American Bank Note Archives Auctions, Part V

Tientsin. 1917. $1. P-38e.(S/M #C294-80). Specimen note, Black and brown with Gateway on right, back is blue. Specimen overprint, "00000" ...

Amoy. 1930. 10 Yuan. P-69. (S/M #C294-172). Issued banknote. Temple behind trees on face in orange and m/c, back is orange. AU+ to Uncirculated condit

Lot of 4 notes, all are 1918 Issues. Includes 2 different Tientsin/Peking Branch notes, 5 Yuan, P52r, (S/M #C294-101-), VG+ to Fine; 10 Yuan, P53r, (

Shanghai (Harbin) 1918.$5. P-52Aa. Issued banknote. House with peking pagoda, brown and m/c, Shanghai overprinted on back with previous city crossed o

Harbin 1917. 20 cents. P-44b. Specimen uniface back banknote (face missing). Exchange clause blocked out. Specimen overprint in red. Note appears AU t

Tientsin. Lot of 4 notes, all 1918 Issues. Includes 1 Yuan, P51q, (S/M #C294-100r), Brown, VG; 5 Yuan, P52r, (S/M #C294-101-), Tientsin overprint on P

Tsingtao/Shantung. Lot of 2 notes, both 1918 Issues. Includes 5 Yuan, P52n, (S/M #C294-100o), Green, VG-VG+; 10 Yuan, P53s, (S/M #C294-102o), VG-VG+

Series of 1912. $50 Local Currency. Unique P-Unlisted. Proof back only, no front proof. Printed in olive green on india paper and mounted on card. P

Foochow overprint on Fukien Branch banknote. 1918, 10 Yuan, P53 Unlisted Branch variety, (S/M #C294-102?). Orange on m/c underprint with temple behind

Shantung, China. 1927, 10 Yuan, P-147Bs, Specimen, Green on m/c, Maritime Customs building, back green and m/c, Specimen overprint, "00000"...

Shantung, China. 1927, 10 Yuan, P-147Bs, Specimen, Green on m/c, Maritime Customs building, back green and m/c, Specimen overprint, "00000"...

Amoy. 1914. 10 Yuan. P-118a. (S/M #C126-100). Issued banknote. Maritime customs building and street car on blue and m/c on face, back is blue with shi

Tsingtau. 1914. 1 Yuan. P-116s. (S/M #C126-79). Issued banknote. Locomotive in ravine, brown and m/c on face, back with steamship in rough seas, brown

1927. 10 Yuan. P-118 Unlisted Specimen banknote with no place name. Green and m/c on face with building and streetcar, back is green with ship and tra

Hankow. 1927. 1 Yuan. P-145B Unlisted Hankow Branch Specimen banknote. Locomotive left to right. Orange-red on face and back. Uncirculated to CU condi

1913. $1. P-110 Unlisted Proof Banknote with no place name. Face proof only, printed on india paper on thin card in orange and m/c. Vignette of electr

Lot of 9 notes. All are 1914 issues. Includes 2 examples of Shanghai, 1 Yuan, P-116m., Purple and m/c, both in Uncirculated to CU condition (listed in

Harbin. 1920. 1 Yuan. P-128s. Specimen banknote. Face is Black on m/c with passenger train in ravine, back is in brown, written in English and Russian

1924. 10 Yuan, P-136 (S/M #C126-162 Unlisted), Color Trial Specimen printed in red and m/c instead of issued green. Ship dockside on face, back with b

Tsingtau. 1927. 10 cents. P-141b, (S/M #C126-181b) blue face with train and steamship, back brown. Note appears a nice VF, crisp and firm paper and c

Lot of 2 notes, Both are 1 Yuan, 1927 Issues. Includes P-145Ac, (S/M #C126-93) Shanghai Branch, blue face, Fine+ to VF; P-145C, (S/M #C126-200) Tients

Lot of 4 notes, all are 1 Yuan, 1927 Issues in yellow-orange and m/c. Includes P-145Ba, (S/M #C126-94) Shangtung Branch, Fine; P-145Bb, (S/M #C126-95)

Shanghai. 1927, 1 Yuan, P-145Ac, (S/M #C126-93) blue face with locomotive traveling through a ravine, VF condition with sharp corners and clean fresh

Chefoo. 1 Yuan. P-116c (S/M #C126-61). Issued banknote. Brown on m/c with locomotive in ravine, back brown with steamship on stormy seas. Note appears

Kiukiang. 5 Yuan. P-135a (S/M #C126-). Issued banknote. Black-brown with locomotive, back bank building in center. Note appears Good+ to VG. Very rar

Tientsin. Lot of 2 notes. Included are 2 varieties of a 5 Yuan, Tientsin overprint on P-117 banknote. One is Unlisted with black Chinese signatures an

ChangChun (Over Shanghai). 1914. $1, P-566f issued banknote. Green and black, workers with camels. Note appears XF to AU but there is light toning on

Changchun and Changchun/? Branches. Lot of 2 examples, 1914, $1, P-566a and P-566?, 2 issued notes. Both black on green face and green back. Back top

Manchuria. 1915. 20 cents, P-571 issued banknote. Green with farm workers on left. Fine to VF. Scarce note.

Manchuria. Nov.1st, 1915. 20 Cents, P-571 (S/M #C165-12) Issued banknote. Green with farm workers on left, back green. Fine+ to VF condition. Serial #

Changchun. 1916. 40 cents, P-580 issued banknote. Black on light red underprint, houses along shore. VG to VG+. Scarce note.

Mei Luk. 1923. $5. P-175c. Specimen banknote. Green and m/c front, back red. SYS in center. Specimen overprint, "00000" serial numbers an...

Mei Luk. 1923. $10. P-176Ac. Specimen banknote. Pink and m/c front, back orange. SYS in center. Specimen overprint, "00000" serial number...

Pak Hoi. 1923. $1. P-171Ad. Specimen banknote. Dark green and m/c front, back brown. SYS in center. Specimen overprint, "00000" serial num...

Pak Hoi. 1923. $10. P-176Ae. Specimen banknote. Pink and m/c front, back orange. SYS in center. Specimen overprint, "00000" serial number...

1923. $50. P-178A Unlisted place name "Mei Luk". SYS in center. Dark Olive Green front, Dark Blue-black back. Specimen banknote. Red speci...

Lot of 3 banknotes, 2 are altered notes from lower denominations. Included is a 1928, $1, P-195 that has been raised to a $5 banknote with well done a

1945. 1000 Yuan, P-289 Unlisted Color Trial Specimen banknote. Front is reddish brown and back is a lighter brown. "00000" serial numbers...

1945. 1000 Yuan, P-289 Unlisted Color Trial Specimen banknote. Front is brown and back is a red brown and significantly different from previous examp

1948. 5 Yuan, P-389s. (S/M #C302-3). Specimen uniface front banknote. Blue with SYS at center. Specimen overprint and control # on otherwise blank bac

1948. 10,000 CGU, P-363 Unlisted Color Trial. Uniface specimen pair. Unlisted as specimen in pick. Uniface front & back specimens. Dated 3-31-4...

1948. 10,000 CGU, P-363 Unlisted Color Trial. Uniface specimen pair. Unlisted as specimen in pick. Uniface front & back specimens. No date on t...

1949. 500,000 Yuan, P-449C (S/M #C302-). Issued banknote. Blue on pink with red overprints and blank back. Note appears XF but it is one light corner

April 1949, 500,000 Yuan, P-450N (S/M #C302-90), Issued banknote, blue on yellow underprint, SYS center, One strong horizontal middle fold with 2 or 3

1946 (ca.1980's). 20 Cents, P-396, Unlisted Uniface Specimen back with sampans at anchor printed in brown with Hologram security strip on right ...

1948. 5000 CGU, P-360 Unlisted face and back Proofs. Printed uniface in blue on white unwatermarked paper. Portrait of SYS in center of face and bank

1948. 250,000 C.G.U. Series 00-A. P-Unlisted. One of 2 different varieties. This note has the vertical Chinese characters on face below portrait separ

1948. 250,000 C.G.U. Series 00-A. P-Unlisted. One of 2 different varieties. This note has the vertical Chinese characters on face below portrait joine

1949. 5000 Gold Yuan. Series 1-A. P-Unlisted. Uniface front and back specimen banknotes in lime green. CKS in center. Red Chinese specimen overprint,

1949. 5000 Gold Yuan. Series 1-A. P-Unlisted. Uniface front and back specimen banknotes in lime green. CKS in center. Red Chinese specimen overprint,