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1943 Patriarchal letter signed by Cyril IX Moghabghab, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch, issued in Alexandria

Egypt 1943 - Cyril IX Moghabghab, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch (Signed Patriarchal Letter, Alexandria)

Addressed to Dr. Tawfiq Hajjar in Cairo, the letter opens with the formal Melkite invocation of peace and apostolic blessing. However, its content is explicitly political, offering a rare glimpse into the diplomatic and intercessory functions of the Patriarchate during the final months of World War II and immediately before the proclamation of Lebanese independence (November 1943). Hajjar had requested patriarchal support for his appointment as a Lebanese political representative in the Egyptian kingdom. Cyril IX acknowledges this request and commends Hajjar’s standing among Cairo’s senior figures, noting that his reputation strengthens the legitimacy of the proposed appointment. Read more →

EgyptEcclesiastical Document1943N/A (Patriarchal Correspondence)Uncertified (VF, Strong Signature, Full Text Intact) Ecclesiastical DocumentPolitical CorrespondenceMelkite Greek Catholic ChurchPatriarch of Antioch Alexandria JerusalemCyril IX MoghabghabSigned LetterPatriarchal ChanceryReligious LeadershipChristian EgyptLevantine ChristianityMiddle Eastern ChristianityLebanese RepresentationChurch and StateWWII EgyptClerical InfluenceEgyptAlexandria1943Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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1930 Greece Ministry of Foreign Affairs handwritten Arabic consular testimonial issued in Cairo

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. Read more →

EgyptGovernment Document1930N/A (Consular Testimonial)Uncertified (VF, Complete Handwritten Consular Document) Government DocumentConsular DocumentConsular TestimonialHandwritten Arabic DocumentRoyal Greek SealBilingual AdministrationCross Cultural AdministrationGreek Diaspora EgyptImmigrant Community HistoryConsular Legal HistoryDiplomatic DocumentForeign Affairs AdministrationInterwar Legal SystemsEgyptCairoInterwar EgyptGreek Consulate CairoGreece Ministry of Foreign Affairs1930Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1914 and 1915 Egyptian Red Crescent membership receipts with early emblem and bilingual seal

Egypt 1914–1915 - Egyptian Red Crescent Society (Khedivial Era Membership Receipts, Two-Document Set)

The early administrative years of the Egyptian Red Crescent coincided with rapid political change: the fall of Khedivial rule in 1914, the declaration of the British Protectorate, and Egypt’s entry into the First World War as a strategic logistical base. These shifts placed extraordinary demands on the Society, which expanded its relief operations and formalized its record-keeping practices. Most early papers from this era were consumed by routine operations, destroyed in later reorganizations, or discarded during shifts in premises. Surviving receipts from the pre-1918 period-let alone pairs from consecutive years-are extremely uncommon. Read more →

EgyptGovernment Document1914Membership Dues ReceiptsUncertified (VF Pair) Government DocumentHumanitarian DocumentMembership ReceiptBilingual SealCharitable InstitutionsEarly Relief OrganizationsHumanitarian HistoryMedical HistoryPublic Health EgyptWWI EgyptProtectorate PeriodKhedivial EgyptOttoman to British TransitionEgyptian Red CrescentPrince Mohamed AliPre WWI AdministrationEgyptCairo19141915Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1907 Egyptian official document with First Issue 1m and 2m revenue stamps tied by bilingual cancels

Egypt 1907 - First Issue Revenues 1 & 2 Milliemes Tied on Official Document

Official Egyptian internal-security and licensing document dated 1907, printed on pale beige government stock with a pre-ruled bilingual Arabic–French layout. The sheet contains early Khedivial administrative headings at top right (وزارة الداخلية – قسم الضبط) and preprinted lines for applicant name, profession, address, and licensing purpose. All fields are completed in dark brown dip-pen ink with flowing early 20th-century handwriting. Faint pencil docketing is present along the upper margin, typical of internal registry handling. Read more →

EgyptGovernment Document19071m & 2m RevenuesUncertified (VF, Complete Document) Government DocumentOfficial DocumentFiscal DocumentRevenue Stamps1 Millieme2 MilliemesMillieme RevenuesFirst IssueAdhesive Fiscal StampsStamped Paper TransitionFiscal HistoryLegal History EgyptAdministrative ReformEarly Egyptian BureaucracyMinistry of InteriorInternal Security AdministrationKhedivial AdministrationEarly 20th Century AdministrationEgypt1907Khedivial EgyptMuseum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1931 Singer Sewing Machine Company Cairo booklet with tied Singer revenue stamps

Egypt 1931 - Singer Sewing Machine Co. Booklet with Tied Singer Revenues

Original 1931 Singer Sewing Machine Company service and instalment booklet issued in Cairo, printed on tan card stock with the standard Singer Manufacturing Company masthead, including the New York parent company reference at top. The front cover shows the booklet form number 'Form. 60/c. (30000 - 2.31)' and a small Singer Sewing Machines trade-mark medallion at upper left. Branch name and contract number are filled in in large manuscript ink, along with the hirers’ names recorded in flowing early-20th-century Arabic and English script. The cover also includes the standard five-point printed conditions governing instalment payments, usage of collectors' receipts, and return of the machine upon default. Read more →

EgyptCommercial Document1931N/A (Service Booklet with Revenues)Uncertified (VF, Complete Booklet) Commercial DocumentTechnical BookletInstalment Payment SystemSinger Fiscal StampsSinger RevenuesProprietary Revenue StampsCorporate AccountingSewing MachineBusiness History EgyptFiscal HistoryInterwar Consumer GoodsGlobal Trade HistoryMultilingual PrintingCorporate HistoryCommercial Invoice HistorySinger EgyptEgyptCairo1931Museum GradeR6 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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1911 Odeon Hall Cairo invoice for gold watch repair on bilingual French Arabic letterhead

Egypt 1911 - The Odeon Hall, Cairo Gold Watch Repair Invoice

Early 1911 invoice from The Odeon Hall in Cairo, one of the city’s most modern pre-war establishments combining gramophone sales, watchmaking, and luxury retail. Issued for the repair of a gold watch, the bilingual French–Arabic letterhead advertises phonographs, records, and precision horological services, reflecting Egypt’s rapid adoption of European technology and leisure culture. Read more →

EgyptCommercial Document1911N/A (Service Invoice)Uncertified (VF, Fully Legible) Commercial DocumentCommercial InvoiceWatch RepairGramophone EraEarly Recorded SoundLuxury Retail CairoBilingual PrintingConsumer History EgyptEarly TechnologyCosmopolitan CairoArmenian MerchantsRetail History EgyptPre WWI CommerceCommercial Invoice HistoryKhedivial EgyptEgyptCairo1911Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1931 Deutsche Orientbank Cairo correspondence set including bank letter, account statement, and registered cover

1931 - Deutsche Orientbank A.G. Cairo Correspondence Set (Letter, Registered Cover, and Account Statement)

Complete 1931 Deutsche Orientbank A.G. Cairo correspondence set consisting of three original components: a printed bank letterhead with bilingual Arabic–French text, the matching addressed postal cover bearing a King Fuad 5m franking and Cairo postal strikes, and the full Konto–Korrent account statement issued to the same client on the same date. Taken together, these documents preserve the complete administrative chain between the German overseas bank's Cairo branch and one of its Egyptian clients during the interwar period. Read more →

EgyptFinancial Document1931N/A (Complete Bank Correspondence Set)Uncertified (VF, Complete Three-Piece Set) Bank CorrespondenceFinancial DocumentKonto Korrent StatementRegistered CoverPostal HistoryGerman Overseas BankingDeutsche OrientbankInterwar PeriodTrade FinanceForeign Bank BranchesGerman Economic PresenceCommercial History EgyptCross Border BankingInternational FinanceColonial Era BankingForeign Exchange AdministrationEgyptCairo1931Museum GradeR6 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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1918 Banque Belge pour l’Étranger Cairo branch issued cheque with Art Nouveau border and full branch list

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

Original cheque issued by the Cairo branch of Banque Belge pour l'Étranger on 2 September 1918, produced during the final phase of the First World War. The form is printed on light cream security stock with a richly engraved Art Nouveau header. Along the left margin runs a vertical ornamental cartouche enclosing the bank’s interlocking monogram and the legend BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ÉTRANGER – LE CAIRE, framed by a list of the bank’s principal branches in BRUXELLES, LONDRES, ROTTERDAM, LE CAIRE, ALEXANDRIE, SHANGHAI, PEKIN and TIENTSIN. The wide geographical spread reflects the institution’s pre-war ambition to operate as a global correspondent house linking European capital with Asian and Middle Eastern commercial centers. Read more →

EgyptFinancial Document1918Cheque (Pounds Sterling)Uncertified (VF, Complete Issued Instrument) Financial DocumentIssued ChequeCheque HistorySecurity PrintingArt Nouveau Security PrintingBanking InstrumentBelgian BankingBanque BelgeOverseas BanksCorrespondent BankingAnglo Belgian FinanceWWI Financial SystemEgyptian Banking HistorySterling PaymentsForeign Exchange HistoryCommercial History EgyptWartime Economy EgyptEgyptCairo1918World War IMuseum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1923 Banco di Roma Cairo issued cheque with Capitoline Wolf emblem and engraved Roman header

Egypt 1923 - Banco di Roma, Cairo Branch Issued Cheque

Original Banco di Roma cheque issued in Cairo on 17 November 1923, printed on cream security paper with a richly engraved Roman header characteristic of interwar Italian banknote and cheque design. At the upper left, within an elaborate vertical cartouche of scrollwork and rosettes, appears the iconic Capitoline Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. This emblem served as the visual shorthand for Banco di Roma's institutional identity and its projection of Italian national symbolism abroad. The engraving is attributed to the Ditta Farani–Roma printing house, whose small imprint is placed discreetly at the lower margin, consistent with commercial security work of the period. Read more →

EgyptFinancial Document1923Cheque (Egyptian Pounds)Uncertified (VF, Strong Impressions) Financial DocumentBanking DocumentIssued ChequeCheque HistorySecurity PrintingEngraved LetterheadItalian BankingBanco di RomaItalian Overseas ExpansionMediterranean FinanceEgyptian Banking HistoryInterwar FinanceForeign Exchange HistoryColonial Era BankingCorrespondent BankingCommercial History EgyptEgyptCairo1923Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1901 Philibin and Vve Barrot Cairo Art Nouveau hardware merchant letterhead invoice with floral bilingual masthead

Egypt 1901 - Philibin & Vve. Barrot, Cairo Hardware Merchants (Art Nouveau Letterhead Invoice)

Original 1901 illustrated invoice from Philibin & Vve. Barrot, the prominent Cairo ironmongery and hardware firm founded in 1871. The masthead is printed in a pale blue-grey Art Nouveau style, featuring an ornamental banner with PHILIBIN & Vve. BARROT in bold serif capitals framed by curling acanthus leaves and floral sprays. At left appears a decorative shield listing the firm's specialties-grand assortiment de quincaillerie, ferronnerie, serrurerie, and outils et articles de ménage-accompanied by a full Arabic translation in fine Khedivial-era type. The imprint 'Alex., Imp. Générale A. Mourès & Cie 8199' at the lower margin identifies one of Egypt's leading commercial lithographers. Read more →

EgyptCommercial Document1901N/A (Merchant Invoice)Uncertified (VF, Full Header, Clean Margins) Commercial DocumentCommercial InvoiceIllustrated LetterheadArt Nouveau DesignHardware MerchantsIronmongeryA. Mourès & CieCommercial History EgyptRetail History EgyptCommercial Invoice HistoryFrench Arabic LetterheadBilingual PrintingCosmopolitan CairoTurn of the Century CommerceArt Nouveau PrintingEuropean Trade GoodsPre Protectorate EgyptEgyptCairo1901Museum GradeR6 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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1910 Riches & Mawas commercial draft for 1600 piastres with deep-blue engraved border

Egypt 1910 - Riches & Mawas, Cairo–Alexandria–Tanta Commercial Draft for 1600 Piastres

Original 1910 commercial draft issued by Riches & Mawas, a prominent British–Levantine trading firm operating across Cairo, Alexandria and Tanta. The draft is printed on cream-toned security paper with a vertical deep-blue engraved ornamental panel at right. This panel features an elaborate baroque frame surrounding the intertwined R & M monogram, with the company’s three branch cities CAIRE, ALEXANDRIE, TANTA printed around the oval. The engraving style, scrollwork density, and typographic balance match the known output of B. Arnaud (Lyon–Paris–Le Caire), whose imprint appears at the lower edge. Read more →

EgyptFinancial Document19101600 PiastresUncertified (VF, Strong Impressions) EgyptFinancial DocumentRiches MawasCommercial DraftCairoAlexandriaTanta1910British Levantine TradersB. Arnaud Printer

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1927 Chahine and Sbath Cairo commercial draft endorsed by Banque d’Orient with violet boxed handstamp

Egypt 1927 - Chahine & Sbath Cairo Commercial Draft Endorsed by Banque d’Orient

Original 1927 commercial draft issued in Cairo by Chahine & Sbath, the well-known textile and drapery merchants located at 4 Rue Boulac. The left margin features the firm’s elaborate vertical trade header, printed in dark grey with ornamental shading and the wording Draperie Haute Nouveauté in both French and Arabic. The typography and engraved side panel are characteristic of B. Arnaud’s Lyon–Paris–Le Caire security printing, whose imprint appears along the lower margin. Read more →

EgyptFinancial Document1927250 PiastresUncertified (VF, Clean Reverse Endorsement) EgyptFinancial DocumentChahine and SbathBanque d’OrientCommercial DraftCairo1927Greek Egyptian BankingLevantine MerchantsB. Arnaud PrinterAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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