Legendary Heroes of Africa

Legendary Heroes of Africa was a series of postage stamps simultaneously issued and released as a joint issue by the countries of Gambia,[1] Liberia,[2] and Sierra Leone[3] in March 2011 to celebrate Jewish heroes of the South African Liberation struggle.[4][5]

Description

The joint issue explicitly recognizes Jews as a people for their contribution, noting:

In the anti Apartheid South African Liberation Struggle it was estimated that Jews were represented by 2,500% in proportion to the white population. This stamp issue acknowledged the extraordinary sacrifices made by Jews to the liberation of their African brethren, and these stamps recognized some of the most significant contributors to global humanity in the 20th Century.

All twelve Jews portrayed were of Litvak descent, that is, with roots in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[6][7]

Each country issued a sheet of four multicoloured postage stamps as follows:

Gambia

Denomination: 25 D

Liberia

Denomination: $75

Sierra Leone

Denomination: 4500 LE

References

  1. ^ "Gambia - Postage Stamps". stampworld.com. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  2. ^ "Liberia - Postage Stamps". stampworld.com. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  3. ^ "Sierra Leone - Postage Stamps". stampworld.com. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Lipman, Jennifer (22 March 2011). "Africa's Jewish apartheid fighters honoured". The Jewish Chronicle. London, UK. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. ^ Siegel-Itzkovich, Judy (1 March 2011). "12 Jews honored on Africa stamps as Apartheid fighters". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Legendary Litvak heroes of Africa". vilnews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Lowenfeld, Jonah (13 April 2011). "African stamps honor Jews who fought apartheid". Jewish Journal. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  8. ^ BELLING, SUZANNE (9 November 2017). "She was an international icon, she was Jewish and would have been 100". South African Jewish Report. Retrieved 19 December 2018.