Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5201.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.95]) by runyon.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tcburb.54f.37kbi7f for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2001 10:44:43 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010331154340.13067.qmail@web5201.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [64.12.102.183] by web5201.mail.yahoo.com; Sat, 31 Mar 2001 07:43:40 PST Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 07:43:40 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 296 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 296 Saturday, March 31, 2001 Highest Serial Number Notes By Harold “MPCKid” Kroll As many of you know, I've been working on the highest serial numbers for MPC recorded and in the process I got hooked on putting a complete set together. You gain a note or two and then someone else finds a higher one and you lose ground. Have had to replace several notes 4, 5, 6 times as higher numbers appear. While at the CPMX show in Chicago last month, David Seelye made a real find, a 681 5.00 note with serial number 04799939, 62 notes from the end of the printing, 4800000, only 61 possible higher numbers. He snapped it up, knowing I would be very interested in this note and when I arrived at the show he passed the note on to me. This note is the closest to the end of a printing with the next one being 920 notes from the end, a 472 .10 note that I acquired from A. Glazer at Fest II. This was an exciting find as it is the first note to fall under a 100 notes from the end of a printing. The ultimate note to find would be the last note of any printing, none has been recorded to date. There are two websites you can go to for information on the high serial numbers and a host of other information, http://members.aol.com/IWANTMYMPC/page1.html and http://papermoneyworld.com. If you have any higher serial numbers, let us know. Naturally I would be interested acquiring any new higher serial numbers reported. Take a look at the lists, maybe you will have a "NEW HIGH." ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- I am mighty jealous of the Festers and Gramsters who are going to the gala Maastericht paper money show while I stay home and slave on the MPC book. Well, I guess that it is my fault for not having it finished months ago! I am sure that all Gramsters who are staying on this side of the Atlantic will be excited to receive reports of show finds, great purchases, near misses, and just about everything else from the show! =================================================== Mail Call --------------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, For those who can't make the Remy Bourne book auction, here is another one that has the Shwan, Boling, Military Currency and a Toy WWII Military Currency, 1965 ed. Write or sign on to www.lakebooks.com or email fredlake@aol.com. The auction ends 10 Apr 2001. Keep up the good work. Len =================================================== 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. MPC Series 611 50˘ Gem Unc, $85. 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 ===== 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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