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Lot 253 Thailand
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Thailand (United States) 1846, Marcellus, N.Y. to Bangkok, Siam. Folded letter with blue "Marcellus, N.Y., Apr 13" cds with matching "Paid" and "10" rate handstamps, addressed to Dr. Daniel B. Bradley in care of missionary group in New York City with endorsement cross out at bottom, "Jan 16, 1857" receiving docketing on reverse, Very Fine, a rare early letter to Bangkok. Estimate; $500 - 750. The first Protestant missionaries arrived in Bangkok in 1828 from the London Missionary Society representing the Church of England, the American Protestants followed over the next three decades, Dr. Bradley was a prominent American Missionary who arrived in 1835 and taught England to Prince Mongkut, the future King Rama IV
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Lot 253 Thailand
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Thailand (United States) 1846, Marcellus, N.Y. to Bangkok, Siam. Folded letter with blue "Marcellus, N.Y., Apr 13" cds with matching "Paid" and "10" rate handstamps, addressed to Dr. Daniel B. Bradley in care of missionary group in New York City with endorsement cross out at bottom, "Jan 16, 1857" receiving docketing on reverse, Very Fine, a rare early letter to Bangkok. Estimate; $500 - 750. The first Protestant missionaries arrived in Bangkok in 1828 from the London Missionary Society representing the Church of England, the American Protestants followed over the next three decades, Dr. Bradley was a prominent American Missionary who arrived in 1835 and taught England to Prince Mongkut, the future King Rama IV
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