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Letter of Blessing of the Rebbe Rayatz – Av 1949 – Handwritten Addition and Special Signature from His Last Year
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Letter of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, 17th Av 1949.
Typewritten on the Rebbe Rayatz's official stationery, with two lines in his handwriting and his signature: "Yosef Yitzchak" – with the letter Yud in Torah scroll script at the beginning of "Yitzchak" (the special signature from the last year of his life).
The letter contains blessings for sustenance, health and success in a medical procedure.
At the end of the letter, the Rebbe Rayatz adds by hand: "Your friend, seeking your welfare, blessing you with everything good, physically and spiritually".
[1] leaf. Official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Small paper sticker to verso.
This letter is not printed in the Igrot Kodesh of the Rebbe Rayatz.
Letters – Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes
Letters – Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes