Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5203.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.97]) by runyon.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id talqhe.gq7.37kbi7f for ; Sat, 10 Mar 2001 21:59:58 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010311025957.13685.qmail@web5203.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [166.93.57.48] by web5203.mail.yahoo.com; Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:59:57 PST Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:59:57 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 277 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 277 Saturday 10 March 2001 Fest II – The First Night By Phil M. Goldstein Well, all Fester’s scheduled to attend have arrived safely, and the introductions are over. The most common question asked tonight was why one decided to collect MPC, and almost unilaterally the reason given was: Comradeship, and the open welcomes offered to new collectors. The stress on how welcome new collectors were made to feel, the free exchange of information, were words that were on everyone’s lips. Another popular reason for the newer collector’s being interested and active in collecting MPC (present company included) was eBay. I don’t recall anyone tonight who has not stated at least once: I got it off of eBay! On the subject of eBay, I found myself in a precarious position, as everyone seemed to make it a point that at one time or another, were a victim of an IWANTMYMPC bidsnipe! (Who me?) Fortunately, I managed to escape (barely) with my head still attached to my torso… I think what saved me, was the newer collectors (as well as some of the olders ones) stated that they have at one time or another, used my website, and still do. A small fact that I take great pride in. As we all introduced ourselves, and discussed our areas of specialization, Gary L. who sat shaking his head, and wondering aloud, if there were ANY areas of MPC collecting left open, and, if in fact we were all in need of some serious time on the couch in the shrinks’ office! I mean we have guys collecting (to name a few of the top of my head): High Serial Numbers Low Serial Numbers Position Number / Denomination Matchs Position Number / Last 2 Digit of Serial Number Matchs Prime Number Serial Numbers All Even Serial Numbers All Odd Serial Numbers Binary Serial Numbers Birthday Serial Numbers Flippers SWIMS The list goes on and on. You name it; someone here (or out there!) is after it. The swapping and sales of material began almost immediately upon dealer’s arrivals. As soon as the dealers could take their coat off, boxes were opened, requests were made, and sales were going down. Harold Kroll set up, for the first in public view, a COMPLETE set of MPC Multiple Printing notes (albeit, with a little help from Larry S. and Doug) When I say complete, I mean complete: Marcus floored the show, by announcing there was now a recorded set of FIRST printing 701 notes! The Second printing set was which everyone who purchased a set, the only printing available. Another fact noted by our professor in attendance, Ski, was that a full 16% of the Bulgaria/France/Greece overstamped British Military Authority 1st Series £ notes were at this Fest. As there only 25 complete three note sets (there are 50 French, but only 25 Bulgaria and Greece notes) and 4 were in attendance. A noteworthy fact worth mentioning. Our long distance award goes out to Tom Warburton, of Manchester, United Kingdom. Tom is an outstanding collector of European “Camp” notes, and having served in His/Her Majesties Armed Forces, he was able to answer many questions posed, as well as baffle and cause disagreements on subjects. (That’s not new among MPCer’s! – I sometimes think we live to disagree! LOL) The exception to this rule however is Tom, although he owns a few various MPC notes, does not collect them, and with one statement nearly alienated what people were in the room: He does not like MPC! Which immediately afterwards, several people said: Hey buddy, you’re in the wrong room! Well, people, it’s now 03:45 in Port Clinton, and this Fester needs to get some shut eye. Your reporter on scene, 1. Japan S/B254 P68 5 Yen “A” Type VF torn corner mb40 2. Japan S/B254 P68 5 Yen “A” Type VF major faults mb50 3. Japan S/B255 P70 10 Yen “A” Type VF w/ tears w/ tape mb60 4. Japan S/B256 P72 20 Yen “A” Type VF w/ tears mb125 5. Japan S/B256 P72 20 Yen “A” Type VF w/ tears mb125 6. GB n/l n/l 3 Souvenir Notes UNC 10-15 7. GB n/l n/l Color Standard UNC 20-30 8. E Carb Two $1 notes XF 9. GB n/l n/l De La Rue Specimen note UNC 5-10 10. Gibraltar n/l 1988 One Pound note UNC 3-5 11. Ireland Recent & Mylar note UNC/UNC 15-20 12. US Conf ed 1864 $2 XF 70-90 13. Philippine 2 Peso Cagayan VF 15-20 14. Japan 10 Sen “B” Replacement F 80 15. GB 5 Lire Mil Auth Tripoli F mb5 16. MPC Series 641 Partial Pack .05 UNC-64 notes mb375 17. MPC Series 611 - 2 Consec .05 UNC mb15 18. MPC Series 541 .25 UNC mb20 19. France S/B333 Bon De Solidarite VF-AU mb40 3 Different 10¢ 20. Austria AMC 25 Schilling VF mb100 21. Japan S/B275 War Bond 7.50 Yen XF mb10 22. Japan S/B299 War Bond 15 Yen VF mb10 23. Japan S/B375 War Bond 10 Yen XF mb10 24. MPC Series 692 $1 CU 300 Partial Printing Proof 25. GB Military Authority F 50 Tripolitania 10, 50, 100 Lire 26. GB Military Authority VF 20 Tripolitania 50 Lire 27. Austria AMC 25 Schilling XF 300-500 28. Gibraltar P14/15 1942 10/- & 1£ F-VF 25-35 29. S. Rhodesia S/B5111 P8 5/- G 25-35 30. E Africa 1/- 1943 Currency Board VF 10-15 31. E Africa 5/- 1933 Currency Board F 50-80 32. Germany $1000 Konversionkasse AU 50-100 33. Japan 10 Yen “A” CU 300-400 34. MPC Series 591 .05 AU 25-30 35. Germany $1000 Konversionkasse AU 50-100 36. Japan 10 Sen thru 20 Yen “B” UNC-F 25-35 37. Japan 1 Yen “A” Type VG 5-8 38. Germany Auxilary Payment Cert VF 20-30 5,10 rpf, 1 rmk 39. Philippines Guerrilla Money, 27 notes Ass’t 20-30 40. Hawaii Set of 3 Tokens: Hickam AFB mb15 .05 ERROR “PACIPIC” 41. MPC Fest Series 011 First Printing SPECIMEN BOOK 42. Japan 10 Sen “A” Type XF 22-30 ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- Ok Grammers! Above you will find the auction lot list for the Fest II Auction. E-Mail & Fax Bids must be received by 10:00 am EST. The auction commences at 11:00 am EST. The fax number for the Port Clinton, OH Holiday Inn is (419) 732-1919. Remember that there are 25+ people here, and bidding is expected to be intense! Bid with your heart, not with your book! Phil =================================================== Mail Call --------------------------------------------------- Dear Editor, I am working with the American Numismatic Association to help recreate the ANA Money Museum. Our first special exhibit will be Proud Spirits / American Indians and Bison on U.S. Money, and I'm looking for some WWI and WWII military pieces to include in one of the displays "The Way of the Warrior." The Proud Spirits exhibit will help kick off the new buffalo nickel commemorative silver dollar and will include material on James Earle Fraser and the original Buffalo nickel; Indian-to-white-to-Indian trade (beaver fur trade and other trade materials and trade systems); the Georgia Gold Rush of 1829 and the Trail of Tears; peace medals, Colonial money, bison and/or Indians on U.S. coins, paper money and commemoratives; bison and/or Indians on checks and obsolete notes; Indians and buffalo on tokens; Indian trading post tokens; the Way of the Warrior display; the Sacagawea dollar and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, etc. The Way of the Warrior display will include military payment certificates, numismatic military materials bearing Indians or buffalo as symbols, an Indian war club, Navajo medals and, If I can borrow one, a medal awarded posthumously to the Choctaw Code Talkers of WWI. There isn't much information on the Choctaw Code Talkers, and I gather that the eight soldiers have never been recognized by the U.S. government, though the Navajo Code Talkers of WWII have often been honored. The ANA collection only includes one of the Indian/bison MPCs we need the Series 692 1 dollar note with the demure, blushing woman on the front and the bison on the back. We are still missing the $10 note with Chief Hollow Horn Bear on the front and an eagle on the back and the $20 note with Chief Ouray on the front and the dam on the back. If you have the $10 and $20 notes and would be willing to allow us to borrow them for our nine-month exhibit, we would be very grateful. Thanks in advance for any help you can give us... Mary Jo Meade (Working with the ANA) Hi, I always like a pun. Make sure Neil Shafer notices this one. Larry Ski Smulczenski is offering his mea maxima culpa... a little Latin from his "alter boy days." Surely from one good Catholic boy to another the lingo is from his "altar" boy days. I doubt that many sex change operations were being performed when Larry and I were growing up. At least we never heard of them at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church in North Syracuse, New York. Regards, Fred Reed =================================================== 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 3/5/01. 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 Mel and Jeremy Steinberg Marcus Turner Larry Ski Guido Fred PK6 Joel Shafer World Wide Ventures John & Nancy Wilson Neil Shafer W. E. Yanchick ==================================================== 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 MPC Series 641 50c CU $21, David Seelye, email for confirmation coinman@rochester.rr.com. 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