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1982 (May 10) Plain envelope together with letter registered to Argentine soldier, Amphibious Engineering Company, Marines Islas Malvinas cancelled red Mar Del Plata 8500 peso Meter (12 May) & with unframed black Al Remitente hand stamp & partial plain brown re-sealing label on reverse black double rimmed oval Fueuza De Apoyo Anfibio /Personal /Compania Incenieros /Anfibios + framed Censura Naval Argentina hand stamps & Puerto Belgrano (30 Jul) transit cds……………… Puerto Belgrano is the largest naval base of the Argentine Navy & item is complete with English translation of letter .The Falklands War commenced when Argentine forces invaded the islands on 2 Apr 1982 & ended with the Argentine surrender 74 days later on 14 June after the British had mobilised a Task force on the 5 Apr to evict them.