1964年香港有利银行壹佰圆。(t) HONG KONG (SAR). Mercantile Bank Limited. 100 Dollars, 28.7.1964. P-244a. KNB20a. PMG About Uncirculated 50.轻度流通痕迹之地图壹佰圆，纸质与油墨皆保存良好，远胜同版常见品相。这是极为罕见且备受追捧的首发年份，这是一张属于每位认真的港钞藏家必备的经典钞票，此经典版式虽多数藏家仅觅后期版次，然首年版方显集藏之功力。编者曾尝试估算此类钞票各日期的发行量，我们的最佳推测是首发日期仅发行了10万张，与同期滙丰银行发行的壹佰圆钞票相比，数量极为稀少。对于蒐集日期的藏家而言，本品值得珍视。 <font size=-8><strong>(t)</strong><em>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. </em>A lightly circulated example of this popular Map 100 Dollars with good preservation of paper quality and inks. A scarce and highly sought-after first date of issue in much better grade than typically seen for this type. This is one of those classic type notes that belongs in every serious Hong Kong collection, but most type collectors will settle for one of the (still very scarce) later dates. Your cataloger has attempted to put together a rough estimate of the quantities issued of the various dates of this type in the past, and our best guess is that just 100,000 notes of the first date were issued into circulation, a minuscule quantity compared to, for example, the $100 from HSBC issued around the same time. An important offering for the date specialist and one to be considered.No
