Zalman Shazar Signed First Day Cover Commemorating His 1966 Trip to Brazil

First Day Cover Signed, "Zalman Shazar", in Hebrew, postmarked in Portuguese, "Primeiro Dia De Circulacao - Guanabara / 18 Jul 66" with cachet of the state seal of Israel with the words "July 1966 / President Zalman Shazar State Visit to Brazil" in English and Hebrew. Circular Israeli stamp on verso dated July 25, 1966. Light edge and corner wear, overall fine condition.

In the summer of 1966, at the invitation of their presidents, Zalman Shazar had set out on an extended trip to three South American countries: Uruguay, Chile and Brazil. On his way back to Israel he stopped off in Washington to meet with President Lyndon Johnson, after which he continued on to New York, where he was slated to meet with a number of leaders of Jewish organizations. A controversy ensued when Shazar scheduled a visit with his spiritual mentor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe living in New York. The Israeli consulate was convinced that by Mr. Shazar going to the Rebbe instead of having the Rebbe come to him, the honor of the State of Israel was being compromised as he was ignoring diplomatic protocol. Shazar nonetheless visited the Rebbe, his first visit as the head of state of Israel, but not his last.

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