World Stamp Exhibition Praga 2008 opens

The World Stamp Exhibition Praga 2008, featuring the world-famous Blue Maritius as well as other rare stamps from over 60 countries, has gotten underway in the Czech capital. Visitors will be able to attend the exhibition, which has been insured at a value of almost 60 million US dollars, over the next three days. The last World Stamp Exhibition held in Prague was now 20 years ago. The very first was held in held in the Czech capital in 1962, followed by other major cities including London, Paris and Tokyo.