Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5205.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.86]) by walker.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tdf3uu.ea65.37kbi73 for ; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 19:46:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010413234636.198.qmail@web5205.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [64.12.102.167] by web5205.mail.yahoo.com; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:46:36 PDT Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:46:36 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 309 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 309 Friday, April 13, 2001 Research Info Request By Harold Kroll Since Fred brought up the issue of "the "Mysterious" 472 Series in gram # 295. with information concerning the number of notes that were destroyed, we do not know at this time if all were from the 1st printing, 2nd printing or a combination of both printings. There were no records kept by serial numbers of which notes were destroyed, only the number of notes for each denomination, so the "ASSUME" or "SPECULATION" factor has entered into what notes may or may not have been destroyed. I have a special interest in the 472 50 cent notes and started keeping track of all serial numbers and position numbers of both printings. I started asking other collectors for their serial numbers of these notes, recording ones found at shows, notes that appear on ebay and yahoo auctions and everywhere else I can get these serial numbers. In time, with the help of your feedback on these notes, we should be able to narrow down these numbers and be able to tell which of the 472 50 cent notes were actually destroyed according to the information. I would like to do this for all the 472 denominations, but its more than I can do, maybe someone else would pick one of the other denominations and do the same thing. The end results would answer a lot of unanswered questions about this series. You can send your serial number and position number information on the 472 50 cent notes to, Mpckid@papermoneyworld.com ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- I will remember THIS Friday the 13th for a looooong time. Normally I do not even notice. In fact, this time I did not realize what day it was for many hours after the damage was done. The was Murphy acting on his most important day. Yesterday I just about finished the MPC book. It was finished enough that I was planning on sending some final checking copies to some consultants today. They could then, well, check things while I am away from home next week. This morning as usual I fired up the trusty computer—you can now see where this is going. It booted up just fine but the external 30 gigabyte hard drive did nothing. Nothing that is except make some noise. Not real loud, but an ugly noise. I DO have back ups of the final version of the book, but I do not have back ups of hundreds of scans for the book that are on that drive! While most of them are not impossible to replace, the work will be substantial if that must be done. Such work is made worse by destroyed moral if it is necessary! If anyone has any really good ideas about the next step in disk medical aid, I will sure be happy to hear it! =================================================== Mail Call Dear Gram, I truly enjoy GRAM every day, but lately you have been sending me two each day. I recall from Army days that, "You tell them what you're going to tell them. Tell them. Tell them what you told them." My question is, when do I get the third GRAM each day? Or, maybe since I've been out of the Army for 30 years, I now only need one. Bill Murray Dear Bill, There is no extra charge for the extra copies of the Gram! We also like to pad our circulation figures! OK, if the “problem” persists, let us know again and please check the header data carefully for any clues that we may have your name entered more than once. Everyone, if you start to see your gram arrive with a suffix added to the number, do not be alarmed as we are considering this as a debugging technique. Editor Dear Gram, I co-authored (along with 27 others) and edited a 626 page technical book. I read the asides in the MPC Grams about your project and empathize. It seems like 90% of the work is in the last 10% of the project. Closing the details. Checking a fact. Trying to make a graphic work. And, in my experience, it turns into a one-person job because you want consistency and only one person can keep track of all the threads being worked. Anyway, good luck. Warner Talso Dear Warner, Gee, keep track of all of the threads, why didn’t I think of that? Editor Dear Editor, I enjoy the Grams as always. Just thought I'd add a couple of bits of information gleaned from the Central States show which was going on at the exact time of Maastricht. The first thing to say is that for some reason Central States seems to shy away from any major world note offerings, but with some luck you can still find a few things. While I did not buy any MPC replacements, I did find several at George K. Warner's table that are apparently new to the list. They are as follows: 25c 541 F01169252, pos. 63, EF. 5c 681 C00202092, pos. 26, VF. 5c 692 E00288836, pos. 37, Unc. but with some album glue on back. I also did find (and buy) a low number 50c 481, D00077397D. VG. Is this low enough to be useful? I am certainly looking forward to your new book so I can finally learn about the various printings instead of getting it piecemeal. Neil S. Dear Gram, I keep my notes in Lindner albums w/slipcases. If anyone has had a problem with these--PLEASE let me know! Thanks, Steve Jinks =================================================== 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 3/22/01. 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. 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 and Nancy Wilson, Neil Shafer, W. E. Yanchick, Mark Watson, Al Glaser, Phil Goldstein, Rod Hardy, Wesley Hardy, Gary Hicks, Jack Lippincott, Ian Marshall, Kevin Maloy, David Seelye, Nick Schrier, Elmer Smith, Dan Swartz, Tom Warburton, Dick Freyser, Tim Kyzivat ==================================================== 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 For Sale: One Pound Australian Currency, Fanning Island Plantations, LTD (SB#1541 pg 216). This is the whole note! VF Condition. Satisfaction guaranteed. Scan available upon request. $450. Contact marcus@papermoneyworld.com. For Sale: British Military Authority X Notes, (BMA). Used for the invasion of Tripolitania and Sicily in 1943, and put in use 1944 in Greece at the request of the Greek government. S/B303b, 2/6 VF @ $150.00 and S/B304b 5/- VF @ $175.00. or the pair @ $300.00. Note that these are the rare code letter X notes. It is likely that this letter was used exclusively in Yugoslavia. Contact Mpckid@papermoneyworld.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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