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Firm Chops:
Ramsay & Co. Exporters When King Chulalongkorn visited Calcutta in 1872 he invited Ramsay and Co. to come to Bangkok and open a store. He gave them a monopoly and free rent. They carried everything required by civilian and military service. They opened a department store in 1882 which was short lived. However they returned to supplying Government contracts, ship chandelling, and export of Siamese goods. In 1884, tried a department store but it went into liquidation and its stock was bought out by the German firm of B. Grimm. |
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| Dimensions: | Estimated 40 mm x 20 mm |
| Colour: | Blue or Violet |
| Observed on: | Bangkok |
| Earliest Use: | 1883 |
| Latest Use: | 1885 |