45 American-Oriental Banking Corporation, 1924 “Tientsin
Branch” Issue Specimen.
Tientsin, China. 1924. $5. P-S105s. (S/M
#S127-). Specimen banknote. Black on light purple and m/c under-
print with steamship vignette, back orange. Red specimen over-
print, “00000” serial numbers and POC’s. Choice AU to Uncirculated
with a light fold in the lower left corner due to archival handling.
Rare banknote in any condition. ABNC. .....................
Est $800-1600
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46 Banque Russo-Chinoise, ND (ca. 1900-1920) Draft or Check.
Russia and China, 19xx (ca.1900-1920). Odd Rubles. P-Unlisted.
Unissued check or draft from this rare bank. Includes counterfoil on
left. Yellow and black. Chinese and Russian text in circle in middle.
Wavy watermarked paper. XF+ condition. Extremely rare fiscal
item. Possibly used as temporary banknotes when filled out by
bank. .........................................................................
Est $200-400
47 Russo-Asiatic Bank, 1917 “Harbin China” Branch Issue
Assortment.
Harbin, China. ND (1917). Lot of 4 notes, Includes 50
Kopeks, Choice VF-XF; 1 Ruble, P-S474, Choice VF to VF+; 3 Rubles,
P-S475, two examples, one VF to Choice VF and the second Choice
Fine. Attractive Assortment of notes. ........................
Est $250-500
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48 Hupeh Government Cash Bank, 1904 Issue Rarity.
China, 1 Yuan, P-S2090 (S/M#H171-10), Issued banknote, Black on light green underprint, Facing drag-
ons on left and right, back orange with text in black, Fine to Fine+ Condition with very small edge faults on the right margin and a very small wear area in the
middle below the heads of the two dragons, otherwise a collectible example of this rare note that is missing from most advanced collections.
EST $4000-8000
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