The largest collector Home fair in Central
and Eastern Europe
September 5 to 6, 2025, Fairground PVA EXPO PRAHA
Opening hours: Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Sat 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
For specialist buyers already on Thursday 4th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Friday 5th from 9 a.m.
Register and get a free ticket to the Autumn Sberatel Fair (5 – 6 September 2025, PVA Expo Prague), Christmas Sberatel Fair (21 – 22 November 2025, Hotel Olympik****Prague) and Spring Sberatel Fair (20 – 21 March 2026, Hotel Olympik****Prague).
Two weeks before the start of each event, you will receive a voucher for a free ticket.
Registration is free and can be cancelled at any time. We will keep you informed about the news and attractions that await you at the Sberatel fairs throughout the year in the form of an e-mail newsletter. And as an additional gift to your free ticket, you will receive a special collector’s pocket calendar!
The largest gathering of collectors in Central and Eastern Europe will take place again this year on September 5-6 2025 at the PVA Expo Letňany fairground.
More than 240 exhibitors from all over the world will offer stamps, coins, medals, banknotes, postcards, but also old stocks or autographs. Many of them are coming to Prague for the first time. Visitors can also look forward to an interesting accompanying programme.
The Minerals and Gemstones Fair will accompany the Sberatel Fair on both days and the Vinyl and Stereo Expo on Saturday, 6 September.
During the year you can also visit the Spring Sberatel Fair or the Christmas Sberatel Fair and follow what’s happening in the world of collecting on collectornews.info.
A rare „Mooncover“ with an adventurous destiny will be exhibited for the first time at Sberatel fair
In 1971, the Apollo 15 crew secretly took postal covers to the Moon, 100 of which were to end up with German philatelist Hermann Walter Sieger. This act was motivated by profit – each astronaut was to receive $7,000, a substantial sum at the time. However, Sieger was not to put them up for sale until after the astronauts had left the space programme.
Only 100 of these envelopes and two official ones from the US Postal Service physically made it to the moon.
But Sieger broke the deal and started selling the envelopes immediately, causing a scandal.
NASA, under pressure from Congress, punished the astronauts – they were banned from the Apollo program and had to return the money. In 1983, Alfred Worden sued the US government and got the seized envelopes back.
Today, the so-called “Sieger covers” are extremely rare.
And in 2024, one of them was acquired by Czech philatelist David Kopřiva, who will exhibit it at the autumn Sberatel Fair.
The exhibition will also include a model of the lunar rover and astronaut figures.
A 0 euro souvenir note, a postcard with an imprint and a stamp sheet with coupons for Mooncover-themed imprints will be on sale at the fair.
Lukáš Krpálek – Czech phenomenon of world judo at the Sberatel fair
On Friday, 5 September at 13:00, the Czech Post in cooperation with the Sberatel Fair will present a new Postal Card with an imprint from the LEGENDS series dedicated to the judoka Lukáš Krpálek. Visitors present will then be able to have it signed by the famous athlete.
Lukáš Krpálek is one of the most successful judoka in the world history. He is a two-time Olympic champion – in 2016 he triumphed in Rio in the under 100 kg weight class and in 2021 in Tokyo in the over 100 kg weight class. He repeated the same success at the World Championships, where he won gold in both weight classes. In addition, he is a multiple European champion and holder of many other medals. At home, he was repeatedly named Sportsman of the Year.
The postcard will be on sale at the Czech Post stand.
Pasta Oner – a pioneer of pop art and street art on the Czech scene will present “Love Letter” at the Sberatel Fair
Pasta One is one of the most prominent personalities of contemporary Czech art.
Starting out in the graffiti scene in the early 1990s, he has been exhibiting on canvas since 2003 and has quickly transformed his brand into a quirky aesthetic of postmodern pop art. His works – mainly acrylic and oil paintings, but also sculptures, installations and murals – make him one of the most sought-after Czech artists today.
“Love Letter” will be on sale at the fair in three versions:
a) In the form of a printed sheet, which is issued as a so-called “first edition” by the Czech Post itself and the coupons are already part of the overall design. It is thus possible to obtain the overall form of the motif created by Pasta Oner. (On sale at the Czech Post stand.)
b) Printed sheet with coupons “Pasta Oner at the Sberatel Fair”, published by the Sberatel Fair. This is a variant of the printing sheet of the actual “V” stamps, printed by offset in the stamp printing house in Hradištek. Only a symbolic 225 pieces were created. (On sale at the Sberatelshop.cz stand.)
c) At the stand of the Czech Post in the imprint department it will be possible to have your own motif reprinted on the blank coupons and thus create an interesting souvenir.
Pasta Oner will come to the fair to present his “Love Letter” in person on Friday, 5 September at 15:00 on the stage in front of the Czech Post stand. The launch will be followed by an autograph session.
The Czech Mint will introduce a new author and a new design of the Czech Lion investment coin
In the nine years of its existence, the Czech Mint’s investment coins with the name Czech Lion have found their fans at home and abroad. In addition to their investment potential, they have also attracted attention with their eye-catching patriotic relief, which gets a new look every year.
Since 2017, Asamat Baltaev has been the author of the Czech Lions, but this year he took on this task for the last time. Therefore, the 10th anniversary edition of the investment coin will be handled by another master of the medalist’s craft in 2026. It will be Vojtěch Dostál, who is not only an artist, but also a teacher at the Jablonec medal school where Asamat Baltaev studied.
On Friday, 5 September 2025, both artists will visit the Sberatel Fair and share their experiences, feelings and advice. Is it difficult to come up with a new idea every year? How does a teacher feel about taking over the work of his/her student? Does authorship of an internationally known coin cause stage fright? What does the future hold for the Czech Lion? All this and much more will be revealed on Friday, 5 September, on the stage in front of the Czech Post exhibition from 14:00.
New 0 euro souvenir and stamp sheet with coupons reminds of the fastest Czechoslovak steam locomotive
The high-speed locomotive 498.1, nicknamed “First Albatross”, holds the officially valid speed record for Czechoslovak steam locomotives, which it achieved on the test track in Cerhenice in 1964 at 162 km/h.
Nine pieces have survived to this day, which go on extraordinary journeys on the historic railway.
The author of the original motif is Petr Ptáček, who will participate in a large autograph session of stamp artists scheduled for Friday, 5 September at 4:30 pm.
Artists Libuše and Jaromír Knotek will launch a new sheet and celebrate 30 years of philately
European animals with their babies on the new stamps of the Czech Post will be presented at the Sberatel Fair on Friday, 5 September at 4 p.m. by the popular author duo Libuše and Jaromír Knotek. They will be accompanied by engraver Martin Srb, who has been working with the two artists on the preparation of the sheets for a long time.
Libuše and Jaromír Knotek will also be the central figures of the “Day of Own Stamps”, which is traditionally celebrated on the first day of the fair.
The professional society of collectors of own stamps has prepared a special edition of own stamps called “Jaromír and Libuše Knotek / 30 years with philately”.
Mr. and Mrs. Knotek, together with Martin Srb, will then participate in a large autograph session of the stamp authors, which will take place from 4:30 p.m. The artists Pavel Sivko, Kamil Knotek, Karel Zeman, Jan Kavan, Michal Novák, Leoš Suchan, Klára Melichová, Josef Dudek, Lenka Vojtová, Václav Fajt, Jaroslav Tvrdoň and Petr Ptáček have promised to participate.
150 years of public transport in Prague on a new 0 euro souvenir and own stamps
The history of public transport in Prague began on 23 September 1875 with the launch of the first horse tram between Karlín and the National Theatre. Electrification became a key milestone – in 1891 František Křižík’s electric tram made its first run.
At the turn of the century, trams became the backbone of Prague transport, with the introduction of line numbering in 1907. Bus services were introduced in 1925, and the first trolleybus was introduced in 1936. However, the most important breakthrough came in 1974 with the opening of the first metro line, creating a modern backbone network.
In addition to the 0 euro souvenir, which will have its premiere at the Sberatel fair, the transport company will also issue its own stamps to commemorate the event at the Czech Post.
The Sberatel Fair attracts a lot of media interest every year. Czech Television and Czech Radio provided live coverage of the event last year, and news about the Sberatel appeared on the main news on CNN TV Prima, and TV Nova.
The Prague Gem and Mineral Show, which accompanies the Sberatel Fair every year, has grown into a separate hall . Visitors were able to buy precious stones, minerals, jewellery or just get inspiration for home creations.
Traditionally, the Vinyl & Stereo Expo and the Rock & Metal Market is also held alongside the Sberatel Fair on Saturday. Collectors could find rare records from nearly forty dealers from all over Europe, CDs, cassettes and music memorabilia.
Want to know more about the Sberatel Fair? Check out the informative Czech-English publication that traces the history of the event, which is now one of the largest gatherings of collectors in Europe.
You can browse it online here, maybe you will find yourself or your friends and acquaintances there!
A special ticket will let you in already on Thursday
Both traders and impatient collectors can visit the fair already a day earlier, i.e. on Thursday, September 4, from 4PM to 7PM, and also on Friday, September 5, from 9AM, if they buy a special ticket for CZK 1000 (aprox. 45 EUR). The event opens for general public on Friday from 10AM to 6PM and on Saturday from 10AM to 5PM.
Accompanying program
The Sberatel / Collector is not only the largest sales fair of collector’s items in Central and Eastern Europe, but also offers an extensive and unique accompanying program every year. Visiting the event is therefore an interesting experience not only for collectors, but also for people who have a collector in their families and look for a gift for him or her, or for families with children.
Sberatel / Collector Fair is the largest meeting of collectors of stamps, coins, medals, banknotes, postcards, minerals and other collectibles in Central and Eastern Europe.
Every year, 230 exhibitors from 35 countries, mints, postal administrations, auction houses and leading dealers from all over the world come to Prague.
The fair is attended by 10,000 visitors, a third of them from abroad. Women and children are admitted free of charge.
A special and useful service for visitors only at the Sberatel / Collector Fair! Free valuation of stamps, coins, medals, banknotes, securities, minerals and telephone cards by independent valuers from professional organisations.
The Sberatel / Collector Fair is an opportunity to compare the offer of dozens of companies in one place.
As part of the accompanying programme, the fair hosts christenings and autograph sessions by celebrities and well-known artists, coin, medal and stamp makers.
On Saturday, you can visit the Vinyl & Stereo Expo – the biggest autumn event for vinyl record collectors – for one ticket.
In the same hall as the Sberatel / Collector Fair, the Minerals & Gemstones Fair runs both days, featuring dozens of vendors selling minerals, gemstones, designer jewelry, and things to make your own.
Register on-line and get your ticket, plus a collector´s gift, for just 1 CZK (approx. 0,035 €)!
Buy your ticket to the event on the web from the comfort of your home! There are two benefits – you will pay only CZK 1 for the ticket (it is EUR 3 when you buy it at the gate to the exhibition site) and you will also get a collector´s minicalendar for 2020, with a picture of the post stamp issued by the Czech Post, as a present. The minicalendar is not sold anywhere and you can get it only at the “Sberatel / Collector” fair.
To accomplish your registration, fill a simple form you will then receive an e-mail confirming your registration. You will print it and exchange it for a regular ticket and the gift at the box office. We are looking forward to meeting you!
If you have difficulties registering, please do not hesitate to contact us at: [email protected]
