is CPO and MIOJ the same???

[richardHaw]

 

[Hugh_3170]

CPO is a new term to me.

Maybe these links might shed some light for you:

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Talk:Post_Exchange

https://camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Post_Exchange

[Roland Vink]

I have never heard of CPO either.
MIOJ = Made In Occupied Japan

[Akira]

Never heard of CPO either, especially in relation to Nikon.

MIOJ and the red "PX" in rhombus are the only special punch marks I know of relating to Nikon during the occipied Japan period.

[richardHaw]

I got a Canon with the CPO mark, searching in Google told me that it is in some way similar to MIOJ
It is so disgusting I cannot wait to get rid of this lens as soon as I have overhauled it
What a disgusting company. Hope you guys can help me find a buyer

[jborg]

CPO – Central Purchasing Office – mark used on items sold to the Allied Forces during the occupation of Japan after the WWII (1945-1952). Sometimes also accompanied by ‘Made in Occupied Japan’.
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This is what I found on the web. Hence, the two marks can be present together, and essentially are equivalent