Arthur Hind (1856 - 1933)

Arthur Hind (1856 - 1933) was an American textile industrialist and philatelist. 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 [ [http://www.uticaod.com/lifestyles/columnists/x1382801595 "Noted Collector Dies", "UticaOD.com" (February 24, 2008)] ] . He came to the United States from Bradford, England in 1890 [ [http://www.helenmorgan.net/bm/biogs/E000059b.htm Helen Morgan, "Hind, Arthur (1856 - 1933)", "Blue Mauritius Research Companion"] ] .

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" [ Roger Calves, quoted in David Feldman SA, "Mauritius: Classic Postage Stamps and Postal History" Switzerland (1993) p. 92.] 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 F. 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 [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archivefree/pdf?_r=1&res=9D05E5DC1339E133A25757C1A9639C946395D6CF “Outbid King George for $32,000 stamp”, ‘’New York Times’’ (May 14, 1922)] ] .

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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.