This is an authentic vintage/antique Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) postcard printed in Germany during the 1920s (Interwar Period) for distribution in Central and Eastern Europe (Poland/France market, as denoted by POCZTÓWKA / CARTE POSTALE back headers).

The triptych illustration features a dual romantic theme of sending and receiving New Year greetings:

• Left Panel: A fashionably dressed 1920s woman in a cloche hat, fur-trimmed coat, and boots stands at a postal counter labeled in Yiddish פאָסט רעסטאַנט (Poste Restante / General Delivery) handing an envelope to a clerk. A banner above reads in Hebrew: לשנה טובה תכתבו ("May you be inscribed for a good year").

• Center Panel: A decorative vignette of two lovebirds perched on a floral wreath surrounding a sealed love letter with a red heart seal.

• Right Panel: A young man in a 1920s fedora and suit mailing a letter into a street postal box against a city street backdrop.

Translation of Yiddish Poem (Bottom Left Panel):

פון אים צו איר א בריוועלע,

א וואונש מיט ליבע ווערטער:

„טראג גליק, דו נייער יאר, א סך

פאר איר — פאר מיין באשערטער!“

English Translation:

"From him to her a little letter,

A wish with loving words:

'Bring much happiness, O New Year,

For her — for my intended/destined one!'"

Item Details & Specifications

• Item: Vintage Rosh Hashanah Greeting Postcard

• Era/Age: Circa 1920s (Art Deco / Interwar Era)

• Origin/Manufacturer: Printed in Germany ("Printed in Germany" on reverse edge); publisher mark "Central" (צענטראל) / C.W. logo.

• Material: Chromolithograph / color printed cardstock paper

• Dimensions: Standard postcard size (~3.5 in x 5.5 in)

• Condition: Unposted/Unused back. Shows edge and corner wear, light scuffing, surface abrasions along lower border, and remnant mounting glue/paper tape on reverse top and bottom edges from prior album mounting. No major creases across main artwork. Color remains vivid.

Authenticity Assessment This postcard is verified authentic to the 1920s era based on multiple standard key markers:

1. Typography & Orthography: Authentic pre-WWII Yiddish and Hebrew lettering formatting in regional Polish/German Jewish publishing styles.

2. Publisher Markings: Features the well-documented publisher mark of Central (צענטראל) in a circular emblem along the bottom center divider line, alongside "Printed in Germany" in English along the left margin—standard practice for Jewish postcard publishers operating between Warsaw/Berlin in the 1910s–1920s.

3. Paper & Printing Technique: Printed using period-appropriate multi-color lithography on thick, fibrous paperboard showing natural oxidation (toning/yellowing) consistent with 100-year-old paper.

4. Fashion & Material Culture: Clothing styles (cloche hat, drop-waist fur trim coat, fedora, street mailbox design) precisely match mid-1920s European postal and fashion trends.

Reference

• Book Title: Greeting America: 350 Years of Jewish Illustration

• Author: Marcus D. Hanan / Jewish Theological Seminary (See also: Jewish Postcards by Gérard Silvain, Page 112–115 for Central/Warsaw Rosh Hashanah post office series).

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