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Auction: CSS78B - The Numismatic Collectors' Series sale - Specimens from the Hong Kong Printing Press
Lot: 3001

The Chao Chow and Swatow Railway Co. Ltd Railway Bond, 20 cents, specimen, Swatow, undated, late Qing/early Republic of China era, blue on orange, portraits of Cheong Yuk Nam and his brother Cheong Hong Nam, reverse blue, steam locomotive at centre,
PMG 62 Uncirculated (Printer's Stamp, Stains, Edge Damage). The Chao Chow and Swatow Railway was the first line entirely financed and managed by Chinese merchants and as such as historical milestone. A rare Hong Kong Printing Press specimen.


汕頭商辦潮汕鐵路股份有限公司兌換券弍毫樣票，弍毫面值極罕見，汕頭地名，無日期，應為晚清至民初時期，PMG 62，有印刷廠蓋章，有漬及紙 邊有損，潮汕鐵路是首條完全由華商出資經營之鐵路，深具歷史意義，稀見

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HK$26,000

Starting price
HK$25000