Philippines Japanese Government 10 Pesos "MACARTHUR HAS RETURNED! LEYTE. * * * * OCTOBER 19, 1944" Overprint ND (1942) Pick ...

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Philippines Japanese Government 10 Pesos "MACARTHUR HAS RETURNED! LEYTE. * * * * OCTOBER 19, 1944" Overprint ND (1942) Pick 108b Schwan-Boling 2235
A post-liberation production that is discussed on page 628 of World War Two Remembered by C. Frederick Schwan and Joseph E. Boling. A few of these appeared in 1978 with a story that the overprint was prepared aboard the USS Nashville. This was the ship that General MacArthur made his famous "I have returned" landing on Leyte. The dark blue overprint was applied to a note with a blue face and therefore it did not show up well. The printing was subsequently discarded and a few of the notes were saved by the sailor that worked on the project. A block PD note is in this lot and block PE has also been observed with the overprint. The Schwan-Boling reference says, "No others seem to have appeared since the first group, so the story may be correct." This is the first example that we have seen in a long time and comes from an advanced military collection. Choice Crisp Uncirculated with a tiny impression in the bottom margin. There will be no returns on this lot for any reason.

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2013 September 25 - 27, 30 & October 1 Currency Signature Auction - Long Beach #3524 (go to Auction Home page)

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