Philipp von Ferrary

Philip Ferrari de La Renotire was a noted stamp collector, assembling probably the most complete worldwide collection that ever existed, or is likely to exist. Amongst his extremely rare stamps were the unique Treskilling Yellow of Sweden and the 1856 onecent Black on Magenta of British Guiana.

Ferrary was born in the sumptuous Htel Matignon, Rue de Varenne in Paris, where he resided until two years prior to his death. Once the festive gathering place for the Ancien Rgime society, at the start of the Bourbon Restauration in 1815, Louis XVIII traded the Htel de Matignon for the lyse Palace. It is now the official residence of the Prime Minister of France.

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