Archaeology in Jerusalem—A Philatelic View

Digging into archaeological sites will probably not yield any philatelic finds, but digging into postage stamps will often yield a good deal about archaeology. Thus, Biblical archaeology buffs may be interested in a series of five stamps recently released by the Israel Philatelic Services entitled “Archaeology In Jerusalem.” The stamps, tabs and First Day envelopesa all combine to depict five major archaeological finds in Israel’s capital city. As a philatelist who has often walked through these sites, and was even privileged to participate in a dig by the Temple Mount area conducted by the renowned Benjamin Mazar, I shall […]