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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 171994, member: 6986&quot;]Aidan:</p><p><br /></p><p>I said the notes were banned by the occupation authorities.&nbsp; I did not attribute that statement to you.&nbsp; That the notes were banned is an historical fact.</p><p><br /></p><p>My point was that it would not have made sense for the occupation authorities to have notes printed and then prohibit their circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am going to pose this question to three individuals to see what their response is.&nbsp; The three individuals are the following:</p><p><br /></p><p>Milt Blackburn - Milt is a Canadian dealer who specialized in British Empire/Commonwealth notes for over 20 years.&nbsp; He is president of the Vancouver Chapter of the International Bank Note Society (IBNS) and a member of the board of directors of the IBNS.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tony Pisciotta - Tony is an American who also specializes in British Empire/Commonwealth and has served on the board of directors for IBNS.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dr. Heinz Wirz - Dr. Wirz is the president of the South African Chapter of IBNS.</p><p><br /></p><p>For sake of full disclosure, I have to let you know that I am on the board of directors of the IBNS and serve as its legal counsel.&nbsp; That having been said, I have never met these individuals and have only had contact with them in dealing with IBNS business.</p><p><br /></p><p>The question that I will ask is this:&nbsp; Do you consider the Swakopmunder Buchhandlung notes issued during WWI in South West Africa to be a British Empire/Commonwealth issue because they were issued while the colony was occupied or a German South West Africa issue?</p><p><br /></p><p>I will post their replies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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