| Arthur Hind |
| Born |
1856 |
| Died |
1933 |
| Nationality |
USA |
| Work |
| Significant projects |
Manufactured textiles; created world class stamp collections |
Arthur Hind (1856–1933), of Utica, New York, was an American textile industrialist and philatelist.
[edit] Business interests
He lived on Maple Street in Utica, New York, in the Mohawk Valley. He was owner of Hind-Harrison Plush Co. in Clark Mills, New York, which made upholstery fabrics for automobile manufacturers.[1] He came to the United States from Bradford, England in 1890.[2]
[edit] Philatelic activity
Hind formed an outstanding collection of stamps of the United States. Like Thomas Tapling, Hind poured the profits from his business into rare stamps, and soon acquired many of the world's greatest rarities. Among these were the Bordeaux Letter, which Roger Calves considered "la pièce de résistance de toute la philatélie"[3] or "the greatest item in all philately", purchased in 1922 from Alfred F. Lichtenstein. He also owned the two "Post Office" Mauritius stamps, both unused, purchased from Henry Duveen. At the Ferrary sale, Hind purchased the One Cent Magenta British Guiana for a world-record price, as well as all of the best U.S. Postmasters' Provisionals.[4]
[edit] Biography
- Séfi, A. J., "Obituary. A Short Memoir of Mr Arthur Hind", Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, vol. 43, no. 507 (March 1933), pp. 46–47. Because of his obsession with the "black on magenta," Hind (according to rumor) bought not only one of the stamps, but the other remaining one, and then destroyed one so that he would own the only one in the world...
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Noted Collector Dies", UticaOD.com (February 24, 2008)[dead link]
- ^ Helen Morgan, "Hind, Arthur (1856–1933)", Blue Mauritius Research Companion
- ^ Roger Calves, quoted in David Feldman SA, Mauritius: Classic Postage Stamps and Postal History Switzerland (1993) p. 92.
- ^ “Outbid King George for $32,000 stamp”, ‘’New York Times’’ (May 14, 1922)[dead link]
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Hind, Arthur |
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| Date of birth |
1856 |
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| Date of death |
1933 |
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