For your consideration is an exceedingly rare and historically important original handwritten consular certificate issued by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, dating to March 1977 (1397 AH) during the reign of His Majesty King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (r. 1975–1982). This official Saudi document is composed entirely in Arabic script on embassy stationery, prominently featuring the green emblem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—two crossed swords surmounted by a palm tree—symbolizing justice, strength, and prosperity under divine guidance.

The document formally certifies the identity and nationality of Mr. Adel Mahmoud Arab, a Saudi citizen registered with the embassy. It references his Saudi passport no. 964, originally issued in Jeddah on 18 August 1950 (1369 AH), confirming his citizenship and personal status. The certification further verifies his marriage and related legal details as officially recognized by the consulate, attesting to the embassy’s procedural oversight in maintaining Saudi civil and legal documentation abroad. The tone and form reflect the precise administrative style of Saudi consular affairs during the 1970s—a period when handwritten attestations were still used for identity verification and civil registration abroad, especially in Middle Eastern and North African diplomatic missions.

This handwritten Saudi consular document exhibits all hallmarks of authenticity, including period folds, dual hole-punches for filing, and faint handling impressions, consistent with embassy archive use. The document remains in remarkable condition, written in blue ink on light cream consular paper, with visible indentations from pen pressure confirming its original execution by a consular officer. The layout conforms exactly to the administrative style used by Saudi embassies and consulates during the mid-1970s, with the date, heading, and certification section handwritten beneath the national emblem.

A genuine artifact of Saudi diplomatic and bureaucratic history, this piece provides a rare and tangible link to the early modern era of the Kingdom’s expanding international presence. Such handwritten consular certifications—issued on official stationery and personally signed by embassy staff—were produced only in limited numbers for individual citizens, and almost none survive outside government archives today. It stands as a museum-quality example of 20th-century Saudi administrative heritage, reflecting the Kingdom’s evolving legal and diplomatic recordkeeping tradition.

Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia consular embassy document measures approximately 5.5" x 8.0". Museum quality. It’s one of a kind. Authentic and correct. Original folds, holepunch, and markings present throughout. Provenance: The HADA Collection.