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Sale 8014 Lot 0A
Government of the Straits Settlements, A unique discovery note The $1000 of 17 March 1911, serial number A/1 000001, grey & black, crowned arms top centre flanked by a lion and a unicorn, value in black tablet at centre, value in green underprint low centre, value at each corner, serial number at each corner, low right are currency commissioners Brockman, Michell and David, value around in four languages, English, Chinese, Malay and Arabic, reverse grey, tiger at centre, kris at each quadrant
(Tan unrecorded denomination, see Tan S 5 for type, C.C.Chan unrecorded, Pick unrecorded) partially perforated CANCELLED, black SPECIMEN overprint diagonally across face of the note, slight rust paper clip mark top left. The note is good very fine and the paper still with good body and of original appearamce. The note was discovered with an envelope titled SPECIMEN/ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE and listing the serial number of the note in ink. The note was presumably taken off the top of the pile of the new issue of $1000 when they were delivered in 1911 and in the absence of a true specimen a note was required for reference purposes, the Number 1 being closest to hand. This example is an issued note but has been perforated and stamped SPECIMEN so the note could not subsequently be stolen or spent. This was a fairly common practice although obviously not often with notes of this magnitude.
Estimate S$ 200,000-400,000
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