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1945(Sep 2) Stampless envelope endorsed No Postage Stamps Available to Hamley Bridge, South Australia cancelled TOKYO BAY /2 SEPT 1945 / JAPAN cds the day of the formal Japanese Surrender with violet H.M.A. / SHIP’S with on reverse Hamley Bridge (18 Sep) arrival cds …A historic event for the signing of the Official Instrument of the Japanese Surrender attended by over 300 Allied Ships…

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