Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5201.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.95]) by strange.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tc3qep.fcq.37kbi0u for ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:40:40 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010328134039.14160.qmail@web5201.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [64.12.102.152] by web5201.mail.yahoo.com; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 05:40:39 PST Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 05:40:39 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 293 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 293 Wednesday March 28, 2001 Personalities-- E. H. "HANK" BARTON, June 1913 - 10 February 1989 by Joe Boling Ernest H. Barton was born in Vienna, Austria. After running afoul of the Nazis at Kristallnacht time (and spending a few months in Dachau), he was deported as a stateless person and emigrated to the international community in Shanghai. While there he enlisted in the United States Army in 1943 and spent the remainder of the war on the Burma Road. After the war he obtained U.S. citizenship, married Joan, another immigrant whom he had known in Vienna before the war, and continued to serve in the Army until he retired in 1963. He then worked for the Department of the Navy as a civilian for fourteen years, retiring for medical reasons in 1977. Hank was a numismatist all his life. He joined the American Numismatic Association in 1952 and was very proud of his 25-year membership medal. I first met him "live" at the 1977 ANA convention in Atlanta, where he was awarded that medal. He was a charter member of IBNS and took a great interest in its activities. Unfortunately, his failing health prevented him from participating in the DC chapter when it was formed. Hank was a collector's collector and an indefatigable researcher. His passion was recording signature varieties and their associated serial number ranges. His collection was built through painstaking sifting of junk boxes while comparing his research data to the notes he was observing. When he found a note that extended the known serial number range for an issue, or bore a signature not previously observed, that piece was worthy of acquisition, no matter what its condition or commonness. Hank published one book (with Charles G. Altz in 1964) on foreign coins struck at the U.S. Mint. His other publications were a very few articles and many letters about paper money. Most of his research was published by others, as he shared his findings with any other serious collector. His oft-stated philosophy of research was that all information should be shared, and none hoarded; he lived by that ethic. Hank's years in China were reflected in his collecting; he was widely known as a China specialist. Because he had the unusual opportunity to observe the use of many Chinese notes and varieties in person, we have first-hand information about some otherwise very obscure issues. A few collectors know that he also concentrated on Bolivia. I hope that his research data on China and Bolivia will be preserved and published and that he will be recognized for his great contributions to numismatic knowledge. The above is the obituary that I wrote for Hank in 1989. I was able to help him liquidate portions of his collection before he died. His China material all went to a prominent China specialist; his Japanese material went to a long-time research collaborator. I don't know what happened to the Bolivian notes. I was able to replace some of the Korean specimens that I had foolishly sold in 1983 from his holdings (when I sold my Korean collection, I retained everything that was in SB, but at the time we did not list specimens, so I sold them. I needed them later for listings; those I had not been able to buy from Hank I had to list based on my inventory records, which was adequate, but not optimal.) Hank is the person who taught me about leading-9 Japanese WWII replacement notes. He had deduced it from observation; that's the level of detail that he kept track of. We later confirmed the pattern for Manchukuo notes (and, by extension, Korean, Taiwanese, and homeland notes) from information published in Ohashi's book, which used to be the only decent catalog of Japanese notes. Nobody today even knows about that book. You won't find a citation for it in SB because Ohashi's text was reprinted in Ota's book, which is cited, with new (color) illustrations. I digress. ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- It was my privilege to have known Hank Barton, but I did not know all of the things described by Boling, thanks, Joe. In the early 1970s from Hank I learned about the Security Bank Note Company star notes for Vietnam. I think that he had only one. He had looked for years. That started me looking and I too looked for years before I found one. I was indeed excited when I found it. Later they became available when hoards came out of Vietnam, but I still like them. Hank also taught me some tricks about getting better hotel rates. He remembered me in his will too. It was not exactly in his will, but he had message attached to some notes that I really wanted and in due course they were sent to me after his death. They came with an invoice which I gladly paid. They are still in my collection. I finally received my April Bank Note Reporter. It has wonderful coverage of Fest II—including a near-full-size photo of the world record splinter! By now you are probably tired of Fest reports and they are slowing down, but do not count on not seeing any more. We would like to get a sense of how many Gramsters are NOT subscribers to the Bank Note Reporter. First, let me say, that if you are not a subscriber, you should be. It is the second most important publication in paper money. If you are not a subscriber, David Seelye (email address below) has a few coupons for a free trial subscription that he will be happy to give to you. =================================================== Mail Call --------------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, I agree that now is the time to plan the FEST III or 2k2 FEST or any lable you care to put on the gathering. As I have said before, name the place and time and I will be there. I can't imagine having a better time on a weekend with fellow MPC collectors, dealers, and those who are both. I have had two people on my mailing list say they want to attend next year. Set the date now, so we can plan to attend. David Dear Gram, The winter Olympics are Feb 8 to Feb 17, 2002. Please don't schedule for this time period. George Fitzgerald Dear George, Thanks for writing. You have a very good point. I think that it will be hard to get the Olympic folks to change the dates, but we will try. If they move the Olympics to the weekend before or after the Fest, we should be able to get more Festers and they should be able to get more viewers. Now that I think about it, they better have the Olympics end the weekend before the Fest. If they have it the weekend after many of the athletes will still be tired from the Fest. Editor =================================================== 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. Many donations were received at CPMX and MPCFest. They are being processed and will be recognized very soon. 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 Pam West 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. Korean Dealers Numismatic catalog for 2001 including Korean MPC coupons for the very first time. Not much to read in English, but some nice color illustrations and an historic MPC literature item. $23.95 postpaid. David Seelye. Contact 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 for sale in the above section. This is a trial, if you like it, send your list. =================================================== 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 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. Many donations were received at CPMX and MPCFest. They are being processed and will be recognized very soon. 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 Pam West 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. "Buy National Savings Certificates" on side of tin coin tube with "15/" British Crown "15/" above it in one line. Slot at top of tube for inserting 6D (Pence) coins and top brass cap with "30/6D". When full with 30 coins, this tube could buy a 15 Shillings WWII National Savings Certificate. US$25.00 postpaid. Send email to confirm to Howard@SEAsianTreasury.com. I found this today in an antique store run by a Scottish man about 15-20 miles from my Bay Huse. Besides being a very nice piece for someone's collection, it would look GREAT in an exhibit about British National Savings Certificates! Howard Korean Dealers Numismatic catalog for 2001 including Korean MPC coupons for the very first time. Not much to read in English, but some nice color illustrations and an historic MPC literature item. $23.95 postpaid. David Seelye. Contact 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 for sale in the above section. 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