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.
[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.
[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.