This rare, original triptych-style L'Shanah Tovah (Rosh Hashanah) greeting postcard dates from the ca. 1920s Interwar period. Published by the famous Jewish publishing house Verlag "Central" in Warsaw, Poland (marked C.W. and Verlag "Central" on the back), this card depicts a charming modern theme: sending New Year wishes via early radio technology and microphone.

The front artwork is divided into three distinct panels:

• Left Panel: A woman wearing radio headphones seated at a table alongside an early tabletop crystal or vacuum tube radio set, listening intently. Top banner reads in Hebrew: לשנה טובה תכתבו (L'Shanah Tovah Tikatevu – "May you be inscribed for a good year").

• Middle Panel: A young girl in a red beret walking down a city street carrying a bouquet of flowers and a gift box.

• Right Panel: A gentleman in a suit and straw boater hat speaking into an early carbon microphone on a desktop stand. At his feet is a Yiddish stanza in a framed speech box.

Yiddish Text Translation (Bottom Right Panel):

In Yiddish: אין ראדיא רעדט איר ליבסטער, עס קלינגט זיין קול מיט פריידען: "א גוטער יאר דיר, ליבסטע! א גוטער יאר אונז ביידען!"

English Translation: "Over the radio speaks your beloved, His voice rings out with joy: 'A good year to you, my dearest! A good year to us both!'"

Product Details & Specifications

• Type: Real Photo / Photomechanical Color Printed Postcard

• Publisher: Verlag "Central" (Warsaw, Poland) / Pocztówka / Carte Postale

• Publication Era: Interwar Period (ca. 1920–1928)

• Material: Unused cardstock paper with gloss/lacquer finish front

• Dimensions: Standard vintage postcard size (approx. 3.5" x 5.5")

Condition Assessment

• Overall Grade: Very Good / Unposted Vintage Condition

• Front: Bold, vibrant colors with light surface crazing/spidering to the original glossy protective coating typical of 1920s photographic prints. Minor edge wear and crease along the far-left border margin.

• Back: Clean, unposted, unwritten split-back card with minor edge toning/foxing around outer margins.

Authenticity Assessment This piece exhibits all classic markers of authentic interwar European Judaica ephemera. The reverse displays the official emblem of Verlag Central Warsaw—a crown circular seal containing the Yiddish text פארלאג צענטראל ווארשא (Verlag Central Warsaw) and the top central emblem C.W. (Central Warsaw). The card paper features authentic 1920s rag content with natural edge toning, authentic 1920s Art Deco border motifs, and historical split-back printing bilingual markings (POCZTÓWKA / CARTE POSTALE).

Reference

• Book Title: Judaica Postcards in the Collection of the Jewish Museum

• Author/Editor: Sabar, Shalom / Jewish Museum Collections

• Reference Note: For historical reference on interwar Warsaw Jewish publishers, see YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, "Postcards" entry by Shalom Sabar, detailing Verlag Central (Warsaw, 1911–1933) and early 1920s technological themes on Shana Tova postcards.

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