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 →

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

Large-value 1910 commercial draft issued by Riches & Mawas, a multinational British–Levantine trading house active in Cairo, Alexandria, and Tanta. Printed by B. Arnaud (Lyon–Paris–Le Caire), the document features a deep-blue engraved border, a baroque "R&M" monogram, and bilingual French–Arabic monetary text. ... Read more →

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

Commercial draft issued in Cairo on 10 November 1927 by the well-known Levantine merchant house Chahine & Sbath for 250 piastres. Printed by B. Arnaud (Lyon–Paris–Le Caire), the draft features crisp bilingual French–Arabic monetary text and a refined ornamental frame typical of French Mediterranean security printing of the 1920s. ... Read more →

Egypt 1922–1927 — Anglo-Egyptian Bank, Alexandria Multicolor Cheque Set (Transition to Barclays DCO)

Group of multicolor cheques issued by The Anglo-Egyptian Bank Ltd., Alexandria branch, spanning the years 1922 to 1927 and documenting the institution’s transition toward its eventual absorption into Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas). The set shows three engraved color variants—blue, red, and black—each printed by Société des Publications Égyptiennes and bearing the iconic obelisk-and-sphinx vignette listing the bank’s intercontinental branches. The early 1922 black printing corresponds to the final post–World War I design cycle, while the 1924 red issue and the 1926–27 blue issue reflect successive revisions in layout and internal accounting structure. ... Read more →

Egypt 1921 — National Bank of Egypt, Cairo Branch Issued Cheque

Issued cheque from the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), Cairo branch, dated 23 March 1921. Printed in a deep blue guilloche frame with an Art Nouveau–influenced border, the cheque represents the transitional print style used by NBE shortly before the establishment of Egypt’s central banking functions in the early 1920s. The document is completed in manuscript for £E85 and validated by a red diagonal NOT NEGOTIABLE overprint, a violet PASSÉ 24 MARS 1921 settlement stamp, and dual signatures from the branch’s cashier and accountant. ... Read more →