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How often are changes in this list to be expected? Quite often, certainly:
• when a new issue comes out;
• when an earlier issue (postal history items for example) is being discovered;
• but above all when the author learns of a person/event "with a Jewish connection" (yes indeed, this kind of lists grow with the growing up of the author's knowledge on the matter; an example: I newly searched for information about the "ë" in Citroën just to discover the amazing story of Andre Citroën, son of Levie Citroen who changed his name from Citroen (Dutch for "lemon") to Citroën... Andre Citroën's name is not in Wikipedia's Jewish inventors list, even if he is remembered for his invention of double helical gears. An example how the list grows...
Dec 5th, 2008 Today for example I discovered a significant issue I missed when preparing this list - the 1947 set "Famous Bulgarian Theater Artists". A stamp shows Mrs.A.Budevska as DELILAH in a play featuring Biblical subjects - a realy interesting addition to this list. You can see this issue as No.2 here).

Other philatelic material. This list includes only the postage stamps of Bulgaria and the corresponding official FDCs. Bulgaria has issued a large number of postal stationery, covers as well as cards, which can add to the JUDAICA theme many interresting subjects - world chess players for example. This second list is in course of preparation and will be published here as soon as I am ready. So come back soon and check!

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C.Cvetkov, revised February 13th, 2009

This page lists ALL Bulgarian stamp issues, which are connected to the topic JUDAICA. By now their number is 37.

The list was made after a detailed study of the designs of all Bulgarian issues from 1879 to 2008. According to common practice I have listed all sets, especially issued to celebrate a Judaica personality or event, as well as sets including Judaica stamps (for example a "Paintings" set, which includes a stamp with a portrait of King David, will be in this list).

Principles. Which are my criteria for including an issue in this list? It should:
A. bear the picture of a Jewish personality or
B. show a work of art of a Jewish personality ( for example a building designed by Jewish architect or a painting by a Jewish artist; an airplane designed by a Jewish engineer would also be listed) or
C. show Jewish or Israeli symbols or of course
D. be issued especially to celebrate a Jewish personality or event;

Allthough I claim to be as accurate as possible, the completeness of this list could be contested. For example I have not listed several issued featuring: Tsar Ivan Shishman, son of Empress Sarah-Theodora (check No.19 in this list)[1]; Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Paul the Apostle or any other person from the New Testament; Vladimir Ilich Lenin;

A bref search through JUDAICA lists available online finds Lenin in none of them, even if his Jewish connection is beyond any doubt (wikipedia).

Topical lists of the type Judaica (but also Bulgarica, Americana etc.) are not necesserily build on a completeness basis, more or less they emphasize on a special theme according to their authors' ideas or special interests (personalities, history, postal history etc.).

"50th JUBILEE ISRAEL 1998"
Special travelled cover with a total printing of 1998 numbered covers.
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Due to the growing number of stamps issued wordwide this kind of limitations sound logical.

On the other hand the main topic can be significantly extended by including persons or events, which are indirectly connected to it. But as there aren't any general rules, as mentioned, every good clue should be appreciated.

I've chosen not to extend the topic to the maximum (thus I'm not including Martin Luther or Hadrian [2] for example nor am I listing Esperanto issues, which do not mention Dr. L.L.Zamenhof [3]).

Maybe it would be a good idea to list the catalogue numbers of issues, which do not match the criteria listed above, as there certainly are collectors who do not share my opinion. It will be done as soon as I can.

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[1] An online source does list Tsar Ivan Shishman among Bulgarian Jews: indopedia.org/List_of_South-East_European_Jews. Here is another text on the subject - an interview with Prof. I.Ilchev, historian and Sofia University rector: interview.

[2] Martin Luther is being included in Judaica lists for his antisemitic writings; Roman emperor Hadrian allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem but afterwards his policy has changed, which led to the Bar-Kokhba Revolt (see for example www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org on the matter). For me antisemitism could be regarded as a main topic itself, which is the reason why I do not include Martin Luther or similar issues in this Judaica list.

Bulgaria hasn't issued postage stamps featuring Hadrian, however the city of Odrin (or Adrianople), which got its name from emperor Hadrian, is a common theme in Bulgarian philately. But I'd rather chose not to include these issues in this list. Extending the topic this way is very close to overinterpretation. Imagine, you should for example list everything connected to Vespasian and Titus - like the Flavian Amphitheatre (or Colosseum) in Rome - or Trajan because of Rome's Jewish Wars of the I-II century.

My idea is of course not to ignore these historical events or personalities. A fair example of a Judaica stamp connected to Titus would be ITALY Michel#1015 of 1958, showing the Arch of Titus. This monument was errected after the Jewish War of 66-70 and bears the famous relief with the Temple menorah.

[3] Including every Esperanto issue in a Judaica list would be the same as listing every car, truck or ship just because of its diesel engine in a "Rudolf Diesel" or "XIXth century inventors" topical stamp list.

JUDAICA postage stamps, Bulgaria 1879-2009

*** Jan 5th, 2009: FDC list added

No.	Year	Issue, Values	Subject	Story	Michel_No. Michel_€	Price €	Picture
x	1947 - 2009	-	-	*The complete set JUDAICA Bulgaria* of 37 MNH issues with a discount of 10% off** and the SPECIAL TRAVELLED ILLUSTRATED COVER "50th Jubilee Israel" as a gift	-	34,49
x	1947 - 2009	-	-	*The JUDAICA Bulgaria* set of 13 official FDCovers of the Bulgarian Post with a discount of 10% off** and the SPECIAL TRAVELLED ILLUSTRATED COVER "50th Jubilee Israel" as a gift	-	27,95
37.	2008	Birth centenaries of Bulgarian painters - 4 stamps No.4848, 0,35 lv. - "Nude" from Eliezer Alcheh	No.4848, 0,35 lv. - "Nude" from E.Alcheh	Eliezer Alcheh (1908-1983) was a Bulgarian painter who moved in 1951 to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was part of an artists group, the "new ones", which influenced strongly Bulgarian painting in the 1930ies.... www.eliezeralcheh.com	4847-50 3,70	1,95
36.	2006	The post - ambassador of the United Europe - 1 single sheet, 1,00 lv. "Citroën Berlingo" - a van by the automobile company founded by Andre Citroën	postal cars: a truck, a van, a Citroën Berlingo MPV	Andre Citroën, son of Levie Citroen who changed his name from Citroen (Dutch for "lemon") to Citroën, was a French entrepreneur of Dutch and Polish descent. He is remembered chiefly for the make of car named after him, but also for his application of double helical gears....Wikipedia	Bl.287 1,60	1,55
35.	2005	100th birth anniversary of Elias Canetti - 1 stamp, o,80 lv.	Effigy of E.Canetti and his signature; Nobel medal reverse	Elias Canetti was a Bulgaria-born novelist of Sepharadi Jewish ancestry who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1981....Wikipedia	4712 1,70	1,05
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post		1,21
34.	2005	Cinema history and 90th anniversary of the first Bulgarian movie - 4 stamps sheetlet o,20 lv: Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin" o,45 lv: Josef von Sternberg's "Der blaue Engel"	o,20 lv: Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin" o,45 lv: Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternberg's "The blue angel"	Sergei Eisenstein (1898 – 1948) was a Soviet Russian film director and film theorist noted in particular for his silent films like Battleship Potemkin, Strike..... Wikipedia Josef von Sternberg aka Jonas Sternberg (1894 – 1969) was an Austrian/American film director who cast the then-unknown Marlene Dietrich for his film "The blue angel" and overnight made her an international star..... Wikipedia	Bl.270 3,20	2,05
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post		3,08
33.	2003	60th anniversary of the Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust - 1 stamp, o,36 lv.	Effigies of Archbishop Stefan and Dimitar Peshev; menorah	"In March-May 1943 - a period when Jews across Europe were subjected to total extermination in the Nazi camps - the Bulgarian people, politicians and civic leaders succeeded in protecting their 50,000 Jewish compatriots from deportation to the death camps..."read more * Wikipedia on Dimitar Peshev	4592 0,80	0,49
32.	1999	Bulgarian culture - birth centenaries - 4 stamps No.4380, 600 lv. - Pancho Vladigerov, composer	No.4380 - Effigy of P.Vladigerov; Vardar rapsody score	Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978) was a Bulgarian composer, pianist and pedagogue; he established the Bulgarian composition and pedagogical school, his students including the world-famous pianist Alexis Weissenberg....Wikipedia P.Vladigerov stamps in this list: No's 21, 31	4377-80 2,80	1,95
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post total printing: 850 covers		2,77
31.	1997	Famous composers anniversaries - 4 stamps sheetlet, 4 x 120 lv. No.4286 - 150th anniv. of the death of Felix Mendelssohn - Bartholdy	No.4286 - Effigy of F.Mendelssohn - Bartholdy	Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) was a German composer, pianist and conductor; he was born to a notable Jewish family, being the grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn....Wikipedia	4284-87 1,50	0,89
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post total printing: 700 covers		0,99
30.	1995	100 years movie - 6 stamps No.4185, 3 lv. - Marilyn Monroe	No.4185 - Marilyn Monroe and Marlene Dietrich	Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe award winning American actress, model, Hollywood icon, who converted to Judaism ....Wikipedia	4184-89 6,00	0,49
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post total printing: 700 covers		0,88
29.	1992	500th anniversary of the settlement of Sephardic Jews in Bulgaria - 1 stamp, 1 lv.	The Sofia Synagogue	After 1492 thousands of Sephardic Jews, expelled from Spain and Portugal (1496-1497) with the Edict of Expulsion of the Jews settled down in the big Balkan urban centers and a number of Bulgarian cities under the Ottoman rule....read more * Wikipedia on Sofia Synagogue, the third largest in Europe;	3965 0,50	0,16
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post. Cover cachet features menorah and David's star type I		3,30
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post. Cover cachet features menorah and David's star type II		3,30
				Obviously there were produced two types of FDCs, differing in the covers' size and the colour of the cachet. Both types are already very hard to find, so there is no chance to determine the sequence in their issue as well as the total printing of each type at the present moment.
28.	1991	French impressionists - 6 stamps No.3894, o,62 lv. - "Peasant woman in the fields" from Camille Pissarro	No.3894 - "Peasant woman in the fields" from C.Pissarro	Camille Pissarro (1830 – 1903) was a French impressionist painter, known as the "Father of Impressionism"....Wikipedia	3892-7 2,50	0,59
27.	1990	Foregn art in Bulgaria, paintings - 4 stamps No.3822, o,30 lv. - "Portrait of a woman" from Moise Kisling	No.3822 - "Portrait of a woman" from M.Kisling	Moise Kisling (1891-1953) was a Polish painter, who lived and worked in Paris where he was part of the renowned artistic community of Montparnasse.... Wikipedia	3821-4 2,50	0,46
26.	1988	Paintings from the National Gallery for foreign Art - 4 stamps No.3687, o,30 lv. - "Portrait of Hermine David in the studio" from Pascin	No.3687 - "Portrait of Hermine David in the studio" from Pascin	Julius Mordecai Pincas(1885 – 1930), known as Pascin, Jules Pascin or "The Prince of Montparnasse", was a Bulgarian painter....Wikipedia	3685-8 2,00	1,17
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post.		1,76
25.	1988	170th birth anniversary of Karl Marx - 1 stamp, o,13 lv.	Effigy of K.Marx	Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) was a 19th century philosopher, political economist and revolutionary. Often called the father of communism....Wikipedia K.Marx stamps in this list: No's 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20, 24	3556	0,46
24.	1987	Paintings from the Sofia City Gallery - 6 stamps No.3600, o,20 lv. - "Portrait of a woman with hat" from David Peretz	No.3600 - "Portrait of a woman with hat" from D.Peretz	David Peretz (1906, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - 1982 Paris, France) was a Bulgarian painter, co-founder of the New Artists' Society, who lived and worked in Paris from 1949. * An article on D.Peretz (in Bulgarian)	3598- 3603	1,49
23.	1987	100 years Esperanto - 1 stamp, o,13 lv.	Effigy of Dr. Ludwic Zamenhof	Ludvic Lazarus Zamenhof (born Eliezer Samenhof, 1859 – 1917) was an ophthalmologist, philologist and the inventor of Esperanto....Wikipedia L.Zamenhof stamps in this list: No's 1, 4, 8, 10, 22	3545	0,29
22.	1983	Bulgarian composers - 6 stamps No.3229, o,30 lv. - Pancho Vladigerov	No.3229 - Effigy of P.Vladigerov; Vardar rapsody score	Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978) - a Bulgarian composer....Wikipedia P.Vladigerov stamps in this list: No's 21, 31	3224-9	0,98
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post.		2,31
21.	1983	100th anniversary of the death of Karl Marx - 1 stamp, o,13 lv.	Effigy of K.Marx	Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) - 19th century philosopher....Wikipedia K.Marx stamps in this list: No's 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20, 24	3164	0,24
				same, on an official maximum card cancelled with the FDCancel - issued by the Bulgarian Post	3164	2,85
20.	1981	1300 years Bulgarian state - 14 stamps No.3025, o,12 lv. - Queen Sarah-Theodora	No.3025 - Ivan Alexander, Sarah-Theodora and their sons on a miniature from the "Tetraevangelia"	Empress Sarah, Theodora or Sarah-Theodora was the second wife of Tsar Ivan Alexander (reigned 1331-1371) of Bulgaria. A Jew, the daughter of a Venetian banker....Wikipedia * Wikipedia on the Tetraevangelia or the Four Gospels of Ivan Alexander	3022-35	3,49
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post.		4,95
19.	1980	Bulgarian national army - 3 stamps No.2931, o,05 lv. - MiG-21 jet fighter aircraft, designed by Mikhail Gurevich	No.2931 - MiG-21 aircraft; Radar station; Missile	Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich (1893-1976) was a Soviet aircraft designer, a partner (with Artem Mikoyan) of the famous MiG military aviation bureau ....Wikipedia	2930-2	0,19
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post.		0,44
18.	1979	Bulgarian history, paintings - 4 stamps No.2851, o,35 lv. - "Dawn over Plovdiv" from Ioan Leviev	No.2851 - "Dawn over Plovdiv" from I.Leviev	Ioan Isaacov Leviev (1934-1994) was a Bulgarian painter and monumentalist (his brother is the world-famous jazz musucian Milcho Leviev).... read more	2848-51	0,79
17.	1978	Paintings by famous artists - 7 stamps No.2678, o,23 lv. - "Bathsheba at the fountain" by P.P. Rubens	No.2678 - "Bathsheba at the fountain" by P.P. Rubens	Bathsheba (בת שבע), in the Hebrew Bible, was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David. She was the mother of Solomon.... Wikipedia	2677-83	3,49
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post.		4,40
16.	1976	Frescoes from the Zemen monastery, XIVth century - 6 stamps No.2532, o,13 lv. - "Melchizedek"	No.2532 - "Melchizedek"	Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the Most High in the time of Abraham.... jewishencyclopedia.com * more about the Zemen monastery	2529-34	0,97
				same, on an official FDCover- issued by the Bulgarian Post.		1,65
15.	1969	The Chronicle of Manasses - II, XIVth century - 6 stamps No.1618, o,05 lv. - "The Prophet David with Tsar Ivan Alexander", miniature	No.1618 - "The Prophet David with Tsar Ivan Alexander"	Prophet King David (c.1037 BC - 967 BC; reigned Judah c.1007 BC - 1005 BC, Judah and Israel c.1005 BC - 967 BC) was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel..... Wikipedia * more about the Manasses' Chronicles	1916-21	1,95
14.	1968	150th birth anniversary of Karl Marx - 1 stamp, o,13 lv.	K. Marx monument in Moscow	Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) - 19th century philosopher....Wikipedia K.Marx stamps in this list: No's 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20, 24	1784	0,39
13.	1967	50th anniversary of the October revolution - 6 stamps No.1740, o,05 lv. - Karl Marx, Engels and Lenin	No.1740 - Effigies of Marx, Engels and Lenin	Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) - 19th century philosopher....Wikipedia K.Marx stamps in this list: No's 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20, 24	1737-42	0,49
12.	1965	Postminister conference - Beijing, China - 1 stamp, o,13 lv.	Effigies of K.Marx and Lenin on a red flag	Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) - 19th century philosopher....Wikipedia K.Marx stamps in this list: No's 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20, 24	1548	0,79
11.	1962	35th Congress of Bulgarian esperantists - 1 stamp, o,13 on o,44 lv.	overprint on Michel No. 1032 (No.4 in this list)	Ludvic Lazarus Zamenhof was the inventor of Esperanto....Wikipedia L.Zamenhof stamps in this list: No's 1, 4, 8, 10, 22	1335	1,29
10.	1960	March 8th - Interantional Womens Day - 6 stamps No.1157, o,60 lv. - Rosa Luxemburg	No.1157 - Effigy of Rosa Luxemburg	Rosa Luxemburg (1870 – 1919) was a Polish-born German theorist, socialist philosopher and revolutionary....Wikipedia	1154-9	0,49
9.	1959	100th birth anniversary of Dr. Ludwic Zamenhof - 1 stamp, 1,25 lv.	Effigy of Dr. Ludwic Zamenhof	Ludvic Lazarus Zamenhof was the inventor of Esperanto....Wikipedia L.Zamenhof stamps in this list: No's 1, 4, 8, 10, 22	1144	0,29
8.	1959	New UNESCO building in Paris - 1 stamp imperf., 2 lv	the new UNESCO building in Paris by architect Marcel Breuer	as No.1103, but IMPERFORATE	1103B	1,95
7.	1959	New UNESCO building in Paris - 1 stamp, 2 lv.	the new UNESCO building in Paris by architect Marcel Breuer	Marcel Lajos Breuer (1902 – 1981), architect and furniture designer, was an influential Hungarian-born modernist of Jewish descent. One of the fathers of Modernism....Wikipedia	1103	0,69
6.	1958	VIIth congress of Bulgarian Communist Party - 3 stamps No.1064, o,12 lv. - Karl Marx and Lenin	Effigies of K.Marx and Lenin	Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) - 19th century philosopher....Wikipedia K.Marx stamps in this list: No's 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20, 24	1064-6	0,49
5.	1957	70 years Esperanto - 1 stamp, o,44 lv.	Effigy of Dr. Ludwic Zamenhof; Veliko Turnovo panorama	Ludvic Lazarus Zamenhof was the inventor of Esperanto....Wikipedia L.Zamenhof stamps in this list: No's 1, 4, 8, 10, 22	1032	0,29
4.	1956	World culture - anniversaries - 8 stamps No.1010, o,44 lv. - Heinrich Heine	Effigy of H.Heine	Heinrich Heine (1797 – 1856) was a journalist, essayist and one of the most significant German romantic poets.....Wikipedia	1007-14	3,49
3.	1953	70th anniversary of the death of Karl Marx - 2 stamps, o,16 lv, o,44 lv.	Effigy of K. Marx; "Das Kapital"	Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) - 19th century philosopher....Wikipedia K.Marx stamps in this list: No's 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 20, 24	853-4	0,29
2.	1947	Famous Bulgarian Theater Artists - 11 stamps No.625, 10+6 lv. - A.Budevska as Delilah	A.Budevska as Delilah	Delilah in the Hebrew Bible Book of Judges 16 was the woman whom Samson loved ....Wikipedia	618-28	1,15
1.	1947	60years Esperanto and 30th death anniversary of Dr. Ludwic Zamenhof - 1 stamp, 20+10 lv.	map of Bulgaria;	Ludvic Lazarus Zamenhof was the inventor of Esperanto....Wikipedia L.Zamenhof stamps in this list: No's 1, 4, 8, 10, 22	597	0,19