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1949 (Feb 22) British Commonwealth Forces printed envelope to Sandy Bay, Tasmania bearing Australia pairs Roo ½d + Queen Elizabeth 1d brown overprinted B.C.O.F. /Japan /1946 making 3d rate tied Postage Free /Surface /Postage machine date stamp with unframed H.M.A. Ship hand stamp on face & also back …………Clearly could not wait to read the news & opened eagerly & roughly apparently by use of finger.