Type: Original Period Turkish Republic Commercial Correspondence / Financial Letterhead (Efemera)

Document Date: September 7, 1939 (7 Eylül 939)

Publisher/Merchant : Issued by the prominent Istanbul-based Armenian trading partnership "M. NARLIYAN A. LUTUFYAN ve Şti." operating at Fincancılar No. 35, Istanbul. (Chamber of Commerce Registry No: 12027).

Armenian & Financial History Interest: This is a spectacular social and economic history document. The typed Turkish letter details a financial dispute and debt/check collection negotiation between Armenian merchants in Istanbul and Tokat. The text explicitly mentions another prominent Armenian merchant name: "Şişmanyan" ("Çeki ödeyecek Şişmanyana tekrar müracaat ederek..."), detailing a 15-day grace period for a check payment and commercial risk advice regarding banking transactions in early republican Turkey.

Ink Stamp: Features a highly pristine, sharp corporate circular red ink stamp of the company at the bottom right corner, dated 7-9-1939.

Recipient: Addressed to Halil Salih Bekcioğlu in Tokat.