Impressive collection of approximately 32 antique brass stamps from Europe carefully collected over many decades. The vast majority belonged to prominent personalities. A few are from kashrut organizations, batei dinim , etc. We were unable to decipher the owners of most of the stamps; they may have belonged to very prominent rabbis. Europe, 17th-19th centuries,
We have [apparently] been able to decipher some of the stamps, such as
The gaon Yisrael Rabbeinu Itzeleh of Volozhin
Rabbi Yosef of Lomza, author of Kerem Chemed , one of the rashei yeshivah of Volozhin
The gaon Rabbi Avraham b”r Zechariah Mendel of Minsk, a disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin, author of Beit Avraham al Pirkei Avot
Rabbi Aryeh Leib son of Yitzchak ztz”l, a prominent member of the community, stamped on writings related to Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin.
This group of stamps likely came from the same region – Volozhin.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a partial list of the stamps.
Most of the stamps are in fine condition; some have signs of corrosion.