Lot 304: A COLLECTION OF FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AND INVESTMENT CONTRACTS FROM Y. ROFE AND CO. CAIRO EGYPT

A collection of financial documents and investment ephemera issued by Y. Rofe and Co. (Y. Rofé et Cie), a brokerage firm based at 5 Sharia El Maghraby, Cairo, Egypt, with branch offices listed in Alexandria, Port Said, and Mansurah. The collection includes a French-language Lettre de Confirmation and multiple large-format documents printed in Arabic. The confirmation letter details the acquisition of Suez Canal 3 per cent bonds (Second Series) and participation in Panama Canal lottery bonds (Bons à Lots Canal de Panama). The Arabic documents, likely serving as purchase contracts or terms of agreement, feature elaborate lithographic scrollwork borders in blue, black, and orange-brown. The items are embellished with corner medallions inscribed SYSTÈME BREVETÉ POUR L’ÉGYPTE ET PALESTINE. A circular company stamp for Y. Rofe and Co. in both Latin and Arabic scripts is present. These forms are pre-printed with the date prefix 19– and are historically associated with the early 20th-century Egyptian financial sector and the Rofe family.