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with vinegar when it passed through Malta in order to prevent cholera being transmitted through the mail. He credits the eye for detail that he developed from collecting stamps with enabling him to appreciate the details in his chosen profession of dealing in old master Dutch paintings.
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would be moving in. Van
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Interview with an Art Dealer: Lucy
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