Collection PL

About
3 results · Page 1 of 1
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. 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 →

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
Held
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. ... 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
Held
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
Held
↑ Top