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LOT 168:
Rare Letter Signed by the Admo"r of Bobov Shlit"a
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Sold for: $750 (₪2,625)
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
930 (₪3,255)
Calculated by rate set by auction house at the auction day
Start price:
$
300
Estimated price :
$500 - $800
Buyer's Premium: 24%
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Rare Letter Signed by the Admo"r of Bobov Shlit"a
Letter from the Admo"r of Bobov shlit"a, Rabbi Ben Tziyon Aryeh Leibush Halberstam to the gaon Rabbi Aharon Yeshayah Blau, shlit"a. 1990. Letter sent several years before he ascended to his position as an Admo"r in the glorious Bobov dynasty.
The letter deals with hachnasat kallah, in which the Admo"r writes regarding sending a respectable sum of money for this mitzvah. The letter mentions the English billionaire Rabbi Benzion Freshwater.
The Admo"r's signature appears at the end of the letter, "[Your] friend, who seeks [your] well-being, signed with all possible blessings, ב"צ א"ל ה"ש [Ben Tziyon Aryeh Leibush Halberstam].
Letters from the Rebbe are extremely rare.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the Admo"r of Bobov shlit"a.
[1] leaf paper, official stationery with the Rebbe's signature. 14x21.5 cm.
Fine condition. Fold marks with light tears in the margins. Minimal aging stains.
