He was born in Amiens and in 1917, he volunteered in the French army and fought during World War I.
After his studies, during the interwar period, Pierre was appointed by his father Louis, founder of Yvert et Tellier, to be a writer in L'Écho de la timbrologie redaction.
During the German occupation of France, he made the family printer survived with the lack of workers and paper.
1955, he let his place of l'Écho de la philatélie manager to his son Jean.
Elected president of the International Federation of Stamp Dealer Associations, he was chosen in January 1943 to sit in the 17th chair of the French Académie de philatélie.