Franceska Rapkin (15 May 1936 – 13 December 2001) was a British thematic philatelist who was appointed to the

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in 1998. She was the first chairperson of the British Thematic Association. She was a refugee with her parents from Nazi Germany. 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. In 1989 she won the Congress Medal of the

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Selected publications

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

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British philatelists Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 1936 births 2001 deaths Women philatelists German emigrants to the United Kingdom Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{philatelist-stub

Selected publications

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