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Egypt 1930 — Greece Ministry of Foreign Affairs Handwritten Arabic Consular Testimonial (Cairo Consulate)

Original handwritten Arabic testimonial issued by the Consulate of the Kingdom of Greece in Cairo in 1930, executed entirely in period Arabic manuscript—an exceptionally rare linguistic and administrative crossover. European consulates in Egypt almost never issued documents in Arabic; Greek consular paperwork of this era was typically prepared in Greek or French, making this Arabic-language issuance a near-unique example of cross-cultural legal administration. The document carries a full, sharply struck royal Greek consular seal in red, displaying the crowned cross-and-shield emblem of the Kingdom of Greece surrounded by the bilingual Greek–French inscription identifying the Cairo consulate. ... Read more →

Greece 1949 — Ministry of Foreign Affairs Certified Translation and Legalisation (Volos–Athens)

Official 1949 Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs certified translation and legalization document, issued first in Volos and subsequently authenticated in Athens. The upper portion of the page contains the initial municipal declaration dated Volos, 1st April 1949, identifying the President of the Community and attesting to the origin and authenticity of the underlying Greek-language document. This section represents the first administrative layer: a local civil authority certifying the original act before it was forwarded to the foreign ministry. ... Read more →