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 La Boétie la Charte" (Street of the Charter). It then udertook a quick succession of names, becoming "rue Lapeyrouse", "rue d'Angoulême à nouveau" (1852), "rue de Morny" (1863), "rue de la Commune" (1871), rue Mac-Mahon and finally "rue Pierre-Charron" in 1871. The area between the place Saint-Augustin and the place Chand-Goyon was called "rue de la Pépinière" until 1868, and then "rue Abattucci". The street took its current name in 1879, throughout its length, in honour of Étienne de La Boétie (1530–1563), friend moralist of Michel de Montaigne. Rue La Boétie The rue La Boétie is a street in the 8th arrondissement