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British  Commonwealth  Occupation  Force  (Japan)
1946 - 1949

Simplified List
Revised: 30 March 2026


Australian Stamps Overprinted "B.C.O.F / JAPAN / 1946" were used by Austraralian Forces occuping Japan after the Second World War.
Stamps 1, 2, 3 were issued on 12 October 1946, but were withdrawn two days later.  All seven Stamps were re-issued on 8 May 1947.
All Stamps were subsequently withdrawn on 12 February 1949.


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1946 - 1949  BCOF STAMP ISSUES
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (JAPAN)
King George VI
Australian Stamps Overprinted: "B.C.O.F / JAPAN / 1946"
1
stamp
 ½d.  Kangaroo / Orange
2
stamp
1d.  QE / Purple-Brown
3
stamp
3d.  KG VI / Dark Brown
4
stamp
6d.  Kookaburra / Dull Brown
5
stamp
1s.  Lyrebird / Dull Green
6
stamp
2s.  Kangaroo / Maroon
7
stamp
5s.  Coronation Robes / Dull Lake
8
stamp
5s.  Coronation Robes / Brown-Lake

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