Menachem Mendel

On Ebay there is a postal cover for sale that seems to have been sent to Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch from Palestine in 1883. It would be a nice purchase, that is, if you have $2,450.

Posted on May 5th, 2013 under Stamps. Comments: 5

Menachem Butler alerts us to the latest collection of Professor Shnayer Z. Leiman that has been posted online, Rabbis on Stamps. As a stamp collector, Professor Leiman’s collection is very impressive. Lately I have been trying to expand my collection of postal covers that were either sent by, or to, rabbis, focusing on pre-State Palestine. [...]

Posted on November 8th, 2010 under Rabbinic Authority, Stamps. Comments Off

Recently I received the book Postcards from the Holy Land: A Pictorial History of the Ottoman Era, 1880-1918 by Salo Aizenberg. I am a collector of stamps and postcards, and this book is a beautiful collection and presentation of postcards. The author takes the reader on a tour of the history of the Holy Land [...]

Posted on September 8th, 2010 under Collectibles, Ephemera, Israel, New Books, Stamps. Comments Off