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Pierre Marie Mahe (1833 – 2 February 1913) was French stamp dealer who was acknowledged as one of the Fathers of Philately on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.
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Association with Philipp von Ferrary
Mahe 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 Ferrary who later employed Mahe as his private secretary and custodian of his stamp collection at his mansion in Rue de Varennes from 1874 until Mahe died in 1913.
After Pierre's death, his son Edouard M. Mahe took over the work. Pierre was also survived by a daughter.
Awards
In 1907 at the Congres des Societes Savantes, Mahe was named an Officer de l'Instruction Publique.
In 1910 he received the Lindenberg Medal.
Selected publications
References
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