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This website contains biographical and bibliographical information about the Post Office Mauritius stamps and subjects related to them. It is based on my research for the book Blue Mauritius: The Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Stamps.

Borchard, Madame (c. 1827 - )

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    Madame Borchard, courtesy of David Feldman SA.
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Born
c. 1827
Occupation
Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Alternative Names
  • Heritzen, Jeanne
Summary

Madame Borchard (née Jeanne Heritzen) was the source of thirteen of the known specimens of the 'Post Office' stamps. She lived in the Chartrons area, close to Bordeaux's port, with her husband, Adolphe, who was a ship owner and had business dealings with Mauritius in 1847.

At the time of her husband's death in 1869, Madame Borchard had at least six children. She sold her remaining 'Post Office' stamps to the Bordelaise stamp dealer Madame Desbois, and no more is known of her.

Husband

Owner

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Archives

Archives Municipales de Bordeaux

Bibliography

Books

Journal Articles

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Images

Title
Madame Borchard
Type
Photograph
Publisher
David Feldman SA
Details
Title
Recensement, Cours du Pavé des Chartrons, Bordeaux
Type
Photocopy
Repository
Archives Municipales de Bordeaux
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Prepared by: Helen Morgan