Franceska Rapkin | |
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Born | May 13, 1936 |
Died | December 13, 2001 | (aged 65)
Nationality | British |
Franceska Rapkin (15 May 1936 – 13 December 2001) [1] was a British thematic philatelist who was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1998. She was the first chairperson of the British Thematic Association. [2]
She was a refugee with her parents from Nazi Germany. [3]
She was the first British philatelist to win a gold medal for a thematic exhibit which she did with her entry, "1936 Olympic Games" at ISRAPHIL ’85. In 1988, she received a second Gold model at OLYMPHILEX ’88. [4] In 1989 she won the Congress Medal of the Association of British Philatelic Societies. [5]
She is a member of the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame. [2]
Franceska Rapkin | |
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Born | May 13, 1936 |
Died | December 13, 2001 | (aged 65)
Nationality | British |
Franceska Rapkin (15 May 1936 – 13 December 2001) [1] was a British thematic philatelist who was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1998. She was the first chairperson of the British Thematic Association. [2]
She was a refugee with her parents from Nazi Germany. [3]
She was the first British philatelist to win a gold medal for a thematic exhibit which she did with her entry, "1936 Olympic Games" at ISRAPHIL ’85. In 1988, she received a second Gold model at OLYMPHILEX ’88. [4] In 1989 she won the Congress Medal of the Association of British Philatelic Societies. [5]
She is a member of the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame. [2]