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Auction: CSS118A - Hong Kong, Macau, World Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 172

Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Hong Kong, $500, 1.1.1949, serial number Z/N 052095, two handsigned signatures,
(Pick 59e), PMG 30, ink. Of this $500 series, handsigned examples from 1934-52 are seen periodically in the market, generally of 1934, and the later 1950s examples. All are still considered as scarce due to their high denomination and early issue dates. But this 1949 issue is likely one of the scarcest after the 1936 example where at the moment only a single example is known. Over the years, a handful of 1949 issues are known to be in collectors' hands, with this a recently discovered piece. With only a few smaller stamps and minor ink annotations, completely original paper, there are not much to complain about. TOP POP for the 1949 year, and only bested by 8 examples across all pre 1950s handsigned types, with all being from 1934. Likely missing in most advanced collector's collections. Highly important and not to be missed.


1949年印度新金山中國渣打銀行伍佰員「鬼王」，編號Z/N 052095，雙手簽，PMG 30，有墨漬。此伍佰員系列中，1934-1952年手簽票偶有出現於市場，大多為1934年及1950年代後期版本。因其高面值和較早的發行日期，此系列仍然被視為稀缺品種。這枚1949年版應是繼僅知存有一枚的1936年版之外最稀缺的年份之一，多年來僅有少數1949年版已知保存於藏家手中。此枚是最近才發現的原品，票身只有幾個較小的印戳，有輕微的墨漬和書寫，除此之外並無其他可挑剔之處。1949年版中之冠軍分，而綜觀整個系列，PMG評級紀錄中亦僅有8枚獲評更高分數，全數均為1934年版，絕對是可遇而不可求的一枚

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HK$400,000

Starting price
HK$60000