Monaco Pathe

Monaco celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Pathe with a stamp issue!

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Charles Pathé was born in Chevry-Cossigny in 1863 and died in 1957 in Monaco, where he lived for the last thirty years of his life.

In 1896, he began to industrialise sound recordings, and with his brother Emile, founded Société Pathé Frères. With the injection of new capital, the company experienced outstanding growth. Today called Société Pathé Cinéma, the firm works in all business sectors including production, distribution and operation. The company went global, opening branches in Europe and the United States (Pathé America).

Source: Monaco Post
Published October 17th, 2013