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Duveen, Henry (1854 - 1919)
- Born
- 1854
- Died
- 1919
- Occupation
- Post Office owner and Stamp collector
- Summary
Henry Duveen was a partner in the firm of Duveen Brothers, Art Dealers, London and New York. He was also a stamp collector and specialised in the countries of Mauritius and Switzerland.
Duveen bought an unused two pence Post Office in 1898 (which had a light blue mark on it). The following year he bought the Adam ball envelope. When Avery's unused one penny and two pence in fine condition came up for sale in 1909, Duveen purchased them both, paying in part by exchanging the two Post Office he already possessed.
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Bibliography
Books
- Butler, A. Ronald, The History of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Ltd, London, 1990. [ Details... ]
- Duveen, J. H., The Rise of the House of Duveen, Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1957. [ Details... ]
Journal Articles
- 'The Exhibition of the South African Colonies', London Philatelist, vol. 11, no. 132, December 1902, pp. 280-81. [ Details... ]
- 'Notable Philatelists - H. J. Duveen', The Philatelic Record, February 1903, pp. 23-27. [ Details... ]
- 'The International Philatelic Exhibition, London, 1906', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 16, no. 191, 1906, pp. 228-33. [ Details... ]
- 'Editorial - The Exhibition', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 16, no. 191, 31 May 1906, pp. 217-18. [ Details... ]
Prepared by: Helen Morgan
Created: 16 March 2006, Last modified: 27 August 2006