Franceska Rapkin

Franceska Rapkin
Born	(1936-05-13)May 13, 1936
Died	December 13, 2001(2001-12-13) (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]

Selected publications

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

See also

• Leon Vincent Rapkin

References

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