CHINA--EMPIRE. Lot of (26). 1908 5% Imperial Chinese Government Tientsin-Pukow

CHINA--EMPIRE. Lot of (26). 1908 5% Imperial Chinese Government Tientsin-Pukow Railway Loan, Bond for 100 Pounds. Issued by Chinese Central Railways Limited. 170 (1) and 170A (25). The 'comma' variety on the second last line of the last paragraph of the terms. Orange interest coupons. According to Kuhlmann, only 6660 and 4440 bonds remain outstanding for each variety, respectively. To finance a major project, the Tianjin-Pukou Railway, connecting the northern and eastern economic hubs. Signed by the Qing Government and British-German syndicates. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500. Provenance: From the Yang Ai Hao Collection. 1908年大清政府津浦鐵路5%借款公債100鎊。26張。 中華鐵路有限公司發行。包括170（1張）及170A（25張）。條款最後一段倒數第二行帶「逗號」版式。橙色息票。據庫爾曼記載，各版式存世量分別僅餘6,660張及4,440張。用於資助連接華北與華東經濟樞紐之重大工程——津浦鐵路。由清政府與英德財團共同簽署。

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