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Spring Collector fair
2026, 20. - 21. March, hotel Olympik Congress Prague****
Fri: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Spring Collector fair
2026, 20. - 21. March, hotel Olympik Congress Prague****
Fri: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Spring Sberatel Fair will once again bring over 80 exhibitors from around the world to Prague. The year’s first major gathering of collectors will take place on 20–21 March at the Hotel Olympik Prague. Visitors can look forward to expanding their collections with new material and catching up with friends, as well as enjoying a fascinating supporting programme.
The largest spring event dedicated to stamps, coins, medals, postcards, securities and antiquarian goods will once again occupy the entire conference centre of the Hotel Olympik.
The Jawa 50/20 „Pionýr“: A Bike Almost Everyone Has Ridden
For every Sberatel fair, the organisers strive to prepare an attractive collectible souvenir available exclusively at the event. This year, collectors can look forward to a 0-Euro Souvenir Note and a Czech Post stamp sheet featuring the Jawa 50/20 Pioný motorcycle.
The legendary motorbike nicknamed “Fichtl” was manufactured between 1966 and 1980 at the Považské strojírny works in Slovakia and represents the most popular version of the Czechoslovak moped. Its 3.5 hp engine allowed for a top speed of 65 km/h, with an average fuel consumption of around 2.3 l/100 km. Thanks to its robust mechanics and the fact it could be ridden from the age of 15, the “Pionýr” became a mass phenomenon that motorised entire generations.
The artwork was created by Petr Ptáček, a celebrated artist and designer of numerous Czech stamps. He will be attending a autograph signing session at the Hotel Olympik on Friday, 20 March, from 3:00 pm.
This year also marks a milestone anniversary for the legendary supersonic aircraft, Concorde. It was capable of flying at speeds up to 2,180 km/h—twice the speed of sound—meaning a flight from Paris to New York took a mere three and a half hours.
Developed in the 1960s as a joint venture between Great Britain and France, Concorde was operated by British Airways and Air France. It first carried commercial passengers in 1976 and made its final flight in 2003. At the time, an average ticket cost approximately $12,000.
The Spring Sberatel Fair will commemorate Concorde with an exhibition of related memorabilia. The core of the display will consist of postage stamps and postcards, dozens of which were issued by various countries worldwide, including North Korea and socialist Hungary.
To mark the anniversary, the French and British mints have issued commemorative coins, which will be on sale directly at the fair at the Sberatelshop.cz stand. Also available will be a stamp sheet featuring an illustration of a moment that, sadly, can never happen again: Concorde soaring over Prague Castle.
The emission of collectible notes from the “Golden Collection” of artist Václav Zapadlík, dedicated to “Legendary Coachwork,” also continues. It serves as a reminder that Václav Zapadlík was not only a phenomenal artist but also a brilliant coachwork designer; many cars that previously existed only in photographs were brought back to life based on his technical designs.
The Mercedes-Benz SS (Super Sport), produced between 1928 and 1932, represents a crowning achievement of automotive engineering. The model featured on the note bears the unique signature of the London-based Corsica Coachbuilding, which imbued the car with aristocratic elegance.
In its day, it was one of the fastest cars on the planet, and today it remains one of the most prized collector’s gems, blending German precision with British style.
There will also be the popular valuation of collections, which will be handled by experts from the Association of Czech Philatelists, the Czech Numismatic Society, the Autograph Collectors Club, the Curiosity Collectors Club and the Antik Kureš company.
The four-star Hotel Olympik provides wheelchair access for visitors and parking is available nearby. On Fridays you can pay at the parking meter, on Saturdays it is free of charge. The hotel is located a few minutes’ walk from the Invalidovna metro and tram stop.
Nearly 80 exhibitors from all over Europe take part in the fair.
Autograph sessions of famous stamp and medal artists.
Spring Sberatel Fair will be the largest spring gathering of collectors from all disciplines.
A postcard dedicated to the popular Czech band Tata Bojs premiered at the Spring Sberatel 2019.
The hit of the successful Spring Sberatel 2019 was the stamp album of singer Freddie Mercury. It was loaned to Prague by the British Postal Museum and the museum’s curator Stuart Aitken (pictured) came along. This year, a rare original letter addressed to Bomi Bulsara, Freddie Mercury’s father, will be on display.
Nomeclature
You also should not miss the autumn Sberatel / Collector fair which will take place on September 4 and 5 2026 in the PVA Exhibition Grounds in Prague. The Sberatel /Collector is the largest meeting of collectors of post stamps, coins, banknotes, securities, postcards, minerals, and other collector´s items in Central and Eastern Europe. The event is regularly attended by about 230 exhibitors from 35 countries that offer their goods to more than 10,000 visitors.
The Sberatel Fair will be held three times again this year, the spring edition will be followed by the autumn Sberatel Fair at the PVA Expo Prague (4 – 5 September) and the Christmas Sberatel Fair (21 – 22 November), again in Olympik.
