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News Bulletin No. 46

17. 06. 2009 | Trade Fair Organizers Add Another Hall | By Tradition, Last Day is United Nations Day | Newly Signing Up: Postal Services of France, Israel, and Bulgaria | Numismatists Looking Forward to Shopping Sprees | Rare Stamps of L. Pytlíček | Coins of Premyslid Rulers | German Calling Card on Occasion of Trade Fair | Showcase Yourself, Both Before and During Trade Fair |

Trade Fair Organizers Add Another Hall

The strong interest in this year's international Collector trade fair in Prague has forced the organizers to expand the exhibition area by another hall. This provides all exhibitors and traders who have not yet signed up with the opportunity to comfortably do so now. Also, the organizers have taken preparatory measures on the ground, i.e. at the PVA Exhibition Center in Prague -Letňany, to ensure that visitors and exhibitors have a sufficient number of catering facilities and rest areas available. Parking for four thousand cars, a metro stop close by, and easy accessibility by motorway: all these features we've mentioned before. But now the organizers are faced with an enormous challenge - namely, to inform as many visitors / collectors as possible (but also those who have yet to fall under the spell of collecting as a hobby and an art) that what will take place from Thursday, September 3 through Saturday, September 5, 2009 in the Czech capital city is the largest collector trade fair in Central Europe. Be ready for a surprise - we might just beat the record in terms of visitor numbers.

By Tradition, Last Day is United Nations Day

It has become a cherished tradition starting from the first year's trade fair in 1998 that the last day of the trade fair is declared United Nations Day. In this dignified manner, our trade fair wishes to commemorate the mission of this organization that has been decisively contributing to maintaining world peace. Each year, the UN postal administration issues a postcard, the so-called "white card", on occasion of the Collector trade fair. If you've been collecting them from the beginning, as of this year, you will have a respectable collection of twelve beautiful UN postcards. At the stand of the UN postal administration, the postcard will be available for sale, and a special postmark is provided. On September 5, the Czech Post will also cancel postcards and letters with a special United Nations Day postmark.

This year's postcard motif

This year's UN postmark

Czech Post postmark on September 5, 2009

Newly Signing Up: Postal Services of France, Israel, and Bulgaria

The postal administrations of various countries, which already announced their participation in this year's trade fair, have been joined by several others in the past few days. This year, collectors will therefore have the opportunity to buy postage stamps and other philatelic goods, including commemorative postmarks and prints on the occasion of our trade fair, directly from the postal services of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Israel, Cyprus, Germany, the Republic of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Nations, Austria, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. The organizers of the trade fair are confident that the number of participating postal administrations will still further increase, as will the number of philatelic traders. You should therefore remember to check back for the constantly updated list of exhibitors in the bar on the left side of the screen.

The special Czech Post postmark will be available throughout the trade fair

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The Czech Post postcards continue their series of those two collectors from Prague - Čapek's "Doggie and Pussycat', this time in front of the Belvedere near the Prague Castle

Cancellations of France

Cancellations of Cyprus

Numismatists Looking Forward to Shopping Sprees

The huge turnout of exhibitors is cause for joy, not only on the part of philatelists - collectors of coins and banknotes also have something to look forward to. There really will be a great selection of offers from which to choose. In addition to well-known faces, there will be a number of newcomers among the exhibitors and dealers. To name but a few, we would like to mention at least the China Gold Coin Incorporation (who represent the Chinese Mint) and the Beijing Coin Collection, ICE Ltd. from Ireland, the German MDS Münzlogistik, the Czech company Národní pokladnice, Numizmatika 3art from Slovenia, NQN Quentin and Par Ici La Monnaie from France, the firm H.D. Rauch from Austria, G.R. Trading from Malta, and Zimbrul Carpatin from Romania. Check out additional dealers and mints on our constantly updated list of exhibitors in the bar on the left side of the screen.

Rare Stamps of L. Pytlíček

Ludvík Pytlíček, the best-known Czech philatelist and collector, will again participate in the trade fair to present samples of his collection of extremely rare and precious Czechoslovak postage stamps. For the second time, we will be able to see at the Collector trade fair the four-crown green Austrian stamp with reverse overprint POŠTA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ 1919 of the first type, on granite paper. This is the only known specimen, which has been insured for 10 million crowns. The stamp had been returned by the Postal Museum of the Czech Post in Prague to the heirs of the original owner, and was then bought from them by Mr. Pytlíček. The stamp was presented to the general public for the first time since its issuance three years ago, at the Collector trade fair. This famous four-crown postage stamp will be accompanied by a number of other unique items from the collection of this Semily-based collector. For instance, they will display a letter that was sent in 1859 from Port Louis (on the island of Mauritius) via Aden to Bombay, post-paid with a two-pence stamp showing a portrait of Queen Victoria and five six-pence stamps of sitting Britannia, with postmarks.

4-crown postage stamp

letter

Coins of Premyslid Rulers

For this year's event, the Czech Numismatic Society, under whose patronage the Collector trade fair is held, has prepared a tidy exhibition of Premyslid coins. With only a few exceptions, visitors will be shown the denominations of all coins issued by those Premyslid rulers who engaged in coinage during their royal governance. In particular, visitors will have a chance to see the Dinars of all the Boleslavs, of Vladivoj, and the first Premyslid Kings. The string of coins closes with a specimen of the Prague Groschen of King Wenceslas II. The exhibition, entitled "A Brief History Of Premyslid Coinage", will be hosted close to the stand of the Czech Numismatic Society, where court experts will offer free appraisals of coins and banknotes brought in by visitors.
Among the patrons of the trade fair are also the Czech Post, as well as the Union of Czech Philatelists, whose stand also features free appraisals and consulting.

German Calling Card on Occasion of Trade Fair

On occasion of this year's Collector trade fair, a calling card has been issued in Germany, with a scratch-off panel on the back side and a nominal value of 3 Euros. This calling card allows for international calls from both public and private card phones, using international prefix numbers. The phone card, which will be issued in a volume just shy of 400 pieces, shows Prague Castle, St. Nicholas Church, and Charles Bridge - the most iconic view of the Czech capital.
Germany thus joins the ranks of countries that have been providing information on the international Collector trade fair in Prague on their phone cards, alongside Canada, Russia, Hungary, China, the Czech and Slovak Republics, and Latvia.

Showcase Yourself, Both Before and During Trade Fair

Do not miss out on the advertising opportunities offered to you by the very website you are reading right now. We guarantee a 50% discount to exhibitors. Advertisements in the trade fair catalogue are also available at a 50% discount to exhibitors. Have a look at the detailed terms and conditions at www.sberatel.info/en/collector-fair/price-list.html, and make use of this opportunity to attract existing and new customers, both in the run-up to the trade fair and during the trade fair itself.