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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.

Hind, Arthur (1856 - 1933)

Born
1856
England
Died
1933
USA
Occupation
Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Summary

Arthur Hind did not take up stamp collecting seriously until he emigrated from Bradford, England, in 1890, to America, where he ran a successful plush fabric manufacturing business in Utica. A wealthy man, he bought entire collections, and had to have the best, thus his preference for unused stamps. He was also fond of the 'unusual' over the 'general run' of stamps, in short, it seemed, anything that would make him stand out. Philatelically he was described as 'the Ferrary of America'.

He bought the Bordeaux letter from Lictenstein in 1922, and the following year acquired the two Post Office stamps from Duveen's collection.

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Prepared by: Helen Morgan