Career
He was also an eminent philatelist, who was one of the Fathers of named on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921. One of Henry"s first clients was the department store owner Benjamin Altman who until his death in 1913 purchased a large collection of Oriental porcelain from him, as well as many Rembrandts, Italian Renaissance masterpieces, and old rugs et cetera Duveen owned some of the great rarities of philately, including the "Mission Rose" cover franked with a pair of British Guiana "cotton reels" and more than one Post Office Mauritius.
He restricted himself to issues before 1896 and, at its height, his collection took up sixty-nine Stanley Gibbons Oriel albums.
Duveen"s son, Sir Geoffrey Edgar Duveen (1883-1975), inherited his general stamp collection.
