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Dealers in Fine Postage Stamps and Postal History - Valuations for Probate and Insurance
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1813  (Aug 5) Entire from a sailor on a SHIP IN COVE HARBOUR sent to Manchester showing COVE/110 handstamp.  Content includes "The jalour scoop of war made the signal for convoy to...

1813  (Aug 5) Entire from a sailor on a SHIP IN COVE HARBOUR sent to Manchester showing COVE/110 handstamp.  Content includes "The jalour scoop of war made the signal for convoy to...


...Spain & Portugal and yesterday she had orders to put to sea in pursuit of an AMERICAN PRIVATEER of 20 guns that had chased a gun brig into Waterford a day or two before...".  Also news of other naval vessels and troop convoys.  An interesting reference to the war with the USA/the US ship possibly the "Argus" which was captured on August 14th.



Item reference: 1364

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