{{Short description|French philatelist}} '''Robert Francon<!-- or rather "Françon" ? -->''' 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.<ref>"Newsdesk: Five New Distinguished Philatelists", ''Gibbons Stamp Monthly'', Vol. 68, No. 12, May 1995, p. 5.</ref>
Francon was the founding president of the {{lang|fr|{{ill|Académie Européenne de Philatélie|fr|Académie européenne de philatélie}}}} who award a prize named in his honour.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aephil.com/en/traitdunionfiche.asp?id=92 | title=Académie Européenne de Philatélie }}</ref>
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