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 French: {{ill|Académie Européenne de Philatélie|fr|Académie européenne de philatélie who award a prize named in his honour.[2]