PRAGA 78

PRAGA 1978 was a major world philatelic exhibition held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from 8–17 Sep­tember 1978. It brought together postal administrations, exhibitors, dealers, and collectors from many countries to display competitive collections of postage stamps and postal history, typi­cally mounted in exhibition frames and judged for medals and awards. The event also highlighted Prague’s long-standing role as a host city for international philately, following notable earlier Prague world exhibitions, and helped establish a tradition of staging a major Prague world phila­telic exhibition every ten years, a pattern that continued afterward. Czechoslovakia marked the exhi­bition with a promi­nent commemorative philatelic program, including stamps featuring Prague bridges and the PRAGA ’78 emblem, and related souvenirs and publications that became lasting mementos for collectors.

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