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Welcome to the Blue Mauritius Research Companion

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.

Rothschild, Baron Arthur de (1851 - 1903)

Born
1851
Died
1903
Occupation
Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Summary

Baron Arthur de Rothschild was a long-term Post Office owner. He began collecting stamps in his teens. In 1870, the Baron, recently removed to Brussels on account of the Franco-Prussian war, paid the dealer Jean-Baptiste Moens 500 francs for the used one penny Post Office discovered by Monsieur Noirel in Mauritius. He completed the set a few years later, paying the Belgian dealer 600 francs for the ex-Borchard used two pence Post Office acquired by Madame Desbois in 1872.

He also collected stationery, ties, cigars and hair ribbons, and gave up philately when he became more interested in motor racing.

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Prepared by: Helen Morgan