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News Bulletin No. 49

Collector Fair Draws Thousands Of Visitors, Change Of Venue Notwithstanding

More than 11,500 satisfied collectors of stamps, coins, gemstones, postcards, and other collectibles met at the Collector trade fair, held from Thursday to Saturday at the Prague Exhibition Center PVA Letňany. More than 240 exhibitors from all around the world - a 10% increase over last year - presented their goods.

Visitors thus had the opportunity to buy, for example, a stamp scented with chocolate, a stamp adorned with Swarovski stones, or a coin that, when rubbed by its owner, emits the delicate fragrance of coconut. On display were, among many other things, a stamp depicting Arnold Schwarzenegger (which had also been used on this year's official Collector poster), or a truly unique collector's item - an extremely rare share certificate of the bankrupt Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, signed by Demi Moore, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis. The Collector fair also proved a good venue for purchasing investment coins, gold or gems on favorable terms, and for free appraisals of one's own coins, stamps or phone cards by independent experts on the fairgrounds. The media also took great interest in our fair this year: on-site reports on the Collector fair were broadcast during the main evening news of TV Nova, in the prestigious business block on the TV channel Z1, and in the morning show Snídaně s Novou, and appeared in a number of daily and weekly papers.

Next year's Collector fair is slated for September 2 - 4, 2010; it will again be held at the Prague Exhibition Center PVA Letňany. Check back at www.sberatel.info for news!

Moments from Fair 2009

These are moments that at least approximate to some degree the atmosphere of the fair from the visitor’s and exhibitor’s perspective. Visitors will traditionally have the opportunity to have their own collections of stamps, coins, bank notes, telephone cards or gemstones appraised by onsite court experts for free.