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 Harpe Neuve Mâcon"" or ""rue de l'Abreuvoir Mâcon"" (1401), ""rue de l'Abreuvoir Mâcon"" or ""rue Neuve Saint-Michel"" (1409), ""rue Neuve du pont Saint-Michel"" or ""de la Bouclerie"" (1406), ""rue de la Grant Bouclerie"" (1405), ""rue Neuve Saint-Michel"" (1469) and ""rue de la Vielle Bouclerie"". In 1800, Joseph Fouché, the Parisian chief of police, supposedly documented a series of murders undertaken by a barber and baker on this street. They are often cited as the first serial killers, and also it is argued that the pair were a significant influence in the famous story of the barber Sweeney Todd of Fleet Street,