Ezra Danolds Cole

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Ezra Danolds Cole
Born November 19, 1902
Died August 8, 1992
Nationality USA
Engineering career
Institution memberships Collectors Club of New York
Association for Stamp Exhibitions
American Stamp Dealers Association
Significant projects World-famous stamp dealer; helped form some of the greatest collections in philately
Significant awards Luff 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.

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