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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.

Breitfuss, Friedrich (1851 - 1911)

Born
15 September 1851
St Petersburg, Russia
Died
7 September 1911
St Petersburg, Russia
Occupation
Post Office owner
Summary

Friedrich Breitfuss, a life long stamp collector, enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as one of Russia's greatest philatelists, and shared his knowledge through writings in the philatelic literature, and through judging at competitions. According to Charles J. Phillips, at the time Breitfuss sold his collection, in 1907, it was 'the third finest and most complete general collection in the world'. Some time between 1899 and 1907, Breitfuss acquired a used one penny Post Office.

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Prepared by: Helen Morgan