U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
March 13-14, 2013
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #368 DANISH WEST INDIES 1841 (11 Dec) FL datelined Santa Cruz, St. Croix, West End, sent via St. Thomas to Boston, with red "Ship" and New York (Jan 6) arrival, interesting contents mentioned Moravian Missionaries, fine (Along with the Royal Danish Mission College, the Moravian missionaries were the first large-scale Protestant missionary movement. They sent out the first missionaries when there were only 300 inhabitants in Herrnhut. Within 30 years, the church sent hundreds of Christian missionaries to many parts of the world, including the Caribbean, North and South America, the Arctic, Africa, and the Far East. They were the first to send lay people (rather than clergy) as missionaries, the first Protestant denomination to minister to slaves, and the first Protestant presence in many countries)  | Price Realized $260.00 |
