Judaica: Borkum Lied Antisemitc Caricature (Vintage PC Litho 1902)

vintage german advertising and greeting litho postcard from 1902 titled gruss aus borkum.

the front features several illustrations including an indoor concert pavilion at the seaside a boardwalk scene with visitors and the complete lyrics to the antisemitic borkum-lied sung to the melody of hipp hipp hurrah.

the right side displays caricatures of Jewish visitors being excluded accompanied by the xenophobic text bedaure doch wer dir naht mit platten füssen der muss hinaus.

the front contains a handwritten message in german kurrent dated july 20 02 stating this beautiful song is sung with enthusiasm every evening.

the reverse side is addressed to herrn fr schultze & frau in bremen heidelbergerstr 47. it features a green 5 pfennig reichspost stamp cancelled with a clear borkum postmark dated july 20 1902 and a bremen arrival stamp on the left dated july 21 02

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

postally used in 1902

condition: very good...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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