Théophile Lemaire

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Théophile Lemaire (* 1865 ; † 1943 ) was a stamp dealer and philatelist in Paris .

He began trading with stamps from around 1885 and soon became one of the well-known dealers in the field. He employed 30 people. Lemaire was a stamp collector, exhibited his stamps at exhibitions and was awarded many prizes. He also published albums, catalogs and a philatelic magazine called Le Philatélist Français.

literature

  • Wolfgang Maassen: Who is who in philately? , Volume 3, I – L, Phil Creativ, Schwalmtal, 3rd edition, 2020, ISBN 978-3-932198-97-7 , pp. 234-235

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Lieselotte Kugler (ed.), Andreas Hahn (ed.): The blue Mauritius. The meeting of the queens in Berlin. A publication of the Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications 2011, exhibition catalog in German and English, ISBN 978-3-9813202-1-3 , page 179
  2. ↑ a b c Helen Morgan: Blue Mauritius - The Hunt for the world's most valuable stamps , Atlantic Books London 2009, ISBN 978-1-84354-436-4 , page 105 f
  3. ↑ http://www.helenmorgan.net: Lemaire, Théophile , accessed September 5, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Lemaire, Théophile
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French stamp dealer and philatelist
DATE OF BIRTH 1865
DATE OF DEATH 1943