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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
07/06/2020 Auction 169	World Banknotes	Lot 195	Hong Kong The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China 10 Dollars Pick 55a (Mars Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency S12, KNB34a) and a very FIRST date for this type 1st July 1931 with 1 printed & 1 hand signed signature serial number T/G 029439, original GVF - about EF and an Exceptionally Rare note especially in this high grade for this very first date of issue. The note in black and red on light red and green underprint featuring a portrait of a helmeted warrior at left and the Royal Coat of Arms at centre on obverse. The reverse with an illustration of rice field farmers at work and pagoda building. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited London and watermarked with a helmeted warrior same as on obverse facing left. A very tough to acquire seldom offered example of this early first date for this type and perhaps one of the very few high-grade examples seen if not the highest. According to our research no examples of this date have been offered in grades above VF in fact the PMG Population report indicates only 32 recorded examples of this type at the time of writing with none above Choice VF 35 with the majority between VF20 and VF30, the only 1 highest graded being Choice VF35 EPQ. According to the story this note had been hiding away in a big and old late 1800's book in the possession and gifted to the owner's family from the time of their grandfather and his sister (grandmother). They were based in Chatham and the grandfather was working for the Navy at the time, serving regular tours to China, Hong Kong and general Asia and the grandfather's sister lived in Hong Kong with her husband who unfortunately passed away in one of Hong Kong's major earthquakes after which she returned to the UK. It is uncertain which of the two was the book containing this note gifted to and who had brought it back, but it is certain that this note is a fabulous and Rare find More banknotes like this	£4,800
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 272	Hong Kong The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China 5 Dollars Pick 54a dated 28th March 1936 serial number S/F 296797 and the note in dark green, black, red and multicolour featuring Helmeted warrior at left and Coat of Arms at upper centre and sailing Junk ship on reverse. VF - GVF and Scarce More banknotes like this	£2,500
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1155	Asia (207) a large collection in an album in mixed grades up to about UNC - UNC. Includes an assortment of China issues with a variety of high denominations. Includes Taiwan issues, a variety of Provincial Banks certain ones include The Farmers Bank of China, Kwangtung Provincial Bank and Provincial Bank of Hunan, also The Central Bank of China Gold Customs Units up to 50 Gold Customs units and other banks include The Central Bank of China with issues from different printers, Bank of China, The Central Reserve Bank of China and Bank of Communications. Along with Hong Kong issues from various banks such as The Chartered Bank, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China also includes an assortment of Government of Hong Kong QE2 issues and a Hong Kong Bank specimen Travellers Cheque $1000. Also Korea North & South (28) a collection of modern to early issues notes includes notes such as South Korea 10 hwan Pick 16 EF - about UNC, 1000 Won Pick 10a EF - about UNC and 1 Won Purple Pick 116 UNC. Other countries include Tibet(2), Mongolia(23) and Kyrgyzstan (5) More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Collection of Julio Alvarez Part 1	£700
31/08/2013 Auction 142	World Banknotes	Lot 262	Hong Kong Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China $5 dated 1st September 1927 series M/A 723068, Pick48, tears, holes, etc, Good but scarce	£700
04/09/2011 Auction 134	World Banknotes	Lot 902	Hong Kong Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China $10, last date 1st September 1956 serial T/G 3889585, Pick55c, 2 pinholes at top, pressed VF	£85
06/08/2010 Auction 129	World Banknotes	Lot 588	Hong Kong Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China $10 dated 1941 prefix T/G, Pick55c, small edge tear top right, GVF to EF	£100
07/12/2009 Auction 127	World Banknotes	Lot 307	Hong Kong The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 10 Dollars 18 November 1941 Pick 55c AVF with two pinholes More banknotes like this	£50

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