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1935 Palestine and Egypt Lloyd Alexandria agency letterhead with maritime emblem

Egypt 1935 - Palestine & Egypt Lloyd Ltd., Alexandria Agency Letterhead

The letter is dated Cairo, 14 December 1935 and typewritten in English using a period office machine, with characteristic ribbon wear, uneven impression, and slight line drift. The subject concerns correspondence received from the Tel Aviv office and includes a request for clarification from the recipient, Dr. Khalil Bey Abd-El-Khalek, affiliated with the International Medical Congress in Cairo. Beneath the masthead appears a violet registration stamp reading Registre du Commerce No. 17037-Caire, confirming the company's legal listing with the Egyptian commercial registry. Read more →

EgyptCommercial Document1935N/A (Shipping Agency Letterhead)Uncertified (VF, Complete, R6 Extremely Rare, Museum Grade) Commercial DocumentCommercial CorrespondenceCommercial Invoice HistoryIllustrated LetterheadAgency LetterheadForwarding and ClearingPassenger Transport AgentsShipping AgencyTransport LogisticsLevantine CommerceInterwar Maritime TradeMiddle Eastern Trade RoutesEastern Mediterranean NetworksMultinational Branch NetworksCommercial History EgyptColonial Era CommercePre WWII AdministrationMandate Era EconomyCosmopolitan CairoAlexandria Maritime HubPalestine and Egypt LloydJerusalem BranchTel Aviv BranchJaffa BranchHaifa BranchDamascus BranchAleppo BranchBaghdad BranchTeheran BranchEgyptCairo1935Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1927 Italian consular diplomatic document issued in Cairo with multiple tied Italian revenue stamps

Egypt 1927 - Italian Notarial & Consular Legalization Dossier

Complete two-page Italian legal and consular legalization dossier issued in 1927, preserving both the original handwritten notarial act and the entire foreign-ministry and consular authentication chain applied in Cairo. The dossier is executed on thin cream laid paper typical of interwar Italian administrative stationery, showing vertical chain lines, light surface sizing, and natural toning consistent with official notarial production. Each leaf is folded for presentation, with handwritten content extending across both pages in a refined early twentieth-century Italian cursive hand. Read more →

EgyptGovernment Document1927Multiple Consular RevenuesUncertified (VF, Complete Document) Government DocumentDiplomatic DocumentConsular DocumentNotarial ActLegalisationMultiple RevenuesRevenue StampsMarca da BolloConsular RevenueCourt ValidationForeign Ministry AuthenticationItalian ConsulateItalian Civil LawItalian Legal HistoryInterwar ItalyInterwar EgyptVittorio Emanuele IIIDiaspora AdministrationSicilian Court SystemCross Border Legal ProcedureMediterranean Consular NetworksColonial Era AdministrationConsular Authentication ChainCommercial History EgyptMigration and Identity RecordsEgyptCairoSicilySiracusa1927Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1949 Greece Ministry of Foreign Affairs certified translation and legalisation from Volos to Athens

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

Affixed at the left margin are two vertical 100 Drachma Parakh Eisaktion consular revenue adhesives, printed in grey olive with classical Greek lettering and the numeral 100 in bold black. These adhesives represent the ministerial fee required for legalization of foreign service translations. Both stamps are fully tied to the document by large violet circular cancellations bearing the wording of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the date 22 June 1949, with cancellation strikes extending well into the surrounding paper. The alignment and clarity of these impressions confirm direct on-document application. Additional embossed and inked seal impressions are faintly visible beneath the red legalization block, consistent with Greek foreign service authentication practices of the late 1940s. Subtle typewriter impressions and light shadowing from the underlying Greek original remain visible beneath the English text, showing this was part of a multi-page physical case file. Read more →

GreeceGovernment Document1949N/A (Government Translation)Uncertified (Fine+, Complete Official Paper) Government DocumentDiplomatic DocumentConsular DocumentCertified TranslationLegalisationForeign Ministry AuthenticationConsular RevenueParakh EisaktionRevenue StampsTranslation CertificationGreek Ministry of Foreign AffairsPostwar Greek AdministrationGreek Legal HistoryMunicipal CertificationCross Border DocumentationArchival Case FilesCivil Status DocumentationPost WWII EuropeBilingual AdministrationDocument Authentication ChainGreeceVolosAthens1949Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1925 Egyptian government fraud certificate with full pane of six King Fouad five milliemes revenue stamps

Egypt 1925 - Government Internal Fraud Certificate With Full Pane of Six King Fouad Five Milliemes Revenues

Original 1925 internal government certificate issued within an Egyptian ministry to document an irregularity or attempted fraud in an internal administrative process. The document is fully handwritten in period script with dated entries, clerk annotations, and formal internal case wording, including the 15 October 1925 date written directly into the manuscript text. The paper displays natural toning, corner folds, and routine office wear consistent with everyday administrative handling during the Fouad era. Read more →

EgyptGovernment Document1925N/A (Government Fiscal Certificate)Uncertified (VF, Complete Document With Intact Revenue Pane) Government DocumentInternal Government CertificateFraud Investigation DocumentRevenue StampsKing Fouad RevenuesComplete Booklet PaneFive Milliemes StampsFiscal UsageMinistry SealEgyptian BureaucracyFouad Era AdministrationAdministrative OversightCivil Service HistoryInternal Audit ProcedureFiscal History EgyptHandwritten Official Document1920s EgyptEgypt1925Museum GradeR6 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Issued Serie A No. 23322 Banco de Zaragoza 100 reales vellón, 1 May 1857, Pick S451b

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 100 Reales Vellón Serie A Issued Note No. 23322 (Pick S451b)

A fully issued Serie A example of the Banco de Zaragoza 100 reales vellón dated 1 May 1857, serial number 23322. This is a true issued banknote classified as Pick S451b, not a remainder or specimen. Issued Zaragoza notes from 1857 are among the rarest Spanish provincial banknotes, with only two S451b examples recorded by PMG to date and very few known in private or institutional collections. Read more →

SpainIssued Note1857100 Reales VellónExtremely Fine (Issued, Fully Signed) Issued NoteSerie ASerial 23322100 RealesPick S451bBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate BanknoteReales Vellon19th Century SpainCirculation IssueManuscript SignaturesRegional FinanceMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Issued Banco de Zaragoza 500 reales vellón, Serie C No. 08785, Pick S453a, 14 May 1857

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 500 Reales Vellón Serie C Issued Note No. 08785 (Pick S453a)

This issued note pairs with the full-sheet specimen S453s (Serie C No. 08703) retained in the collection (see item 'spain-1857-banco-de-zaragoza-500-reales-serie-c-08703-specimen-full-sheet'), together documenting both the production and circulation forms of one of the rarest provincial emissions in 19th-century Spain. Read more →

SpainIssued Note1857500 Reales VellónExtremely Fine (Issued, Fully Signed) Issued NotePick S453aSerie CSerial 08785500 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainCirculation IssueManuscript SignaturesReales VellonSecurity PrintingMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Argentina 1876 Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte archival specimen printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, condor vignette, provincial private bank issue, PMG 64 EPQ

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Specimen (Pick S1880s)

As such, this piece constitutes a structurally unique archival artifact documenting provincial private banknote authorization in nineteenth-century Argentina. Its importance lies not in circulation history, but in its role as the sole surviving physical evidence of a San Juan-specific monetary issue during Argentina’s brief era of provincial financial autonomy. Read more →

ArgentinaSpecimen18761 Peso FuertePMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality (Top Population) Specimen BanknotePick S1880sSingle Instance Control SpecimenArchival Approval NoteProvincial Private Bank IssuePunch Cancelled SpecimenBanco de San JuanArgentine Provincial BanksRegional Monetary AutonomyLey de Bancos GarantidosFrontier Province FinanceCondor VignetteNational Andean SymbolismEngraved Security PrintingBradbury WilkinsonBWCBritish Security PrintingExport Engraved NotesArgentinaSan Juan1876Exceptional Paper QualityTop PopMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Argentina 1876 Bradbury Wilkinson engraved condor vignette used on Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte banknote design

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Condor Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

In the finished 1 Peso Fuerte design, the vignette was incorporated into the large ornamental panel at left, surrounded by denomination counters and the elaborate geometric framework characteristic of Bradbury Wilkinson's nineteenth-century banknote work. The completed note identifies El Banco de San Juan prominently across the center, with "UN PESO FUERTE" repeated within the principal denomination panels and the Bradbury Wilkinson imprint along the lower margin. Read more →

ArgentinaVignette1876Not ApplicablePCGS 58 Choice About New Apparent Minor Mounting Remnants VignetteCondor VignetteDie ProofEngraving ProofIntaglio EngravingBradbury Wilkinson and CompanySecurity PrintingBanknote ProductionDesign ElementBanco de San Juan1 Peso FuerteUn Peso FuerteLinked to Banknote IssueCompanion PieceLey de Bancos GarantidosArgentina Provincial BankingNineteenth Century ArgentinaLatin American Banking HistoryHistoryArgentina1876UnlistedPCGS 58RareR8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Argentina 1876 Bradbury Wilkinson engraved central portrait vignette used on Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes banknote design

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes Central Portrait Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

The corresponding Banco de San Juan specimen is dated 1876 and cataloged as Pick S1881s. It carries serial number D 006001 and a perforated SPECIMEN / BW&Co cancellation. The completed specimen preserves the same portrait engraving in its final position within the banknote composition. Read more →

ArgentinaVignette1876Not ApplicablePCGS 58 Choice About New Apparent Minor Mounting Remnants VignetteCentral Portrait VignetteDie ProofEngraving ProofIntaglio EngravingBradbury Wilkinson and CompanySecurity PrintingBanknote ProductionDesign ElementBanco de San Juan5 Pesos FuertesCinco Pesos FuertesLinked to Banknote IssueCompanion PieceLey de Bancos GarantidosArgentina Provincial BankingNineteenth Century ArgentinaLatin American Banking HistoryHistoryArgentina1876UnlistedPCGS 58RareR8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Specimen Banco de Zaragoza 200 reales vellón, Serie B No. 07958, Pick S452s, 14 May 1857

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 200 Reales Vellón Serie B Issued Note No. 07958 (Pick S4532s)

Although the broader Pick S452 census includes notes from several different issuers, PMG does not list any specimens from Banco de Zaragoza. As a result, this piece stands entirely outside population data and should be viewed as an independent rarity. Its survival indicates an extremely small original specimen distribution, likely limited to printer or bank archival holdings. Read more →

SpainSpecimen1857200 Reales VellónChoice Uncirculated (Specimen) SpecimenPick S452sSerie BSerial 07958200 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainReales VellonMadrid EngravingMonetary HistorySecurity PrintingSpain1857R7 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Argentina 1869 Banco Domingo Garbino 5 Pesos Fuertes issued note, Pick S1803, overprint on Banco Oxandaburu y Garbino Pick S1792, red BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO overprint, PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated

Argentina 1869 - Banco Domingo Garbino, 5 Pesos Fuertes Issued Note with Red Overprint (Pick S1803)

The base printing displays ABNC's early post-Civil-War engraving style: a vigilant dog guarding a strongbox at top center, allegorical female figures, and deep green lathe-work executed with the precision associated with American Bank Note Company export production. Fine ornamental borders, denomination counters, portrait engraving, and layered green security printing complete the design. Read more →

ArgentinaIssued Note18695 Pesos FuertesPMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated Issued NoteOverprint TypeRed OverprintBANCO DOMINGO GARBINO OverprintPick S1803Pick S17925 Pesos FuertesABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyEngraved Security PrintingProvincial BanknoteRegional Convertibility19th Century BankingBanco Oxandaburu y GarbinoBanco Domingo GarbinoGarbinoGarbino Spelling1869 GARBINO IssueProvisional OverprintRemainder ConversionOverprint ValidationMonetary HistoryLatin American NumismaticsArgentina1869PMG 58R7 Very RareMuseum Grade

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Issued Banco de Zaragoza 2000 reales vellón, Serie E No. 00589, Pick S455, 14 May 1857

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 2000 Reales Vellón Serie E Issued Note No. 00589 (Pick S455)

The note retains full manuscript signatures of the Comisario Regio, Director, Interventor, and Cajero, and displays the characteristic circular cancellation punch used to invalidate high-denomination Zaragoza issues after redemption. Despite circulation wear, the engraving remains strong and unmistakably tied to the Madrid-school style that defines Zaragoza’s 1857 series. Read more →

SpainIssued Note18572000 Reales VellónFine (Issued, Fully Signed, Cancellation Punch) Issued NotePick S455Serie ESerial 005892000 RealesBanco de ZaragozaSpanish Provincial IssuePrivate Banknote19th Century SpainCirculation IssueManuscript SignaturesReales VellonHigh DenominationSecurity PrintingMonetary HistorySpain1857R8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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