From: "MPCgram" To: Subject: MPCGram 1096 Date: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 5:04 PM ============================================= MPC GRAM ============================================= Covering the entire World of Military Numismatics Series 005 - Number 1096 Tuesday February 3, 2004 Book Review By Joe Boling A friend dropped by last week and brought along a book I had not seen before. It's titled Propaganda Materials of the Persian Gulf War, by Sgt. Richard Denis Johnson in Salt Lake City (1995). It has a tremendously long subtitle: << Field-Level Psychological Warfare & Propaganda Operations against the Iraqi military and civilian establishments between November 1990 and February 1991 to include Iraqi Counter-Propaganda Operations and Coalition Post-War materials: A full-color, enhanced aid for leaflet collectors of the Persian Gulf War featuring selected textual extracts from the 1992 copyrighted work "PSYOP - THE GULF PAPER WAR" 444 pages, available from the same author.>> It lists most of the leaflets of the first gulf war (there is a want list of leaflets that the author did not yet have at the time of publication). Not only does he list the leaflets, but he includes all of the developmental versions and printing variations known to him (tons of them). He gives the originating HQ of each piece, the mission number that was assigned to the production, a description of the piece (size, paper type, and a short title for the leaflet), and full-color illustrations and translations of both sides of each leaflet. Each page (about 400 of them) is uniface. The margins are not wide enough for three-hole punching, so you have to insert them back to back into document protectors (the one my friend was carrying was over three inches thick after being set up that way). Each page is laid out to leave space for an actual leaflet to be mounted on it (or simply slid into the document protector along with the page). Just this past week, Herb Friedman has posted a new paper on the currency leaflets of the gulf war (see it at http://www.psywarrior.com/GulfWarBanknotes.html - it's a gorgeous piece of work). I see from Herb's new piece that Johnson did not know about a couple of the currency leaflets, so I imagine there must be other omissions in this book, but it is a stunning piece of work. My interest, of course, is only in the currency leaflets, so most of the book is just interesting reading material. But between this book and Herb's new paper, I learned about a series of currency leaflets that I did not know about. Johnson calls them "failed" leaflets - ones bearing messages that were considered so offensive that the leaflets were not released. Friedman identifies them as CIA products and agrees that they were not used (at least not widely). They have the same natural-color 25 dinar note image on the face that is on the usually-seen gulf war currency leaflets, but a different set of backs. What's most interesting to me is that, at least on the ones I saw here last week, the faces are printed with a white margin all around, which is not evident in Johnson's book nor on Friedman's web site. I understand that Johnson's book is out of print and that he has himself moved on to other interests. I located a dealer who still had five copies, and bought them all. See the Exchange section for an offering of the copies that are in excess of my needs. ============================================= Editorial/opinion ============================================= Just as with some readers below, I received my Planchette Report. It is indeed wonderful, amazing. Doug Bell has been pulling out the stops to make this an excellent resource. Doug will be at the Fest so you can probably purchase a subscription there. If you are not coming to the Fest (please reconsider), you can purchase a subscription by contacting doug@papermoneyworld.net. ============================================= MAIL CALL ============================================= Dear Gram, Put me down for the Fest. Marv Mericle Editor, Me too. Tom Koch Editor, "WoW" Doug Bell, Has Gone All Out With The Latest Issue of the Planchette Report. New, All Color With Easier To Read Listings. GREAT JOB...!! The Accompanied Intaglio Card By, Kevin Neidy, Is Also Amazing. I Can Tell You All, Without Hesitation, I Am Glad I Bid On That Auction.....!!! Thank You, Doug & Kevin Ed Beaman Dear Editor, Just received my "personalized copy" of the Planchette Report. All I can say is WOW! Green sheet...EAT YOUR HEART OUT! This is without question the finest pricing reference for MPC in the market today. It even comes with a hand numbered intaglio printed souvenir card. 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Approx 400 pages, all leaflets illustrated in original colors. $35 postpaid in USA. Joseph E. Boling PO Box 4718 Federal Way WA 98063-4718 253-839-5199 fax 253-839-5185 joeboling@aol.com The US$1.00 "Soap Bubbles" note. Schwan Boling #401 Page 397 in WW2R. Nice AU-UNC notes at $125.00 postpaid insured. David E. Seelye coinman@rochester.rr.com WANTED SECTION: 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 as a reply. Wanted listings will run for a period of 1 month. WANTED Currency leaflets of the gulf war: blurry brown and grey-blue, Friedman types 1, 2, 4 (Johnson types C62, C61, and C63) full color 25 dinar, Friedman type 4 (Johnson type E09) CIA full color 25 dinar, Friedman types 1-6 (Johnson types F02, F03, F04, F05, and two unlisted by him). These have margins on the face and may be on light-weight paper. Joseph E. 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