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April 2017 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. A-E 3-5 April 2017
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CHINA--MISCELLANEOUS. Karakoram Highway. 1 Fen to 5 Yuan, 1973. P-UNL. Specimens. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.
Specimen overprints on all and serial numbers on the higher denominations. A historically important set of notes that were issued during the construction of the Karakoram highway project. The highway was approved in 1965 with construction beginning a year later. The road was to connect western China with inland Pakistan with passage through the Karakorum mounting range. These ticket notes were for use only by the construction workers and are key rarities to Chinese ticket type collections. PMG graded as follows; One Fen in 64; Five fen in 66 EPQ; One Jiao in 67 EPQ; Five Jiao in 66 EPQ; One Yuan in 64; Five Yuan in 64 EPQ. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.
Estimate: $30000.00- $35000.00
Specimen overprints on all and serial numbers on the higher denominations. A historically important set of notes that were issued during the construction of the Karakoram highway project. The highway was approved in 1965 with construction beginning a year later. The road was to connect western China with inland Pakistan with passage through the Karakorum mounting range. These ticket notes were for use only by the construction workers and are key rarities to Chinese ticket type collections. PMG graded as follows; One Fen in 64; Five fen in 66 EPQ; One Jiao in 67 EPQ; Five Jiao in 66 EPQ; One Yuan in 64; Five Yuan in 64 EPQ. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.
Estimate: $30000.00- $35000.00