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Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green (August 22, 1868 – June 8, 1936), aka Colonel Green, was the son of miser
Miser

A miser is a person who is reluctant to spend money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts. The term derives from the Latin miser, meaning "poor" or "wretched," comparable to the modern word "miserable"....
 Hetty Green
Hetty Green

Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green was an United States businesswoman, remarkable for her frugality during the Gilded Age, as well as for being the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street....
, and the heir to her fortune of $150 million.

He married Mabel E. Harlow.

He is known to philatelists for forming one of the great collections of postage stamp
Postage stamp

A postage stamp is adhesive paper evidence of a fee paid for Mail services. Usually a small rectangle attached to an envelope, the stamp signifies the person sending it has fully or partly paid for delivery....
s of the early 20th century, exceeded in size and value only by that of George V
George V of the United Kingdom

George V was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha....
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Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green (August 22, 1868 – June 8, 1936), aka Colonel Green, was the son of miser
Miser

A miser is a person who is reluctant to spend money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts. The term derives from the Latin miser, meaning "poor" or "wretched," comparable to the modern word "miserable"....
 Hetty Green
Hetty Green

Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green was an United States businesswoman, remarkable for her frugality during the Gilded Age, as well as for being the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street....
, and the heir to her fortune of $150 million.

He married Mabel E. Harlow.

He is known to philatelists for forming one of the great collections of postage stamp
Postage stamp

A postage stamp is adhesive paper evidence of a fee paid for Mail services. Usually a small rectangle attached to an envelope, the stamp signifies the person sending it has fully or partly paid for delivery....
s of the early 20th century, exceeded in size and value only by that of George V
George V of the United Kingdom

George V was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha....
. To numismatists, he is known for his extensive coin collection. Most notably, he was one of the original owners of all five of the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel
1913 Liberty Head Nickel

The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is an United States Nickel which was produced in extremely limited quantities without the authority of the United States Mint, making it one of the best-known and most coveted rarities in American numismatics....
s known to exist.

Further reading

  • Barbara Fortin Bedell, Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green and the World He Created at Round Hill 2003
  • Lewis, Arthur H., The Day They Shook the Plum Tree. (New York: Harcourt Brace, 1963)(Republished by Buccaneer Books, P.O. Box 168, Cutchogue, NY 11935)


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