Leon Vincent Rapkin (10 March 1929 – 23 September 1991), of
England
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, was a
philatelist who was active in various British philatelic organizations.
Collecting interests
Rapkin was well known for his collection of classic German postage stamps and postal history, including German colonies and German post offices in other countries.
Philatelic activity
Leon Rapkin served on the boards of various international
philatelic exhibitions held in England between 1980 and 1990. He served the
Royal Philatelic Society London
The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as ''The Philatelic Society, London''. The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its he ...
as council member and vice president, the Germany and Colonies Philatelic Society as chairman and president, and, the British Philatelic Federation, also as chairman and president. He also served as the Keeper of the
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a Philately, philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921. The Roll consists of five pieces of parchment to which the signatories add their n ...
.
Honors and awards
Leon Vincent Rapkin was named to the Keeper of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1984, and, in 1992, he was named to the
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame.
See also
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Franceska Rapkin
Franceska Rapkin (15 May 1936 – 13 December 2001) 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.
She was a refugee with ...
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Postage stamps and postal history of Germany
External links
APS Hall of Fame – Leon Vincent Rapkin
1929 births
1991 deaths
Philatelic literature
British philatelists
Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
American Philatelic Society
20th-century English people
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
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