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Auction: CSS78D - The Numismatic Collectors' Series sale - Hong Kong and World Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 5725

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, $5, cancelled, cut corners, 1.12.1881, serial number 163582, green, orange '$5 5$' at centre, handsigned signatory titles "Acct" and "Chief Manager" at lower left and right, 'CANCELLED' overstamped twice on the obverse and reverse, reverse red, Bank arms at centre,

Of this new type introduced in 1880 or by 1881, the initial issue of
1881 and 1882 bear no printed signatures. Each note is to be hand-signed by two different signatories. At the same time the titles changed from "Acct" (Accountant) and "Manager" to "Accountant" and "Chief Manager".

The problem thus far for cataloguers for understanding and cataloguing the early classic period (pre-1900) Hong Kong notes is that so few have survived. Most cataloguers have used the wonderful book "Money in the Bank", written for the HSBC in 1986 by Joe Cribb, who then became the Keeper (head) of the Department of Coins & Medals at the British Museum
and retired about ten years ago. As this book is not a catalogue of the Bank's notes but rather a catalogue of the notes in the Bank's
collection, the pieces illustrated in "Money in the Bank" -- with a few
exceptions carefully mentioned -- are all examples held by the Bank.
(Pick unlisted), PMG 20 Very Fine (Cancelled, Annotations). The first date of issue for this short lived series. Although the note has been cut cancelled, the state is preservation is marvellous considering its age of 140 years. The 1881 date is unrecorded in Pick and simply listed as 'Extremely Rare' by K.N.Boon. A wonderful opportunity to acquire a rare type with a very important date! Spink China has only sold a few notes of this type over the past ten years. These are: 1884, About Fine for HKD$108,000 (January 2013), another 1884 in Extremely Fine for HKD$456,000 in January 2014 and a 1882 in VG sold in January 2017 for HKD456,000 including the Buyer's Premium


1881年香港上海匯豐銀行5元注銷票,紙角經裁剪,編號16358,加蓋注銷,本版別於1880/1881年初次面世,1881及1882年初版未有以機印形式印上署名,均有兩名簽署人於左下及右下手簽作實,如留心可發現簽署人職稱由” Acct” (Accountant) 「會計師」及” Manager”「司理」改至“Accountant”「會計師」及“Chief Manager”「總司理」。大多編者在研究及編纂有關1900年前香港紙鈔時都會遇到同一難題,就是存世量低,難以考據,大多人都會參考Joe Cribb於1986年為匯豐銀行所著之《匯豐銀行錢幣集藏》(“Money in the bank”),Cribb曾任大英博物館錢幣及獎章部的主管,並約十年前退休,此書並非銀行紙鈔目錄,而是銀行所收藏紙鈔之目錄,所以除特別注明外,所有書中之插圖皆是銀行持有的藏品。本品評PMG 20,首發年份,本版別發行期極短,本鈔雖紙角經裁剪,但以存世140年而言,可謂保存相當得宜,Pick未有記錄1881年版別,溫金源圖錄標注為「極為罕見」,斯賓克中國於過去十年間曾有數項此系列之成交紀錄,分別為2013年1月拍賣會以港幣108,000元售出AVF品相之1884年5元,2014年1月拍賣會以港幣456000元售出EF品相之1884年5元,及2017年1月拍賣會以港幣456,000元售出VG品相之1882年5元,切勿錯過入手本鈔之黃金機會!

Sold for
HK$115,000

Starting price
HK$100000