HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
1952 Benghazi Greek Ship “RALLIS P.” Legal Dispute Archive – Shipping Documents
€105.00Rare 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.
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1952 Festival and Graduation Program of the Anargyreios & Korgialeneios School of Spetses (A.K.S.S.)
€45.00The program includes religious services, academic ceremonies, athletic and nautical competitions, theatrical performances (including Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus), exhibitions of student work, and formal processions. Illustrated with period photographs of the school, laboratories, and maritime activities, it provides a detailed record of institutional life at one of Greece’s most prominent boarding schools of the mid-20th century.
Founded in 1923 under royal patronage and modeled after British boarding schools, the Anargyreios & Korgialeneios School played a significant role in Greek academic and naval-oriented education.
Good for its age, with light wear and period patina.
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1954 Greek Government Document Leros Technical Schools Institutional List
€25.00Original 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
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1955’s Shell Road Map Greece – Athens to Corfu Route – Puzol Geoinstitute
€35.00Original Vintage Road Map (mid-1950s)
Road map covering the route Athens – Corfu, issued for Shell by the Geometric Institute of Greece (Puzol). Features a mid-century graphic layout, stylized island forms, Shell branding, and tables for fuel and distance conversions (Imperial, U.S. gallons and liters, including reference to the traditional Greek unit “oka”).
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1956 Greece – Signed Letter, Former General Governor of Athens, 1955 Istanbul’s Events
€58.00Original 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
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1956 Greece “Lacheion Syntakton” Lottery Ticket – Athens Journalists Union
€22.00Original 1956 “Lacheion Syntakton” lottery ticket issued by the Union of Daily Newspaper Journalists of Athens (ESIEA).
These lottery issues were produced to financially support the activities of the press association.
14 x 8 cm
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1956 Greek Advertising Pocket Diary Belkas Royal Court Supplier Athens Ephemera
€8.00Greek Advertising Pocket Diary – 1956 (COMPLETE)
Original Greek commercial pocket diary issued by:
Georgios Belkas (Γεώργιος Μπέλκας)
Supplier of the Greek Royal Court
Coffee – Tea – Cocoa – Marmalades – Liqueurs
Established 1901 – Athens
Printed in 1956 (leap year) and given to customers as a promotional item.
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Size: approx. 7 × 9 cm (mini pocket size)
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Language: Greek
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Format: Softcover booklet
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Complete example
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With period handwritten notes
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1956’s 2 Greek Government & Organization Documents on Cyprus – Signed & Stamped
€225.00Two 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
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1958 ELPA Membership Certificate – Apostolos Nikolaidis Signed – Athens Greece
€120.00Original 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 embossed 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.
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1958 Greek Army Division General Handwritten Letter – Edessa – Signed
€12.00Original Handwritten Military Letter – Edessa, Greece (9 January 1958)
Personal handwritten letter sent by Lieutenant General G. Petropoulos of the 2nd Infantry Division (II Merarchia) to a fellow high-ranking officer. Written on official division letterhead and signed in ink.
This is a New Year greetings letter, typical of Greek military formal correspondence of the post-war period.
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1960 Greek Army XX Armored Division Brigadier Korakas Handwritten Card
€18.00Original Greek Army commander’s handwritten Christmas and New Year greeting card, dated 1960.
Issued by the XX Armored Division (20th Armored Division) and signed by Brigadier General (Ταξίαρχος) L. Korakas, the division’s commanding officer at the time.
The card features the printed official insignia of the Division (charging soldier over an armored tank), and contains the full handwritten text of the wishes, including date and personal signature.
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1960s Greek Saronic Gulf Cruise Invitation – “PROTO” Magazine – Neraida Ship
€18.00Original Greek printed travel / leisure ephemera, issued by the illustrated weekly magazine “PROTO” (ΠΡΩΤΟ), inviting the recipient to a one-day organized cruise to the Saronic Gulf islands.
The text describes departure from Piraeus at 7 a.m., with meals served onboard (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and live orchestra, presenting a refined social outing aimed at an urban Athenian audience. The invitation is written in formal katharevousa Greek and addressed personally (“Αγαπητέ Φίλε”).
Based on typography, language, layout, and the six-digit Athens telephone number, the piece can be confidently dated on mid-1960’s.
Dimensions: approx. 14.5 × 11 cm
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