Minutes of the 19th Member Meeting of the PPCP Association held on March 12, 2026, at Café Mozart, Old Town Square, starting at 5:00 PM Present: 15 PPCP Association (hereinafter also referred to as the Club) members – Ing. Jaroslav Hanák, Dr. Jaroslav Stuna, Ing. Martin Jurkovič, Ing. Martin Němeček, RNDr. Pavol Lazar, Ing. Vít […]
Café Mozart On 11 December 2025, the XVIII Meeting of the PRESTIGE PHILATELY CLUB PRAGUE was held at Café Mozart. The social gathering, held in a festive Christmas atmosphere, was opened with a brief welcoming address by the President of the Club, JUDr. Tomáš Mádl. The agenda of the meeting was very diverse. The next […]
Dear friends of philately and visitors to the PPCP website, on 2 October 2025, the 17th meeting of the Prestige Philately Club Prague took place at Café Mozart. The working session was opened with a short welcome speech by the Club President, JUDr. Tomáš Mádl, who informed the members about the course of the meeting […]
CAFÉ MOZART Dear philatelists and visitors to the Prestige Philately Club Prague (hereinafter referred to as “PPCP” or “the Club”) website, on December 12, 2024, at 6:00 PM, the 14th PPCP meeting took place at Café Mozart in Old Town Square. The meeting was opened with a brief welcome speech by the Club’s Chairman, JUDr. […]
From December 5 to 7, 2024, the prestigious philatelic exhibition MonacoPhil 2024 took place. MonacoPhil is an international non-competitive philatelic exhibition established under the patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco. It is a collaborative initiative of the Office des Timbres of the Principality of Monaco (OETP), the Musée des Timbres et […]
From October 31 to November 16, 2024, the competitive philatelic exhibition with invited international exhibits was held in the Tatranská Gallery in the Slovak town of Poprad, located at the foot of the High Tatras. The prestigious Prague Philatelic Club (PPCP) participated in the exhibition not only in the competitive category but also by showcasing […]
On September 6–7, 2024, the annual Sběratel 2024 (Collector Fair) took place at the Prague Exhibition Grounds in Letňany. This major event attracts thousands of visitors over the course of its two days. The prestigious Prague Philatelic Club (PPCP) hosted a small booth at the fair, where catalogs from the Biennial Exhibitions of 2020 and […]
Dear readers, philatelists and the website visitors of the Prestige Philately Club Prague (hereinafter referred to as “PPCP” or “Club”), on the 19th of September 2024 the 13th meeting of the PPCP took place in nearby Lány. The first part of the business meeting was held in a cultural spirit thanks to the cooperation with […]
CAFÉ MOZART Dear friends of philately and visitors of the PPCP website, on 11 April 2024 the XII meeting of the PRESTIGE PHILATELY CLUB PRAGUE was held in Café Mozart. The meeting was opened with a short welcome speech by the President of the club, Mr. JUDr. Tomáš Mádl, who acquainted the members with the […]
Dear supporters of philately and visitors of the Prestige Philately Club Prague website, on 14th December 2023, the 11th PPCP meeting was hosted at the Grandhotel Alchymist. The meeting was opened with an introductory welcome speech by the President of the Club, JUDr. Tomáš Mádl, who acquainted the members with the course of the membership […]
27. 10. – 5. 11. Municipal House in Prague Visitors may look forward to world-class rarities, many of which are being seen in the Czech Republic for the first and last time. Some rarities have never been presented anywhere in the world before, and only a few insiders knew about their existence. Most members of […]
Every year the prestigious Royal Philatelic Society of London (RPSL) organises a competitive exhibition of single-frame exhibits, whose winner is decided not by the jury but by the members present. This traditional event is called the ‘Devonshire Bowl‘ and is held at the Royal Society’s headquarters in the City’s financial district. This year’s competition, which […]
The Bratislavafila 2023 Philatelic Exhibition took place in beautiful Bratislava From 1st to 4th of June, under the auspices of the Ministry of Construction and Transport of the Slovak Republic, a national philatelic exhibition with international participation, Bratislavafila 2023, took place in the Slovak capital on the Danube River, namely in the Slovak National Museum. […]
Dear fans of philately and visitors of the Prestige Philately Club Prague website – on 23rd March 2023 the 10th, jubilee meeting of the PPCP took place in the Grand Hotel Alchymist. The meeting was opened with an introductory welcome speech by the President of the club, Mr Tomáš Mádl, who acquainted the members with the […]
Dear visitors of the Prestige Philately Club Prague’s webpage (hereinafter referred to as “PPCP” or “Club” ) and friends of philately, on 15th of December 2022, the ninth “Christmas” meeting of PPCP took place in the Prague Hall of the Grand Hotel Alchymist with the participation of most of the Club members. The meeting took […]
The Hana and Edvard Beneš villa in Sezimovo Ústí and Hotel Nautilus in Tábor Dear friends of philately, members of the PRESTIGE PHILATELY CLUB PRAGUE (hereinafter referred to as “PPCP or the club”) and visitors to the PPCP website, on September 12, 2022, an event was held at The Hana and Edvard Beneš villa in […]
From May 18 to May 22, 2022, the world exhibition Helvetia 2022 (www.helvetia2022.ch ) took place in Lugano, Switzerland. The exhibition was organized in honor of the 160th anniversary of the issue of the seated stamp Helvetia, which was the first perforated stamp of Switzerland. PPCP chairman Tomáš Mádl exhibited the Biennale 2020 catalog in […]
VII. PPCP MEETING Dear website readers of Prestige Philately Club Prague (hereinafter “PPCP”), on May 5, 2022 the seventh and so to speak traditional Club-meeting took place in Crystal The Ballroom of the Grand Hotel Alchymist. The majority of members was present together with some very rare guests. The program of this rather work meeting was […]
The world philatelic exhibition HUNFILEX 2022 was held in Budapest from March 31 to April 3, 2022, during which the exhibition classes of champions, traditional philately, postal history, fiscal philately, thematic philately, open philately, single-frame exhibits and literature were included. 1,029 frames were available for the exhibitors who filled them with 201 multi-frame exhibits, 47 single-frame […]
Prestige Philately Club Prague unequivocally condemns the war in Ukraine caused by the Russian-Belarusian attack on this independent country and expresses its support for the citizens of Ukraine. The members of the club decided to provide funds for humanitarian purposes for Ukrainian civilians. This is in the form of a donation of CZK 100,000 in […]
Mr. Vít Vaníček´s exhibit “Postal History of Czech Lands (from beginning until 1867)” won the third Large Gold medal being therefore qualified for the elite class “FIP Championship Class” open only at the general world stamp exhibitions. The class exhibits are examined for awarding “the Best Exhibit of All the Exhibition” prize. An excellent result […]
Stanley Gibbons Company open a public exhibition with the legendary 1 cent British Guiana stamp of 1856 during the London 2022 World Stamp Exhibition organized in February 2022 (https://www.stanleygibbons.com/collecting-stamfps/one-cent-magenta). The exhibition was run in the first floor of the Stanley Gibbons shop and it was accessible without a prior registration. The display was prepared in […]
Mr. Vít Vaníček, the PPCP founding member, was awarded with the LG medial at the Emirates 2022 World Stamp Exhibition for his exhibit “Postal History of the Czech Lands from Beginning until 1867”. This exhibit was together with the American exhibit of Mr. Sandeep Jaiswal on the British India postal stationary nominated for the Best […]
Dear visitors of the website of Prestige Philately Club Prague (hereinafter referred to as “PPCP”) and friends of philately, the sixth (one could say traditional) meeting of the Club members and also of very special guests took place in the Crystal Ballroom of the Grand Hotel Alchymist on 23 September 2021 with the participation of […]
The World Stamp Exhibition Philanippon 2021 took place under FIP patronage in Yokohama, Japan, from 25 to 30 August. It continued the tradition of world exhibitions organized in Japan, which have been held there at ten-year intervals since 1971. Philanippon had the same status as Praga 2018, i.e. it was a specialized world exhibition. In […]
The seminar focused on competition philately moderated by Vít Vaníček will take place once again on October 14th at 4 pm in Šrobárova villa. The seminar’s core subject will be a large PowerPoint presentation followed by a detailed insight into the World of competition exhibitions of FIP. Evaluation criteria as well as a guide how […]
On September 1 a seminar focused on competition philately moderated by Vít Vaníček took place. The seminar’s core subject was a large PowerPoint presentation followed by a detailed insight into the World of competition exhibitions of FIP. Evaluation criteria as well as a guide how to how to build a successful exhibit was discussed. Due […]
Dear friends of philately and visitors of the Prestige Philately Club Prague website (hereinafter “PPCP”), on the 17th of June 2021 the 5th member’s meeting took place in the Crystal Ballroom of the Grand Hotel Alchymist with most members in attendance along with several invited guests. Although mostly focused on work, the program of this […]
Dear Club Members, Dear Guests, and Friends, here is the Agenda of the 5th working membership meeting of the PPCP, which will take place on June 17, 2021, in the Grand Hotel Alchymist in Malá Strana, Prague. We are looking forward to meet you soon! Committee of the PPCP ——————————————— OFFER OF ACCOMMODATION IN THE […]
29. December 2020 New epidemiological restrictions led to the retraction from the 27th of December of government dispensations given to exceptional exhibitions – Rembrandt (National Gallery), Kings of the Sun (National Museum) and Treasures of World Philately, the continuation of which was considered to be a “national interest”. Our exhibition was open for 10 whole […]
Exhibition Biennale 2020 will take place from 12 December 2020 to 3 January 2021.
The 2020 Biennale catalogue is a unique publication in terms of its contents and its design. It presents individual rarities from the collections of members of three eminent clubs – Prestige Philately Club Prague, Vindobona, and Club de Monte Carlo, and also two “guest” exhibits – Mauritius Post Office Red and the famous Lady McLeod, […]
The result of today’s meeting between representatives of PPCP and the National Museum is that the 2020 Biennale will take place, albeit on a later date. The opening of the exhibition is now expected to take place in December of the same year or in January 2021. PPCP’s own stamps were issued on the 23rd […]
Despite the restrictions in place due the Covid-19 epidemic, the 2020 Biennale will be taking place from the 7th to 22nd of November as planned. This decision is a result of a meeting with representatives of the National Museum held on the 29th of September. A confirmation of whether the opening ceremony, originally scheduled for […]
PPCP NA PODZIMNÍM VELETRHU SBĚRATEL 2020 Vážení návštěvníci webových stránek Prestige Philately Club Prague, milí členové PPCP, náš klub spolu s dalšími vystavovateli, sběrateli a návštěvníky „napsal“ na podzimním veletrhu Sběratel, jenž se konal na výstavišti v pražských Letňanech (PVA EXPO PRAHA) od 11. do 12. září, svůj velký příběh, který je do jisté míry […]
The work meeting took place in Šrobárova vila, the seat of PPCP. The leadership of the club met with Jan Rihak, the art director of the cooperating graphic studio Eternia, and Tomáš Hejda, owner of the PR Mollo media agency. An evalution of PPCP’s attendance at the 2020 Sběratel expo was made – the success […]
Dear visitors of the Prestige Philately Club Prague (hereinafter “PPCP”) web page, the 4th meeting of club members and invited guests took place on the 28th of May 2020 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Grand Hotel Alchymist, with a vast majority of members in attendance. After a short introductory speech of JUDr. Tomáš Mádl, […]
The publication on the ideas, goals and practice of PPCP and our view of philately in the 21st century, which was behind the successful presentation of PPCP in Monte Carlo in November of 2019, is being published as a new Czech-English edition. You can also see it “HERE” and in the section https://www.ppcp.cz/en/prezentace/ The original […]
Preparations of the PPCP Biennale at the National Museum On March 5th 2020, President of Prestige Philately Club Prague, JUDr. Tomáš Mádl, and General Director of the National Museum, PhDr. Michal Lukes Ph.D., signed a contract of cooperation between PPCP and NM in preparation of the PPCP Biennale exhibition entitled “Treasures of World Philately”. The […]
PPCP was one of the prominent sponsors of the exhibition and in the Court of Honour, it presented 3 contextual exhibits of rarities from the collections of our members. Our leading member Peter Severín (Gold Medal and 96 points) took part in the exhibition with his exhibit Cancellation of Slovak Post Offices in the period […]
On 20 September 2019, already 2nd purely working Meeting of our Club took place. We have recruited new members, important personalities from collectible and professional point of view. We had the honour of welcoming Mr J. Klim, one of the most important Czech collectors and creators of the modern philatelic market, who has been […]
MONTE-CARLO PPCP at Monacophil 2019 From 27th of November to 2nd of December 2019 exhibition and convention of the Club de Monte Carlo – Monacophil 2019 took place. In addition to the usual exhibition of 100 rarities from the collections of CMC „100 of the World’s most iconic Stamps and Philatelic Documents“, there were two […]
The Club de Monte-Carlo de l’Elite de la Philatélie (CMC) is the most prestigious community in the world of philately. It has only 100 members – institutions and personalities of the greatest significance and influence. The members include Queen Elizabeth II, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, world museums headed by the NPM – Smithsonian Institution […]
The emblem of the exclusive cooperation of prestigious entities – Alchemist and PPCP – is our plaque placed on the portal of the Alchymist Palace, where all important events of our club, whether working or social and solemn, take place and will be held. All PPCP members are also owners of Alchymist Gourmet Club […]
Mr. Ing. Jaroslav Hanák, an important personality of Czech business and politics, the creator of the Czech business environment and also the owner of the impressive collection of the theme “Transport”, was accepted into the Prestige Philately Club Prague. The ceremonial admission of a prominent member took place at the PPCP Committee meeting 27.6. at […]
This event of world importance, held on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the British Royal Philatelic Society, was attended by 4 members of the PPCP – T. Madl, P. Lazar, V. Vanicek, D. Kopriva and also our other important member Mr. Dr. J. Stuna. “Meeting with F. Winter for his […]
From 18.12. 2018 is a member of our club and the Prague Postal Museum. For the first time in the history of Czech collecting, as part of national culture, there is a combination of private and institutional activities. ČT Art / Události v kultuře / 18. 12. 2018 / 8:24 Entry of the Postal Museum […]
Evening program: The meeting had a solemn / working character. 16 of the 18 members were present, 2 new members were accepted. We have voted for the composition, competencies and agenda of the PPCP Committee for the next 4 years and we have evaluated the existing activities. Certification and club badges have been handed over. […]