1917-30年印度政府100卢比。INDIA. Government of India. 100 Rupees, ND (1917-30). P-10i2. Jhun&Rez 3.10.2C. PMG About Uncirculated 55.加尔各答地名。J.B. Taylor签名，属同版顶级示例，入驻任何集藏皆成为亮点。虽流通券常见，然近未流通品相者凤毛麟角。儘管存在多种版式变体（包括纸钞上标注的各发行机构），获评近未流通品相的纸币仍屈指可数，且多由资深藏家秘藏，致使在此品相购得此类纸币的机会寥寥无几。此枚加尔各答发行、带有J.B.泰勒签名的纸钞，堪称该发行机构同类纸钞中的巅峰之作。此类纸钞的稀缺性或许令人讶异，因其实际发行逾十年（1917至1930年），然其高昂购买力令当时鲜有人能珍藏此物，加之印度本土纸币藏家数量不高，更添稀缺。此类纸钞在欧洲亦难寻找，与交易活跃的邮票迥异。此类型涵盖三种签名版式及多处发行机构，包括孟买、卡拉奇、拉合尔、马德拉斯及仰光等。耐人寻味的是，100卢比纸钞反较50卢比稍为常见，但其高品相版本仍属易寻难得之珍品。对印度纸钞藏家而言，此乃不容错过的重要契机。Calcutta. J.B. Taylor signature. An impressive offering and a highlight for whatever collection it next enters. While this type is available with some regularity in circulated grades, at the About Uncirculated level, seen here, it is incredibly difficult to find. For all the different varieties, including the various circles (the term for the offices of issue found on these notes), there are only a handful of About Uncirculated notes graded, and they tend to be in strong hands, making opportunities to acquire this type at this grade level infrequent at best. The present piece is the finest example for the Calcutta circle with J.B. Taylor signature.<p>This types scarcity may be surprising given the fact that it was issued for more than a decade (1917 to 1930). Still, its buying power assured that few people could afford to put away one of these, not helped by the fact that there were very few paper money collectors in India at the time. Such notes were not easily available in Europe (unlike stamps, which were actively traded). This type comes with three different signature varieties and numerous different circles of issue, including Bombay, Karachi, Lahore, Madras, and Rangoon, among others. Perhaps surprisingly, the 100 Rupees is a bit more available than the 50 Rupees, but it remains a deceptively difficult type, especially in higher grades. An important opportunity for the Indian specialist.No
