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1944 (May) USA 6c Air Mail printed envelope to Sydney from M/Sgt G. Zian Jr. 97166024, 162 Ord. Maint. Co, 2nd ESB, APO 322 located Finschhafen N.G. uprated with Australian GV1 3d bagged & cancelled on arrival Townsville, Qld (11 May) date stamp & with violet 37 x 26mm boxed oval 15449 /Passed By / US / Army Examiner hand stamp …………………….Helbock in “Passed By Army Censor” 2006 states page 194 “The author is aware of very few instances of use of the boxed oval censor mark…..Both Papua & New Guinea were Governed & Administered by Australia until 1975