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Place of Birth: Versailles, ÃŽle-de-France, France
About Paul Mirabaud
- Paul Barthélemy Mirabaud (29 June 1848 – 12 May 1908) 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.
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