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Lot# 5560 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 5560 Egypt Kingdom

    Bulaq Issue 1874/75: Bulaq 5 pi. green, oily printing, wmk. inverted, perf. 12½, an unused block of twenty-four (6 x 4), of deep colour (positions 161-166 / 191-196), foliate marginal from lower left corner of the sheet, a late printing after the substituted cliche (position 157) had been replaced, position 181 with "Fractured Wig", minor bend in margin only, fine and fresh, large part or unmounted og. Rare and spectacular multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D29h = $ 2'000 / Gi = £ 1'400+.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF