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Los 41188 – 1826 (Jun 29) Entire letter from a missionary, dat

1826 (Jun 29) Entire letter from a missionary, dat
Los 41188 – 1826 (Jun 29) Entire letter from a missionary, dat
Tonga
Realisierter Preis
3’200 GBP
Schätzung
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auktionsdatum
Fr. 2 Dez 2016 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Beschreibung
1826 (Jun 29) Entire letter from a missionary, datelined „Tongataboo“, sent by John Hutchinson to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London, telling of the first landing on Tongatabu with diary extracts from 23rd-29th, recounting their meetings with the indigenous population, ms „8“ rate, reverse with London Ship Letter and normal cds, front-side endorsed „No.1“ at top left, fascinating content and the first known letter from Tonga, a highly important exhibition item Note: Wesleyan missionaries arrived in Tonga in 1822 but no correspondence from their short stay is known. A second, successful, attempt to land missionaries took place in 1826.

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