Théodule Tellier
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Théodule Tellier was a French printer and the co-founder with Louis Yvert
of French
philatelic
publisher Yvert et Tellier
. He participated in its publication from 1895 to 1913.
, Tellier was hired at the printing
company of Henry Yvert. He climbed the ranks and finally became chief-printer.
When Henry Yvert died in 1885, his widow associated her family to Tellier, until her son Louis
would be ready to join the firm. Tellier directed the typographic plant, then all of the Yvert printing operations by 1889.
Tellier was a stamp collector
, too, a passion he had discovered in the 1870s with the German stamps
for Alsace-Lorraine
. He printed L'Écho de la timbrologie
, a philatelic bulletin written by Edmond Frémy of Douai
. Suffering an illness, Frémy gave away his bulletin to Tellier in 1890. At the beginning of the 1890s, readers were asking for an exhaustive stamp album
and catalog
, and a service offering stamps of the world by mail order.
After Louis Yvert became initiated into stamp collecting by Tellier, both decided in 1895 to make philatelic publications the main activity of the Yvert family company. In November 1896, they published the first Catalogue prix-courant de timbres-poste par Yvert et Tellier, alongside a stamp album.
With the prosperity of the Yvert et Tellier company, Théodule Tellier attended to the firm's daily operations while Yvert travelled for philatelic purposes. But Tellier decided to retire after the death of his grandson and sold his shares to Louis Yvert on 1 April 1913. Nevertheless, Yvert decided to maintain his friend's name in the catalog's title.
Tellier lived some years at a farm near Amiens. He died in this town in the night between the 3rd and 4 March 1922.
Louis Yvert
Louis Yvert was the co-founder of French philatelic publisher Yvert et Tellier with printer Théodule Tellier, from the family-printing company established in the 1830s by his grandfather, legitimist journalist Eugène Yvert.- Biography :Louis Yvert was the son of lawyer Henry Yvert and Mademoiselle...
of French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
philatelic
Philately
Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps...
publisher Yvert et Tellier
Yvert et Tellier
Yvert et Tellier is a postage stamp dealer and a philatelic publishing company founded in 1895 in the northern French city of Amiens, where the head office is still located. The logo is a circle divided into a snowflake and a smiling sun...
. He participated in its publication from 1895 to 1913.
Biography
In 1879 in AmiensAmiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
, Tellier was hired at the printing
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
company of Henry Yvert. He climbed the ranks and finally became chief-printer.
When Henry Yvert died in 1885, his widow associated her family to Tellier, until her son Louis
Louis Yvert
Louis Yvert was the co-founder of French philatelic publisher Yvert et Tellier with printer Théodule Tellier, from the family-printing company established in the 1830s by his grandfather, legitimist journalist Eugène Yvert.- Biography :Louis Yvert was the son of lawyer Henry Yvert and Mademoiselle...
would be ready to join the firm. Tellier directed the typographic plant, then all of the Yvert printing operations by 1889.
Tellier was a stamp collector
Stamp collecting
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is one of the world's most popular hobbies, with the number of collectors in the United States alone estimated to be over 20 million.- Collecting :...
, too, a passion he had discovered in the 1870s with the German stamps
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
for Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine
The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle region of Lorraine following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War. The Alsatian part lay in the Rhine Valley on the west bank of the Rhine River and east...
. He printed L'Écho de la timbrologie
L'Écho de la timbrologie
L'Écho de la timbrologie is a French monthly magazine about philately and stamp collecting. First published in 1887, it is the French oldest surviving philatelic publication. Its subtitle is "La tribune des philatélistes" ....
, a philatelic bulletin written by Edmond Frémy of Douai
Douai
-Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
. Suffering an illness, Frémy gave away his bulletin to Tellier in 1890. At the beginning of the 1890s, readers were asking for an exhaustive stamp album
Stamp album
A stamp album is a book, often loose-leafed , in which a collection of postage stamps may be stored and displayed.- Overview :...
and catalog
Stamp catalog
A stamp catalog is a catalog of postage stamp types with descriptions and prices.The stamp catalog is an essential tool of philately and stamp collecting...
, and a service offering stamps of the world by mail order.
After Louis Yvert became initiated into stamp collecting by Tellier, both decided in 1895 to make philatelic publications the main activity of the Yvert family company. In November 1896, they published the first Catalogue prix-courant de timbres-poste par Yvert et Tellier, alongside a stamp album.
With the prosperity of the Yvert et Tellier company, Théodule Tellier attended to the firm's daily operations while Yvert travelled for philatelic purposes. But Tellier decided to retire after the death of his grandson and sold his shares to Louis Yvert on 1 April 1913. Nevertheless, Yvert decided to maintain his friend's name in the catalog's title.
Tellier lived some years at a farm near Amiens. He died in this town in the night between the 3rd and 4 March 1922.