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

84 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page The Nile Post Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) The Joseph Chalhoub Collection of Egypt – II. Commemoratives 1938, Birth of King Farouk’s first child These are the most interesting essays for the Farouk period.  Essays by E. J. Hewett were proposed for the birth of the first child of Farouk and Farida.  The only logical reason for such a stamp not being issued is based in the Palace decision not to pursue the printing, as a result of their disappointment with the newborn being a girl.  Also of interest was that a name of Fouad was already being proposed if the newborn had been a boy. The future would show that King Farouk’s first son, Ahmed Fouad, will be born from his second wife, Narriman, in 1952. 10155 A E472 1938 Birth of Farouk and Farida’s First Child (unissued) group of three ink essays on tracing paper, with two of the frame and one of the two different sized Ankhs, unique 750 10157 10156 10156 A E472 1938 Birth of Farouk and Farida’s First Child (unissued) pen and ink essay in black and blue on tracing paper depicting the Palace with an Ankh above, unique 500 10157 A E472 1938 Birth of Farouk and Farida’s First Child (unissued) 5m pen and ink essay in black on tracing paper depicting the Palace with the Kingdom symbol above, unique 500 10158 A E473 1938 Birth of Farouk and Farida’s First Child (unissued) group of three photographic essays for the centre depicting the Palace, one mounted on stamp-size perforated carton paper with pencil sketched frame, unique Provenance: Vahan Andonian 440