and cut the name from the letter, but otherwise we have the letter intact. The text of the wonderful letter follows and pretty much speaks for itself. 22ll-A Plantation Drive Bossier City, Louisiana June 15, 1960 Dear [censored,] Thank you for your order. I am forwarding under separate cover another group of bills. I am enclosing sufficient postage for the return of any unwanted items. I recently purchased a small lot of military payment certificates of Series 521. The lot consisted of 40 of the five cents and 15 of the ten cents, all of which are crisp uncirculated. You can have the 5˘, for 20˘ each and the 10˘ for 40˘ each or all for $13.00. I will hold them pending reply from you unless you want me to send them on approval. That is about the only items I have new. I have been having difficulty finding anything to buy and when I do it has been a few common bills. I hope this is only a temporary condition. Sincerely John N Briner ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- Today is the absolute last day to reserve a place at MPC Fest II at the low rate of $139. Reservation received before the next gram is published will be honored. Thereafter, the higher rate will prevail. Now is the time to send your reservation. We decided that a break was necessary from the tedium of the MPC "by the numbers" series so have included the tantalizing letter to an early collector. We will finish the numbers feature this week. =================================================== Mail Call --------------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, My apologies to John T B (gram 242) and Jack (gram 251) for not replying immediately, have been out bush away from web access and am only now catching up on a number of past grams. John, you mention you have one second series one pound BAF special voucher with prefix AA/9 and with "watermark and metal thread". This left me confused as the notes in this series with metal threads were supposedly on unwatermarked paper. The notes on watermarked paper are understood to be part of the AA/10 prefix run and without a metal thread. Also, your huge range of interests for possible trade left me more confused than decided. Assuming the note is with metal thread and without the series of vertical wavy lines watermark, how about trading it for a consecutive pair of AA/8 in C U condition? I would also have to cover your mail costs somehow too (understand USA to Australia airmail is about $1 - no need for insurance or registering as we are talking about notes that sell here for about $1 to $2 each), but could work that out. Jack, you mentioned an A/10 note (I presume that should be AA/10) with metallic thread. I guess these are less common given that some of the AA/10 notes were supposedly on watermarked paper without metal thread. I recently saw an AA/10 with metal thread listed in a domestic mail bid auction with an estimate of about $A8 to $A10 - equivalent to about $US4.30 to $US5.40. I don't know if it sold, and I didn't get around to bidding (actually, I thought it expensive at the time and I would have had registered postage costs on top of the sale price - and there was nothing else in the auction of interest to me). I don't know if I could provide a PI guerrilla note "you need", but almost certainly could not provide any MPC (there doesn't seem to be a lot of it in Australia and at these sort of prices any MPC would be in lousy condition). Would consecutive serial numbered AA/8 second series, and/or consecutive numbered third series one pounds in C U condition be of interest? Again, I would have to arrange to cover your postage costs. A final note to the Editor. I think I now see a bit of a problem with "want ads." How do we get together? Obviously we can't undertake lengthy negotiations through the gram and living on opposite sides of the world (I presume) makes getting together a little more complex. Gramme A =================================================== Departments --------------------------------------------------- WWII numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar 2001 --------------------------------------------------- Not only does the scholarship fund have an official identity but also has a bank account! Any further donations should be paid to the order of "Military Numismatists Scholarship" and sent to: Military Numismatists c/o Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, IN 46123 THE UPDATED LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP BENEFACTORS 2/12/01. These folks have generously provided money or material to finance scholarships to the ANA WWII Numismatics seminar. Your contributions will help promote collecting WWII material and be greatly appreciated. Mr. Anonymous Donor Mike Cummings Sue and Keith Bauman Ed B. Doug Bell Tom Denly, Denly's R. A. Medina Harold MPCKid Kroll Leo "Paymaster" May Mrs. R.C. Matherne Bill McNease Marcus Turner Larry Ski Fred PK6 Joel Shafer World Wide Ventures John & Nancy Wilson Neil Shafer W. E. Yanchick ----------------------------------------------------- MPC Fest II ----------------------------------------------------- MPC Fest is the annual feast of MPC. After some difficulties of coordination we have not changed the dates and tentatively scheduled 9-11 March 2001 for MPC Fest II. Confirmed participants in MPC Fest II Doug Bell Sam Feeback Al Glaser Phil Goldstein Rod Hardy Wesley Hardy Harold Kroll Jack Lippincott Ian Marshall Larry Smulczenski Bill McNease Leo May Kevin Maloy Marv Mericle Bruce Potter David Seelye Nick Schrier Fred Schwan Dan Swartz Warner Talso (and Jane) Marcus Turner Tom Warburton William E Yanchick Dick Freyser (We are well past last year's participation level. We have doubled that level. Can we triple it, more? If you have made a reservation and your name does not appear above, please contact the gram immediately (MPCgram@yahoo.com). PayPal and PayDirect are available, the associated email address is fred@papermoneyworld.com. It works great. We love it. Tentative schedule as of 15 February 2001 Friday March 9 1500-1900 Arrivals at Comfort Inn 1900-2030 no host dinner at Cisco and Charlies 2030-2300 bull session at Comfort Inn 2400 lights out Saturday breakfast at Comfort Inn 0730-0845 breakfast at Service Club 0900-1000 equipment issue (supply sergeant) 1000-1100 pay operations (pay master) 1100-1230 show and tell, session I 1230-1330 pizza party at Service Club (mess sergeant) 1330-1800 swap session (dealer surcharge, TBD) 1800-1930 spaghetti dinner at Service Club (mess sergeant) 1930-2030 secret operations 2000-2345 commemorative poker game at Comfort Inn 2200 MPC chat (simultaneous with poker game) 2400 lights out Sunday 0830-0900 breakfast at Service Club 0900-1000 research updates 1000-1230 show and tell 1230-1330 lunch at Service Club 1300-1500 field trip to WWII POW camp 1530 closing ceremonies Monday (optional, weather permitting) 0600-0630 breakfast at Service Club 0700-1400 Walleye fishing trip Remarks: registration is $139 per person (for reservations after February 15 $164, after March 1, $189). This includes two nights lodging (double occupancy, room assignments by first sergeant the only possible exception is married couples), Meals as indicated (Friday evening not included), equipment and amenities. The value of souvenirs and goodies distributed will likely exceed the cost of the entire Fest. Reservations accepted now at MPCGram@yahoo.com, deposits ($50 minimum) accepted at MPC Fest, 132 East Second Street, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452. Confirmed reservations will be listed daily in the gram—make your reservations now! Additional information; the Comfort Inn is located at 1723 East Perry Street, Port Clinton, Oh 43452, you may use one of the online map services to get exact driving directions. DO NOT make your own reservations or inquiries. The best airports in order of distance are Toledo (45 mins), Cleveland (90 mins), Detroit (100 mins). We will try to coordinate ground transportation, but there are no guarantees here. Questions: send your questions to MPCgram@yahoo.com. In most cases the questions will be answered in the letters section of the gram. After all, if you have the question, someone else probably does too. ==================================================== 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 Retail Merchants Bureau of Boise, Idaho "tokens," $5.00, limit ONE shipped postpaid. (please no checks on this item) WOW!! These are by the way, new, mint, as made, uncirculated or whatever you wish to call them. So in honor of Presidents Day, rush your payment to: Doric C&C POB 911 N Attleborough MA 02761-0911-11 USA MPC Series 641 50c CU $21, David Seelye, email for confirmation coinman@rochester.rr.com. US military chits: NCO & EM Open Mess/Cam Ranh Bay 96312 $10 booklet covers with one each 5, 10, 25 (canceled) chits, $35, email for confirmation iam@total.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 for sale in the above section. This is a trial, if you like it, send your list. Wanted by a collector: U.S. Bonds, checks, warrants etc.( U.S. Treasury obligations )? They could be from the Philippines or P.R. or Post Office items. Almost anything with a Federal connection. =================================================== Staff: publisher and editor: Fred Schwan - fred@papermoneyworld.com; assistant editor - Phil Goldstein IWANTMYMPC@aol.com critic: Harold Kroll - MPCKid@papermoneyworld.com; index manager: Ed Beaman webmaster & technical advisor: Doug Bell - (Wiz): doug@papermoneyworld.com; 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!? 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