Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
September 2021 Hong Kong Auction 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2021
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CHINA--FOREIGN BANKS. Russo-Asiatic Bank. 50 Dollars, ND (1910). P-S465. PMG About Uncirculated 53.
(S/M#O5). Overprint on China P-S552. Harbin. This radiant BWC design is one which is hardly offered to satisfy collector demand. The note displays well with fantastic color and sharp detail of the highly ornate design. Opposing dragons within the under-printing at left and right are noticed guarding the central design. Large "50" counters are seen at far left and right and detailed geometric lathe work creates several multicolored guilloches making up the bordering features. An appealing reverse design is noticed with a detailed vignette of the bank building at center with facing dragons at left and right, and black guilloches at far left and right. The Pearl of Wisdom is noticed at top center, with dark blue "X" overprints seen at the left and right ends. PMG has graded a scant thirteen examples of this Pick number at the time of cataloging. Collectors will vie at the chance to finally acquire this scarce piece, and we expect to see spirited bidding on this lot.
Estimate: $6000 - $8000
(S/M#O5). Overprint on China P-S552. Harbin. This radiant BWC design is one which is hardly offered to satisfy collector demand. The note displays well with fantastic color and sharp detail of the highly ornate design. Opposing dragons within the under-printing at left and right are noticed guarding the central design. Large "50" counters are seen at far left and right and detailed geometric lathe work creates several multicolored guilloches making up the bordering features. An appealing reverse design is noticed with a detailed vignette of the bank building at center with facing dragons at left and right, and black guilloches at far left and right. The Pearl of Wisdom is noticed at top center, with dark blue "X" overprints seen at the left and right ends. PMG has graded a scant thirteen examples of this Pick number at the time of cataloging. Collectors will vie at the chance to finally acquire this scarce piece, and we expect to see spirited bidding on this lot.
Estimate: $6000 - $8000