Percy Gray Doane

Percy Gray Doane
Born 1877
Died March 28, 1945
Nationality USA

Engineering career

Significant projects New York City stamp dealer; helped build collections of notable philatelists
Significant awards APS Hall of Fame

Percy Gray Doane (1877–1945),[1] of New York City, was a well-known and highly regarded philatelic dealer for nearly half a century.

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 long career. His reputation, and his philatelic knowledge and abilities, allowed him to help famous stamp collectors, such as Col. E. H. R. Green, Judge Robert Emerson, Clarence Eagle and Benno Loewy, build up or sell their collections or portions of their collections.

Honors and awards

Percy Doane was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1946.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Birch, Brian. (2013) Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 773.
  2. ↑ http://stamps.org/HOF-1946#Doane


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, November 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.