For those of you interested in military numismatics, the 10th annual MPCFest will be held at the Port Clinton, OH Holiday Inn April 17-19. Meet...
Since Daggarjon mentioned WWII epehmera from Japan in another thread, here is one for him. This is a 20 yen China Incident Discounted...
Adjusted Service Certificates were given to members of the US military who served during WWI as a bonus. The bonus measure was approved by...
New Year's checks were popular during the late 1800s and early 1900s. They were sent like greeting cards. They were often drawn on the "Bank of...
The initial Food Stamp program in the United States began in the 1930s and served two purposes -- (1) relief for the poor, and (2) providing price...
The US Government Printing Office is the official publisher of the US government. At one time the GPO issued checks for refunds for overpaymnets...
Robert Owen was a utopian dreamer. You can read more about him on his Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Owen He issued notes...
[IMG] [IMG] Block numbers F69 and F70 on these Cuban 20 peso notes are counterfeits. They are sometimes found without serial numbers. The...
1819 Russian 5 ruble note. It was an Ebay find about 8 years ago. [IMG] [IMG] The writing on top identifies the note and gives the...
When I first began collecting paper money 20+ years ago, one of the areas that I actively collected was the notes from German East Africa which is...
. . . I thought I would show an oil related note. [IMG] [IMG] These notes were used by employees of the Arabian American Oil Company...
After WWII, Barter Stores were established in Berlin and Frankfurt to facilitate trade between US personnel and German citizens. Germans and GIs...
[IMG] There were hundreds of POW camps located thoughout the United States during WWII. Prisoners were paid 80 cents per day. They could...
A Thousand Words. (Or at least a couple thousand pesos.) [IMG] Manila 1945. The ground is littered with worthless Japanese Military Pesos.
Acquired on April 25, 2008. It did not come without some pain to the previous owner. Simon Benjamin was 8lbs. 2oz. and 20 3/4 in. [IMG]...
Because they were used on board US naval vessels. [IMG] [IMG] During the late 1940s, Dutch troops fought against the independence...
How about some Depression Scrip? $5.00 note from Thomas A. Edison, Inc. of Orange, NJ. The signature is his son Charles Edison. [IMG]
$1.00 Foreign Trade Payment Certificate P-Unlisted FTPC were used by businessmen in Japan during the US occupation after WWII. They are...
I've been following this board for a couple years now and chime in only every once in a blue moon. I thought I would get around to showing some...
A new book on the currency and tokens of WWII Civil Internment Camps came out this past weekend. It is called Silent Witnesses and was written by...
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