OFFICIAL PAPERS
1938 Goulandris Bros London Bank Documents S S Aghia Varvara Shipping Receipts National Provincial Bank
€38.00Set of four original banking documents from the National Provincial Bank Limited, Bill Department, City Office, London, dated June–July 1938. Issued to Goulandris Bros. Ltd., one of Greece’s most prominent shipping families, regarding payments and drafts in settlement of expenses for the steamship S/S Aghia Varvara (including crew repatriation expenses).
Έγγραφα Τραπεζικών Συναλλαγών Goulandris Bros – Λονδίνο 1938
Σύνολο αυθεντικών τραπεζικών εγγράφων του 1938 από το Λονδίνο που αφορούν την εταιρεία Goulandris Bros και το ατμόπλοιο S/S Aghia Varvara.
1938 NAXOS-UNION Surface Grinder Documents – Frankfurt Offer & Prospectus to Piraeus Shipyard, Pre-WWII Germany
€52.00Original and historically important pre-WWII industrial document set from NAXOS-UNION, Frankfurt am Main, dated 11 August 1938.
This lot includes:
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1 original official price offer / quotation
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2 original illustrated prospectus of the machine
The offer is addressed to:
Firma “Vassiliades”, Greek Machine Works & Shipyards A.G., Piraeus (Greece)
The Machine:
NAXOS-UNION Self-Contained Surface Grinding Machine, Model HDU / HDU²
A precision surface grinder used to grind, flatten and finish metal parts to extreme accuracy.
Such machines were essential in:
heavy industry
tool & die shops
shipyards
weapon and engine manufacturing
Size: approx. 21 × 30 cm each
Σπάνιο σύνολο βιομηχανικών εγγράφων της εταιρείας NAXOS-UNION, έκδοσης 11 Αυγούστου 1938 στη Φρανκφούρτη, που αφορά προσφορά και έντυπο παρουσίασης επιφανειακού λειαντικού μηχανήματος (surface grinder). Τα έγγραφα απευθύνονται στη «Βασιλειάδης» Μηχανουργεία & Ναυπηγεία στον Πειραιά.
1939–40 Cholargos Athens Official Tax Notice – Signed Community President, Pre-WWII Greece Document
€24.00Original Greek administrative document / official announcement issued by:
Administration of the Capital – Community of Cholargos (Athens area)
Title of document: “ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΙΣ” (Official Notice)
The document features:
Official printed letterhead of the Community of Cholargos
Original circular official stamp
Handwritten signature of the President of the Community
Period typography and formal administrative language
Dimensions: approx. 20 × 30 cm
Αυθεντική διοικητική ανακοίνωση της Κοινότητας Χολαργού (Αθήνα), χρονολογούμενη περί το 1939–1940, με τίτλο «ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΙΣ». Φέρει επίσημη σφραγίδα και ιδιόχειρη υπογραφή του προέδρου της κοινότητας.
1943 Greece Red Cross Infant Feeding Document – WWII Occupation Famine Relief, Athens Nutrition Chart
€42.00Original Greek Red Cross document from WWII occupation period, dated Athens, 21 October 1943.
This is an official historical document issued by the Greek Red Cross – Infant Nutrition Committee during the German occupation of Greece in World War II.
The document contains a detailed table of instructions for preparing condensed and dehydrated milk for infants and children, categorized by age groups, quantities of milk, water, and nutritional ratios. It is a direct witness to the Great Famine of occupied Greece (1941–1944) and the humanitarian efforts to keep children alive under extreme conditions.
Country: Greece
Organization: Greek Red Cross (Ερυθρός Σταυρός)
Date: 21 October 1943
Era: WWII – German Occupation
Subject: Infant nutrition / famine relief / humanitarian aid
Format: Large single sheet
Size: 23 x 35 cm
Language: Greek
Original, not a copy
Condition
Heavily worn with significant age-related wear, including folds, creasing, toning, and surface wear from use.
Consistent with intensive practical use during the period.
Complete and legible, preserving its historical integrity.
Please refer to images.
Αυθεντικό έγγραφο του Ελληνικού Ερυθρού Σταυρού, έκδοσης 21 Οκτωβρίου 1943 στην κατεχόμενη Αθήνα, που αφορά οδηγίες διατροφής βρεφών κατά την περίοδο του λιμού. Περιλαμβάνει αναλυτικούς πίνακες παρασκευής γάλακτος.
1946 Cable & Wireless Telegrams Athens – Tugboat Sale Alexandria to Piraeus Maritime Documents (Pair)
€24.00Original pair of commercial maritime telegrams sent through Cable and Wireless Limited – Athens Telegraph Office in September 1946. Both messages concern the sale and scheduled departure of a tugboat between Alexandria (Egypt) and Piraeus (Greece).
Σύνολο δύο αυθεντικών εμπορικών τηλεγραφημάτων του Σεπτεμβρίου 1946 από το γραφείο της Cable and Wireless στην Αθήνα, που αφορούν την πώληση και τον απόπλου ρυμουλκού μεταξύ Αλεξάνδρειας και Πειραιά.
1951 Memorandum & Articles – N. Vouvalis & Co (Greece) Ltd – London Company
€85.00Original Memorandum and Articles of Association of N. Vouvalis & Co. (Greece) Ltd, incorporated in London on 28 April 1951, under the Companies Act 1948.
The company’s stated activities include shipping, shipbroking, export & import trading and commercial brokerage – indicating direct connection with post-war Greek maritime and mercantile expansion in London.
Printed by Maxwell, Batley & Co., 65 London Wall, a well-known London legal and corporate registration firm.
Complete and clean copy, no missing pages, natural age toning.
21 x 34 cm
1952 Greek Ship “RALLIS P.” Benghazi Legal Dispute Archive – Maritime Case File, Cyrenaica Libya Shipping Documents
€48.00Rare complete archival file of a Greek merchant vessel in Benghazi, 1952.
This lot consists of 6 original typewritten documents related to the Greek ship:
M/V “RALLIS P.” (Greek-owned merchant vessel)
Benghazi (Cyrenaica, Libya) – Piraeus
1952
The documents originate from the shipping & forwarding agent:
Mohamed Senussi Giaber – Benghazi
They document a serious legal and financial dispute involving:
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Unpaid port dues
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Unpaid agency & supply expenses
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Court action and request for arrest of the vessel
The file includes:
✔ Official letters to the ship’s master and owner
✔ Letter to the President of the Civil Court of Benghazi
✔ Invoices and accounts
✔ Government of Cyrenaica Ports & Lights Harbour Dues document
✔ Duplicates and copies of accounts
The ship arrived in Benghazi in April 1952 carrying live sheep for Piraeus.
The documents record the escalation of the case up to November 1952.
This is a complete maritime legal case file.
Size: approx. 22.5 × 29 cm each.
Σπάνιο και πλήρες αρχειακό σύνολο έξι εγγράφων του 1952 που αφορούν νομική και οικονομική διαμάχη του ελληνικού εμπορικού πλοίου “RALLIS P.” στη Βεγγάζη της Λιβύης. Περιλαμβάνει επιστολές, λογαριασμούς, δικαστικά έγγραφα και στοιχεία λιμενικών τελών.
1954 Greece Government Document – Leros Technical Schools Inventory List, Ministry Administrative Record
€22.00Original Greek government administrative document dated January 14, 1954, issued in Athens by the Greek State Financial Services (Material Management Department) and addressed to the Technical Schools of the National Institution of Leros.
This document lists in detail the materials, equipment and supplies that were purchased, shipped and manufactured for the institution during 1953.
Size: approx. 20 × 25 cm
Heavily worn with tears, losses, perforations, and significant handling wear.
A well-used institutional document, reflecting practical administrative use.
Fragile but complete and readable.
Αυθεντικό υπηρεσιακό έγγραφο του 1954 που αφορά τις Τεχνικές Σχολές του Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Λέρου, με λεπτομερή καταγραφή υλικών και εξοπλισμού της εποχής.
1956 Greece Cyprus Documents Lot – Official Stamped Government & Organization Archive
€52.00Two original official documents from Greece, dated 1956, related to the Cyprus issue.
This lot consists of two separate but related archival documents (2 sheets), both authentic, bearing original stamps and signatures.
Document 1
Official letter from the Greek Government (Presidency / Minister) addressed to the “National Union of Greeks”.
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Place & date: Athens, 30 August 1956
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Signed by: Constantinos Tsatsos (then Minister; later President of the Hellenic Republic)
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Bears official government stamp
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The text states that this is an official certified copy (“Exact copy”)
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Subject: acknowledgment and commentary on a publication concerning Cyprus
This is an officially issued certified copy, not the original outgoing letter.
Document 2
Official circular (Εγκύκλιος) of the National Union of Greeks, protocol no. 91/1956.
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Dated: 1956
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Bears the official stamp of the organization
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Signed by:
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The President (Drosos I. Drosopoulos, Lieutenant General)
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The Vice-President
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The General Secretary
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Subject: publication and distribution of the album “Η ΚΥΠΡΟΣ ΜΑΣ” (“Our Cyprus”) and related activities
This is an original issued document, not a copy.
Size: approx. 21.5 × 29 cm each
Quantity: 2 sheets / 2 documents
Σύνολο δύο αυθεντικών εγγράφων του 1956 σχετικών με το Κυπριακό ζήτημα, που περιλαμβάνει εγκύκλιο της «Εθνικής Ενώσεως Ελλήνων». Φέρουν επίσημες σφραγίδες και υπογραφές και αποτελούν σημαντικό τεκμήριο της περιόδου του αγώνα της ΕΟΚΑ.
1956 Greece Signed Letter – General Governor of Athens, Referencing 1955 Istanbul Events
€48.00Original official Greek letter, dated 29 May 1956, signed by K. Papakyriakos, identified in the document as former General Governor of Athens (τ. = τέως / former).
The letter is addressed to Mr. M. Theodorou of the Bank of Greece, indicating that it concerns institutional and administrative matters.
The text refers to the events in Istanbul in 1955 and mentions the publication of a related work, with the aim of informing interested parties about these developments.
The General Governor of Athens was, at the time, a very high-ranking administrative official of the Greek state, responsible for the wider Athens area and supervising major public services.
Original hand-signed historical document. Not a reproduction.
Size: approx. 21.5 × 28.5 cm
Αυθεντική υπογεγραμμένη επιστολή (1956) από τον τέως Γενικό Διοικητή Αθηνών, με αναφορά στα γεγονότα της Κωνσταντινούπολης του 1955.
1958 ELPA Membership Certificate Apostolos Nikolaidis Signed Athens Automobile Club Greece
€75.00Original 1958 membership certificate issued by the Hellenic Automobile & Touring Club (ELPA), headquartered at 7 Amerikis Street, Athens.
Dated 26 February 1958, this document certifies that the recipient was elected as a full member of the Club during the Board meeting of 25 February 1958.
The certificate bears two original handwritten signatures:
• P.A. Giannoulatos, President
• Apostolos Nikolaidis, General Secretary
Apostolos Nikolaidis is a major historical figure in Greek sport and administration, known as a legendary official of Panathinaikos A.O., and today the football stadium on Alexandras Avenue carries his name.
Items with his authentic signature are highly collectible.
The document also carries the official seal of ELPA, featuring the crowned Greek cross inside a steering wheel with wings — an early emblem of the Club during the Kingdom of Greece.
Folds, age toning, small edge wear, mild vertical crease. Seal and signatures clean and clear. Overall good vintage condition.
Πιστοποιητικό Μέλους ΕΛΠΑ – Υπογεγραμμένο από Απόστολο Νικολαΐδη, 1958
Αυθεντικό πιστοποιητικό μέλους της ΕΛΠΑ (1958), υπογεγραμμένο από τον Απόστολο Νικολαΐδη, σημαντική μορφή του ελληνικού αθλητισμού.
1961 Greek Hunting Federation Letter Pre-Election – Political Support Document Kitsikis Karamanlis, Official Seal Greece
€48.00Original institutional support letter issued by the Hellenic Hunting Federation of Southern Greece and Islands, dated 21 October 1961, shortly before the Greek parliamentary elections of 21 October 1961.
Original institutional support letter issued by the Hellenic Hunting Federation of Southern Greece and Islands, dated 21 October 1961, shortly before the Greek parliamentary elections of 29 October 1961.
The document addresses members and affiliated supporters of the Federation and encourages electoral support for Professor and Architect Kostas Kitsikis, a prominent academic associated with the National Technical University of Athens. The text explicitly refers to his close association with Constantine Karamanlis, who at the time was serving as Prime Minister of Greece, presenting this connection as a factor of political stability and continuity.
The document is typewritten on official letterhead and bears the original round ink stamp of the Federation.
Fair, folds, age toning, and handling marks consistent with archival material.
Επιστολή Κυνηγετικής Ομοσπονδίας Ελλάδος 1961 προεκλογικό έγγραφο Κιτσίκης Καραμανλής
Πρωτότυπο διοικητικό έγγραφο που καλεί σε εκλογική υποστήριξη του καθηγητή Κώστα Κιτσίκη λίγο πριν τις βουλευτικές εκλογές του 1961 με αναφορά στη σχέση του με τον Κωνσταντίνο Καραμανλή.
Φέρει επίσημη σφραγίδα της Ομοσπονδίας.
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