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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mpcusa, post: 836042, member: 26550&quot;]<i>Hey Penny, Great notes!!</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>British Armed Forces Special Vouchers (BAFSVs) replaced AMC marks for use</i></p><p><i>In NAAFI ( Navy,Army, Air Force Instatute) outlets in several areas, It is known</i></p><p><i>that the first and second series were used in Germany and Austria.</i></p><p><i>It has recently been confirmed that they were also used, At least to a</i></p><p><i>Limited extent, In Japan where the were issued May 6,1947 This leaves open</i></p><p><i>The possibility that they were issued in other areas. Six series have been</i></p><p><i>Printed, But the use of the third, fourth and fifth series is largely unknown.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The first series is known overprinted &quot;Issue in HM ships afloat for use in NNAAFI</i></p><p><i>canteens only.&quot; It is assumed that these overprinted notes were used by the</i></p><p><i>Royal Navy aboard ship, These overprints are found in two varieties.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>A distinct serial numbering system has been identified for BAFSVs. The notes</i></p><p><i>Have an alpha-numeric serial number where the letter or letters are in </i></p><p><i>Fractional format over the numbers. For each note the highest observed</i></p><p><i>Serial number prefix observed is given. The progression of letters used is</i></p><p><i>Related from one series to another.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>All BAFSVs were printed by Thomas de la Rue and Co.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Heres some of mine from the 6th series</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz211/mpcusa/BritishMpcF.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><i><img src="http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz211/mpcusa/BritishMpcB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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