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April 2014 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. C 2 April 2014
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CHINA--EMPIRE. Board of Revenue 50 Taels, Xian Feng, 1851-1861, Yr. 5 (1855). P-A13c.
(S/M#H176-24) Dated year 4, month 11, day 18 of his reign. A remarkable second offering of this rare denomination Board of Revenue type and the first we have handled for the date. The note is certainly one missing in even advanced collections and shows the large format design well for the technical grade. Dragons border the left, right and top while the ocean is noticed at the lower quarter. Thick fiber laden paper with only spindle holes at top, staining at upper right and notch at left margin to report. One of the more important pieces from this small trove of early Empirical notes we are offering. PMG Very Fine 20 Net. Edge and Internal Damage, Staining.
From the Ernest A. Ikenberry Collection.
(S/M#H176-24) Dated year 4, month 11, day 18 of his reign. A remarkable second offering of this rare denomination Board of Revenue type and the first we have handled for the date. The note is certainly one missing in even advanced collections and shows the large format design well for the technical grade. Dragons border the left, right and top while the ocean is noticed at the lower quarter. Thick fiber laden paper with only spindle holes at top, staining at upper right and notch at left margin to report. One of the more important pieces from this small trove of early Empirical notes we are offering. PMG Very Fine 20 Net. Edge and Internal Damage, Staining.
From the Ernest A. Ikenberry Collection.