Franceska_Rapkin

Franceska Rapkin

Franceska Rapkin

British philatelist

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]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

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]

Selected publications

  • Guidelines for Thematic Judges and Exhibitors at Local and Federation Level (c.1989)
  • Guidelines for Successful Exhibiting (1991)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Franceska RAPKIN". www.thegazette.co.uk.
  2. [2]
    "Franceska Rapkin". American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  3. [3]
    "Académie Européenne de Philatélie". www.aephil.net.
  4. [4]
    "Early History Of BTA - British Thematic Association". www.britishthematic.org.uk.
  5. [5]
    "Congress Medal". www.abps.org.uk.


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