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'The Rebbe comes' a collection of postcards. Krakow, around 1900

Opening price: $100

Commission: 22%

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09.30.2019 07:00pm

Der Rebe Kimt. ("the whole town gets excited - the rabbi is coming! he is already here! every soul runs to meet him coming on a cart full of people and goods, every soul wants to see him and hear his words"). Seven rare postcards depicting the Rebbe's arrival in the Eastern European town on a carriage - accompanied by his followers - Jews in traditional Eastern European garb. Krakow, around 1900. Most of them in the rare Eastern European publishing - Salon Malarzy Polskich - Krakow, among others
Among the postcards: a souvenir postcard - 'Gruss aus' lithographic print - depicting the arrival of the Rebbe, Jewish traditional costumes in Eastern Europe, postcard sent in 1898, and others.

For this rare series of postcards see 'old jewish postcards' from Marek sosenko's collection Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Publishing, Krakow, 1997, p. 98-99. 4 Undivided back.
3 mailed, fine condition.

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79. 'The Rebbe comes' a collection of postcards. Krakow, around 1900