Ezra Danolds Cole (November 19, 1902 – August 8, 1992), of
Nyack, New York
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, was well known
stamp dealer
A stamp dealer is a company or an individual who deals in stamps and philatelic products. It also includes individuals who sell postage stamps for day to day use or revenue stamps for use on court documents. Stamp dealers who sell to Stamp collect ...
who was named to the Hall of Fame of the
American Philatelic Society
The American Philatelic Society (APS) is the largest nonprofit stamp collecting foundation of philately in the world. Both the membership and interests of the society are worldwide.
History
The organization, originally named the ''American Phila ...
.
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
The Collectors Club, often referred to as the Collectors Club of New York, is a private club and philatelic society in New York City. Founded in 1896, it is one of the oldest existing philatelic societies in the United States. Its stated purp ...
, and as president of the Association for Stamp Exhibitions.
Honors and awards
In 1970 Cole received the
Luff Award
The Luff Award is awarded by the American Philatelic Society (commonly known as the APS) for meritorious contributions to philately by living philatelists.
Established
The award was established in 1940 in memory of John N. Luff, distinguished ph ...
for Exceptional Contributions to Philately, and, in 1993, he was named to the
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame The American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame award honors deceased philatelists who have contributed significantly to the field of national and/or international philately.
History
The APS ''Hall of Fame'' award was founded at the 1940 American Phil ...
.
See also
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Stamp collecting
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection) of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth ...
External links
APS Hall of Fame - Ezra Danolds Cole
1902 births
1992 deaths
American stamp dealers
American philatelists
People from Nyack, New York
20th-century American businesspeople
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