Bidspirit auction | Iraq Meyer Tuger & Co.

Iraq Meyer Tuger & Co. Bill of Exchange Basra L2000 1923 - A historic bill of exchange issued in Basra by the Imperial Ottoman Bank for £2000 sterling. Drawn on Gulbenkian Bros & Co., London. The document bears endorsements and stamps from Barclays Bank Ltd., National Provincial Bank of England, and The Eastern Bank Ltd. Features dual fiscal stamps (Iraq 2 Annas and British 2d) and multiple validation marks. An outstanding example of early interbank trade finance between Iraq and the United Kingdom, illustrating post-Ottoman commercial transitions in Mesopotamia.