Robert Francon is a French

philatelist Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is pos ...

who in 1995 was invited to sign the

Roll of Distinguished Philatelists The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a 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 names. Sel ...

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

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Living people Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists French philatelists Philately of France Year of birth missing (living people) {{France-philatelist-stub