Paul Mirabaud Explained

Paul Barthelemy Mirabaud
Birth Date:29 June 1848
Birth Place:Versailles, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French

Paul Barthélemy Mirabaud (29 June 1848[1] – 12 May 1908)[2] was a French banker and philatelist from Versailles, Yvelines who was a specialist in the stamps of Switzerland.

In 1921, he was one of the "Fathers of Philately" entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. Together with Swedish-born Baron Axel de Reuterskiöld he wrote Les Timbres Postes de la Suisse 1843-1860 which was published in 1899. The book is considered well-researched and the first published deep study of Swiss philately. The book is still considered a standard reference and has been the basis for many more modern or more particular enquiries into the field of the Swiss classical issues.

Notes and References

  1. Paris & Vicinity, France Electoral Rolls, 1891
  2. "The Death of M. Paul Mirabaud." in The London Philatelist, Vol. 17, pp. 151-152.