Israel Stamp Reviews

The " From Jaffa to Tel-Aviv and from Olinda to Recife " (henceforth: " Israel-Brazil ") stamp was jointly issued by Israel Post and Brazil's Correios on 8 September 2020. Face valued at ₪11.80, corresponding to the postage rate for a domestic registered 0-50g letter, the stamp depicts two stretches of coastline, one on either side of a palm tree that splits the stamp down the middle: the coastline on the left starts at Olinda in Brazil and extends south to Recife, and the coastline on the right starts from Jaffa in Israel and extends north to Tel Aviv . The tab below the stamp proper features the flags of Brazil and Israel. Green and blue are the stamp's prominent colors. It was designed by Ronen Goldberg (רונן גולדברג) and Lidia Marina Hurovich Neiva , with input from Laís Botler of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. ככר אוסוולדו ארניה, ירושלים צילום: אמיר אפסאי PRACA OSWALDO ARANHA DEDICADA AO NOBRE POVO BRASILEIRO CONFEDERAÇÃO ISRAELITA DO BRASIL...

Monsters | מפלצות There are two kinds of stamp collectors in the world: passion collectors and investment collectors. Passion collectors engage in stamp collecting because it brings them joy; investment collectors do so in the hope it will bring them profit. Where I stand is squarely in the first category. I collect stamps that appeal to me on an esthetic and intellectual level, with virtually zero interest in what demand there might be for them on the market down the road. "Monsters," a six-stamp minisheet issued on November 26th, 2019, is somewhat of an exception to my rule. On the one hand, it's hard to fault it for lacking esthetic appeal -- it is eye-catchingly colorful, it explores a visual realm that is rarely featured on stamps, and its abundance of detail is guaranteed to keep the optic nerves working overtime. On the other hand, "Monsters" fails to move the needle much intellectually, as it is clearly catering to a junior audience. Why, then, ...

Apples in Honey (Festivals 5780) | פרחי דבש The last thing a new stamp wants to be is forgettable. When it comes off the press and makes its way to post offices around the country, the new stamp wants to stand out and be meaningful. It wants to be in demand, to trend on social media, to have a shelf life that extends beyond the arrival of the next new stamp. What is the formula for achieving this dual goal of popularity and longevity? How can a stamp both capture the public's attention and then retain that attention once it has it? "Apples in Honey," a three-stamp set issued as a souvenir minisheet by Israel Post on September 18th, 2019, struck me early on as a forgettable issue. Designed by Baruch Naeh and Sharon Israel , the set depicts three honey flowers common in Israel -- sage, citrus and eucalyptus -- with each flower enclosed in an apple-shaped outline and surrounded by the colors purple, light blue and peach, respectively. The words " THAT WILL BE R...