Chuck Norris, AC/DC and Charles Dickens at the Spring Sberatel Fair
Sberatel.info
3. April, 2025
The largest spring meeting of collectors of postage stamps, coins, banknotes, postcards and other collectible material took place on 21-22 March at the Olympik Hotel****. Over 80 dealers from all over Europe came to Prague again this year.
For many of them, spring Sberatel is the first big event of the season, where they will bring “fresh material” after the winter break. Among them was the German Post Office. At its stand, alongside the German stamps, it was also possible to buy the commemorative postcard issued for the spring Sberatel.
A popular novelty among collectors was a stamp with a Czech Post coupon featuring a Jawa 350 OHV motorcycle. It commemorated the 90th anniversary of the legendary model, which the Jawa factory produced between 1935 and 1946. The depicted type dates back to 1939. Its author is the artist Petr Ptáček, who could be met at the autograph session on the first day of the fair.
On the first day of the fair, a new 0 euro souvenir with the motif of the Karosa ŠM11 bus was also on sale. It was published in cooperation with the Prague Transport Company, which this year celebrates 100 years of continuous bus operation in Prague.
The exhibition “Legends on Collectors’ Artifacts” aimed to promote collecting especially among the younger generation. On display were a silver coin featuring action hero Chuck Norris, a Terminator medal, a Rocky collector’s note officially issued by Sylvester Stallone and a new Royal Mail stamp sheet dedicated to the band AC/DC.
As a separate rarity, a letter cover from 1885 with the original signature of the writer Charles Dickens was on display.
There was also the popular valuation of collections, which was handled by experts from the Association of Czech Philatelists, the Czech Numismatic Society, the Autograph Collectors’ Club, the Curiosity Collectors’ Club and the Antik Kures company.
“It is a very popular service among visitors. Independent experts advise not only on the price but also on the authenticity of the collectible. Many people will get a pleasant or unpleasant surprise at the fair,” says Jindřich Jirásek, the fair’s director.
The Sberatel Fair will be held three times again this year. The spring edition will be followed by the autumn Sberatel at the PVA Expo Prague (5 – 6 September) and the Christmas Sberatel (21 – 22 November), again in Olympik.
Women, children and young people under 18 years of age are traditionally admitted free of charge to all fairs.
All about the upcoming autumn Sberatel fair can be found here.
red, photo: Sberatel fair
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