Both collectors and the general public flocked in thousands to see the World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008 and the International Fair Collector, which were held at the Prague Exhibition Grounds and closed their doors on Sunday, September 14. In three days, the two jointly held events were visited by 45,000 people from across the Czech Republic and abroad.
Post offices had no time to have a rest
Trade fair Collector was crowded by both dealers and visitors
Exhibition and trade fair Collector were accompanied by plenty of autographs and births events, evaluations etc. There is a Czech space-man Vladimír Remek on photo here
Four-hour-queues before entering royal collection,
blue Mauritius and invited exhibits
Many visitors among the philatelic exhibits
Daily two long queues
(photo taken 20 minutes after opening of gates)
Festive opening of exhibition and fair
Mr. Michael Sefi, keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection,
arrives to the exhibition ground with the rare exhibits