Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
October 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-8 Oct 2022
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
(t) CHINA--FOREIGN BANKS. The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. 5 Dollars, 1922. P-S316cts. Color Trial Specimen. PMG About Uncirculated 50.
(S/M#Y13). Printed by TDLR. Chefoo. Cancelled perforated. A visually striking note, offering bold colors which are quite different than as found on the issued note. Arms are at left while a woman making lace is depicted at right. Dark green "5" underprint below the central written denomination. The bank name is encased within a light blue ink, while the rest of the design is in a dark & light brown color. The two bank buildings are on the reverse (Hong Kong and Shanghai). The back showcases intricate lathe work in dark brown ink. Counters are in each corner. One of just four examples graded by PMG. PMG comments "Previously Mounted."
From the Paradise Collection.
Estimate: $5000 - $10000
(S/M#Y13). Printed by TDLR. Chefoo. Cancelled perforated. A visually striking note, offering bold colors which are quite different than as found on the issued note. Arms are at left while a woman making lace is depicted at right. Dark green "5" underprint below the central written denomination. The bank name is encased within a light blue ink, while the rest of the design is in a dark & light brown color. The two bank buildings are on the reverse (Hong Kong and Shanghai). The back showcases intricate lathe work in dark brown ink. Counters are in each corner. One of just four examples graded by PMG. PMG comments "Previously Mounted."
From the Paradise Collection.
Estimate: $5000 - $10000