Catalogue
Hong Kong, The Chartered Bank, one hundred dollars, undated (1961-70), Y/M 3506436 (P.71b; Ma.S33); The Chartered Bank, one hundred dollars, 1st January 1982, AD395882; Standard Chartered Bank, one hundred dollars: 1st January 1989, BM267013; another, 1st July 1997, A881054 (P.79c, P.281b, P.287b; Ma.S35, Ma.S36, Ma.S37). Good very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $180
SOLD $140
Hong Kong, The Chartered Bank, five hundred dollars, 1st January 1977, Z/P 713130 (P.72d; Ma.S42a). Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Hong Kong, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, one dollar, 1st January 1925, No. C064783 (P.171; Ma.H3a); another one dollar, 1st January 1926, No. D771434, D734559 (P.172a; Ma.H4); one dollar, 1st January 1929, No. E133266, E166383, E801440 (P.172b; Ma.H4). First with hole in centre of quarter folds, a little soiled, otherwise fine; next two with holes in centre of quarter folds, the third with writing front and back both very good, others with holes and tears in the quarter folds, last two with staining, very good - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Hong Kong, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, one dollar, 1st January 1929, No.E556311 (P.172b); Macau, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, pataca 16.11.1945 (P.28)(2), Straits Settlements, The Government of the Straits Settlements, George V one dollar, 1st January 1931 (P.16a); also a small accumulation of other countries, including Cambodia, Canada, China, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Thailand and Russia. Fair - very fine. (23)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Hong Kong, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, five dollars, 1st January 1938, No. H534,192 (P.173b; Ma.H9). Folded in quarters, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Hong Kong, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, five dollars, 30 March 1946, No. A/H 278,312 (P.173e; Ma.H9a). Extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Hong Kong, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, one hundred dollars, 24th September 1958, No. H693,541 (P.176f; Ma.H31). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $0
Hong Kong, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, five hundred dollars, 1st July 1930, No. B207,991 (P.177b; Ma.H41). Heavy quarter folds, with holes and splits in margins, tatty edges, rust spots at top and bottom, chop marks on back, fair and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $560
Hong Kong, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, five dollars: 2nd May 1959, No. 194192 AD; another, 31st March 1975, No. 844716 FY (P.181a, P.181f; Ma.H10); ten dollars: 2nd January 1933, No. G297,973; another, 1st January 1938, No. K060,870 (P.178a; Ma.H14); 1st October 1930, No. F735,751; 21st May 1959, No. 515556 GW; 31st March 1979, No. TM796919/20, consecutive pair (P.174b, P.182a, P.182h; Ma.H14, Ma.H14a, Ma.H15). Fair - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Hong Kong, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, five dollars 31.10.13, 31.3.75 (P.181f) (4), ten dollars 1.1.92 (P.191c) (6); twenty dollars 1.7.97, CW 541541 (P.202c) once repeating trio of digits; one hundred dollars 1.7.97 BD 21 21 21 (P.203b) twice repeating pair of digits; five hundred dollars 1.1.98 AJ 959988; AJ959999; 1.1.99 CD 744447 (radar number) (P.204d). Last series uncirculated, others very fine - uncirculated. (15)
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Hong Kong, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, one hundred dollars, 1st September 1964, No. 618984 UJ (P.183a; Ma.H32); one hundred dollars, 13th March 1972, No. 563296 VT (P.183c; Ma.H32). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $350
SOLD $360
Hong Kong, Mercantile Bank of India, one hundred dollars, 16th April 1970, No. A497352 (P.244d; Ma.M17). Three vertical folds, flattened, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
India, George VI, watermarked paper used to print five and ten rupees (P.17, 18) in 1943? the paper clearly shows the watermark "Reserve Bank of India", the denomination and the Portrait of Kng George VI facing right. A few light creases otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
India, Reserve Bank of India, ten rupees D/55 086757, undated (1949-57) (P.37b). Two pinholes, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
India, Reserve Bank of India, one thousand rupees, Bombay, A/2 014296/7, consecutive pair (P.65a). Minute pinholes, otherwise nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $600
SOLD $550
Iran, Shah Reza, 100 rials, AH1317, overprinted on back with purple date stamp AH1320 (1941) (P.36Ad). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
Korea, North, one, five, ten, fifty won 1978, the five varieties of each note used for general circulation, for socialist visitors, for non socialist visitors and second general circulation issues plus 100 won 1978 (P.18a, b, c, d, e, 19a, b, c, d, e, 20a, b, c, d, e, 21a, b, c, d, e, 22a). Uncirculated. (21)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Malaya, Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya, fifty cents 1st July 1941 A/29 822517/8, A/39 457961/5 (P.10b), consecutive pair and run of five consecutive. Nearly uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Malaya, George VI, one dollar, 1st July 1941, N/13, N/18 (P.11)(2); Malaya and British North Borneo, Board of Commissioners of Currency, one dollar 1st March 1959 C/10 (P.8A); Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia, one ringgit, undated (P.1)(5); Straits Settlements, The Government of the Straits Settlements, George V one dollar, 1st January 1935 (R.16b) (2). Very good - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Malaya, Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya, five dollars 1st January 1941, D/17 081513/16 (P.12). small tone spot at top, nearly uncirculated and rare. (4)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,800
Malaya, Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya, ten dollars 1st July 1941, E/40 049772/3 consecutive pair (P.13). Nearly uncirculated and rare. (2)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $940
Malaya and British Borneo, Board of Commissioners of Currency, Elizabeth II, fifty dollars, 21st March 1953 A/16 813137 (P.4b). Flattened, 3mm tear in top fold, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Malaya and British Borneo, Board of Commissioners of Currency, Elizabeth II, one hundred dollars, dated 21.3.1953, A/1 117087, (P.5a). Folds and creases, very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,150
Malaya, Japanese Occupation, various bank cheques, The Chartered Bank of India Australia & China, Penang Branch dated 2602 (1942); another Penang Branch undated, another Taiping Branch, Malaya branch; another `Singapore' Branch overprinted "Penang" together with merchants oval stamp "G.H. Goh, Church St. Penang" bottom right; The Ho Hong Bank Limited, Penang Branch overprinted in red "Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Successors to ..." all with "Stamp Duty Paid" ink rubber or printed stamps, all unissued, interesting group. Very fine - extremely fine. (5 cheques)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Malaya, Capital Dance Hall, Malacca, Night Dance Coupon, good for one dance only, cost 25 cents. Very rare, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Mauritius, The Oriental Bank Corporation, unissued cheque, 18.. (c.1848?), originally denominated in dollars but overprinted in rupees. The word dollars and the '$' sign have been overprinted in red with the words 'Rupees' and the 'Rs' sign. A rare early Mauritius cheque. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Mexico, a small collection of mostly provisional and local issues, 20th century. Fine - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Netherlands, (1942-1968) 100 gulden 9.1.1942, 13.1.1944; 10 gulden 4.2.1944; 25.4.1968; 2 1/2 gulden 1.10.1938 (P.51c, 59, 61, 91). Very fine - uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
New Zealand, cheque No. 101, drawn on the Union Bank of Australia, Nelson, 18 December 1841 for fifty pounds, payer Arthur Wakefield, payee Mr. Charles Heaphy. Small hole in centre, very fine and a rare piece of New Zealand history.
Estimate $900
SOLD $0
New Zealand, Bank of New South Wales cheques, unissued, Auckland and Christchurch. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0