Happy New Year from Mutt & Jeff

Were back at the SwapShop for 2009

The weather was in the low 70's, the sky was blue with just a few clouds. We met at the coffee house and left in one auto. This way we cheat the flea market out of a parking fee and arrive together. Jeff was running a little late as he had dozed off again and had to make a quick rush for his car and drove 70 mph to make up for it. He was only 9 minutes late and Mutt said he did not mind. They got to the SwapShop and starting walking through the usual places.

Mutt bought a DVD and said "Have to break the ice or I might not find anything".

Next Mutt was going through some storage locker items, looking at a box of old family photos. A soldier, groups of people, and lots of "family pictures - probalby the soldiers folks".

Mixed in with the pictures was a postal money order dated Jun 11, 1946 from Buffalo, Sta.20,N.Y. The amount was $7.00 pay to: "Elizabeth Companini at Chicago, Ill". The remitter: "A.M.Campanini". The back marked pay to: "Mr. Angelo Campanini, 80 Sidney St." and the endorsement was "Maria Campanini."

The money order was never cashed.

Since a money order is collectable exonumia, Mutt added it to his collection for a small fee.

Mutt was having a good day. While Jeff kept looking at foreign coins, a lot of looking, but not finding much, Mutt struck luck again.

Two medals, one a Herbert Hoover Inaugural medal, small size with great color, dated March 4, 1929, Artist J. R. Sinnock - 33mm

The other quite smaller medal, at first not completely identified. Like the first - great toning & color, was looped - 25mm.

Obverse: DEI GRATIA VIRGINIA CONDITA / with THREE SMALL SHIPS /1607

Reverse: A.P.V.A. / 1888

The abbreviations stand for ASSOCIATION for the PRESERVATION of VIRGINIA ANTIQUITIES.

The Virginia ladies organization was founded in 1888. Its first action was to purchase 22.5 acres at Jamestown, Virginia for a memorial. 1607 is the date of the Jamestown landing.

Mutt and Jeff at the local Coin Club Show

The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities

This pin-on medallion was worn by APVA members in the early years of the society, up through the 1910's

They have a very interesting website www.apva.org

The medallion shown with ribbons was provided from there collection.

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Mutt added a few new numismatic items to his collection at the recent local coin show.

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