Tiferet - Auction 48 of the Tiferet Auction House
Rare and exciting collection of precious items, the best of collectibles and Segulah items:
Letters by Chassidic shepherds, pedigreed copies of Tzaddikim, manuscripts by leading rabbis, books printed at the pedigreed printeries of Slavuta and Zhytomyr, artifacts that had belonged to Tzaddikim and first editions.
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LOT 120:
Postcard Letter Handwritten Entirely by Maran the Da'as Sofer of Pressburg
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Sold for: $800
Start price:
$
500
Estimated price :
$800 - $1,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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Postcard Letter Handwritten Entirely by Maran the Da'as Sofer of Pressburg
Postcard letter with Torah innovations sent by the holy Gaon Rabbi Akiva Sofer to the Gaon Rav Rabbi Shmuel Meir Hacohen Hollander, in 1954.
Written on both sides, more than 20 lines handwritten by him. With his stamp and signature.
The great Gaon Rabbi Akiva Sofer of Pressburg (1878-1959) Gaon Av Beis Din of Pressburg - author of the 'Da'as Sofer' one of the greatest rabbis and leaders of his generation. The great-grandson of Maran the Chasam Sofer and the successor of his ancestors the Kesav Sofer and the Sheves Sofer in leading the community and heading the Yeshiva of Pressburg. He served as the president of the orthodox communities of Hungary. He immigrated to Eretz Yisroel shortly before the outbreak of World War II, reestablished the Pressburg Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and was appointed to serve as a member of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah.
[1] postcard. His handwritten signature and stamp. A stain and minor wear. Very good condition.
| Measurement: | 15 x 10 cm |
