AIA Hong Kong 5 Auction - March 24, 2015

Ming Dynasty Circulating Note 1368-99. 1 Kuan, P-AA10, S/M#T36-20, Issued banknote. 10 Strings of Cash Coins at top center on front and back center at bottom. 2 large red seals on face and one on back. Printed on dark gray mulberry paper. Fine to Choice Fine with a few small holes due to the type of paper used. This note came from a group of these notes that were discovered during the

Ch'ing Dynasty, Da Qing Bao Qiao, 1858 Issue. China, Xian Feng year 8 [1858]. 2000 Wen (Cash). Pick-A4f, S/M T6-51, VF to Choice VF with a horizontal fold keeping this note from XF. /

Ch'ing Dynasty, Da Qing Bao Qiao, 1858 Issue. Jiangsu. Xian Feng year 8 [1858]. 5000 Wen (cash). Pick-A5f. SM T6-52. VF condition. /

Imperial Bank of China, 1898 Peking Branch Taels Issue. China, 14th November, 1898, 10 Taels, P-A42a, S/M#C293-4b, Issued banknote, brown text with blue border on light orange underprint, facing dragons flank seal on top, S/N 6958, Choice Fine condition with a small stamp hinge on the top back middle margin that could easily be removed. Extremely rare note that is seldom seen at auction and is the first example of this type that we have offered. Worthy of a superior bid. BFL.

Ta-Ching Government Bank, 1908 "Urga" Branch Issue. China, $1, P-A75, S/M#T10-20, Issued banknote, face green and lilac, back Blue on light brown color with supported arms upper center, S/N E36405, Pin punch Chinese characters in middle, Choice Fine to VF with 4 areas of tape stain on the top margin, extremely rare note in any condition and unpriced in the SCWPM. First time offered by our company.

Commercial Bank of China, 1932 "Shanghai" Issue Pair. China, Lot of 2 issued notes, includes $5, P-14a (S/M#293-70a) and $10, P-15 (S/M#293-71) Issued banknote, Confucius at right, Choice VG to Fine, various overprints and markings, W&S.

Bank of China, 1912 "Kwangtung" Branch Issue. China. $1, P-25k1, S/M#C294-30k, Issued banknote, Dark green with m/c underprint, portrait of Empower Huang-ti at left and hillside village at right, back green with waterfront park, Overprinted on back bottom margin "N.B. Payable in subsidiary (silver) coin......". Fine condition with small faults including missing the upper and lower left corner tips, small areas of tape on the top left and right margins and a small thin on the upper left Chinese numeral, S/N …

Bank of China, 1913 "Canton" Branch Regular Issue. China. $1, P-30a, S/M#C294-42a, Issued banknote, Olive and red with portrait of Huang-ti at left and hillside village at right, back orange with waterfront park, VF condition with sharp corners, bright colors and firm paper quality with a little toning on the top left corner and minor graffiti marks on back, S/N M021548, Rare note in any condition and rarely seen this nice. ABNC.

Bank of China, 1913 Provisional Issue, Overprinted on Provincial Bank of Kwang Tung Province 1913. China. $5, P-29, S/M#C294-41 Issued banknote, Overprinted on Provincial Bank of Kwang Tung Province, 1913, $5, P-S2398, Green on m/c with large building, back green. VF to Choice VF condition. Extremely rare and missing from most advanced collections. ABNC.

Bank of China, 1914 "Manchuria" Branch Issue Rarity. China, 20 cents, P-36c, S/M#C294-60, Issued banknote, Black o light green underprint with Great Wall at center, back orange, VG condition but there are two small areas of ink loss on the left and right of the face that has not effected the paper, only the undertint ink, as well as 4 small pin holes on the upper right. Unfortunately, there is a 1/2 by 1 inch piece missing from the top right corner. Rare note in any condition.

Bank of China, 1917 "Kalgan" Branch Issue "Inverted Back Error" Rarity. Kalgan (Cyrillic text), 50 cents, P-45c S/M#C294-74c, Issued banknote, Uncataloged with inverted reverse. Blue face with red text, bridge with building, back orange, toning on the lower right and left borders otherwise Uncirculated. BEPP. Rarely seen branch issue and first time seen by cataloger. Another extremely rare note and possibly the one of the few errors known for this issue. The note catalogs $5500 in XF in the SCWPM and is not…

Bank of China, 1917 "Kalgan" Branch Issue Rarity. Kalgan (Cyrillic text), 50 cents, P-45c S/M#C294-74c, Issued banknote, Blue face with red text, bridge with building, back orange, toning on the lower right and left borders otherwise Uncirculated. BEPP. Rarely seen branch issue and first time seen by cataloger. Extremely rare note in any condition and possibly the finest known in this condition. The note catalogs $5500 in XF in the SCWPM. This one of two examples offered in this auction of this type and i…

Bank of China, 1917 "Kalgan" Branch Issue Rarity. Kalgan (Cyrillic text), 50 cents, P-45c S/M#C294-74c, Issued banknote, Blue face with red text, bridge with building, back orange, toning on the lower right and left borders otherwise Uncirculated. BEPP. Rarely seen branch issue and first time seen by cataloger. Extremely rare note in any condition and possibly one of the finest known in this condition. The note catalogs $5500 in XF in the SCWPM. This one of two examples offered in this auction of this typ…

Bank of China, 1942 Issue Banknote Pair. China, Lot of 2 notes, both 500 Yuan, P-99, S/M#C294-271, Issued banknotes, VG condition with the edges a little tattered. ABNC.

Bank of Communications, 1913 "Changchun" Branch Issue Banknote. China, $1, P-110a, S/M#C126-31d, Issued banknote, Red-orange on m/c, Electric direct current generator at center, back orange with sailing ship, S/N L464735, Fine to Choice Fine with a very small pin hole in the middle, 3 small pin holes on the right and a small thin on the left border area. Only 1 previous note has been graded in the PMG census. ABNC. Extremely rare note and first time seen by cataloger. Rarely offered at auction.

Bank of Communications, 1919 "Harbin" Branch Issue. China, 1 Yuan, P-125, S/M#C126-131, Issued banknote, Blue, Village in middle, back is brown and green, Gem Uncirculated condition. Amazing note rarely seen this nice. BEPP.

Bank of Communications, 1923 "Fengtien Province" Issue Banknote. China, $1, P-131a, S/M#C126-150, Issued banknote, Orange on m/c, Electric direct current generator at center, back orange with sailing ship, S/N 239025, VG with a 1.5 inch horizontal split in the middle and 1/2 inch splits on the left and right horizontal middle from a strong fold, still an extremely rare banknote and the first time handled by or firm. Only 1 previous note has been graded in the PMG census. ABNC.

National Bank of China, 1921 Issue - Possible Unlisted Color. China, $1, Similar to P-514, S/M#C261-11, but it has black vignettes of SYS flanked by trees with green border and light green underprint instead of the listed black vignettes on blue border with pink underprint. The back is brown and light green with three men and farmer with oxen. S/N 00829, Choice Fine to almost VF with intact borders, no pin holes, firm paper quality, sharp corners, bright colors and only a small paper clip rust spot on the b…

Bank of Territorial Development, ND 1914 "Moukden-Yunnan" Branch Issue. China. $1, P-566n, S/M#C165-3b, Issued banknote, green and black with workers and camel in middle and rectangular seal in middle and black text on left and right, back green, Uncirculated with bright colors, large even margins and sharp corners, rare branch issue. BEPP.

Bank of Territorial Development, ND 1914 Issue. China. $1, P-566r, S/M#C165-1i, Remainder banknote, green and black, back green, AU condition with paper loss and stain on the bottom and lower left borders, oval purple hand stamp on top left. BEPP.

Bank of Territorial Development, 1915 "Urga" Issue Banknote. China, 1915, $1 - Urga, P-573r, S/M#C165-20, Remainder banknote with no signatures, S/N 39178, Russian text on one side, Chinese on the other, Black and green on light green underprint, Appears AU to Choice AU but there is a 8 mm stain on the top right margin that also has a small tear and 2mm hole in the same location. Extremely attractive note that is rarely seen at auction and is unpriced in the SCWPM. Printer: CMN.

Bank of Territorial Development, 1915 "Urga" Issue Banknote. China, 1915, $1 - Urga, P-573r, S/M#C165-20, Remainder banknote with no signatures, S/N 39178, Russian text on one side, Chinese on the other, Black and green on light green underprint, Appears AU to Choice AU but there is a 8 mm stain on the top right margin that also has a small tear and 2mm hole in the same location. Extremely attractive note that is rarely seen at auction and is unpriced in the SCWPM. Printer: CMN.

Bank of Territorial Development, 1915 Issue 5 Dollars, Urga Issue Banknote. China, 1915, $5, Urga Branch, P-574r, S/M#C165-21, Remainder banknote with no signatures, S/N 07657*, Russian text on one side, Chinese on the other, Black and brown on pink underprint, AU but there is tape remnants on the back top margin where it was previously mounted, Extremely attractive note. Printer: CMN.

Bank of Territorial Development, 1915 Issue 5 Dollars, Urga Issue Banknote. China, 1915, $5, Urga Branch, P-574r, S/M#C165-21, Remainder banknote with no signatures, S/N 07657*, Russian text on one side, Chinese on the other, Black and brown on pink underprint, AU but there is tape remnants on the back top margin where it was previously mounted, Extremely attractive note. Printer: CMN.

Bank of Territorial Development, ND 1916 Issue. China. $10, P-584r, (S/M #C165-52), Remainder banknote, Black on light red underprint. Fine condition, 1 inch by .2 inch strip missing out of the top right margin and a small chip on the top left margin, ABNC.

Fixed Term, Interest Bearing Treasury Notes, 1919-1920 Banknote Issue Trio. China, Lot of 3 notes, Includes 1/2 Yuan, P-626, S/M#T185-1-, Blue, AU with a pin hole on the lower right; 1 Yuan, P-627, S/M#T185-01-, Orange, Fine with a hinge remnant on the back; and 5 Yuan, P-628, S/M#T185-11-, Green, AU. Attractive trio of note. BEPP.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue Banknote. China, 1949, 10 Yuan, P-815 (S/M#C282-25), Block 9 10 1 (IX X I), S/N 55811, Issued banknote, red and black, Fine.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 20 Yuan, P-821a (S/M#C282-32), Issued banknote, Green on m/c, train under bridge with factory on left, Block I II III (123), S/N 10160630, Choice XF to AU.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 50 Yuan, P-829 (S/M#C282-35), Issued banknote, Dark blue and black on light yellow, train, Block X I IX, S/N 964418, Fine with small notches on the top and bottom borders due to wear.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 1949, 50 Yuan, P-830, (S/M#C282-36), Block 971 (IX VII I), Issued banknote, Red-brown on light tan underprint, Farmer and laborer at center, S/N 18562171, XF to Choice XF condition with large margins, bright colors and attractive for grade.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 100 Yuan, P-831 (S/M#C282-43), Issued banknote, Red on orange underprint, ship dockside at right, back with red on orange underprint, Block VIII VI IV (864), S/N 84052875, Choice Fine to VF.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. 200 Yuan, P-837 (S/M#C282-51), Issued banknote, Lilac brown with green guilloche, back brown on light olive underprint, Block 675 (VI VII V), S/N 178156, VF.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 1949, 500 Yuan, P-846, (S/M#C282-54), Block 243 (II IV III), Issued banknote, Green on light green and red underprint, Tractor plowing at left, S/N 01103242, Good to VG with a large tear on the bottom middle vertical margin, still a scarce note.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 1949, 1000 Yuan, P-847, (S/M#C282-61), Block 312 (III I II), Issued banknote, Black with m/c underprint, Town view and bridge at right, S/N 31797182, VF with large margins and attractive for grade.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 1000 Yuan, P-847 (S/M#C282-61), Issued banknote, Black for m/c guilloche, back purple, Block 321 (III II I), S/N 69918150, VG-Fine.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 1949, 1000 Yuan, P-850, (S/M#C282-62), Block 645 (VI IV V), Issued banknote, Lilac Brown on grey and brown underprint, Factory at left, right with farmer plowing, S/N 4873367, VG to Fine Condition.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 1949, 1000 Yuan, P-850, (S/M#C282-62), Block 687 (VI VIII VII), Issued banknote, Lilac Brown on grey and brown underprint, Factory at left, right with farmer plowing, S/N 1267363, Appears XF with only one vertical fold in the middle, but the back top left has a thin near the top margin, still vary attractive from the face.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 5,000 Yuan, P-851 (S/M#C282-65), Issued banknote, Dark Gray Green on m/c, tractors, back green, Block VI IV V (645), S/N 3999296, VF to Choice VF.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue. China, 10,000 Yuan, P-853 (S/M#C282-67), Issued banknote, Dark brown and yellow, Farmers plowing, back brown, Block III II I (321), S/N 43489959, VF to Choice VF.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue Group of 4 notes. China, Lot of 4 notes, All are 1949 Issues, Includes 20 Yuan, P-804; 10 Yuan, P-815; 20 Yuan, P-821; 1000 Yuan, P-847, all have problems and condition issues.

Peoples Bank of China, 1949 Issue Group of 5 notes. China, Lot of 5 notes, All are 1949 Issues, Includes 100 Yuan, P-808, S/M#C282-9, VG+ with minor faults or edge tears; 10 Yuan, P-815, Choice VG to Fine; 20 Yuan, P-821, Fine to Choice Fine; 1000 Yuan, P-847 (2 examples), both in Fine condition. Useful Peoples Bank assortment.

Central Reserve Bank of China, 1943 Specimen Issue. China, 500 Yuan, P-J24s, Specimen banknote, 184mm x 97mm, Brown, SYS at center, Yang Pen on face, Specimen on back, S/N 000, AU condition but a very small piece of the lower left corner tip chipped off, Scarce as specimen.

Central Reserve Bank of China, 1943 Specimen Issue. China, 500 Yuan, P-J27s, S/M#C286-95,Specimen banknote, 169mm x 84mm, Brown, SYS at center, Yang Pen on face, Specimen on back, S/N 000, AU condition, Scarce as specimen.

Central Reserve Bank of China, 1944 Specimen Issue. China, 1000 Yuan, P-J32s, Specimen banknote, 185mm x 94mm, SYS at center, Yang Pen on face, Specimen on back, S/N 000, AU but a very small piece of the lower left corner tip chipping off, Scarce as specimen.

Central Reserve Bank of China, 1944 Specimen Issue. China, 1000 Yuan, P-J33s, Specimen banknote, 169mm x 84mm, SYS at center, Yang Pen on face, Specimen on back, S/N 000, AU to Uncirculated condition, Scarce as specimen.

Central Reserve Bank of China, 1944 Specimen Issue. China, 10,000 Yuan, P-J36s, Specimen banknote, 184mm x 94mm, SYS at center, Yang Pen on face, Specimen on back, S/N 000000, AU condition with small paper clip rust spots on back right lower border, Scarce as specimen.

Federal Reserve Bank of China, 1938 Second Issue. China, $1, P-J55, S/M#C286-11, Issued banknote, Green face and back, poor printing, AU condition.

Federal Reserve Bank of China, 1938 Second Issue. China, $5, P-J56, S/M#C286-13, Issued banknote, Orange, Portrait of Yueh Fei at left, Dragon at top right and horse patrol at bottom right, back orange, Fine to Choice Fine condition, S/N B0474502, Rare note in any condition and first time offered by our firm.