By the way:
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3262 - Sauron taken captive to Numenor. [App.B] He seemingly leaves the One in Barad-dur. [Ak]
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There is a letter (Letter 211, p. 279) where Tolkien outright states that Sauron had the Ring with him in Numenor:
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He naturally had the One Ring, and so very soon dominated the minds and wills of most of the Númenóreans.
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