EPHEMERA

Original 1882 Greek commercial receipt from the well-known Athens shop “Neoterismoi”, located on Ermou Street, the main commercial avenue of the city.
Issued by V. Heracleous & N. Gavallas, sellers of textiles, wool, silks, ready-made garments, capes, collars and various fashion items.

The document is fully handwritten and dated 27 February 1882, issued to a female customer.
It features a beautiful printed header typical of late 19th-century Athenian commerce.

At the center appears a 10 Lepta Greek revenue stamp of the 1875–1882 period, cancelled with the oval company handstamp “B. HERACLEOUS & N. GAVALAS – ATHENS”.

Age toning, fold line, minor edge wear, light stains. Revenue stamp intact. Text fully readable and overall very good condition.

Αυθεντική εμπορική απόδειξη του 1882 από το κατάστημα «Νεωτερισμοί» στην οδό Ερμού στην Αθήνα, εκδοθείσα από τους Β. Ηρακλέους & Ν. Γαβαλά. Πρόκειται για χειρόγραφο έγγραφο που φέρει διακοσμητική επικεφαλίδα και αυθεντικό ελληνικό χαρτόσημο 10 λεπτών, ακυρωμένο με σφραγίδα του καταστήματος.

Original 1882 commercial invoice from the famous Athens tailor and draper Antoine Brindesi, whose shop operated on Rue de Hermès (Ermou Street) in central Athens during the late 19th century.

Brindesi was well known in the capital’s high society and advertised himself as:
• Draper & Tailor (Émproppratis – Draperies, Soieries Françaises & Anglaises)
• Supplier of collars, cravats, shirts, and fine textiles
• Official supplier to H.R.H. Prince Guillaume de Holstein-Glücksburg.

Edge wear, light browning, old fold lines, small margin imperfections. Overall well-preserved for a 19th Century trade document.

Τιμολόγιο Ράπτη Antoine Brindesi – Αθήνα, 1882

Αυθεντικό εμπορικό τιμολόγιο του 1882 από τον ράπτη Antoine Brindesi στην οδό Ερμού, προμηθευτή της βασιλικής αυλής.

Bank of Crete – Mortgage Loan Payment Receipt (1903)
Chania, Crete – 1 July 1903

Original financial receipt issued by the Bank of Crete, documenting the payment of a mortgage loan installment. The document records the settlement of a scheduled payment totaling 75 drachmas, including detailed breakdown of principal and interest.

The receipt bears period fiscal stamp markings and original signatures of the bank’s cashier and accountant, confirming the official financial transaction.

The Bank of Crete was established in 1899 during the period of the Autonomous Cretan State and operated as both a commercial and mortgage bank, holding the privilege of issuing banknotes on the island until its absorption by the National Bank of Greece in 1919.

Documents of this type illustrate the financial administration and mortgage lending system of early 20th-century Crete, shortly before the island’s union with Greece (1913).

Such surviving banking documents are increasingly scarce and represent valuable material for collectors of Greek financial history, Cretan history, and early banking ephemera.

Τράπεζα Κρήτης – Απόδειξη Πληρωμής Δανείου, Χανιά 1903

Αυθεντική τραπεζική απόδειξη του 1903 από την Τράπεζα Κρήτης στα Χανιά, που καταγράφει πληρωμή δόσης ενυπόθηκου δανείου με ανάλυση κεφαλαίου και τόκων. Φέρει φορολογικές σημάνσεις και υπογραφές, αποτελώντας χαρακτηριστικό τεκμήριο της οικονομικής ζωής της Κρήτης πριν την ένωση με την Ελλάδα.