OFFICIAL PAPERS

Original Greek Historical Document – Kymi Welfare Production Fund Appeal (1929)
Dated 15 January 1929, this rare printed circular was issued by the Welfare Production Fund of Kymi (Evia, Greece). It calls upon Kymi expatriate communities in Egypt, Constantinople, Smyrna, and the United States to contribute financially to social support, agricultural development, and relief for vulnerable residents of the region.

Original and historically important Greek municipal document, dated 2 August 1930, issued by the Municipality of Athens and hand-signed by Spyridon Mercouris, Mayor of Athens (served 1929–1932).

This is a genuine official administrative / legal declaration of the interwar period, bearing the original handwritten signature of the Mayor — not printed, not stamped.

Signature:

• Signed by: Spyridon Mercouris, Mayor of Athens

• Signature: Original hand-signed in ink (authentic autograph, not printed)

Spyridon Mercouris was a prominent Greek politician and Mayor of Athens during the interwar years, and a member of the historic Mercouris family (grandfather of Melina Mercouri).

Size: approx. 25 × 36.5 cm

Αυθεντικό δημοτικό έγγραφο του Δήμου Αθηναίων, έκδοσης 2 Αυγούστου 1930, φέρον την ιδιόχειρη υπογραφή του δημάρχου Spyridon Mercouris. Πρόκειται για επίσημο διοικητικό τεκμήριο της μεσοπολεμικής περιόδου, με αυθεντικό αυτόγραφο και χαρακτηριστική μορφή των δημοτικών εγγράφων της εποχής.

Η υπογραφή είναι χειρόγραφη σε μελάνι και δεν πρόκειται για εκτύπωση ή σφραγίδα, στοιχείο που ενισχύει τη συλλεκτική και ιστορική αξία του εγγράφου. Ο Σπυρίδων Μερκούρης υπήρξε σημαντική πολιτική προσωπικότητα και μέλος της γνωστής οικογένειας Μερκούρη.

Original Administrative Postal Document – Athens (30 April 1934)
Official transfer order issued by the Central Post & Telegraph Office of Athens under the Hellenic Ministry of Communications. The document assigns a telegraph operator (υπάλληλος τηλεγραφητής) to a new service station, reflecting internal staff movements within the Greek postal/telegraph service during the interwar period.

Athens Conservatoire – Official Letter Signed by Director Filoktitis Oikonomidis (1937)

Original typed institutional letter issued by the Athens Conservatoire, dated 7 September 1937 (Protocol No. 8325).

The letter is addressed to Mrs. Nelly Evelpidi and thanks her for her participation in the Symphony Orchestra of the Conservatoire during a major concert held at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.

The event was organized to support:

• the Welfare Fund of the Symphony Orchestra members

• the “Musician’s House” of the Panhellenic Musicians’ Association

The document is hand-signed by the director of the Conservatoire, Filoktitis Oikonomidis, an important figure in Greek musical life of the interwar period.

The mention of Nelly Evelpidi as recipient adds a personal dimension to the document, illustrating the network of musicians and participants involved in the cultural life of Athens before World War II.

Founded in 1871, the Athens Conservatoire was the leading institution for classical music education in Greece and played a central role in the development of orchestral music and concert culture in the capital.

This document provides a rare glimpse into the musical and cultural life of Athens in the late 1930s, linking a major educational institution, a historic concert venue, and an individual participant in the orchestra’s activities.

Original period document.
Not a reproduction.

Ωδείο Αθηνών – Υπογεγραμμένη Επιστολή Φιλοκτήτη Οικονομίδη, 1937

Αυθεντική επιστολή του Ωδείου Αθηνών (1937), υπογεγραμμένη από τον διευθυντή Φιλοκτήτη Οικονομίδη, που αφορά συμμετοχή σε συναυλία στο Ηρώδειο.