The largest collectors’ gathering in Central and Eastern Europe will take place this year on 5–6 September 2025 at the PVA Expo Prague – Letňany, Beranových 667, 199 00 Prague, Czech Republic. More than 240 exhibitors from across the globe will be offering stamps, coins, medals, banknotes, postcards, as well as historic stock certificates and autographs. Many of them will be coming to Prague for the very first time. Visitors can also look forward to an interesting accompanying programme.
As in previous years, the Sberatel Fair will be joined on both days by the Minerals and Gemstones Fair, and on Saturday, 6 September, by the Vinyl and Stereo Expo, a marketplace for vinyl records and CDs.
On the same day, the exhibition’s congress hall will also host the Trading Expo and Alternative Investments Conference. Experts from various fields of investment and collecting will share advice on how to collect and purchase wisely, ensuring the value of your collection continues to grow in the future. All events can be attended with a single ticket.
This is a new monograph by Peter Gassmann, which identifies, lists and illustrates the various types of censorship cachets and labels used by the French Army in the Aegean during World War 1. The scope includes military and civilian mail, as similar types of devices were used in certain cases for both civil and military censorship.
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The National Philatelic Exhibition with International Participation – TimFilEx 2025 will be held in Timișoara, under FEPA recognition, from 14 to 16 November 2025.
The exhibition is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Queen Maria of Romania, whose warm personality and immense contribution to the consolidation of the Romanian state will be celebrated. It will also highlight the successful partnership of Ferdinand and Maria, who completed the work begun by Carol and Elisabeta. The Queen, the King, and the Kingdom, together with Romanian culture, science and beauty, will be presented through stamps, postcards and postal memorabilia.
The exhibition will take place at the West University of Timișoara, one of the most important cultural and scientific institutions in Western Romania. More than 70 collections are expected from Romania, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Ukraine.
The opening ceremony will be held at the university on Friday, 14 November. On Saturday, also at the university, all collectors are invited to take part in a Collectors’ Fair. A special programme will be prepared for children: members of the Scholars’ Club Bufnițele from the Bănățean National College, guided by the Philatelic Association, will enjoy a tour of the exhibition, while the children of Galeria din Curte (The Gallery in the Yard) will design their own stamps.
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Autumn Sberatel Fair: 5 and 6 September
The largest collectors’ gathering in Central and Eastern Europe will take place this year on 5–6 September 2025 at the PVA Expo Prague – Letňany, Beranových 667, 199 00 Prague, Czech Republic. More than 240 exhibitors from across the globe will be offering stamps, coins, medals, banknotes, postcards, as well as historic stock certificates and autographs. Many of them will be coming to Prague for the very first time. Visitors can also look forward to an interesting accompanying programme.
As in previous years, the Sberatel Fair will be joined on both days by the Minerals and Gemstones Fair, and on Saturday, 6 September, by the Vinyl and Stereo Expo, a marketplace for vinyl records and CDs.
On the same day, the exhibition’s congress hall will also host the Trading Expo and Alternative Investments Conference. Experts from various fields of investment and collecting will share advice on how to collect and purchase wisely, ensuring the value of your collection continues to grow in the future. All events can be attended with a single ticket.
Details: https://www.sberatel.info/veletrh-sberatel/
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Censorship in World War 1 by the Armée française d’Orient
This is a new monograph by Peter Gassmann, which identifies, lists and illustrates the various types of censorship cachets and labels used by the French Army in the Aegean during World War 1. The scope includes military and civilian mail, as similar types of devices were used in certain cases for both civil and military censorship.
The book is available by the publisher, the Stuart Rossiter Trust, at €10.00 plus shipping, here:
https://www.rossitertrust.com/product/censorship-in-world-war-1-by-the-armee-francaise-dorient/
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TimFilEx 2025 in Timișoara in November
The National Philatelic Exhibition with International Participation – TimFilEx 2025 will be held in Timișoara, under FEPA recognition, from 14 to 16 November 2025.
The exhibition is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Queen Maria of Romania, whose warm personality and immense contribution to the consolidation of the Romanian state will be celebrated. It will also highlight the successful partnership of Ferdinand and Maria, who completed the work begun by Carol and Elisabeta. The Queen, the King, and the Kingdom, together with Romanian culture, science and beauty, will be presented through stamps, postcards and postal memorabilia.
The exhibition will take place at the West University of Timișoara, one of the most important cultural and scientific institutions in Western Romania. More than 70 collections are expected from Romania, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Ukraine.
The opening ceremony will be held at the university on Friday, 14 November. On Saturday, also at the university, all collectors are invited to take part in a Collectors’ Fair. A special programme will be prepared for children: members of the Scholars’ Club Bufnițele from the Bănățean National College, guided by the Philatelic Association, will enjoy a tour of the exhibition, while the children of Galeria din Curte (The Gallery in the Yard) will design their own stamps.
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