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1948(Sep 3) Longer envelope roughly opened along top by Registered Airmail to West Croydon, South Australia from unidentified Naval person bearing 2 x George VI 3d one of which is unusually Ovptd B.C.O.F./JAPAN/1946 tied Aust Army P.O. 214 cds located Empire House, Tokyo & with small framed A.P.O. 214 Registration No 2957 & with unframed violet H.M.A. SHIPS & on reverse Aust Army P.O. 214 (3 Sep) despatch cds No. 8 Aust Base P.O. / A (5 Sep) & Registered Adelaide (11 Sep) transit cds & Croydon (23 Sep) arrival cds.. . Very unusual use of combination of overprinted & unoverprinted adhesives