1912年印度新金山中国渣打银行壹佰圆。试色样票。(t) HONG KONG (SAR). Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. 100 Dollars, 1.2.1912. P-45cts. KNB30SS. Color Trial Specimen. PMG Uncirculated 61.华德路公司印制独木桥壹佰圆试色样票。湛蓝边框环绕左右风景小图，配旭日纹饰，背面墨绿主色衬托渣打总行大厦及四大业务区域象徵图案。流通票以绿色印制，与此试色样票深蓝主调迥异。PMG评级显示试色样票、样票及流通票各评3枚、1枚、3枚，然编者对流通票数量存疑，因曾发现有仿品入封PMG封套。流通票真品存世仅见一枚，且未经PMG评级。此试色样票虽残留黏贴痕迹，仍属香港纸币集藏圣盃级珍品，藏家务必把握良机，免成捶音落定后之憾事。PMG备注曾黏贴。
This lot was manufactured in China (including Hong Kong), Canada, Mexico, Russia or Republic of Belarus and was sourced from outside the United States for this auction after tariffs were enacted by the United States. Accordingly, any client who wishes to take delivery of this item within the United States will be subject to a 27.5% import tariff for China manufactured items, a 25% import tariff for Canada or Mexico manufactured items and a 35% import tariff for Russia or Belarus manufactured items. In addition, a processing fee of 0.3464% (minimum $31.67 / maximum $634.62) will apply.<em>Please note, this is not, and is not intended to be, a complete description of the applicable import tariffs and buyer remains fully liable for and agrees to promptly pay all tariffs and fees relating to the import of these items into the United States and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor will have any responsibility to pay any applicable tariffs or fees. Please consult your tax adviser with any questions. </em><em>Furthermore, any lots subject to an import tariff will be shipped directly from our Hong Kong offices and shipments to the United States will be subject to our international shipping chart.
A magnificent color trial specimen of the Wooden Bridge 100 Dollars printed by Waterlow & Sons. Printed signature of Dickson at lower right. An exquisitely engraved and elaborately colored work of art with blue borders surrounding two scenic vignettes at left and right and a sun ray motif. The reverse is in green and black, with the bank building at the center and allegorical objects symbolizing the four main regions where the bank was active at the time.
This note is one of the more famous in the entire Hong Kong series owing to the scarcity of genuine printed notes, whether in color trial, specimen, or issued form. Issued notes are printed in green, contrasting nicely with the dark blue seen on this color trial. The PMG population states three, one, and three examples have been graded of each format, respectively, as of the time of cataloging of this piece. Still, your cataloger has his doubts whether all three of the issued notes in the population report are genuine examples, as this note is notorious for fairly well-made contemporary forgeries that found their way into various third-party holders in the past. A genuine issued example does exist, but it is the catalogers belief that it hasnt been graded by PMG as of yet. <p>Regardless of the exact number of genuine notes extant, we can say with certainty that very few exist, and this note is one of the genuine color trials that would fit rightly in any advanced collection of Hong Kong paper money. This is a great opportunity to add this legendary note to your collection and one of the highlights of the present sale. Previous mounting remnants and lightly toned paper limit the grade, but it still presents well. This is one of those notes where we can confidently say that we urge you not to regret bidding one more increment after the gavel comes down. PMG Comments Previously Mounted.No
