David Feldman The Joseph Chalhoub Collection of Egypt II. Commemoratives Monday, December 9, 2019

132 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page The Nile Post Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) The Joseph Chalhoub Collection of Egypt – II. Commemoratives 10267 F / 81 C127 1949 100th Anniversary of the Death of Mohamed Ali Pasha, two covers, 1949 (2.8) Registered cover to Falum, Sweden franked pair of 10m. 100th Anniversary of the Death of Mohamed Ali Pasha + 40m. Express stamp + 10m. 1947 Air, 1949 (5.9) registered air mail cover to Berne, Switzerland franked pair 10m. 100th Anniversary of the Death of Mohamed Ali Pasha + 1947 Air Mail stamps 3m., 5m., 7m., 8m. + 22m. King Farouk “Military”, a scarce pair 80 10269 10268 10268 DCE P RPC128ct 1949 75th Anniversary of the UPU 10m COLOUR TRIAL in olive-green on ungummed watermarked paper, very fine and rare 1’500 10269 DCE P RPC128ct 1949 75th Anniversary of the UPU 10m COLOUR TRIAL in purple-grey on ungummed watermarked paper, very fine and rare 1’500 10270 CC J P C131b 1949 Abolition of Mixed Courts 10m, Royal oblique perforations in mint nh bottom right corner sheet marginal plate block of four, numbered A/49, couple of natural paper indentations otherwise fine and extremely rare, one of only two control blocks that exist Provenance: The Palace Collection of King Farouk 1’200