Robert Francon

Robert Francon is a French philatelist who in 1995 was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. Francon is a specialist in 20th century French stamps and has won gold medals in 1993 at Rio de Janeiro and Bangkok for his displays.[1]

Francon was the founding president of the Académie Européenne de Philatélie who award a prize named in his honour.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Newsdesk: Five New Distinguished Philatelists", Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Vol. 68, No. 12, May 1995, p. 5.
  2. ↑ http://www.aephil.com/en/traitdunionfiche.asp?id=92
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