China Foreign Banks Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation 銀行理滙海上港香 Currency & Banknote Values & Prices

Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (銀行理滙海上港香) Currency & Banknote Values

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The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (銀行理滙海上港香) series of China Foreign Banks in the World Currency contains 156 distinct entries. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Company (HSBC) was founded on 3 March 1865, and is one of Hong Kong’s three note-issuing banks today (the

The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (銀行理滙海上港香) series of China Foreign Banks in the World Currency contains 156 distinct entries.

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Company (HSBC) was founded on 3 March 1865, and is one of Hong Kong’s three note-issuing banks today (the other two being the Bank of China and the Standard Chartered Bank). The first branch in China, Shanghai, was opened in the foundation year.

Most early HSBC notes bear a handwritten signature of the accountant and a printed signature of the manager or agent.

Date unknown Sig Unknown Unconfirmed

__ 187_ (01 07 1888) Sig 1: Cameron Confirmed place of issue: SH

__ 187_ Sig 1: Cameron Unconfirmed

__ 18__ Sig 1: Cameron Unconfirmed

No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

__ 18__ Sig 1: Cameron Unconfirmed

No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

__ 18__ Sig Unknown Unconfirmed

Vertical CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: TT

__ 18__ Sig Unknown Unconfirmed

No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: TT

__ 188_ Sig Unknown Unconfirmed

No date; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: FC

__ 188_ Sig Unknown Unconfirmed

No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: FC

__ 188_ Sig Unknown Unconfirmed

No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: FC

__ 188_ Sig Unknown Unconfirmed

No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: FC

__ 18__ (01 07 1885) Handwritten sig Confirmed place of issue: SH

Date unknown Sig Unknown Unconfirmed

__ 18__ (01 06 1886 - 01 06 1887) Handwritten sig Confirmed place of issue: FC

Remainder: No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: FC

__ 18__ Handwritten sig Unconfirmed

__ 18__ (15 03 1892 - 01 08 1895) Sig 2: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st March 1897 Unconfirmed

__ 18__ (01 08 1895) Sig 2: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st March 1897 Sig 2: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

Three vertical CANCELLED perfs; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

__ 18__ (05 07 1891 - 05 02 1897) Sig 2: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st March 1897 Unconfirmed

No s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st March 1897 Sig 2: Unknown Unconfirmed

No s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st September 1893 Sig 3: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st March 1897 Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st January, 1900 Sig 3: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st January, 1902 Unconfirmed

Diagonal red specimen ovpt front; horizontal specimen perf; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal CANCELLED perf; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st January, 1900 Sig 3: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

Remainder: No s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st January, 1900 Sig 3: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

__190_ Handwritten sig Unconfirmed

Horizontal specimen perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal handwritten Approved by Bank 19 December 1899 ovpt; no date; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st January, 1900 Sig 3: Unknown Unconfirmed

__190_ Handwritten sig Unconfirmed

Horizontal specimen perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st January, 1900 Sig 3: Unknown Unconfirmed

__19__ Handwritten sig Unconfirmed

Horizontal cancelled perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

__ 18__ (01 11 1901) Handwritten sig Confirmed place of issue: TT

1st JULY, 1904 Sig 5: Bevis Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st JULY, 1909 Sig 7: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal black specimen ovpt front; horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st JULY, 1904 Sig 5: Bevis Unconfirmed

1st JANUARY, 1912 Confirmed place of issue: SH

15th JUNE, 1913 Sig 8: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two horizontal specimen perfs; no date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

__ 19__ (02 05 1913) Handwritten sig Confirmed place of issue: SH

__ 19__ (02 05 1913 - 31 01 1916) Handwritten sig Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two horizontal specimen perfs; no date; no sig ; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st June, 1906 Sig 6: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: PK

1st June, 1907 Sig 4: Mackintosh Confirmed place of issue: TT

1st MARCH, 1914 Sig 8: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

15th FEBRUARY, 1916 Unconfirmed

3rd SEPTEMBER, 1919 Confirmed place of issue: SH

24th JULY 1920 Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st MARCH, 1914 Sig 8: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

15th FEBRUARY, 1916 Confirmed place of issue: SH

3rd SEPTEMBER, 1919 Confirmed place of issue: SH

24th JULY 1920 Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no left sig ; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

17th JULY, 1915 Handwritten sig Unconfirmed

15th FEBRUARY, 1916 Unconfirmed

3rd SEPTEMBER, 1919 Unconfirmed

24th JULY 1920 Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no sig ; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two horizontal specimen perfs; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

No sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

15th FEBRUARY, 1916 Handwritten sig Confirmed place of issue: SH

3rd SEPTEMBER, 1919 Unconfirmed

24th JULY 1920 Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no sig ; s/n range Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two horizontal specimen perfs; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Horizontal specimen perf; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Two horizontal specimen perfs; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st January, 1920 Sig 9: Lowson Confirmed place of issue: TT

Diagonal red specimen ovpt front; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: TT

1ST MAY, 1921 Sig 10: Unknown Unconfirmed

No sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

1ST MAY, 1921 Sig 10: Unknown Unconfirmed

Horizontal specimen perf; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

1ST MAY, 1921 Sig 10: Unknown Unconfirmed

Horizontal specimen perf; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

Purple and blue; no ovpt; no perf; no date; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

1ST MAY, 1921 Sig 10: Unknown Unconfirmed

No sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

Horizontal specimen perf; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

Green; no ovpt; no perf; no date; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

Orange and purple; no ovpt; no perf; no date; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: HK

1st January, 1922 Sig 11: Allen Confirmed place of issue: PK

1st January, 1922 Sig 11: Allen Unconfirmed

Red, black, and green (illustrated above); uniface front/back; two diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpts front; horizontal black SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD # upper front/back; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: PK

1st January, 1922 Sig 11: Allen Unconfirmed

Uniface front/back proof; diagonal red specimen ovpt front; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: PK

Green; two diagonal red specimen WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpts front/back; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: PK

1st January, 1922 Sig 11: Allen Unconfirmed

Uniface front/back proof; diagonal red specimen ovpt front; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: PK

1st Septr 1922 Handwritten sig Confirmed place of issue: CF

Blue and lavender; horizontal CANCELLED perf; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: CF

Blue and lavender; horizontal CANCELLED perf; diagonal red SPECIMEN / NO VALUE ovpt front; horizontal purple specimen ovpt lower right front; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: CF

1st Septr 1922 Handwritten sig Confirmed place of issue: CF

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: CF

Purple and blue; horizontal CANCELLED perf; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: CF

Purple and blue; horizontal CANCELLED perf; horizontal red SPECIMEN / NO VALUE ovpt front; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: CF

1st Septr 1922 Handwritten sig Confirmed place of issue: CF

Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: CF

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: CF

Red, blue, and brown; horizontal CANCELLED perf; horizontal purple SPECIMEN ovpt lower right front; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: CF

1st MARCH 1923 Sig 12: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; no left sig; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st MARCH 1923 Sig 12: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st MARCH 1923 Sig 12: Unknown Unconfirmed

Handwritten annotation; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal CANCELLED perf; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st January, 1924 Sig 12: Unknown Unconfirmed

Diagonal red specimen ovpt front; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Red, green, and black; diagonal blue specimen / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt front/back; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

1st January, 1924 Sig 12: Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH

Diagonal red specimen ovpt front; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

Red and black; two diagonal red specimen / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpts front/back; no left sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH

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