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What does this abbreviation stand for? It is part of the greeting section of a letter written in Hebrew from the late 19th century. The phrase in which it appears is:
שפעת חיו"ש וכט"ס לכבוד הרב וכו
I am guessing something like ("חיים ושלום וכל טוב סלה").
I think you hit the nail on the head.
