Military Payment Certificate, 3 piece Starter Set, Series 461 – 481, Extra Fine!

Description

You are bidding on this beginners 3 piece Starter Set of MPC (Military Payment Certificates).
These Notes were issued from 1946 – 1954 to Military Personnel overseas.
Military Payment Certificates
, or
MPC
, were a form of
currency
used to pay U.S. military personnel in certain foreign countries. They were used in one area or another from a few months after the end of
World War II
until a few months after the end of U.S. participation in the
Vietnam War
– from 1946 until 1973. MPC utilized layers of line
lithography
to create colorful
banknotes
that could be produced cheaply. Fifteen series of MPCs were created. However, only 13 series were issued. The remaining two were largely destroyed, although some examples remain.
Among the 13 released series a total of 94 notes are recognized.
This set contains the following three notes:
1.
Series 461,
M801,
1946 – 1947,
A04417824A,
Extra Fine
2.
Series 461,
M802,
1946 – 1947,
A04214952A,
Extra Fine
3.
Series 481,
M831,
1951 – 1954,
D22237182D,
Extra Fine +
These Military Payment Certificates were popular for anyone serving in the Military.
This set would make a great inexpensive starter set to someone that is considering collecting these notes.
These notes range in grade from Extra Fine to a little nicer and are evenly matched .
Please look the scans over carefully and judge the quality of the note for yourself before bidding!
I will only ship to confirmed Ebay addresses within the United States.
I will ship this item via USPS First Class Mail with Tracking in the United States.
New Jersey Sales Tax = 6.625%
Please feel free to contact me with any questions, or if you need better photos of the item, Bob
[201] 843 1450 EBAY: Vette70
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