An exceptional piece of early 20th-century Judaica ephemera featuring artwork by the celebrated Bezalel Academy artist Abel Pann (1883–1963). Titled "A Young Rabbi" in both English and Hebrew (Rav Tza'ir), this postcard depicts a sensitive charcoal/chalk style portrait of a young scholar adorned in a traditional fur-trimmed hat (shtreimel) and featuring pronounced sidelocks (payot). Printed on authentic laid vintage cardstock, the reverse retains its original undivided/divided postcard format marked "Carte Postale" and signed "Copyright by Abel Pann" along the lower margin. Unposted and preserved in remarkable antique condition, making it ideal for collectors of Jewish history, antique post cards, Bezalel art, or museum-grade ephemera.

Item Details

• Listing Title: Antique Abel Pann Judaica Art Postcard A Young Rabbi Shtreimel Payot Unposted

• Origin: Published in Jerusalem / Europe (Printed with French Carte Postale layout)

• Age / Era: Circa 1920s–1930s (Pre-WWII Vintage/Antique)

• Material: Heavy unbleached paper cardstock, monochrome black/sepia lithographic printing

• Condition: Excellent unposted vintage condition. Minimal handling wear, sharp corners, clean back without writing or stamp application, uniform age-toning to paper.

Reference

• Book Title: The Biblical Art of Abel Pann

• Author: Shulevitz, Uri / Yigal Zalmona (Published by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem)

• Page / Reference: Reference to Abel Pann’s early 1920s character study portraits of traditional Jewish life, Bezalel Series Postcards, pp. 45–48.

Authenticity Assessment

This card exhibits standard authenticity markers for original 1920s–1930s Abel Pann printed postcards. The paper stock features authentic natural rag/wood-pulp aging without modern brighteners (no optical fluorescence under UV light). The printing typography matches early Bezalel/Pann self-published series, specifically the sans-serif lower copyright mark reading "Copyright by Abel Pann" alongside standard French layout lettering (Carte Postale). The crispness of the lithographic line transfer shows clear tonal gradation without modern digital dot-matrix patterns.

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