Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Autograph Postcard Signed by Sholem Aleichem – Lviv, 1906
Opening: $300
Sold for: $450
Including buyer's premium
A postcard handwritten and signed by Solomon Rabinovich – Sholem Aleichem. Sent to M. Hammer from Vienna. Lviv, April 8, 1906. Yiddish.
In the postcard, Sholem Aleichem mentions his plans for the upcoming Passover holiday – a trip to Vienna, Russia and London, all in one week ("I will thus have to be divided into three. Do I have any choice?"). He also mentions he is expecting a "cliché" (a [print] stereotype?) and an attempt to organize an event for him with the help of a third party, "Mr. Devonitski".
The postcard is stamped on top with Sholem Aleichem's stamp, with his Lviv address.
Approx. 14X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and minor blemishes.
In the postcard, Sholem Aleichem mentions his plans for the upcoming Passover holiday – a trip to Vienna, Russia and London, all in one week ("I will thus have to be divided into three. Do I have any choice?"). He also mentions he is expecting a "cliché" (a [print] stereotype?) and an attempt to organize an event for him with the help of a third party, "Mr. Devonitski".
The postcard is stamped on top with Sholem Aleichem's stamp, with his Lviv address.
Approx. 14X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and minor blemishes.
Literature and Poetry, Manuscripts, Author Autographs
and First Editions
Literature and Poetry, Manuscripts, Author Autographs
and First Editions