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                                                             File Nos. 333-63087
                                                                        811-8116

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-4

             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                         Post-Effective Amendment No. 3

         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
                                Amendment No. 23

                      ALLMERICA SELECT SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF
                FIRST ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                           (Exact Name of Registrant)

                FIRST ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                               (Name of Depositor)
                               440 Lincoln Street
                               Worcester, MA 01653
              (Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)
                                 (508) 855-1000
               (Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

                            Mary Eldridge, Secretary
                First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company
                               440 Lincoln Street
                               Worcester, MA 01653
               (Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)

          It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

          ___ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
          _X_ on July 1, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
          ___ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
          ___ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
          ___ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective
              date for a previously filed post-effective amendment

                           VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS


Pursuant to Reg. Section 270.24f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940
Act"), Registrant hereby declares that an indefinite amount of its securities is
being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act"). The Rule 24f-2
Notice for the issuer's fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 was filed on or
before March 30, 2000.
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 under the Securities Act of 1933 is being
filed for the purposes of adding a supplement to the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information of the Allmerica Select Separate Account of First
Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company dated May 1, 2000 and to generally
update corporate information for the Company and the Registrant in Part C. All
other pertinent information regarding this Registration Statement including the
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information was previously filed in
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on April 28, 2000, and is
incorporated by reference herein.

             CROSS REFERENCE SHEET SHOWING LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS OF
                          ITEMS CALLED FOR BY FORM N-4

FORM N-4 ITEM NO.                   CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS

1...................................Cover Page

2...................................Special Terms

3...................................Summary of Fees and Expenses; Summary of
                                    Contract Features

4...................................Condensed Financial Information; Performance
                                    Information

5...................................Description of the Companies, the Variable
                                    Accounts, the Trust, Fidelity VIP and
                                    T. Rowe Price

6...................................Charges and Deductions

7...................................Description of the Contract

8...................................Electing the Form of Annuity and the Annuity
                                    Date; Description of Variable Annuity Payout
                                    Options; Annuity Benefit Payments

9...................................Death Benefit

10..................................Payments; Computation of Values;
                                    Distribution

11..................................Surrender; Withdrawals; Texas Optional
                                    Retirement Program

12..................................Federal Tax Considerations

13..................................Legal Matters

14..................................Statement of Additional Information-Table
                                    of Contents

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FORM N-4 ITEM NO.                 CAPTION IN STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

15................................Cover Page

16................................Table of Contents

17................................General Information and History

18................................Services

19................................Underwriters

20................................Underwriters

21................................Performance Information

22................................Annuity Benefit Payments

23................................Financial Statements
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                        ALLMERICA SELECT SEPARATE ACCOUNT
                           (ALLMERICA SELECT CHARTER)
             ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                FIRST ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                            SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
                                DATED MAY 1, 2000

                                       ***

Allmerica Financial Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("Allmerica Financial"),
First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company ("First Allmerica"), and
several other applicants filed an application on January 31, 2000, and an
amended and restated application on May 3, 2000, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") seeking an order approving the substitution of
shares of the Select Investment Grade Income Fund of Allmerica Investment Trust
("AIT") for shares of the Select Income Fund of AIT, which shares are currently
held by sub-accounts of the Allmerica Select Separate Accounts. The SEC issued
an Order Granting Exemptions approving the substitution on May 31, 2000. As a
result of the SEC Order, effective July 1, 2000, shares of the Select Investment
Grade Income Fund will be available as an investment option and shares of the
Select Income Fund will no longer be offered under the Contract.

The investment adviser of the Select Investment Grade Income Fund is Allmerica
Asset Management, Inc.

The investment objective of the Select Investment Grade Income Fund is to seek
as high a level of total return, which includes capital appreciation as well as
income, as is consistent with prudent investment management.

The following expense information on the Select Investment Grade Income Fund is
added to the Annual Underlying Fund Expenses table in the SUMMARY OF FEES AND
EXPENSES section:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             MANAGEMENT FEE     OTHER EXPENSES         TOTAL FUND
                                               (AFTER ANY          (AFTER ANY     EXPENSES (AFTER ANY
UNDERLYING FUND                            VOLUNTARY WAIVERS)  REIMBURSEMENTS)   WAIVERS/REIMBURSEMENTS)
---------------                            ------------------  ---------------   -----------------------
<S>                                        <C>                 <C>               <C>
Select Investment Grade Income Fund               0.43%              0.07%              0.50%(1)
</TABLE>

The first paragraph of Footnote 1 in the SUMMARY OF FEES AND EXPENSES section is
replaced with the following:

(1)Until further notice, Allmerica Financial Investment Management Services,
Inc. ("AFIMS") has declared a voluntary expense limitation of 1.50% of average
net assets for Select International Equity Fund, 1.35% for Select Aggressive
Growth Fund and Select Capital Appreciation Fund, 1.25% for Select Value
Opportunity Fund, 1.20% for Select Growth Fund, 1.10% for Select Growth and
Income Fund, 1.00% for Select Investment Grade Income Fund and 0.60% for Money
Market Fund. The total operating expenses of these Funds of the Trust were less
than their respective expense limitations throughout 1999.

The following cumulative expense information is added to Expense Examples
1, 2 and 3:

(1) At the end of the applicable time period, you would pay the following
expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return on assets and no
optional benefit riders:(1)


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND                                         1 YEAR         3 YEARS         5 YEARS        10 YEARS
----                                         ------         -------         -------        --------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>
Select Investment Grade Income Fund.....       $20            $61             $105           $226
</TABLE>

(2) At the end of the applicable time period, you would pay the following
expenses on a $1000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return on assets and
election of either an optional Enhanced Death Benefit Rider or an optional
Minimum Guaranteed Annuity Payout Rider(1) with a ten-year waiting period:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND                                         1 YEAR         3 YEARS         5 YEARS        10 YEARS
----                                         ------         -------         -------        --------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>
Select Investment Grade Income Fund.....       $22            $69             $117           $252
</TABLE>

(3) At the end of the applicable time period, you would pay the following
expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return on assets and
election of both an optional Enhanced Death Benefit Rider and an optional
Minimum Guaranteed Annuity Payout Rider(1) with a ten-year waiting period:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND                                         1 YEAR         3 YEARS         5 YEARS        10 YEARS
----                                         ------         -------         -------        --------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>
Select Investment Grade Income Fund.....       $25            $76             $130           $278
</TABLE>

Under D. Transfer Privilege-Automatic Transfers (Dollar Cost Averaging) and
Automatic Account Rebalancing Options in the DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRACT
section, the first sentence now reads as follows:

"The Owner may elect automatic transfers of a predetermined dollar amount, not
less than $100, on a periodic basis (monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly,
semi-annually or annually) from either the Fixed Account, the Sub-Account
investing in the Money Market Fund or the Sub-Account investing in the Select
Investment Grade Income Fund (the "source accounts") to one or more
Sub-Accounts."


                                       ***


Supplement Dated July 1, 2000

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                        ALLMERICA SELECT SEPARATE ACCOUNT
                           (ALLMERICA SELECT CHARTER)
                FIRST ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                SUPPLEMENT TO STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                                DATED MAY 1, 2000

                                       ***

Allmerica Financial Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("Allmerica Financial"),
First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company ("First Allmerica"), and
several other applicants filed an application on January 31, 2000, and an
amended and restated application on May 3, 2000, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") seeking an order approving the substitution of
shares of the Select Investment Grade Income Fund of Allmerica Investment Trust
for shares of the Select Income Fund of AIT, which shares are currently held by
sub-accounts of the Allmerica Select Separate Accounts. The SEC issued an Order
Granting Exemptions approving the substitution on May 31, 2000. As a result of
the SEC Order, effective July 1, 2000, shares of the Select Investment Grade
Income Fund will be available as an investment option and shares of the Select
Income Fund will no longer be offered under the Contract.

                                       ***


Supplement Dated July 1, 2000

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                            PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 24.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Financial Statements Included in Part A
     None

     Financial Statements Included in Part B
     Financial Statements for First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance
     Company and
     Financial Statements for Allmerica Select Separate Account of First
     Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company were previously filed on
     April 28, 2000 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 2, and are incorporated by
     reference herein.


     Financial Statements Included in Part C
     None

     (b)  EXHIBITS

     EXHIBIT 1    Vote of Board of Directors Authorizing Establishment of
                  Registrant dated August 20, 1991 was previously filed on
                  April 24, 1998 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 of
                  Registration Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is
                  incorporated by reference herein.

     EXHIBIT 2    Not Applicable. Pursuant to Rule 26a-2, the Insurance
                  Company may hold the assets of the Registrant NOT pursuant to
                  a trust indenture or other such instrument.

     EXHIBIT 3    (a) Underwriting and Administrative Services Agreement was
                      previously filed on April 24, 1998 in Post-Effective
                      Amendment No. 12 of Registration Statement
                      No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is incorporated by reference
                      herein.

                  (b) Form of Revised Commission Schedule was previously filed
                      on September 9, 1998 in Registrant's Initial Registration
                      Statement No. 333-63087/811-8116, and is incorporated by
                      reference herein. Sales Agreements (Select) with
                      Commission Schedule were previously filed on April 24,
                      1998 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 of Registration
                      Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and are incorporated by
                      reference herein.

                  (c) General Agent's Agreement was previously filed on
                      April 24, 1998 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 of
                      Registration Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is
                      incorporated by reference herein.

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                  (d) Career Agent Agreement was previously filed on April 24,
                      1998 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 of Registration
                      Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is incorporated by
                      reference herein.

                  (e) Registered Representative's Agreement was previously filed
                      on April 24, 1998 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 of
                      Registration Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is
                      incorporated by reference herein.

     EXHIBIT 4    Draft Contract Form 3027-98 was previously filed on
                  December 8, 1998 in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 of
                  Registration Statement No. 333-63087/811-8116, and is
                  incorporated by reference herein.

     EXHIBIT 5    Application Form AS-495 was previously filed on December 8,
                  1998 in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 of Registration
                  Statement No. 333-63087/811-8116, and is incorporated by
                  reference herein.

     EXHIBIT 6    Articles of Incorporation were previously filed on April 30,
                  1996 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 of Registration
                  Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and are incorporated by
                  reference herein. Revised Bylaws were previously filed on
                  April 30, 1996 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 of
                  Registration Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and are
                  incorporated by reference herein.

     EXHIBIT 7    Not Applicable.

     EXHIBIT 8    (a) Fidelity Service Agreement was previously filed on
                      April 30, 1996 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 of
                      Registration Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is
                      incorporated by reference herein.

                  (b) An Amendment to the Fidelity Service Agreement, effective
                      as of January 1, 1997, was previously filed on April 30,
                      1997 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 of Registration
                      Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is incorporated by
                      reference herein.

                  (c) Fidelity Service Contract, effective as of January 1,
                      1997, was previously filed on April 30, 1997 in
                      Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 of Registration Statement
                      No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is incorporated by reference
                      herein.

                  (d) T. Rowe Price Service Agreement was previously filed on
                      April 24, 1998 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 of
                      Registration Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is
                      incorporated by reference herein.

                  (e) BFDS Agreements for lockbox and mailroom services were
                      previously filed on April 24, 1998 in Post-Effective
                      Amendment No. 12 of Registration Statement
                      No. 33-71058/811-8116, and are incorporated by reference
                      herein.

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                  (f) Directors' Power of Attorney is filed herewith.

     EXHIBIT 9    Opinion of Counsel is filed herewith.

     EXHIBIT 10   Consent of Independent Accountants is filed herewith.

     EXHIBIT 11   None.

     EXHIBIT 12   None.

          EXHIBIT 13   Schedule for Computation of Performance Calculations was
previously filed on April 28, 2000 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 of
Registration Statement No. 333-63087/811-8116, and is incorporated by reference
herein.

     EXHIBIT 14   Not Applicable

     EXHIBIT 15   (a) Participation Agreement between the Company and Allmerica
                      Investment Trust dated March 22, 2000 was previously filed
                      in April 2000 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 of
                      Registration Statement No. 33-71052/811-8114, and is
                      incorporated by reference herein.

                  (b) Amendment dated March 29, 2000 and Amendment dated
                      November 13, 1998 were previously filed in April 2000 in
                      Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 of Registration Statement
                      No. 33-71052/811-8114, and are incorporated by reference
                      herein. Participation Agreement between the Company and
                      Fidelity VIP, as amended, was previously filed on April
                      24, 1998 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 of
                      Registration Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is
                      incorporated by reference herein.

                  (c) Participation Agreement between the Company and T. Rowe
                      Price International Series, Inc. was previously filed on
                      April 24, 1998 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 of
                      Registration Statement No. 33-71058/811-8116, and is
                      incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 25.      DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR

     The principal business address of all the following Directors and
     Officers is:
     440 Lincoln Street
     Worcester, Massachusetts 01653

                 DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND POSITION WITH COMPANY           PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
------------------------------           ----------------------------------------------
<S>                                      <C>
Bruce C. Anderson                        Director (since 1996), Vice President (since 1984) and Assistant
  Director and Vice President            Secretary (since 1992) of First Allmerica

Warren E. Barnes                         Vice President (since 1996) and Corporate Controller (since 1998) of
  Vice President and                     First Allmerica
  Corporate Controller

Mark R. Colborn                          Director (since 2000) and Vice President (since 1992) of First
  Director and Vice President            Allmerica

Mary Eldridge                            Secretary (since 1999) of Allmerica Financial; Secretary (since 1999)
  Secretary                              of Allmerica Investments, Inc.; and Secretary (since 1999) of
                                         Allmerica Financial Investment Management Services, Inc.

J. Kendall Huber                         Director, Vice President and General Counsel of First Allmerica (since
  Director, Vice President and           2000); Vice President (1999) of Promos Hotel Corporation; Vice
  General Counsel                        President & Deputy General Counsel (1998-1999) of Legg Mason, Inc.;
                                         Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (1995-1998) of USF&G
                                         Corporation

John P. Kavanaugh                        Director and Chief Investment Officer (since 1996) and Vice President
  Director, Vice President and           (since 1991) of First Allmerica; Vice President (since 1998) of
  Chief Investment Officer               Allmerica Financial Investment Management Services, Inc.; and
                                         President (since 1995) and Director (since 1996) of Allmerica Asset
                                         Management, Inc.

J. Barry May                             Director (since 1996) of First Allmerica; Director and President
 Director                                (since 1996) of The Hanover Insurance Company; and Vice President
                                         (1993 to 1996) of The Hanover Insurance Company

James R. McAuliffe                       Director (since 1996) of First Allmerica; Director (since 1992),
  Director                               President (since 1994) and Chief Executive Officer (since 1996) of
                                         Citizens Insurance Company of America

Mark C. McGivney                         Vice President (since 1997) and Treasurer (since 2000) of First
  Vice President and Treasurer           Allmerica; Associate, Investment Banking (1996-1997) of Merrill Lynch
                                         & Co.; Associate, Investment Banking (1995) of Salomon Brothers, Inc.;
                                         Treasurer (since 2000) of Allmerica Investments, Inc., Allmerica Asset
                                         Management, Inc. and Allmerica Financial Investment Management
                                         Services, Inc.

John F. O'Brien                          Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (since 1989) of First

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  Director, President and Chief          Allmerica
  Executive Officer

Edward J. Parry, III                     Director and Chief Financial Officer (since 1996), Vice President
  Director, Vice President,              (since 1993), and Treasurer (1993 - 2000) of First Allmerica
  Chief Financial Officer

Richard M. Reilly                        Director (since 1996) and Vice President (since 1990) of First
  Director and Vice President            Allmerica; President (since 1995) of Allmerica Financial Life
                                         Insurance and Annuity Company; Director (since 1990) of Allmerica
                                         Investments, Inc.; and Director and President (since 1998) of
                                         Allmerica Financial Investment Management Services, Inc.

Robert P. Restrepo, Jr.                  Director and Vice President (since 1998) of First Allmerica; Director
  Director and Vice President            (since 1998) of The Hanover Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer
                                         (1996 to 1998) of Travelers Property & Casualty; Senior Vice President
                                         (1993 to 1996) of Aetna Life & Casualty Company

Eric A. Simonsen                         Director (since 1996) and Vice President (since 1990) of First
  Director and Vice President            Allmerica; Director (since 1991) of Allmerica Investments, Inc.; and
                                         Director (since 1991) of Allmerica Financial Investment Management
                                         Services, Inc.
</TABLE>
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ITEM 26.  PERSONS UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT

<TABLE>
<S><C>
                                                   Allmerica Financial Corporation

                                                              Delaware

       |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
      100%           100%             100%            100%            100%            100%            100%            100%
   Allmerica       Financial       Allmerica,       Allmerica   First Allmerica   AFC Capital     Allmerica      First Sterling
     Asset        Profiles, Inc.      Inc.          Funding     Financial Life      Trust I       Services          Limited
Management, Inc.                                     Corp.         Insurance                     Corporation
                                                                   Company

 Massachusetts    California     Massachusetts   Massachusetts   Massachusetts      Delaware     Massachusetts      Bermuda
      |                                                               |                                               |
      |                                  ___________________________________________________________          ________________
      |                                          |                    |                  |                            |
      |                                         100%                99.2%               100%                         100%
      |                                      Advantage            Allmerica           Allmerica                First Sterling
      |                                      Insurance              Trust           Financial Life               Reinsurance
      |                                     Network, Inc.       Company, N.A.       Insurance and                  Company
      |                                                                            Annuity Company                 Limited
      |
      |                                       Delaware       Federally Chartered      Delaware                     Bermuda
      |                                                                                   |
      |_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
      |      |            |             |              |             |            |            |            |            |
      |     100%         100%          100%           100%          100%         100%         100%         100%         100%
      |   Allmerica    Allmerica     Allmerica      Allmerica     Allmerica    Allmerica    Allmerica    Allmerica    Allmerica
      | Investments,   Investment    Financial      Financial    Investments  Investments  Investments  Investments  Investments
      |     Inc.       Management    Investment     Services      Insurance    Insurance   Insurance    Insurance     Insurance
      |               Company, Inc.  Management     Insurance    Agency Inc.  Agency of    Agency Inc.  Agency Inc.   Agency Inc.
      |                             Services, Inc. Agency, Inc.  of Alabama   Florida Inc. of Georgia  of Kentucky  of Mississippi
      |
      |Massachusetts  Massachusetts Massachusetts  Massachusetts   Alabama      Florida      Georgia    Kentucky      Mississippi
      |
________________________________________________________________
      |              |                |               |
     100%           100%             100%            100%
  Allmerica    Sterling Risk       Allmerica       Allmerica
   Property      Management      Benefits, Inc.      Asset
 & Casualty    Services, Inc.                      Management,
Companies, Inc.                                     Limited

    Delaware       Delaware          Florida         Bermuda
       |
________________________________________________
       |              |                |
      100%           100%             100%
  The Hanover      Allmerica        Citizens
   Insurance       Financial       Insurance
    Company        Insurance        Company
                 Brokers, Inc.    of Illinois

 New Hampshire  Massachusetts       Illinois
       |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
       |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
      100%           100%             100%            100%            100%            100%            100%            100%
    Allmerica      Allmerica      The Hanover    Hanover Texas      Citizens     Massachusetts      Allmerica        AMGRO
    Financial        Plus           American        Insurance     Corporation    Bay Insurance      Financial         Inc.
     Benefit       Insurance       Insurance       Management                       Company         Alliance
    Insurance     Agency, Inc.      Company       Company, Inc.                                    Insurance
    Company                                                                                         Company

  Pennsylvania  Massachusetts    New Hampshire       Texas          Delaware     New Hampshire   New Hampshire   Massachusetts
                                                                       |                                               |
                                                ________________________________________________                ________________
                                                       |               |               |                               |
                                                      100%            100%            100%                            100%
                                                    Citizens        Citizens        Citizens                      Lloyds Credit
                                                    Insurance       Insurance       Insurance                      Corporation
                                                     Company         Company         Company
                                                    of Ohio        of America        of the
                                                                                     Midwest

                                                      Ohio          Michigan        Indiana                      Massachusetts
                                                                       |
                                                               _________________
                                                                       |
                                                                      100%
                                                                    Citizens
                                                                   Management
                                                                      Inc.

                                                                    Michigan



-----------------  -----------------  -----------------
   Allmerica          Greendale             AAM
    Equity             Special          Equity Fund
  Index Pool          Placements
                        Fund

 Massachusetts      Massachusetts      Massachusetts


--------  Grantor Trusts established for the benefit of First Allmerica,
          Allmerica Financial Life, Hanover and Citizens


          ---------------   ----------------
             Allmerica         Allmerica
          Investment Trust     Securities
                                 Trust

           Massachusetts     Massachusetts


--------  Affiliated Management Investment Companies


                  ...............
                  Hanover Lloyd's
                    Insurance
                     Company

                      Texas


--------  Affiliated Lloyd's plan company, controlled by Underwriters
          for the benefit of The Hanover Insurance Company


         -----------------  -----------------
            AAM Growth       AAM High Yield
             & Income         Fund, L.L.C.
            Fund L.P.

            Delaware         Massachusetts

________  L.P. or L.L.C. established for the benefit of First Allmerica,
          Allmerica Financial Life, Hanover and Citizens
</TABLE>

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                FIRST ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

<TABLE>
<S>                                  <C>                        <C>
AAM Equity Fund                      440 Lincoln Street         Massachusetts Grantor Trust
                                     Worcester MA 01653

AAM Growth &  Income Fund, L.P       440 Lincoln Street         Limited Partnership
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Advantage Insurance Network Inc.     440 Lincoln Street         Insurance Agency
                                     Worcester MA 01653

AFC Capital Trust I                  440 Lincoln Street         Statutory Business Trust
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Asset Management Limited   440 Lincoln Street         Investment advisory services
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Asset Management, Inc.     440 Lincoln Street         Investment advisory services
                                     Worcester MA 01653
Allmerica Benefits, Inc.             440 Lincoln Street         Non-insurance medical services
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Equity Index Pool          440 Lincoln Street         Massachusetts Grantor Trust
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Financial Alliance         100 North Parkway          Multi-line property and casualty
Insurance Company                    Worcester MA 01605         insurance

Allmerica Financial Benefit          100 North Parkway          Multi-line property and casualty
Insurance Company                    Worcester MA 01605         insurance

Allmerica Financial Corporation      440 Lincoln Street         Holding Company
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Financial Insurance        440 Lincoln Street         Insurance Broker
Brokers, Inc.                        Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Financial Life Insurance   440 Lincoln Street         Life insurance, accident and health
and Annuity Company (formerly known  Worcester MA 01653         insurance, annuities, variable
as SMA Life Assurance Company                                   annuities and variable life insurance

Allmerica Financial Services         440 Lincoln Street         Insurance Agency
Insurance Agency, Inc.               Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Funding Corp.              440 Lincoln Street         Special purpose funding vehicle for
                                     Worcester MA 01653         commercial paper

Allmerica, Inc.                      440 Lincoln Street         Common employer for Allmerica
                                     Worcester MA 01653         Financial Corporation entities

Allmerica Financial Investment       440 Lincoln Street         Investment advisory services
Management Services, Inc. (formerly  Worcester MA 01653
known as Allmerica Institutional
Services, Inc. and 440 Financial
Group of Worcester, Inc.)

Allmerica Investment Management      440 Lincoln Street         Investment advisory services

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Company, Inc.                        Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Investments, Inc.          440 Lincoln Street         Securities, retail broker-dealer
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Investments Insurance      200 Southbridge Parkway    Insurance Agency
Agency Inc. of Alabama               Suite 400
                                     Birmingham, AL 35209

Allmerica Investments Insurance      14211 Commerce Way         Insurance Agency
Agency of Florida, Inc.              Miami Lakes, FL 33016

Allmerica Investment Insurance       1455 Lincoln Parkway       Insurance Agency
Agency Inc. of Georgia               Suite 300
                                     Atlanta, GA 30346

Allmerica Investment Insurance       Barkley Bldg-Suite 105     Insurance Agency
Agency Inc. of Kentucky              12700 Shelbyville Road
                                     Louisiana, KY 40423

Allmerica Investments Insurance      631 Lakeland East Drive    Insurance Agency
Agency Inc. of Mississippi           Flowood, MS 39208

Allmerica Investment Trust           440 Lincoln Street         Investment Company
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Plus Insurance             440 Lincoln Street         Insurance Agency
Agency, Inc.                         Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Property & Casualty        440 Lincoln Street         Holding Company
Companies, Inc.                      Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Securities Trust           440 Lincoln Street         Investment Company
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Allmerica Services Corporation       440 Lincoln Street         Internal administrative services
                                     Worcester MA 01653         provider to Allmerica Financial
                                                                Corporation entities

Allmerica Trust Company, N.A.        440 Lincoln Street         Limited purpose national trust
                                     Worcester MA 01653         company

AMGRO, Inc.                          100 North Parkway          Premium financing

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                                     Worcester MA 01605

Citizens Corporation                 440 Lincoln Street         Holding Company
                                     Worcester MA 01653

Citizens Insurance Company of        645 West Grand River       Multi-line property and casualty
America                              Howell MI 48843            insurance

Citizens Insurance Company of        333 Pierce Road            Multi-line property and casualty
Illinois                             Itasca IL 60143            insurance

Citizens Insurance Company of the    3950 Priority Way          Multi-line property and casualty
Midwest                              South Drive, Suite 200     insurance
                                     Indianapolis IN 46280

Citizens Insurance Company of Ohio   8101 N. High Street        Multi-line property and casualty
                                     P.O. Box 342250            insurance
                                     Columbus OH 43234

Citizens Management, Inc.            645 West Grand River       Services management company
                                     Howell MI 48843

Financial Profiles                   5421 Avenida Encinas       Computer software company
                                     Carlsbad, CA  92008

First Allmerica Financial Life       440 Lincoln Street         Life, pension, annuity, accident
Insurance Company (formerly State    Worcester MA 01653         and health insurance company
Mutual Life Assurance Company of
America)

First Sterling Limited               440 Lincoln Street         Holding Company
                                     Worcester MA 01653

First Sterling Reinsurance Company   440 Lincoln Street         Reinsurance Company
Limited                              Worcester MA 01653

Greendale Special Placements Fund    440 Lincoln Street         Massachusetts Grantor Trust
                                     Worcester MA 01653

The Hanover American Insurance       100 North Parkway          Multi-line property and casualty
Company                              Worcester MA 01605         insurance

The Hanover Insurance Company        100 North Parkway          Multi-line property and casualty
                                     Worcester MA 01605         insurance

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Hanover Texas Insurance Management   801 East Campbell Road     Attorney-in-fact for Hanover Lloyd's
Company, Inc.                        Richardson TX 75081        Insurance Company

Hanover Lloyd's Insurance Company    Hanover Lloyd's Insurance  Multi-line property and casualty
                                     Company                    insurance

Lloyds Credit Corporation            440 Lincoln Street         Premium financing service
                                     Worcester MA 01653         franchises

Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company  100 North Parkway          Multi-line property and casualty
                                     Worcester MA 01605         insurance

Sterling Risk Management             440 Lincoln Street         Risk management services
Services, Inc.                       Worcester MA 01653
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ITEM 27.      NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS

         As of May 31, 2000, there were 1,250 Contact holders of qualified
         Contracts and 1,971 Contract holders of non-qualified Contracts.

ITEM 28.      INDEMNIFICATION

         To the fullest extent permissible under Massachusetts General Laws, no
         director shall be personally liable to the Company or any policyholder
         for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
         notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary; provided,
         however, that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability
         of a director.

         1.   for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or
              its policyholders;

         2.   for acts or omissions not in good faith, or which involve
              intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

         3.   for liability, if any, imposed on directors of insurance companies
              pursuant to M.G.L.A. c. 156B Section 61 or M.G.L.A. c. 156B
              Section 62;

         4.   for any transactions from which the director derived an improper
              personal benefit.

ITEM 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS

(a) Allmerica Investments, Inc. also acts as principal underwriter for the
    following:

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     -    VEL Account, VEL II Account, VEL Account III, Separate Account SPL-D,
          Separate Account IMO, Select Account III, Inheiritage Account,
          Separate Accounts VA-A, VA-B, VA-C, VA-G, VA-H, VA-K, VA-P, Allmerica
          Select Separate Account II, Group VEL Account, Separate Account KG,
          Separate Account KGC, Fulcrum Separate Account, Fulcrum Variable Life
          Separate Account, Separate Account FUVUL, Separate Account IMO and
          Allmerica Select Separate Account of Allmerica Financial Life
          Insurance and Annuity Company

     -    Inheiritage Account, VEL II Account, Separate Account I, Separate
          Account VA-K, Separate Account VA-P, Allmerica Select Separate Account
          II, Group VEL Account, Separate Account KG, Separate Account KGC,
          Fulcrum Separate Account, and Allmerica Select Separate Account of
          First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company.

     -    Allmerica Investment Trust

(b)  The Principal Business Address of each of the following Directors and
     Officers of Allmerica Investments, Inc. is:
     440 Lincoln Street
     Worcester, Massachusetts 01653

          NAME                 POSITION OR OFFICE WITH UNDERWRITER

Margaret L. Abbott       Vice President

Emil J. Aberizk, Jr      Vice President

Edward T. Berger         Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Michael J. Brodeur       Vice President Operations

Mark R. Colborn          Vice President

Claudia J. Eckels        Vice President

Mary M. Eldridge         Secretary/Clerk

Philip L. Heffernan      Vice President

J. Kendall Huber         Director

Mark C. McGivney         Treasurer

William F. Monroe, Jr.   President, Director and Chief Executive Officer

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David J. Mueller         Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Financial
                         Operations Principal and Controller

Stephen Parker           Vice President and Director

Richard M. Reilly        Director and Chairman of the Board

Eric A. Simonsen         Director

(c)  As indicated in Part B (Statement of Additional Information) in response to
     Item 20(c), there were no commissions retained by Allmerica Investments,
     Inc., the principal underwriter of the Contracts, for sales of variable
     contracts funded by the Registrant in 1999. No other commissions or other
     compensation was received by the principal underwriter, directly or
     indirectly, from the Registrant during the Registrant's last fiscal year.

ITEM 30.      LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

     Each account, book or other document required to be maintained by Section
     31(a) of the 1940 Act and Rules 31a-1 to 31a-3 thereunder are maintained by
     the Company at 440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, Massachusetts.

ITEM 31.      MANAGEMENT SERVICES

     Effective March 31, 1995, the Company provides daily unit value
     calculations and related services for the Company's separate accounts.

ITEM 32. UNDERTAKINGS

     (a) The Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to
         this registration statement as frequently as is necessary to ensure
         that the audited financial statements in the registration statement are
         never more than 16 months old for so long as payments under the
         variable annuity contracts may be accepted.

     (b) The Registrant hereby undertakes to include in the prospectus a
         postcard that the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of
         Additional Information.

     (c) The Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver a Statement of Additional
         Information and any financial statements promptly upon written or oral
         request, according to the requirements of Form N-4.

     (d) Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the 1933 Act may
         be permitted to Directors, Officers and Controlling Persons of
         Registrant under any registration statement, underwriting

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         agreement or otherwise, Registrant has been advised that, in the
         opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as
         expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
         event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
         than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
         Director, Officer or Controlling Person of Registrant in the
         successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
         such Director, Officer or Controlling Person in connection with the
         securities being registered, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of
         its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
         submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
         such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
         the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
         issue.

     (e) The Company and the Registrant hereby represent that the aggregate fees
         and charges under the Contracts are reasonable in relation to the
         services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks
         assumed by the Company.

ITEM 33.      REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING WITHDRAWAL RESTRICTIONS ON SECTION
              403(B) PLANS AND UNDER THE TEXAS OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM

     Registrant, a separate account of First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance
     Company ("First Allmerica"), states that it is (a) relying on Rule 6c-7
     under the 1940 Act with respect to withdrawal restrictions under the Texas
     Optional Retirement Program ("Program") and (b) relying on the "no-action"
     letter (Ref. No. IP-6-88) issued on November 28, 1988 to the American
     Council of Life Insurance, in applying the withdrawal restrictions of
     Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b)(11). Registrant has taken the
     following steps in reliance on the letter:

     1.  Appropriate disclosures regarding the redemption restrictions imposed
         by the Program and by Section 403(b)(11) have been included in the
         prospectus of each registration statement used in connection with the
         offer of the Company's variable contracts.

     2.  Appropriate disclosures regarding the redemption restrictions imposed
         by the Program and by Section 403(b)(11) have been included in sales
         literature used in connection with the offer of the Company's variable
         contracts.

     3.  Sales Representatives who solicit participants to purchase the variable
         contracts have been instructed to specifically bring the
         redemption/withdrawal restrictions imposed by the Program and by
         Section 403(b)(11) to the attention of potential participants.

     4.  A signed statement acknowledging the participant's understanding of (i)
         the restrictions on redemption imposed by the Program and by Section
         403(b)(11) and (ii) the investment alternatives available under the
         employer's arrangement will be obtained from each participant who
         purchases a variable annuity contract prior to or at the time of
         purchase.

     Registrant hereby represents that it will not act to deny or limit a
     transfer request except to the extent that a Service-Ruling or written
     opinion of counsel, specifically addressing the fact pattern involved and
     taking

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     into account the terms of the applicable employer plan, determines that
     denial or limitation is necessary for the variable annuity contracts to
     meet the requirements of the Program or of Section 403(b). Any transfer
     request not so denied or limited will be effected as expeditiously as
     possible.
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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940 the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933
and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the
City of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 14th day of June,
2000.

                      ALLMERICA SELECT SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF
                FIRST ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                              By: /s/ Mary Eldridge
                                  ------------------------------
                                  Mary Eldridge, Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective
Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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<CAPTION>
Signatures                             Title                                                 Date
----------                             -----                                                 ----
<S>                                    <C>                                                   <C>
/s/ Warren E. Barnes                   Vice President and Corporate Controller               June 14, 2000
-------------------------
Warren E. Barnes

Edward J. Parry*                       Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
-------------------------

Richard M. Reilly*                     Director and Vice President
-------------------------

John F. O'Brien*                       Director, President  and Chief Executive Officer
-------------------------

Bruce C. Anderson*                     Director and Vice President
-------------------------

Mark R. Colborn*                       Director and Vice President
-------------------------

John P. Kavanaugh*                     Director, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
-------------------------

J. Kendall Huber*                      Director, Vice President and General Counsel
-------------------------

J. Barry May*                          Director
-------------------------

James R. McAuliffe*                    Director
-------------------------

Robert P. Restrepo, Jr.*               Director and Vice President
-------------------------

Eric A. Simonsen*                      Director and Vice President
-------------------------
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*  Sheila B. St. Hilaire, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
   document on behalf of each of the above-named Directors and Officers of the
   Registrant pursuant to the Power of Attorney dated April 2, 2000 duly
   executed by such persons.

/s/ Sheila B. St. Hilaire
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Sheila B. St. Hilaire, Attorney-in-Fact
(333-63087)
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                                  EXHIBIT TABLE

Exhibit 8(f)      Directors' Power of Attorney

Exhibit 9         Opinion of Counsel

Exhibit 10        Consent of Independent Accountants


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