Stamp review: Festivals 5781 -- Mandalas (2020-09-08)
Festivals 5781: Modern Jewish Art -- Mandalas is a set of three stamps issued by Israel Post on 8 September 2020 on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Face valued at ₪2.50, ₪7.40 and ₪8.30, each stamp in the set features a unique mandala design centering on a theme from the Rosh Hashanah liturgy. The theme of the ₪2.50 stamp, whose dominant color is red, is kingship ; ₪2.50 corresponds to the postage rate for a domestic unregistered 0-50g letter. The theme of the ₪7.40 stamp, whose dominant color is blue, is remembrances ; ₪7.40 corresponds to the postage rate for international 0-100g airmail to Group 3 countries (Denmark, Portugal and Sweden). The theme of the ₪8.30 stamp, whose dominant colors are green and gold, is shofars ; ₪8.30 corresponds to the postage rate for international 0-100g airmail to Group 1 countries (United States, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Canada, South Korea, and Thailand). The tab below each...