Bidspirit auction | Egypt Cassavetti Brothers & Co.

Egypt Cassavetti Brothers & Co. bill of exchange Alexandria £700 1853 - Impressive engraved bill of exchange from Alexandria, Egypt, dated January 1853, prominently overprinted with the merchant house name “Cassavetti Brothers & Co.” Drawn for £700 (Seven Hundred Pounds Sterling), with London mentioned as the settlement destination. Features large typographic overprint, bird-and-wreath vignette, stamped markings, and manuscript endorsements—excellent display piece for collectors of Alexandria commercial ephemera and Greek merchant diaspora firms in Egypt.