Collection

1931 — Deutsche Orientbank A.G. Cairo Letterhead Invoice and Registered Cover (Complete Bank Correspondence Set)

Complete 1931 bank correspondence set from Deutsche Orientbank A.G., Cairo branch, consisting of an illustrated letterhead invoice and matching registered cover. The bilingual French–Arabic letter describes account charges and settlement instructions for a prominent client, while the registered postal cover—franked with King Fuad stamps and bearing the bank’s printed return address—confirms dispatch from the Cairo branch. Deutsche Orientbank served as Germany’s primary financial conduit in Egypt and the Near East during the interwar period. ... Read more →

Egypt 1918 — Banque Belge pour l’Étranger, Cairo Branch Issued Cheque

Issued cheque from the Cairo branch of Banque Belge pour l’Étranger, dated 2 September 1918, produced during the final months of World War I. Printed with a rich Art Nouveau–influenced border, dual-tone engraving, and a full branch list (Londres, Rotterdam, Le Caire, Alexandrie, Shanghai, Pékin, Tientsin), this form showcases the global reach of Belgian capital networks during wartime. The cheque is made payable to the Société Anonyme Agricole et Industrielle d’Égypte, one of Egypt’s most important agricultural concerns of the early 20th century. ... Read more →

Egypt 1928 — Banco di Roma, Cairo Branch Issued Cheque

Issued cheque from the Cairo branch of Banco di Roma, dated 17 November 1928 and printed with the iconic Capitoline Wolf and twins emblem, reflecting the bank’s Italian imperial identity. The engraved header, produced by Ditta Farmani-Roma, demonstrates the high-quality typographic and ornamental standards applied to Italian financial documents during the interwar period. The cheque is fully completed in manuscript and bears the bank’s Cairo office stamp along with the standard internal verification marks. ... Read more →