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1941 HSBC Hong Kong Bill of Exchange – WWII Scarce Banking Document Paid in Scotland

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Description

A rare and historically significant bill of exchange issued by the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation on February 3, 1941, just months before the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong. Payable to the Union Bank of Scotland, this cross-border draft reflects the global operations of British colonial banking during WWII.


📜 Highlights:

Handwritten issue to David Alexander

Stamped “PAID 29 APR 1941” by Union Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh

Features 2½d King George VI revenue stamp (front) and a 10¢ Hong Kong revenue stamp (back)

Multiple official purple HSBC and clearing bank stamps

Signed by W.P. Alexander Hall

🌍 A striking piece of WWII-era global finance, combining Asian colonial history, British imperial banking, and wartime postal markings in one document.

💼 Ideal for collectors of historical banking, revenue stamps, and WWII financial ephemera.
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