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Lot 98 PORTSMOUTH SHIP LETTERS DURING WARTIME; July 1800 E from Montego Bay to Ireland "p. M. of War for Europe" with a partly v. fine oval crowned "Ship Lre/PORTSMOUTH" on the front and a v. fine red London "S" for Sunday arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Plus June 1805 EL from "Roselle, St. Thos. in the East" to Scotland "p. H.M.B(rig). Staunch", with a mostly fine crowned oval "SHIP-LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" and a similar faint "Ship Letter/JAMAICA" on the front. Both carried by naval ships as ordin