Pierre Mahé
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Pierre Marie Mahé was French stamp dealer
who was acknowledged as one of the Fathers of Philately on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
who later employed Mahé as his private secretary and custodian of his stamp collection at his mansion in Rue de Varennes from 1874 until Mahé died in 1913.
After Pierre's death, his son Edward M. Mahé took over the work. Pierre was also survived by a daughter.
In 1910 he received the Lindenberg Medal
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he invented the perforation gauge.
Stamp dealer
A stamp dealer is a company or an individual who deals in postage stamps and philatelic products. It also includes individuals who sell postage stamps for day to day use or official stamps for use on court documents.-Stamps on Approval Basis:...
who was acknowledged as one of the Fathers of Philately on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921...
Association with Philipp von Ferrary
Mahé owned a succession of stamp shops in Paris at Rue de Clichy, Rue de Chateaudon and Rue de Cannettes. One of his customers was Philipp von FerraryPhilipp von Ferrary
Philip Ferrari de La Renotière, Duke of Gallièra was a legendary stamp collector, assembling probably the most complete worldwide collection that ever existed, or is likely to exist...
who later employed Mahé as his private secretary and custodian of his stamp collection at his mansion in Rue de Varennes from 1874 until Mahé died in 1913.
After Pierre's death, his son Edward M. Mahé took over the work. Pierre was also survived by a daughter.
Awards
In 1907 at the Congres des Societes Savantes, Mahé was named an Officer de l'Instruction Publique.In 1910 he received the Lindenberg Medal
Lindenberg Medal
The Lindenberg Medal is an award given to those who provide “conspicuous service to philately” because of their investigations and contributions to philatelic literature.It is considered by some as the Nobel Prize of Philately.- Origin :...
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The perforation gauge
With Jacques LegrandJacques Legrand (philatelist)
Dr. Jacques Amable Legrand was one of the first collectors of French stamps in the nineteenth century and one of the first organizers and scholars of philately in France as a serious topic of study. He used the pseudonym of Dr...
he invented the perforation gauge.
Selected publications
- Les Marchands de Timbres-Poste d'autrefois et leurs catalogues. Amiens, France: Yvert et Tellier, 1908.