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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
07/06/2020 Auction 169	World Banknotes	Lot 194	Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank 10 Dollars Pick 284a dated 1st January 1993 (100) a consecutive set in an original bank wrapper serial numbers BG917101 through BG917200. The notes in dark green on yellow green underprint featuring a mythological carp at right on obverse and the Bank building at left and Bauhinia flower blossom at centre on reverse. Watermarked with an SCB inscription over a helmeted warrior head. All UNC with very Minor wear only on the utmost top and bottom note mentioned for accuracy More banknotes like this	£125
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 497	World (42) in mixed grades includes some about UNC - UNC notes comprising Bank of England 5 Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B343 (Pick 378c, BY BE113c) issue 1980 prefix LR40. Portugal (2) including 20 Escudos Pick 176b. 100 Escudos Pick 178b. Spain 100 Pesetas (4) including 1st July 1925 issues Pick 69c (2). 15th August 1928 Pick 76b without prefix letter in serial number 6534651. 17th November 1970 Pick 152. South Africa (6) including 1 Rand Pick 103b">Pick 103b (2). 5 Rands (4) including Pick 119c (2) and a consecutive pair Pick 119e (2). Singapore (2) including 1 Dollar Pick 18a and 5 Dollars Pick 10. China 10 Yuan Pick 81a. South Korea 10 Jeon Pick 28. Indonesia 5 Sen Pick 91. Hong Kong (22) including H.S.B.C. 5 Dollars (16) including Pick 181c (4) various dates, Pick 181d (2) 1970 and 1971 issues along with Pick 181e 1972 and Pick 181f 1973. The Chartered Bank (6) including 5 Dollars (3) Pick 73a and Pick 73b (2). 10 Dollars Pick 74a (3). Philippines Emergency World War II issues (8) including Cebu 1 Peso Pick S215. The "Cebu Currency Committee" was created by president Quezon in a telegram dated 29.12.1941. C. Miranda, acting manager of the PNB-Cebu Branch, became chairman. Mindanao Emergency Currency Board (7) including 5 Pesos (5) Pick S507 series of 1943 CC. Pick S526a (3) series of 1944 along with Pick S517b series of 1944 C. 10 Pesos (2) Pick S498a series of 1943 BB number 55946 and Pick S508a series of 1943 BB number 61140. India 500 Rupees Pick 99c. Russia Soviet Union 3 Rublya Pick 214a. More banknotes like this	£80
02/09/2018 Auction 162	World Banknotes	Lot 380	World (4), collection of PMG graded notes, Straits Settlements 10 Cents dated 1919 in PMG holder graded 35net choice Very Fine, (Pick8b), Hong Kong Chartered Bank 10 Dollars issued 1962 - 1970 in PMG holder graded 64 choice Uncirculated, (Pick70c), Indonesia 10 Rupiah dated 1959 in PMG holder graded 66EPQ Gem Uncirculated, (Pick66), Jamaica 10 Dollars law of 1960 issued 1970 in PMG holder graded 58 choice about Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£140
18/03/2018 Auction 160	World Banknotes	Lot 377	Hong Kong (22), 50 Dollars (4) 3 different issues dated 2014 and one dated 2002, these Uncirculated, 5 Dollars (2) the Chartered Bank issued 1970 - 1975, EF, 10 Dollars (7), new polymer issue dated 2007, Uncirculated, 1 and 5 Cents issued 1941, Uncirculated & good EF, plus 7 other notes most Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£60
03/12/2006 Auction 115	World Banknotes	Lot 228	Hong Kong (12) One Dollar 1936 and 1956, Ten Cents 1945, Five Cents 1945 (2), One Cent 1941, Chartered Bank: 10 Dollars 1986, 1987 and 1970-1975 type, More banknotes like this	£40
05/06/2005 Auction 109	World Banknotes	Lot 260	Hong Kong (18) dates from 1935 to 1993 include one dollar 1935 Pick172c, edge nicks, Fine, Chartered Bank 10 dollars Pick70c UNC	£85

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