1475
Republic. Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. Tientsin. 5-Dollars and 10-Dollars pair, 1930
(Pick S215, S216). Both in PMG holders graded Choice F-15 Net, Tape Repair, Paper Pulls, Annotation
and Choice F-15 Net, Repaired, Annotations, both with light creases in the middle, the 5-Dollars has a
tear at the top right which has been repaired with tape on the reverse, both still with vivid colours, a very
well matched pair for collectors.
Very rare varieties for the bank, especially the 5-Dollars.
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$ 2,000
1476
Republic. Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. Shanghai. 10-Dollars, 1922 (Pick S185A;
S/M Y11-31c). In PMG holder grade Fine-12 Net, Splits, Rust, Annotations, the horizontal and the
vertical creases have caused a split at the centre of the note, the edges of the note are quite rough as
usually seen for the grade of these issues, ink annotations and signatures on the reverse, the obverse
design is still very bold, a very popular large format type.
$ 1,300
