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1942 (May) General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area office of the Commander in Chief Penalty printed envelope to Ellis St., Brisbane that was Missent to APO 922 located Townsville Qld with on reverse American Base Forces /APO 922 (7 May) located Townsville & with on face GV1 2½d tied Brisbane (15 May) date stamp overlaid by unclear Melbourne cds & with violet diamond framed 1 /Passed /By /Censor /46 with broken frame lines (As at July 2008 this is not recorded by the CCSG but I have handled one other example dated Aug 1942) plus violet double rimmed circular U.S.A.F.I.A. /73 /Passed By Censor hand stamp (According to Richard W. Helbock in “Passed By Army Censor ” Censor 73 was used by APO 923 between 30 Jul 42 – 14 Feb 43 this extends the earliest date)…………………..A very unusual double censored missent item from US forces.