EPHEMERA
1930s Athens Tavern Lalakis Table Card French Gypsy Orchestra Notis Art Deco Ephemera
€14.00Original vintage table advertising card from the upscale Athenian tavern “Lalakis”, located at Rue Bouboulina – Joulianou 8, dating to the mid-1930s.
Printed in French, the card reflects the cosmopolitan atmosphere of interwar Athens and promotes the venue as an “ultra-modern tavern” featuring live music by the renowned Gypsy orchestra of “Notis”, a popular form of violin-led entertainment among the city’s social elite.
The presence of original handwritten notes enhances its authenticity and confirms its use as a table card rather than a simple promotional leaflet.
Ταβέρνα «Λαλάκης» – Διαφημιστική Επιτραπέζια Κάρτα, Αθήνα περ. 1935
Αυθεντική επιτραπέζια διαφημιστική κάρτα από αθηναϊκή ταβέρνα της δεκαετίας του 1930, τυπωμένη στα γαλλικά και προωθώντας ζωντανή μουσική με ορχήστρα.
1931 Assicurazioni Generali Trieste Pocket Booklet – 100th Anniversary
€10.00Original 1931 commemorative pocket booklet issued by Assicurazioni Generali (Trieste), celebrating the 100th anniversary of the company’s founding in 1831.
This is the Greek-language edition, produced for clients and representatives of the company’s operations in Greece during the interwar period.
Blue textured cover with gilt embossed sunrise emblem and dates 1831–1931.
Interior includes historical and financial information about the company, capital statistics, and compensations data up to 1929.
1933 Chicago School Report Cards Vintage Education Documents Great Depression Era Set of Two
€25.00Original Chicago Board of Education Monthly Report Cards, dated June 1933, issued by an elementary school in Chicago.
This listing includes a set of two (2) report cards, documenting student academic performance, attendance, and behavior over multiple months.
Each card features handwritten entries and evaluations across subjects such as English, Reading, Arithmetic, and Geography, along with attendance records and teacher remarks.
These monthly reports were intended to be reviewed and signed by a parent or guardian and returned to the school.
Highlights:
- Set of 2 original report cards
- Chicago Board of Education issue
- Dated 1933
- Handwritten grades and entries
- Parent signature section present
- Authentic period typography
Dimensions
7.5 × 16 cm (each)
Condition
Good vintage condition.
- Age toning
- Light creasing
- Minor wear from handling
Overall well preserved with clear handwriting and structure.
Σχολικά Δελτία Προόδου Σικάγο 1933 – Σετ 2 Τεμαχίων – Συλλεκτικά
Αυθεντικά μηνιαία σχολικά δελτία προόδου από το Σικάγο του 1933. Σετ δύο τεμαχίων με χειρόγραφους βαθμούς, παρουσίες και υπογραφές. Συλλεκτικό τεκμήριο εκπαίδευσης της εποχής του Μεσοπολέμου.
1933 Excelsior Savings Bank NYC Withdrawal Receipt – American Express Athens, US Banking Ephemera
€22.00Original 1933 bank withdrawal receipt from
Excelsior Savings Bank, New York City, issued in Athens, Greece, through the local office of The American Express Co.
Αυθεντική τραπεζική απόδειξη ανάληψης του 1933 από την Excelsior Savings Bank της Νέας Υόρκης, εκδοθείσα στην Αθήνα μέσω της American Express.
1933 Istanbul Stock Exchange Registration Card – Turkish Financial Ephemera
€25.00Rare original financial exchange registration card issued in Istanbul in 1933 under the Turkish Ministry of Finance (“Maliye Vekâleti”).
The card bears the heading:
“Istanbul Menkul Kıymetler ve Kambiyo Borsası”
(Istanbul Securities and Foreign Exchange Market)
This official early Turkish Republic financial document appears related to a registered broker, exchange participant or authorized member connected with Istanbul’s securities and foreign exchange market.
The card includes:
- official Ministry of Finance heading
- handwritten entries
- signatures
- registration number
- original 15 Kuruş Turkish fiscal revenue stamp on reverse
- official validation markings
Date:
- 12 July 1933 (handwritten on reverse)
Dimensions:
- approx. 7.5 × 10 cm
Condition:
Authentic period condition with folds, edge wear, age toning and handling marks consistent with use. Fiscal stamp remains attached and well preserved.
Κάρτα / Άδεια Χρηματιστηρίου Κωνσταντινούπολης 1933 – Τουρκικό Οικονομικό Έγγραφο
Σπάνια αυθεντική κάρτα / άδεια του Χρηματιστηρίου Αξιών και Συναλλάγματος Κωνσταντινούπολης, χρονολογημένη το 1933 και εκδοθείσα υπό το Τουρκικό Υπουργείο Οικονομικών.
1937 Greek Theatre Invitation Ticket Athens – Olympion Vocal Recital, Klara Stamou, Vintage Ephemera
€12.00Original Greek theatre invitation ticket, issued for a vocal recital at the Θέατρον Ολύμπια in Athens.
The invitation is dated Wednesday, October 20, 1937, and granted admission for two (2) persons. It announces a farewell recital performance by soprano Klara Stamou, recipient of the Gold Award of the National Conservatory.
This is an authentic piece of Greek theatrical ephemera from the interwar period, printed on period paper.
Details:
Type: Theatre invitation / ticket
Venue: Olympion Theatre (Athens)
Event: Vocal recital (farewell performance)
Date: October 20, 1937
Admission: Invitation for two persons
Dimensions: 16 × 8.5 cm
Material: Printed paper
Αυθεντική ελληνική πρόσκληση θεάτρου του 1937 για φωνητικό ρεσιτάλ στο Θέατρο Ολύμπια στην Αθήνα. Αφορά αποχαιρετιστήρια εμφάνιση της σοπράνο Klara Stamou.
1937–38 Greece Receipts Lot – O.E.A. Organization of National Regeneration, Metaxas Era Documents
€24.00O.E.A. – Organization of National Regeneration (Οργάνωσις Εθνικής Αναγεννήσεως)
The lot includes:
• 1 receipt dated 1937
• 1 receipt dated 1938
Both are official receipts of payment / collection documents (Απόδειξις Εισπράξεως / Γραμμάτιον Εισπράξεως), printed forms filled in by hand and signed by the treasurer.
These documents were issued by O.E.A. (Organization of National Regeneration), a Greek organization active in Athens in the late 1930s, and illustrate the everyday administrative and institutional practices of Greece in the interwar era.
Size: 17.5cm x 13cm
Σύνολο δύο αυθεντικών αποδείξεων εισπράξεως των ετών 1937 και 1938 από την Οργάνωση Εθνικής Αναγεννήσεως (Ο.Ε.Α.), που εκδόθηκαν στην Αθήνα. Πρόκειται για τυπωμένα έντυπα με χειρόγραφη συμπλήρωση και υπογραφή ταμία.
1939 Athens Concert Program – Tótis Stefanidis & Elsa Samartzi – Parnassos Hall
€45.00Original Athens concert program, printed for a vocal recital held at Parnassos Hall on December 20, 1938, under the patronage of Minister Kostas Kotzias (Governor of Athens).
Featuring the prominent Greek opera singers:
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Tótis Stefanidis (bass)
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Elsa Samartzi (soprano)
Piano accompaniment by Stefanos Valtetsiotis.
The inner program lists works by Bellini, Verdi, Massenet, Schumann, Gretchaninoff, De Falla, Mussorgsky and others.
The final page announces upcoming performances of Stefanidis at the Olympia Theatre – “Ellinikon Melodrama”, January 1939.
14 x 12 cm
1939 Greek Travel Excursions Booklet “Ypaithrios Zoi” – Pre-WWII Greece Map, Rare Tourism Ephemera
€26.00Rare Greek Pre-War Travel & Excursions Booklet – 1939
Original Greek printed program issued by the travel / outdoor association:
“Υπαίθριος Ζωή” (Ypaithrios Zoi – Outdoor Life), Athens Section
For Easter 1939, only a few months before World War II.
This booklet lists and describes organized excursions all over Greece and includes a map of Greece.
Destinations include:
Peloponnese, Delphi, Meteora, Ioannina & Zagorochoria, Lesbos, Evia, Sounion, Kissavos, Pilion, Kastoria and many more.
Year: 1939 (pre-WWII Greece)
Represents the last period of normal tourism and excursions before the war
Very rare survival of Greek travel ephemera
Such items were meant to be used and thrown away, not preserved.
Date: 1939
Size: approx. 12 × 17 cm
Language: Greek
Format: Stapled booklet / pamphlet
Complete.
EXTREMELY FRAGILE condition.Paper is brittle.Spine is failing.Pages are ready to detach / tearStill complete, but must be handled very carefully.
Σπάνιο ελληνικό έντυπο εκδρομών του 1939 από την «Υπαίθριος Ζωή», που περιλαμβάνει πρόγραμμα ταξιδιών σε όλη την Ελλάδα και χάρτη της χώρας. Εκδόθηκε λίγο πριν τον Β΄ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο. Διατηρείται πλήρες αλλά σε εξαιρετικά εύθραυστη κατάσταση.
1941–1942 Athens Conservatory Season Pass – German Occupation Greece, Personal Card with Photograph and Stamp
€38.00Original personal season pass related to the Athens Conservatory, issued for the 1941–1942 season during the German Occupation of Greece.
The document is strictly personal and non-transferable, bearing an original attached photograph, a round ink stamp, and the name of Lida T. Filtsou, identified as a professor of the Conservatory. It granted access to concerts and performances throughout the season, at a time when cultural institutions continued to operate under extremely difficult wartime conditions.
Condition:
Good for its age, with expected wear, period patina, original photograph, and stamp intact.
Δελτίο εισόδου Ωδείου Αθηνών 1941 1942 κατοχή με φωτογραφία
Προσωπικό δελτίο εισόδου του Ωδείου Αθηνών για την περίοδο 1941 1942 εκδοθέν κατά τη διάρκεια της Γερμανικής Κατοχής με επικολλημένη φωτογραφία και επίσημη σφραγίδα.
1945 Cairo Medical Prescription – Italian–Arabic Bilingual, Pulmonology, Signed by Gino Grossi
€18.00Original medical prescription / treatment note issued in Cairo, Egypt, dated April 22, 1945, by Gino Grossi, an Italian physician specialized in pulmonary diseases.
The document is printed in Italian and Arabic, reflecting the multicultural medical practice of post-war Cairo. It includes handwritten therapeutic instructions, a genuine signature, and an original Egyptian revenue stamp, confirming its official medical use.
Dimensions: 14 × 20 cm
1945 Greek Hospital Cairo Receipt – Hellenic Community Egypt, Stamped Financial Document
€12.00Original Greek financial document issued by the Greek Hospital of Cairo in 1945, shortly after the end of World War II.
This document is an “Ένταλμα Εισπράξεως” (Payment / Collection Warrant), bearing an official printed header “Ελληνικόν Νοσοκομείον Καΐρου”, serial number, handwritten entries, original signatures, and an Egyptian revenue stamp (5 mills).
Original period document.
Not a reproduction.
The document is heavily worn, with:tears and paper losses,strong folds and creasing,edge damage. However, the title, date, stamps and overall content remain visible. Please examine photos carefully.
Size: 16 × 21 cm
Αυθεντικό ένταλμα εισπράξεως του Ελληνικού Νοσοκομείου Καΐρου (1945), με σφραγίδες και υπογραφές.
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