Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Bulaq Issue 1874/75: Bulaq 1 pi. red, wmk. inverted, an unused block of four from Setting C, foliate marginal from base of sheet, variety "Imperforate", small closed tear in margin only, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Woefully under-catalogued by Gibbons. A very rare and most attractive multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D26bb = $ 3'000+ / Gi 38c = £ 400+.
Provenance: As a complete sheet, The Royal Collection, Spink, London, 17 May 2001, lot 180.