Description and research notes
Printed 1935 letterhead from Palestine & Egypt Lloyd Ltd., the regional shipping and forwarding agency operating between Haifa, Alexandria, Port Said, and European ports. This Alexandria-issued example includes the firm’s trilingual masthead (Arabic, French, English) alongside a finely printed maritime emblem, reflecting the cosmopolitan nature of Egypt’s port-city commercial environment during the mid-1930s.
The content concerns freight handling and agency service obligations between Alexandria and Haifa, written in French and signed by the local manager. P&E Lloyd played an important role in Mediterranean logistics before World War II, facilitating passenger and cargo movement through mandated Palestine and the Egyptian coast.
Surviving examples of Palestine & Egypt Lloyd stationery are scarce, particularly those with full manuscript content and no reductions. This letterhead is an important artifact documenting interwar Levant–Egypt maritime commerce and the international forwarding houses that operated across the Eastern Mediterranean.