{"product_id":"antique-1920s-rosh-hashanah-postcard-radio-technology-yiddish-warsaw-verlag-central","title":"Antique 1920s Rosh Hashanah Postcard Radio Technology Yiddish Warsaw Verlag Central Judaica","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis rare, original triptych-style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL'Shanah Tovah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Rosh Hashanah) greeting postcard dates from the ca. 1920s Interwar period. Published by the famous Jewish publishing house\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerlag \"Central\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in Warsaw, Poland (marked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC.W.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerlag \"Central\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the back), this card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e depicts a charming modern theme: sending New Year wishes via early radio technology and microphone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe front artwork is divided into three distinct panels:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeft Panel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL'Shanah Tovah Tikatevu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – \"May you be inscribed for a good year\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiddle Panel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A young girl in a red beret walking down a city street carrying a bouquet of flowers and a gift box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight Panel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYiddish Text Translation (Bottom Right Panel):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Yiddish:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e אין ראדיא רעדט איר ליבסטער, עס קלינגט זיין קול מיט פריידען: \"א גוטער יאר דיר, ליבסטע! א גוטער יאר אונז ביידען!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish Translation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Over the radio speaks your beloved,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis voice rings out with joy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A good year to you, my dearest!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA good year to us both!'\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Details \u0026amp; Specifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Real Photo \/ Photomechanical Color Printed Postcard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Verlag \"Central\" (Warsaw, Poland) \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePocztówka \/ Carte Postale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Era:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Interwar Period (ca. 1920–1928)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unused cardstock paper with gloss\/lacquer finish front\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Standard vintage postcard size (approx. 3.5\" x 5.5\")\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition Assessment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall Grade:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very Good \/ Unposted Vintage Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFront:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clean, unposted, unwritten split-back card with minor edge toning\/foxing around outer margins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthenticity Assessment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This piece exhibits all classic markers of authentic interwar European Judaica ephemera. The reverse displays the official emblem of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerlag Central Warsaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—a crown circular seal containing the Yiddish text \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eפארלאג צענטראל ווארשא\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerlag Central Warsaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and the top central emblem \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC.W.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (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 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePOCZTÓWKA \/ CARTE POSTALE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-bb8d7512-7fff-7511-a903-567c548f8656\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJudaica Postcards in the Collection of the Jewish Museum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\/Editor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sabar, Shalom \/ Jewish Museum Collections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e For historical reference on interwar Warsaw Jewish publishers, see \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \"Postcards\" entry by Shalom Sabar, detailing Verlag Central (Warsaw, 1911–1933) and early 1920s technological themes on Shana Tova postcards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eShipping calculated by eBay\/USPS\/UPS based on your ZIP code.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eItem Description and Condition Disclaimer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eWe take great care in researching, identifying, and describing each antique item to the best of our ability, drawing on available resources and hands-on examination. 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