Percy Gray Doane (1877–1945) was a
philatelic dealer from
New York City
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[Birch, Brian. (2013) ]
Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers
'. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 773. He was born in
Brooklyn
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on January 13, 1878 and died there on March 28, 1945.
Philatelic activity
Percy Doane established his philatelic dealership and auction house in New York City in 1897 and was highly respected within the philatelic community for his integrity.
Doane conducted a total of 348 auctions of postage stamps and related postal history material during his career. He assisted several notorious stamp collectors, including Col.
E. H. R. Green, Judge Robert Emerson, Clarence Eagle and Benno Loewy, to build up or sell their collections or portions of their collections.
Awards
Percy Doane 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 P ...
in 1946.
See also
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Philately
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is poss ...
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Philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history.
Background to philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is held by stamp collectors and dealers, philatelic soci ...
References
1877 births
1945 deaths
American philatelists
American stamp dealers
Businesspeople from New York City
Philatelic auctioneers
American auctioneers
American Philatelic Society
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