CHINA--EMPIRE. Board of Revenue. 1 Tael, 1853. P-A9a. S/M#H176-1. PMG Very Fine 20.
Ren prefix serial number 7791. Vertical format, blue woodblock printing on white paper, dragon and cloud border, various large size red handstamps. Brush pen annotations on reverse, one large (and probably Government related) and a few small size red handstamps. PMG Comments "Spindle Holes, Previously Mounted, Stained, Annotations." An extremely rare and sought after first year of issue that looks slightly different to the One Tael notes issued in later years. A crowning piece in any collection of Hu Bu Guan Piao. Immense interest expected on the day of the live auction.
From the John E Sandrock Collection.

Estimate: $5000.00- $8000.00

咸豐叁年戶部官票壹兩。
仁字，編號7791。垂直設計，藍色木刻印刷，飛龍雲霧邊框，不同大尺寸紅色手印，反面有毛筆字，大紅色手印（推斷與官府相關）一枚及數枚紅色小手印。PMG備註"帶主軸孔，曾黏貼，有漬，附筆註"。非常罕有，廣受追捧的首年發行，與後期發行的壹両稍有不同。頂級的戶部官票，預計拍賣當天會引起各藏家極大興趣。