{"product_id":"vintage-antique-rosh-hashanah-yiddish-postcard-postal-scene-central-post-office-germany-1920s","title":"Antique 1920s Rosh Hashanah Yiddish Postcard Postal Scene Central Post Office Germany Judaica","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePOCZTÓWKA \/ CARTE POSTALE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e back headers).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe triptych illustration features a dual romantic theme of sending and receiving New Year greetings:\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 fashionably dressed 1920s woman in a cloche hat, fur-trimmed coat, and boots stands at a postal counter labeled in Yiddish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eפאָסט רעסטאַנט\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Poste Restante \/ General Delivery) handing an envelope to a clerk. A banner above reads in Hebrew: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eלשנה טובה תכתבו\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\u003eCenter Panel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A decorative vignette of two lovebirds perched on a floral wreath surrounding a sealed love letter with a red heart seal.\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 young man in a 1920s fedora and suit mailing a letter into a street postal box against a city street backdrop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslation of Yiddish Poem (Bottom Left Panel):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eפון אים צו איר א בריוועלע,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eא וואונש מיט ליבע ווערטער:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e„טראג גליק, דו נייער יאר, א סך\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eפאר איר — פאר מיין באשערטער!“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish Translation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"From him to her a little letter,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wish with loving words:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Bring much happiness, O New Year,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor her — for my intended\/destined one!'\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem 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\u003eItem:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vintage Rosh Hashanah Greeting Postcard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra\/Age:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Circa 1920s (Art Deco \/ Interwar Era)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin\/Manufacturer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Printed in Germany (\"Printed in Germany\" on reverse edge); publisher mark \"Central\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eצענטראל\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) \/ C.W. logo.\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 Chromolithograph \/ color printed cardstock paper\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 postcard size (~3.5 in x 5.5 in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\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 postcard is verified authentic to the 1920s era based on multiple standard key markers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTypography \u0026amp; Orthography:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Authentic pre-WWII Yiddish and Hebrew lettering formatting in regional Polish\/German Jewish publishing styles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher Markings:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Features the well-documented publisher mark of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCentral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eצענטראל\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) 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.\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; Printing Technique:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Printed using period-appropriate multi-color lithography on thick, fibrous paperboard showing natural oxidation (toning\/yellowing) consistent with 100-year-old paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFashion \u0026amp; Material Culture:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clothing styles (cloche hat, drop-waist fur trim coat, fedora, street mailbox design) precisely match mid-1920s European postal and fashion trends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-a139d016-7fff-f426-e98a-3b4c88392ea7\"\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\u003eGreeting America: 350 Years of Jewish Illustration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Marcus D. Hanan \/ Jewish Theological Seminary (See also: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJewish Postcards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Gérard Silvain, Page 112–115 for Central\/Warsaw Rosh Hashanah post office series).\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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