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Pradeep Jain will be Honored with RDP Award
- 24 Feb 2023
- 1 min read
Why In News?
According to the information received from the media on February 23, 2023, Pradeep Jain of Patna will be honored with the Distinguished Philatelist Award RDP.
Key points
- The award has been announced by the Royal Society of London, the world's most prestigious institution of stamp collectors.
- Pradeep Jain will be given the RDP Award on May 26 in a program organized in the city of Essen, Germany.
- It is noteworthy that only three people from India have received this award after independence, including DN Jatiya in 1983 and Brigadier DM Virk in 1993, while Pradeep Jain will get this award after 30 years.
- The Royal Philatelic Society was founded in 1921 by King George V and has 2360 members. So far only 400 people have received the RDP award from this institution.
