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Auction: CSS106 - A choice selection of Hong Kong Banknote rarities from the 'Chan' collection
Lot: 17

HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, $5, partially hand written date 7.1.1888, serial number 240064, one handsigned signature, printed Thomas Jackson signature,
(Pick 138), PMG 20NET very fine, paper damage. Please note that this is the earlier type with a partially handwritten date, later types with fully printed date. Completely original and crisp. The only unlisted date in KN Boon - Hong Kong and Macau and at the time of cataloguing, the only 1888 example known. Extremely rare in any grade.


1888年香港上海匯理銀行伍員，編號240064，手簽票，PMG 20NET，有別於後期發行的，此品百分之百原汁原味，部分日期手寫，屬於早期版別，於KN Boon所著之參考書中也沒有記錄，PMG評級報告中亦僅有此枚是1888年發行，萬裡挑一，任何品相均珍稀無比

Estimate

Starting price
HK$120000