The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342
Sale 342
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1914 Shanghai $5, serial no.: 164,569, 《海上鈔列傳》p.120. Brilliant color, of better condition than usual. Very Fine. PMG20.
1914 Shanghai $10, serial no.: 096,510, 《海上鈔列傳》p.120. Hand-stamped date 1•10•1913, the earliest issued note of this bank. Unique. Very Fine. PMG20.
1918 Shanghai 5 Taels, serial no.: 05324, 《海上鈔列傳》p.61. Only 4 recorded. A rarity. Choice Fine. PMG15 NET.
1905 Shanghai $5, serial no.: 328601,《海上鈔列傳》p.59. This one is the plate note illustrated in p.141, “Currencies in Old Shanghai”. Printing quantity for $5 is 300,000, and this note is numbered more than printing quantity, a unique item so far. Choice Fine. PMG15.
1905 Shanghai $10, serial no.: 124565,《海上鈔列傳》p.60. This one is the plate note illustrated in p.141, “Currencies in Old Shanghai”. Choice Fine. PMG15.
1874 Shanghai 1 Tael, serial no.: 1021, 《海上鈔列傳》p.16. The earliest Chinese banknote confirmed and available so far, one of the only 2 recorded. Never been reported, nor in the HSBC archive as documented in the “Money in the Bank”. Choice Fine. PMG15 NET.
1874 One Tael (P-S372), serial no.: 1027. One of the earliest issued note issued by HSBC in Shanghai, extremley rare. Fine. PMG12.
1893 Shanghai $1, serial no.: 12538, 《海上鈔列傳》p.18. The only 1893 $1 exists, never been reported or recorded. All other $1 of this type are dated 1897, not recorded in HSBC archive, neither. This is the unique discovered piece. Choice Fine. PMG15.
1920, Shanghai $50, serial no.: 16949, 《海上鈔列傳》p.22. Merely 10 or so of various years recorded, mostly being well-worn in circulation. This is among the better ones. Choice Fine. PMG15.
