De La Rue then as a stationer and printer. In 1831 he secured his business a Royal Warrant to produce playing cards. In 1855 it started printing postage stamps and in 1860 banknotes. In 1896, the family partnership was converted into a private company. In 1921, the de la Rue family sold their interests. The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1947. Then called "Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited", it changed its name in 1958 to "The De La Rue Company Limited". A takeover bid for De La Rue was made by the Rank Organisation plc in
Rue de la Petite-Truanderie Rue de la Petite-Truanderie Rue de la Petite-Truanderie ("street in Little Truanderie") is an old path, in the 1st District of Paris , in France. The exact origin of the name is not known, but there are two thesis: In 1817, the "Rue de la Petite-Truanderie", a length of 52 meters, began at number 16-18 rue Mondétour and finished at number 13-18 rue de la Grande-Truanderie. It was located in the former 5th district in the Montorgueil. The numbers in the street were black one. The last number were odd number 15 and the last was the even number number