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

77 Geneva, December 9, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page The Nile Post Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 10149 A / 79 E446, E447, E449, E450 (part), E451, E452, E4 1938 Royal Wedding of King Farouk and Queen Farida and King Farouk’s Birthday group of essays, including: a) large photograph, 155x210mm, of the King and Queen at their wedding; b) one stamp-size portrait photograph as used for the Wedding issue and three of the portrait used for the Birthday issue; c) card with four pencil sketches with suggested frames for the Wedding issue; d) two photographic essays of the side crowns; e) eight pen and ink drawings on tracing paper and card of various parts of the design and inscriptions for both issues; f) four ink drawings on tracing paper of the Birthday “£E1”; g) tracing paper with four ink drawings (two incomplete) of the crown; and h) the issued stamps mint hinged A unique group of essays for these popular issues 10’000 10150 H / www C82 1938 King Farouk’s 18th Birthday £E1 used with 11 FE 38 Alexandria cds, natural paper flaw on Queen Farida’s neck, fine 120