Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
December 2014 Macau Auction 3-4 December 2014
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CHINA--EMPIRE. Ta-Ching Government Bank. 5 Dollars, 1.10.1909. P-A77s. Specimen.
(S/M#T10-31) Specimen overprint, serial numbers and punch cancels. The first of an incredible pair of specimens we are offering on this rare design type. Portrait vignette of Li Hung Chan at left along with a gazebo at right with large central multicolored guilloche between. Ornate blue under-printed design covers the face with location protectors at far left and right. Brown inks make up the lathe frame. Incredibly well centered at both the face and back and original paper throughout. CMC Gem New 67 OPQ.
Estimate: $10000.00- $15000.00
(S/M#T10-31) Specimen overprint, serial numbers and punch cancels. The first of an incredible pair of specimens we are offering on this rare design type. Portrait vignette of Li Hung Chan at left along with a gazebo at right with large central multicolored guilloche between. Ornate blue under-printed design covers the face with location protectors at far left and right. Brown inks make up the lathe frame. Incredibly well centered at both the face and back and original paper throughout. CMC Gem New 67 OPQ.
Estimate: $10000.00- $15000.00