{"product_id":"antique-yiddish-rosh-hashanah-postcard-aeroplane-airplane-flight-warsaw-verlag-central-c-1910s","title":"Antique Yiddish Rosh Hashanah Postcard Aeroplane Airplane Flight Warsaw Verlag Central c. 1910s","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis rare early-20th-century Judaica greeting postcard depicts a stylishly dressed couple taking flight in a monoplane (early aviator motif). Combining modern tech\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enological wonder (aviation) with traditional Jewish holiday greetings, this card was issued for Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year). Printed using a color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tinted photo-lithograph process with subtle hand-tinting effects, it features a romantic pair in Edwardian\/1910s attire riding in an open cockpit monoplane while holding a flower bouquet and a white flag bearing the Hebrew greeting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL'Shanah Tovah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe postcard features multilingual layout elements on the reverse side: Russian (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eПОЧТОВАЯ КАРТОЧКА\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), German (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePOSTKARTE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), French (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCARTE POSTALE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and Polish (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePOCZTÓWKA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). At the bottom center of the reverse, it bears the imprint \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerlag „Central“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e alongside a circular Yiddish publisher mark (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eפארלאג צענטראל\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Farlag Tsentral). Printed in Warsaw, Poland during the Late Imperial Russian \/ Pre-WWI period (c. 1910–1914), card number \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1128\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e app\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eears in t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe lower corner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eTranslation of Yiddish \u0026amp; Hebrew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-f6488389-7fff-a505-07cf-5d5bdddea987\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHebrew (Bottom Left \u0026amp; Banner):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBottom Left: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eלשנה טובה תכתבו\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL'Shanah Tovah Tikatevu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"May you be inscribed for a good year.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBanner Flag: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eלשנה טובה\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL'Shanah Tovah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"For a Good Year.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eYiddish Poem (Top Right):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eYiddish:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eזאָג, צי איז עס פון דעם פליהען\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eצי פון ליעבעס-גליק?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eאון עס שווינדעלט פֿאַרן בליק.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEnglish Translation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\"Tell me, is it from the flying,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOr from the bliss of love?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAnd my sight grows dizzy before me.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin, Age \u0026amp; Material\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Warsaw, Poland (printed by Verlag Central \/ Farlag Tsentral).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Circa 1910–1918 (Edwardian \/ Early Aviation Era).\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 Unposted matte cardstock with sepia tinting and lithographic color overprint.\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 (~3.5\" x 5.5\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall Condition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good Vintage Condition (Unposted).\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 Light edge wear, minor flaking\/surface loss along the upper margin edge (visible above the Yiddish poem text), slight corner bumping. Colors remain crisp and clear with strong ink saturation.\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 unwritten back with light age toning and faint handling foxing. No postal cancellations, stamps, or ink writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthenticity Assessment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis postcard exhibits key markers of genuine pre-WWI European Judaica postcards:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher Imprint:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clear \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerlag \"Central\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e imprint on the back along with the authentic Yiddish circular publisher seal (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eפארלאג צענטראל\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Verlag Central was one of the premier Jewish publishing houses in Warsaw active prior to and during WWI.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaper \u0026amp; Typography:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Period-accurate rag cardstock showing natural aging, oxidation, and proper vintage typography (mixture of Yiddish, Polish, German, and Russian, consistent with Partition-era Poland under Russian Empire jurisdiction).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCardstock Numbering:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Stamped with card design n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eumber \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1128\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on bo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eth front and reverse margin, standard for Verlag Central print series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-9ff382c4-7fff-d350-1181-eb5c72d3e5c2\"\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\u003ePolin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 16: Focusing on Jewish Popular Culture and Its Afterlife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor \/ Editors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Antony Polonsky, Michael C. Steinlauf, and Israel Bartal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage \/ Reference:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pages 52–55 (discussing early 20th-century Yiddish publishers in Warsaw, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerlag Central\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and their novelty Rosh Hashanah postcards featuring modern inventions like airplanes and automobiles).\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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