At the meeting of the Board of Election of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists on 16th February 2023 it was unanimously agreed that the following philatelists be invited to be the new signatories to the Roll:
- Pradip Jain, RDP, India
- Ms. Patricia “Trish” Kaufmann, RDP, United States of America
- Professor Dr. Damian Läge, RDP, Switzerland
- Jesús Sitjà-Prats, RDP, Spain
- Turhan Turgut, RDP, Turkey
This year’s signing ceremony, on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the first signatories to the Roll, will take place at 5 pm on Friday 26 May 2022 at Schlosshotel Hugenpoet, Essen, Germany, during the IBRA 2023 International Philatelic Exhibition.
The Press Release with the recipients’ short biographies and more details is here: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-new-RDP-Biographies.pdf