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Subject: H.M.S. Orontes playing card Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:45 pm

Received this today from Australian EBay. A playing card - the four of spades - from H.M.S. Orontes, I believed as the soldier is wearing what appears to be a Home Service helmet, that the card was issued post-1878. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] (John Young Collection.) JY

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Subject: HMS Orontes Playing card Sun Aug 21, 2022 3:21 am

Hi JY I actually saw it on ebay before I went on holidays . 90th

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