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1938 Athens Theatre Ticket Madama Butterfly Olympia Opera Vintage Greek Ephemera
€8.00Original vintage theatre ticket from Olympia Theatre, Athens, dated 3 December 1938, for a performance of the opera Madama Butterfly (Greek: “Μπατερφλάι”).
The ticket refers to a late evening performance (10:00 PM) of a Greek melodrama production, featuring performers Mireille Fleury and Nikos Glynos, reflecting the presence of both international and Greek artists in the Athenian opera scene shortly before World War II.
Printed on thin card with clear typography, the piece includes:
- Original theatre stamp
- Ticket numbering (No. 52)
- Price indication: 100 drachmas
- Greek-language text and period layout
Dimensions
15.5 × 8.5 cm
Condition
Good vintage condition.
- Central fold from original use
- Minor tear at upper edge
- Small perforation / wear on right side
- Light age toning
Overall well preserved with clear print and visible stamp.
Εισιτήριο Θεάτρου Ολύμπια Αθήνα 1938 – Όπερα Μπατερφλάι (Madama Butterfly)
Αυθεντικό εισιτήριο θεάτρου από το Θέατρο Ολύμπια Αθηνών, χρονολογημένο 3 Δεκεμβρίου 1938, για παράσταση της όπερας «Μπατερφλάι». Περιλαμβάνει σφραγίδα θεάτρου, αρίθμηση και τιμή 100 δραχμών.
1938 German Export Invoice to Athens – Deutsche Spiegelglas Aachen DSAG, Glass Trade Document, Pre-WWII Greece
€32.00Original commercial export invoice issued by Deutsche Spiegelglas Ausfuhrgesellschaft M.B.H. (DSAG), dated 23 June 1938, from Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), Germany to Athens, Greece.
Πρωτότυπο γερμανικό τιμολόγιο εξαγωγής 1938 προς Αθήνα – Deutsche Spiegelglas (Aachen)
Εμπορικό τιμολόγιο που αφορά εξαγωγή υαλοπινάκων (Spiegelglas) από τη Γερμανία προς την Αθήνα, λίγο πριν την έναρξη του Β΄ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου.
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.
1938 Sporting Athletic Club Diploma – University of Athens Basketball Award Certificate Greece
€35.00Rare original diploma issued by the Greek athletic club Sporting, dated May 29, 1938, and awarded at the University of Athens.
The document was presented for achieving second place in a basketball competition, organized under the supervision of SEGAS (Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association). It represents an early example of organized basketball activity in Greece, adding notable historical interest.
The diploma explicitly references the University of Athens, linking it to official academic athletic events of the period. It also bears original handwritten signatures of officials.
Heavy folds, creasing, stains, and age wear consistent with use and storage. Fully legible and complete.
Δίπλωμα αθλητικού συλλόγου Σπόρτινγκ 1938 Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών καλαθοσφαίριση
Πρωτότυπο δίπλωμα αθλητικού συλλόγου του 1938 που απονεμήθηκε για αγώνες καλαθοσφαίρισης του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.
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 Athens Royal Theatre Letter – Greek National Opera – Signed by Renato Mordo, Pre-WWII Document
€185.00Rare official pre-World War II institutional letter issued by the Royal Theatre of Greece – Lyric Stage (Greek National Opera), dated 7 December 1939, Athens.
Typed letter on original Royal Theatre letterhead, written in German, and hand-signed by Renato Mordo, who served at the time as Director of the Lyric Stage during its early formative period.
The letter responds to a formal request by a German professor for the loan of theatrical costumes for a performance. After intervention at the General Directorate, the request is officially declined, citing Greek Theatre Law (Article 92), which strictly prohibited the lending of costumes from the Royal Theatre’s collections. The tone is formal and apologetic, reflecting standard institutional procedure rather than personal refusal.
The request had been conveyed to Mordo through his son, acting solely as a personal intermediary. The examination of the matter, the legal reasoning, and the final decision are entirely institutional and issued under Mordo’s authority as Director.
Dimensions: approx. 22 × 28.5 cm
Αυθεντική επίσημη επιστολή του Βασιλικού Θεάτρου Αθηνών (μετέπειτα Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή), χρονολογημένη το 1939 και υπογεγραμμένη από τον Ρενάτο Μόρντο.
1939 Greek Civil Defense Air Raid Instructions – Metaxas Goverment -WWII Leaflet
€115.00Original Greek Civil Defense instruction big poster, issued 1939 under the government of Ioannis Metaxas, shortly before Greece entered World War II.
This document provided air-raid safety instructions for civilians in the event of bombing or chemical attacks during the early war period.
30 x 50 cm
The text outlines:
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General civil defense behavior
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Procedures during sirens and alarms
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Protection from explosive and incendiary bombs
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First aid & sanitation instructions
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Fire prevention and shelter guidelines
Signed by:
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I. Dourentis (Minister of Interior)
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K. Kotzias (Governor of Athens)
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K. Maniadakis (Deputy Minister of Public Security)
These posters were meant to be pasted on walls inside homes, but most were discarded during/after WWII, making surviving examples scarce.
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.
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.
1939’s Greek Orthodox Archbishop Australia Letter
€95.00Rare and historically important original typed letter, dated May 18, 1939, issued in Sydney by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and hand-signed by Metropolitan Timotheos of Australia.
This exceptional document is addressed to a woman named Eleni and contains a clear and serious warning against migrating to Australia, just a few months before the outbreak of World War II.
Content & Historical Importance
In this letter, Metropolitan Timotheos explains that after careful study of the situation and thorough consideration, he has reached the conclusion that:
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The conditions in Australia are extremely difficult
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Life there would be full of hardships, struggle and suffering
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He does not recommend that she should come, as it would lead to an unfair and exhausting struggle for survival
This is a powerful, first-hand historical testimony about the real conditions of Greek migration in the late 1930s, written by the highest Greek Orthodox authority in Australia at that time.
About the Signatory
The letter is signed by Metropolitan Timotheos Evangelinidis, who served as Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand from 1932 to 1947, a key figure in the history of the Greek Orthodox Church and Greek diaspora.
Details
Date: 18 May 1939
Place: Sydney, Australia
Format: Original typed letter on official Archdiocese letterhead
Signature: Hand-signed by Metropolitan Timotheos
Language: Greek
Size: approx. 20 × 32 cm
Condition: Original, with age wear, folds and small edge losses (see photos)
Σπάνια επιστολή του 1939 από την Ελληνική Ορθόδοξη Αρχιεπισκοπή Αυστραλίας, υπογεγραμμένη από τον Μητροπολίτη Τιμόθεο, που περιέχει σαφή αποτροπή μετανάστευσης λόγω δύσκολων συνθηκών ζωής.
1940 Athens Census Certificate – Municipality of Athens, Pre-WWII Greece Document, October 1940
€24.00Original Greek official census certificate issued by the Municipality of Athens (City of Athens), dated October 1940.
This document certifies the registration of a citizen in the National Census of Greece, 16 October 1940 — just 12 days before Greece entered World War II (28 October 1940).
17,5cm x 13cm.
Αυθεντικό πιστοποιητικό απογραφής του Δήμου Αθηναίων, Οκτωβρίου 1940, που αφορά την απογραφή της 16ης Οκτωβρίου 1940. Εκδόθηκε λίγες ημέρες πριν την είσοδο της Ελλάδας στον Β΄ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο.
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