Polen - China - Aden - Finland
Bret J.
EXPONET is a virtual international philatelic exhibition supported by the
Union of Czech Philatelists and endorsed by Minister of Culture of the Czech
Republic. It includes permanent, non-competitive presenting and exhibiting
philatelic exhibits of all FIP competitive and experimental classes. The
virtual exhibition was launched in the Czech Republic five years ago, in
2004. The inventors and pioneers of EXPONET were Messrs. Bretislav Janik and
his colleague Milan Cernik.
EXPONET is widely opened to stamp collectors from all over the world for
display of mainly philatelic collections and exhibits and for their on-line
study. The internet address is as follows.
After five years, EXPONET offers 622 exhibits from 47 countries in 3,423
frames (without literature). This number of frames may be compared with the
size (extent) of the great World Philatelic Exhibition WASHINGTON 2006. The
number of visits reaches up to 800 different visitors from (about 150
countries) of the world per day. So this "Czech invention" became one of the
largest virtual non competitive philatelic exhibitions on our "green
planet".
I will always keep in my mind the FIP Board meeting during the SINGAPORE
World Stamp Championship 2004. It was there that I had the first chance to
inform the FIP Board members about this original and certainly very useful
project. Philatelists in Australia were the very first to accept the idea.
It is my pleasure to mention the iNAPE and its ASIA PACIFIC EXHIBITOR in
which EXPONET has been almost regularly promoted for more than three or four
years. I would like to express my gratitude to the Editor of this Australian
periodical. Not to forget, an EXPONET booth at PRAGA 2008 World Stamp
Exhibition with several computers (15) at free disposal to anybody
interested in it was also a success.
Lumir Brendl, President, Union of Czech Philatelists
Last Five Exhibits: - http://www.exponet.info/
POLEN - "LUBLIN EMMISSION"
CHINA - PROVINCE OF PEOPLE REPUBLIC
MAIL SENT FROM ADEN 1847 - 1867
BEHIND THE SHIELD - THE STORY OF HERALDRY THE FINNISH MOURNING STAR
THE FINNISH MOURNING STAR