Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5204.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.85]) by osgood.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tk544k.lvk.37kbi1v for ; Tue, 3 Jul 2001 23:42:12 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010704034211.4769.qmail@web5204.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [205.170.7.87] by web5204.mail.yahoo.com; Tue, 03 Jul 2001 20:42:11 PDT Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 20:42:11 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 382 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 382 Tuesday, July 3, 2001 ANA Past President and Paper Money Friends Passes Well known, respected--loved--paper money collector and friend Steve Taylor died in his sleep on July 2. News of his passing reached the ANA seminar on July 3rd and saddened everyone in attencance. Steve did not collect MPC or other military money directly or seriously, but he had some MPC and did appreciate it as a wonderful collecting area. Military Money Seminar First Report and Other Stuff by Joe Boling No sooner did I recommend that gramsters buy the APO book than I received the announcement of a new edition. The book has become so large that they are breaking it into parts, and with the ad at home and me in Colorado an the ANA-M2C2 gathering, I don't remember what is in the new volume. Watch for copies of the previous edition at reduced prices. It took us most of two days to cover MPC alone at the military money seminar. Late today we started on AMC, and will finish that and go on to other Allied issues tomorrow. Wednesday (half day because of Independence Day holiday) and Thursday will be Axis emissions. Four and a half days are not nearly enough time to cover SB, so next year we will propose TWO weeks of seminar--one intro and one advanced. Those who get a gram scholarship to week one should spring for week two (their travel will already be paid for). Those attending this year who can cajole a scholarship out of the committee for next year would come to week two. Those familiar with the ANA building would not recognize it. For starters, it is a hard hat area without the hard hats; there open walls, bare conduits, hanging cables, drywall dust, and exposed ducts everywhere. It is amazing that the library was able to open for the seminar; the photos of the area a week ago are hard to believe. There is a ribbon cutting scheduled for 14 July, but the remodeling will not be done yet; there will be a mere preview of what the new museum and still- unfinished library will look like. The Bass Foundation has donated over $2 million for the gallery that will house the $20+ million dollar collection that they are loaning ANA, but ANA still has over a million dollars to raise for the rest of the work. If you have been sitting on their solicitation brochure, get it out and be generous. My drive over here was tedious (two long days, 1500 miles), but teaching the class has been enjoyable. If I could just get Fred to stop telling war stories and get on with the information about each issue.... =============================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- The passing of Steve Taylor is ineed sad for all collectors, Steve was a great colletor, gentleman, and friend. His spirt will live long in the hearts of the scores of young (and not so young) collectors whom he mentored over the past few decades. ============================================== Mail Call ----------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, I read today's MPC GRAM with GREAT interest. I presume that the counterfeit note is a MPC FEST II Series 011 second printing, not Series 002. It would appear that the counterfeiting is an inside job. Clearly "we" need greater security in the transfer from the FEST's printing facilities to the dispensing officers. David Dear David, It is our sad duty to clarrify that it was indeed Series 002 for which counterfeits were found. It is sad because that was the shortest recorded period between issue and discovery of counterfeits. To make matters worse. The chief finance officer in the Seminar Theature lost control of all unissued stocks for several hours on Tuesday. Although inventory indicated that no notes were missing, the situation is serious. Pentagon finance officials are rumored to be headed for Colorado Springs. Yes, indeed, it may be necessary to fire someone in the chain of authroity! Editor A past ANA President and true friend to many of us passed away peacefully in his sleep last night at 11:45 PM. Steve Taylor will be missed by us all. He didn't die, he just went home. Wendell Wolka ================================================ 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. David Amey, Mr. Anonymous Donor, Mike Cummings, Sue and Keith Bauman, Ed B., Doug Bell, Tom Denly, Continental Coin Invensor, Inc., Denly's, Howard Daniel, R. A. Medina, Harold “MPCKid” Kroll, Leo "Paymaster" May, Mrs. R.C. Matherne, Bill McNease, Marv Mericle, 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! 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