This item appear at Trigometric 10th Auction Lot 55 sold for RM50,000.
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation - Cheefoo 1922, $1 Color Trial S/no. 00000, Perforated CANCELLED, note appears to be in uncirculated (UNC) condition, Extremely Rare
An important HSBC offering on this scarce Chefoo prefecture banknote. Dated 1st September 1922.
Obverse: A distinctive upturned “artichoke leaf” architectural design of the imperial Chinese roofs can be seen in the design of the note, highliting several key features.
Reverse: Old Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation building. Sharp design styling of TDLR at this time period and seen with a blue colour, making this a colour trial.
The note is perforated CANCELLED mid-bottom section. This note is very well preserved and extremely rare in this condition
