| 2090 | China The Central Bank of China. 1944. P-unlisted. 10 Yuan Uniface front and back proofs of essay Central Bank of China note by Security BNC. Obverse has black "SF 127-B" on the upper right. Reverse has red "PWB 3 1-15-44" on the upper right and red "000000" serial numbers with cut out cancels. Mounting remnants on reverse back. Both are in AU-Unc. condition. One front is blue with light yellow and boue undertint, the back dark blue. Printed on bank note paper. Each proof has an 8 character Chinese printer name (Security Bank Note Company) on the bottom in small letters. Extremely rare note. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 2091 | China The Central Bank of China. 1944. P-unlisted. 200 Yuan Uniface front and back proofs of essay Central Bank of China note by Security BNC. Printed on bank note paper. Front proof has frame only with bank title and denomination, no vignette or text. Each proof has an 8 character Chinese printer name (Security Bank Note Company) on the bottom in small letters. AU-Unc. condition. Extremely rare if not unique note. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 2092 | China The Central Bank of China. 1944. P-unlisted. Yuan Uniface front proof or specimen of essay Central Bank of China bankt note by Security BNC. Light yellow and orange undertint. Punched out cancels. Upper right has in printed in small letters "SF 225-D". Bottom has 8 character Chinese printer name (Security Bank Note Company) in small letters. AU-Unc. condition. Extremely rare note. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 2093 | China The Central Bank of China. 1945. P-unlisted. 100 Yuan Specimen of essay Central Bank of China note by Security BNC. The front is a plum color and the back is a light brown color. Obverse has red "100 F8 2-12-45" on the upper right and red "00000" serial numbers. Top margin has handwritten in ink "OVER - (color 1000 Yuan Face)". Face is also cross hatched in black ink. Reverse has red "BC 7A 2-12-45" on the upper right. Top margin of back has handwritten in ink "This color on face of 100 Yuan". Note is in AU-Unc. condition. Note has an 8 character Chinese printer name (Security Bank Note Company) on the bottom in small letters. Extremely rare note and unique in archive. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 2094 | China The Central Bank of China. 1945. P-unlisted. 100 Yuan Specimen of essay Central Bank of China note by Security BNC. The front is a light brown color and the back is purple with a light green and orange undertint. Obverse has red "100 F7 2-12-45" on the upper right and red "00000" serial numbers. Top margin has handwritten in ink "This color on face of 1000 Yuan". Reverse has red "BC 3D 2-12-45" on the upper right. Note is in AU-Unc. condition. Note has an 8 character Chinese printer name (Security Bank Note Company) on the bottom in small letters. Extremely rare note and unique in archive. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 2095 | China The Central Bank of China. 1945. P-unlisted. 100 Yuan Specimen of essay Central Bank of China note by Security BNC. The front is a light brown color and the back is olive green with a light green and orange undertint color. Obverse has red "100 F7 2-12-45" on the upper right and red "00000" serial numbers. Top margin has handwritten in ink "OVER - (color 1000 Yuan Back)". Face is also cross hatched in black ink. Reverse has red "BC 5D 2-12-45" on the upper right. Top margin of back has handwritten in ink "This color on Back of 1000 Yuan". Note is in AU-Unc. condition. Note has an 8 character Chinese printer name (Security Bank Note Company) on the bottom in small letters. Extremely rare note and unique in archive. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 2096 | China The Central Bank of China. 1945. P-unlisted. 100 Yuan Specimen of essay Central Bank of China note by Security BNC. The front is a brown color and the back is brownish black with a light green and orange undertint color. Obverse has red "100 F7 2-12-45" on the upper right and red "00000" serial numbers. Top margin has handwritten in ink "OVER - (color) 1000 Yuan Face". Face is also cross hatched in black ink. Reverse has red "BC 6A 2-12-45" on the upper right. Top margin of back has handwritten in ink "This color on Face of 1000 Yuan". Note is in XF-AU condition. Note has an 8 character Chinese printer name (Security Bank Note Company) on the bottom in small letters. Extremely rare note and unique in archive. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 2097 | China The Central Bank of China. 1948. P-369A Unlisted (3). 50,000 CGU 3 backnote proofs of this rare note that was never issued. 1) Uniface LD prof of front. This is a trial color proof in black. Printed on smooth glossy paper and mounted on manila paper. Unfortunately, there are considerable glue stains that have gone through the paper. This note would have been in AU condition otherwise. "VOID" is engraved in the plate and not added afterwards. Unique in archive in this format. 2) Uncut pair in purple. Listed in Pick as such. Note has an 8 character Chinese printer name (Security Bank Note Company) on the bottom in small letters. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 2098 | China The Central Bank of China. 1948. P-360; P-360 (2) TC Unlisted. 5,000 CGU P-360 three ways. 1) P-360. Unfinished specimen printed on both sides without overprints, cancels, serial numbers or signatures in issued blue color. F-VF condition. 2) Uniface Trial Color front proof. Issued note was printed in blue and this one is printed in black. AU condition with light fold on upper right corner just touching the design. Printed on india paper. 3) Unlisted proof pairs of front and back of notes as uncut horizontal pairs. These may very possibly be trial colors, since the specimen in #1 is a brighter blue and these are a blue-black color. Front pair of notes have approval signatures on bottom. Both are corner pieces with large margins. Unc. condition. All of the notes have an 8 character Chinese printer name (Security Bank Note Company) on the bottom in small letters. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 400.00-800.00 | |
| 2099 | China The Central Bank of China. 1947. P-319 TC Unlisted. 10,000 CGU 2 different trial colors. Issued note was printed in red-brown. 1) Purple front printed on white paper cut down to bank note size. Pencil notation on upper left. Unc. 2) Large die proofs (LDP) printed on off white paper in black. Glue stains on back with slight soiling and handling on front, otherwise would grade XF-AU. Both are rare in this format. Both are unique in this holding. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 400.00-800.00 | |
| 2100 | China The Central Bank of China. 1948. P-363 TC Essay. 10,000 CGU Trial Color essay specimen of proposed design for P-363. Purple front and back. Issued color of note with different design was blue. Obverse has red "P 5-8-48 10M CGU BN 17850-F" on the upper right and red "00000" serial numbers. Back has red "P 5-8-48 10M CGU BN 17850-B" on the upper right and red specimen overprints. VF condition with considerbale archival notations for changes and corrections of design. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 2101 | China The Central Bank of China. 1948. P-363 TC Essay. 10,000 CGU Trial Color essay proof front of proposed design for P-363. Blue front. Issued color of note with different design was blue. Unc. Condition. Elements of note are circled in red. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 2102 | China The Central Bank of China. 1953. P-Unlisted Essay. 5 Yuan Essay proof of back of banknote of a proposed 1953 issue. Printed in litho. Partially finished with incomplete design. Photo of building in middle with title on top and denomination on right. Uniface printed. Also includes undertint proof and additional design element on 2 separate pages. This was probably an experimental piece. Rare. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 2103 | China The Central Bank of China. 1945. P-Unlisted Essay. 5 Yuan Essay proof of front and back of proposed notes both with partial images that overlap on one side. Unique format. Possibly done for color or paper evaluation. Unique format in archive. Dated in ink on bottom "8-21-47". Note has engraved "VOLD" letters on front and back of note. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 | |
| 2104 | China The Central Bank of China. 1945 (1948). P-393 TC; P-394 TC. 5 Yuan 2 different trial colors proofs. 1) P-393 TC proof back printed on india paper in brown. Note was issued in black. 2) P-394 TC proof front printed on india in brown. Issued note was printed in red. Unique pair in archive. Unc. condition. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 2105 | China The Central Bank of China. 1930; 1947. P-325; 327; 331; 335. 1; 10; 250; 500 CGU's 4 different Trial Color Back proofs on india. 1) P-325, red. Issued color was brown. 2) P-327, blue. Issued color was olive-grey. 3) P-331, black. Issued color was brown. 4) P-335, green. Issued color was blue. All 4 notes appear AU-Unc., but have small pieces cut from them. Rare. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 | |
| 2106 | China The Central Bank of China. 1948. P-405 TC. 50 Yuan 3 different Trial Color front proofs printed on banknote paper. Colors of notes are brown, blue and olive green. Issued color of note was red. Left side of plate is not fully engraved. All 3 notes appear Unc. Rare. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 2107 | Shanghai. China The Central Bank of China. 1930. P-329; 330 TC. 50; 100 CGU 2 different trial color proofs printed on india paper and mounted on manila card. Issued colors were purple for the 50 CGU note and red for the 100 CGU note. Both of these notes are in green for front and back except the 100 CGU back which is in black. Rare pair. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 | |
| 2108 | Shanghai. China Bank of China. 1918. P-54; P-54B. $50; $100 Face and back proofs of both notes printed on india paper and mounted on manila card. Top margin lists name of bank and denomination. The $50 face proof is in XF condition with minor ligth glue bleed through, while the $100 face has a little stronger bleed through. The backs of both are in reasonable shape but both have small tears and faults. Rare notes evidently never issued since they are available only in proof. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 400.00-800.00 | |
| 2109 | Shanghai. China The National Industrial Bank of China (5). 1924. P-525 to P-529. 1 to 100 Yuan Face and back proofs of each note printed in black on india paper and mounted on manila card. Top margin lists name of bank, denomination and die number. Almost all are in VF to XF condition with minor toning or very light glue bleed through. Unlisted as proofs and unique in this format. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 1,000.00-2,000.00 | |
| 2110 | China The Central Bank of China. 1949. P-Unlisted. 500 Gold Yuan Proof of essay back in brown of 1949 Gold Yuan Issue that is unlisted in Pick. Printed on india paper and mounted on manila file folder. Archival notations on rolls and plates used in the design and production of the note are listed on the top of the folder. Extremely rare note and unique in archive. Choice Unc. condition. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 600.00-1,200.00 | |
| 2111 | China Bank of Communications. 1923. P-133 TC Unlisted. $10 Trial Color face proof of 1923 issue (Fengtien Province). Printed in black on india paper and mounted on manila file folder (original was printed in purple). I am not positive on the catalog number of this note, so please inspect and evaluate carefully. Rare note and unique in archive. CV $550 in Unc. Fine to VF condition with some glue bleed through. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 150.00-300.00 | |
| 2112 | China The Ta-Ching Government Bank. 1909. P-A78B Unlisted. $100 Back proof of this rare issue. Printed in black on india paper and mounted on manila file folder. Rare note and unique in archive in this format. CV $1,200 in VF. VG condition with some glue bleed through and minor tears from mounting.. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 2113 | China The Bank China. 1941. P-91 Unlisted. 1 Yuan Face Proof of 1 Yuan, 1941 issue in issued color blue. Printed on india paper and mounted on manila file folder. Archival notations on rolls and plates used in the design and production of the note are listed on the right side of the folder. Scarce note and unique in archive. Choice Unc. condition. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 2114 | China Bank of Territorial Development of Yunnan. 1927. P-S3035 Unlisted. $10 Silver Yuan Face proof of this rare issue. Printed in black on india paper and mounted on manila file folder. Rare note and unique in archive in this format. Unpriced in any form in Pick (SCWPM). Fine+ condition with some light toning. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 400.00-800.00 | |
| 2115 | China Bank of Territorial Development of Yunnan. 1927. P-S3037p Unlisted. $100 Silver Yuan Face proof of this rare issue. Printed in black on india paper and mounted on manila file folder. Rare note and unique in archive in this format. Unpriced in any form in Pick (SCWPM). VF+ condition with some light toning. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 600.00-1,200.00 | |
| 2116 | China The Central Bank of China. 1954. P-Unlisted Essay. 10 freedom Yuan Unique Production file for proposed 1954 "Freedom Yuan", Central Bank of China, banknote essay series by SBNC that was never issued. Evidently the "Cultural Revolution" got in the way of this issue coming into existance. This group includes proofs, specimens, models and original artwork and sketches for the proposed designs. Incuded are partially completed design proofs for face and back of 10 Freedom Yuan banknote. Face has SYS on left and CKS on right. Central star vignette has Chinese lettering for "Freedom". Written in small letters on upper right is "10F-BN-26037" and on upper left is date "6-11-54". Back has "Central Bank of China" and "10 Freedom Yuan" on right. Both printed in black. A uniface specimen of P-283 is also included. Also included are undertint proofs; corner proofs; original artwork for central face vignette; proof of border and outline of face proof; pencil sketches of Chinese text and numerals and design elements; a pencil sketch of the map of China; original hand drawn in ink of the central Chinese characters for "Freedom" as well as the banknote title. Original file folder included that has undertint proof of "Freedom" note as well as additional production correspondence. Unlisted in Pick. Unique oppurtunity to own an unknown proposed essay production file. Deserves further research. Choice condition overall. (26 pieces). SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 1,250.00-2,500.00 | |
| 2117 | China The Central Bank of China. 1945 (ca.1948). P-389 Unlisted. 5 Yuan Large Die Trial Color proof of back of banknote in light brown. Note was issued in blue. Choice Unc. Rare. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 200.00-400.00 | |
| 2118 | China The Central Bank of China. 1948. P-Unlisted (3). 250,000 CGU Uniface LDP of back of Essay note that was never produced. This is a trial color proof in black. Printed on india paper. Note has tear in middle of the left margi that just touches note on left middle margin. Rare. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 150.00-300.00 | |
| 2119 | China The Central Bank of China Color Trial Proofs. 1948. P-389 Unlisted. 5 Yuan 2 different LDP's of the back of P-389 in trial colors olive green and light brown. Choice Unc. SBNC. (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 |
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