100 Rupees

Finest Known for VarietyINDIA. Government of India. 100 Rupees, ND (1917-30). P-10i2. Jhun&Rez 3.10.2C. PMG About Uncirculated 55.Calcutta. J.B. Taylor signature. An impressive offering and a highlight for whatever collection it next enters. While this type is available with some regularity in circulated grades, at the About Uncirculated level, seen here, it is incredibly difficult to find. For all the different varieties, including the various circles (the term for the offices of issue found on these notes), there are only a handful of About Uncirculated notes graded, and they tend to be in strong hands, making opportunities to acquire this type at this grade level infrequent at best. The present piece is the finest example for the Calcutta circle with J.B. Taylor signature.This type's scarcity may be surprising given the fact that it was issued for more than a decade (1917 to 1930). Still, its buying power assured that few people could afford to put away one of these, not helped by the fact that there were very few paper money collectors in India at the time. Such notes were not easily available in Europe (unlike stamps, which were actively traded). This type comes with three different signature varieties and numerous different circles of issue, including Bombay, Karachi, Lahore, Madras, and Rangoon, among others. Perhaps surprisingly, the 100 Rupees is a bit more available than the 50 Rupees, but it remains a deceptively difficult type, especially in higher grades. An important opportunity for the Indian specialist.Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000. 同版巔峰品相 1917-30年印度政府100盧比。 加爾各答地名。J.B. Taylor簽名，屬同版頂級示例，入駐任何集藏皆成為亮點。雖流通券常見，然近未流通品相者鳳毛麟角。儘管存在多種版式變體（包括紙鈔上標註的各發行機構），獲評近未流通品相的紙幣仍屈指可數，且多由資深藏家秘藏，致使在此品相購得此類紙幣的機會寥寥無幾。此枚加爾各答發行、帶有J.B.泰勒簽名的紙鈔，堪稱該發行機構同類紙鈔中的巔峰之作。此類紙鈔的稀缺性或許令人訝異，因其實際發行逾十年（1917至1930年），然其高昂購買力令當時鮮有人能珍藏此物，加之印度本土紙幣藏家數量不高，更添稀缺。此類紙鈔在歐洲亦難尋找，與交易活躍的郵票迥異。此類型涵蓋三種簽名版式及多處發行機構，包括孟買、卡拉奇、拉合爾、馬德拉斯及仰光等。耐人尋味的是，100盧比紙鈔反較50盧比稍為常見，但其高品相版本仍屬"易尋難得"之珍品。對印度紙鈔藏家而言，此乃不容錯過的重要契機。