Jump to content

Ezra Danolds Cole

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by KasparBot (talk | contribs) at 22:46, 21 April 2016 (migrating Persondata to Wikidata, please help, see challenges for this article). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Ezra Danolds Cole
BornNovember 19, 1902
DiedAugust 8, 1992
NationalityUSA
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
InstitutionsCollectors Club of New York
Association for Stamp Exhibitions
American Stamp Dealers Association
ProjectsWorld-famous stamp dealer; helped form some of the greatest collections in philately
AwardsLuff Award
APS Hall of Fame

Ezra Danolds Cole (1902 -1992), of Nyack, New York, was well known stamp dealer who was named to the Hall of Fame of the American Philatelic Society.

Stamp dealer

Cole was known as a “world famous” stamp dealer as he helped build some of the most prestigious stamp collections known. He started selling stamps in the 1920s, and, by the 1930s, he had established his own business: Ezra Cole, Nyack, N.Y.

Philatelic activity

Cole was very involved in the organizational aspects of philately. He served as the president of the American Stamp Dealers Association, as a governor at the Collectors Club of New York, and as president of the Association for Stamp Exhibitions.

Honors and awards

In 1970 Cole received the Luff Award for Exceptional Contributions to Philately, and, in 1993, he was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame.

See also