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News Bulletin No. 12

Filatelie Burda at the trade fair

Filatelie Burda from Střelice near Brno is one of the regular exhibitors at the trade fair Collector. This year they will once again offer interesting philatelic material at the fair. Since 1999, Richard Burda has also been organising written auctions twice a year and achieving sales success of around 80 percent. The printed auction catalogues are naturally also available on the firm's Internet pages.

Chinese coins in Prague for the first time

This year, the organisers of the trade fair will be welcoming for the first time the company China Gold Coin Inc. from the People’s Republic of China, which will be presenting the new production of commemorative coins of Chinese mints at Collector. CGCI was founded by the People’s Bank of China in 1987 as the only firm authorised to trade in gold and silver commemorative coins. Chinese coins made of precious metals have become highly sought after around the world, and the gold and silver so-called Panda coins (see picture) in particular have become one of the main investment coins on the global market. Chinese mints also react to current events. This January, for example, the mint in Shanghai issued gold and silver commemorative coins for the World Championships in Football in 2006. The silver coins were minted in a run of only three thousand, an each one weighs a kilogram (see picture).

Novices in the field of philately

Amongst the exhibitors in the field of philately, this year for the first time new firms are appearing. For example, Briefmarken Dirk Alexander from Bochum, which will offer entire collections and letters from Germany, western and eastern Europe, will present itself at Collector for the first time. Rolf Folkerts from the Netherlands, who is bringing an extensive supply of postage stamps and postcards with more than 500 motifs to Prague, will also be at Collector for the first time.

Austrian mint for the second time

After last year’s success, the separate stand of the Austrian mint is returning to the Prague trade fair. Last year, the gold investment coins Vienna Philharmonic provoked deserved interest. This year other gold and silver collectable coins and medals will be added.

Larger stand for minerals

Two of the largest Czech mineral traders – the firms of Jiří Špalek from Kladno and Luboš Poděbradský from Krupka – will be significantly expanding their stand this year in comparison with last year’s. According to their statement, they were pleasantly surprised during their premiere last year by the great interest in jewellery made of precious stones and products made of pearls and corals and in rare and decorative minerals and fossils.

Successful telephone cards

The Prague trade fair Collector is one of the largest events in Europe in the field of telephone cards. Exhibitors from the Czech Republic have learned to exhibit at it, as primarily have those from abroad, who have predominated over recent years. This trend will continue this year, as many exhibitors from Bulgaria, Russia, Germany, Japan, Spain, Croatia and other countries have already registered.

Do you want to exhibit?

You can still request an application form for the 8th International trade fair Collector, which is to be held in Prague from 16th to 18th September 2005, at the e-mail address sberatel@ppa.cz or kopacek@ppa.cz.