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Dutch East Indies, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp., Bill of Exchange, Samarang, 1899, $1500

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Description

Issued in Samarang and payable in Singapore, this 1899 bill of exchange from HSBC is a classic example of late 19th-century Asian colonial finance. Well-preserved brown paper format. Theme: Colonial Asian banking.