Ezra Danolds Cole | |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | November 19, 1902 |
Institutions: | 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 (November 19, 1902 – August 8, 1992), of Nyack, New York, was well known stamp dealer who was named to the Hall of Fame of the American Philatelic Society.
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.
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.
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.