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Moens, Jean-Baptiste (1833 - 1908)
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Jean-Baptiste Moens, c. 1893
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- Born
- 1833
- Died
- 1908
- Occupation
- Philatelic publisher, Philatelic writer and Stamp dealer
- Summary
Jean-Baptiste Philippe Constant Moens and the firm he established in Brussels were much esteemed in the world of philately. Obituary writers recognised him as the world's first dealer in stamps. He began to collect aged fifteen, and was selling stamps from his small book business four years later. He joined the ranks of philatelic authors with the publication of a guide for collectors in 1862. All that is known of the discovery of the first specimens of the Post Office issue, indeed of much of the history of the handful of those stamps eventually found, came from his pen in the late 1890s. He handled most of the Post Office stamps discovered by Madame Borchard in the late 1860s.
Related Subjects
Dealers
Bibliography
Books
- Butler, A. Ronald, The History of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Ltd, London, 1990. [ Details... ]
- Tyler, Varro E., Philatelic Forgers: Their Lives and Works, Robson Lowe, London, 1976. [ Details... ]
Editorials
- 'The Late J. B. Moens', London Philatelist, vol. 17, no. 197, May 1908, pp. 113-14. [ Details... ]
- Overy Taylor, 'The Philatelic News-Letter [Review of Les Timbres de Maurice by M. Moens]', Alfred Smith & Son's Monthly Circular, no. 46, October 1878, pp. 145-46. [ Details... ]
Journal Articles
- Hanciau, Louis, 'Old-Time Memories', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 17, no. 193, 31 July 1906, pp. 18-19. [ Details... ]
- Hanciau, Louis, 'Old-Time Memories', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 17, no. 200, 28 February 1907, p. 167. [ Details... ]
- Moens, Jean-Baptiste, 'Encore les Post-Office de Maurice', Le Timbre-Poste, no. 441, September 1899, pp. 141-42. [ Details... ]
- Moens, Jean-Baptiste, 'Encore les Post-Office de Maurice', Le Timbre-Poste, no. 438, June 1899, pp. 87-93. [ Details... ]
Journal Notes
- 'Philatelic Personalities - Mons J. B. Moens', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 2, no. 37, 22 February 1896. [ Details... ]
- 'Philately in the Mags - The "Post Office" Mauritius', The Philatelic Record, vol. 21, no. 11, November 1899, p. 203. [ Details... ]
- 'Death of M. J. B. Moens', London Philatelist, vol. 17, no. 197, May 1908, pp. 120-21. [ Details... ]
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- Title
- Jean-Baptiste Moens
- Type
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- Date
- c. 1893
- Details
Prepared by: Helen Morgan
Created: 16 March 2006, Last modified: 29 August 2006