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Toutes les enchères / Monnaies & billets de collection / CHINA. Dollar, ND (1912). Nanking Mint. PCGS AU-55.
Appealing "Low Stars" Dollar with Autograph of Sun Yat-sen A Phenomenal Republican-Era Relic Dated to 1921 Charity Bazaar CHINA. Dollar, ND (1912). Nanking Mint. PCGS AU-55. L&M-42; K-603; KM-Y-319; WS-0085. Low five-pointed stars variety. A delightful survivor of the type, this lightly circulated crown only displays some minor wear throughout, with the gunmetal gray backdrop yielding to russet and amber hues that enliven it rather enchantingly. The coin, however, is merely the starting point for this EXCEEDINGLY IMPORTANT and VERY RARE lot, as it is accompanied by an envelope and signed letter by none other than then-president, Sun Yat-sen. Sun married into the prominent Soong family, marrying middle daughter Ching-ling as his second wife in 1915. The couple quickly became a powerful pair in the affairs of the early republic. In May 1921, Yat-sen assumed a leadership role in the southern breakaway that stood in opposition to the warlords in the north. A few months later, a bazaar was organized and held on 24 July 1921 for the benefit of soldiers involved in this domestic conflict. A letter from Ching-ling's younger sister Mei-ling (who later became the wife of Chiang Kai-shek in 1927) mentions her elder sister's role. Writing from Shanghai to Emma Mills (in the United States) on 6 July 1921, she recounts "...my sister, Mrs. Sun, in Canton is President of the War Relief Society of the Southern Government, and sent me a book to subscribe. I went for her. This morning I went out, and got five hundred dollars. But oh what beastly hot work! I have to go around asking for money, but this fund is for soldiers' families, and I felt I had to do my [...]." Indeed, there is an image that shows the couple at this bazaar, with an accompanying letter here mentioning that "This is the first coin minted to commemorate the Republic and was bought by Mr. Jeppersey at The Canton Womens' War Relief Bazaar," while bearing signatures of the pair---the latter of which is mentioned in her role as "President of the Womens' War Relief Association." It should be noted, however, that it seems very likely that Yat-sen signed for both himself and his wife, as her signature closely resembles his specific handwriting. This GREAT IMPORTANCE and TREMENDOUS RARITY of a signature such as that of Sun Yat-sen cannot be overstated, and it is without a doubt one of the more significant autographs of the 20th century. Of note, this signature shows his characteristic style seen later in his life. For example, earlier-dated signatures feature both Ss in his name (for Sun and Sen) capitalized, whereas, by letters dating to 1918, he had begun rendering "sen" as lowercase only. Additionally, the S, when capitalized, invariably featured a distinct upper loop in earlier signatures, while those of signatures dating to 1920 and 1923 are as rendered here, with a sharp point to the uppercase S and without a loop. Lastly, early signatures did not employ a hyphen when rendering his given name (Yat Sen), while the signature dating to as early as 1920 did begin featuring this orthographic aspect (Yat-sen). Undoubtedly, this signature is consistent with not only his own penmanship, but also the manner in which he signed his name in the early 1920s. While the recipient of this Dollar and accompanying signature isn't certain, it would seem likely that the typed name is a slight error. The name upon the envelope reads "Mr. Jeppesey," notably without the "r." Furthermore, the Danish patronymic -sen can often be morphed into -sey or -sy in English, meaning that "Jeppesey," as written on the envelope, is likely for a Danish national whose name would have been known rather as Jeppesen. Below his name on the envelope, one can make out "Shameen," also rendered as "Shamin" or "Shamian," which is a sandbank island just off from Canton/Kwangtung. As it was an island heavily populated by trading companies and western influences, it seems highly likely that the recipient was stationed here at the time of the bazaar. Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. Click here to see Coins in Motion. 誘人帶孫中山簽名"下五星"壹圓 孫中山像開國紀念壹圓銀幣。南京造幣廠。 下五星版。輕度流通，幣面磨損輕微，鐵灰色底板映襯赤褐與琥珀色包漿，相得益彰，令人愛不釋手。本品固然非常罕見，但其意義非凡之處乃隨附之信封及時任大總統孫中山親筆簽名函，其歷史價值與珍罕程度實難以言喻。孫中山於 1915 年娶宋氏次女宋慶齡為繼室，夫婦二人旋即成為早期民國政壇舉足輕重的一對。1921 年 5 月，孫中山在南方另立政府，與北方軍閥分庭抗禮。同年 7 月 24 日，為籌措南北內戰軍費，特設軍人慰勞會買物場。宋慶齡胞妹宋美齡（即後來於 1927 年嫁與蔣中正者）於 1921 年 7 月 6 日自上海致函美國友人 Emma Mills，信中提及其姊之角色："……家姊孫夫人在廣州出任出征軍人慰勞會會長，托我代為募捐。今晨外出奔走，共得五百元。天氣酷熱難耐！雖需登門求助，然此款乃為軍人家屬而設，責無旁貸……"隨附信函更載明："此乃紀念民國所鑄第一枚錢幣，由 Jeppersey 先生購於廣東女界出征軍人慰勞會買物場"，並附孫中山夫婦聯署，後者以"出征軍人慰勞會會長"身份署名。值得留意的是，宋慶齡之簽名筆跡與孫中山極為相近，極有可能係由孫中山代為代簽。孫中山親筆簽名的歷史地位舉世公認，堪稱二十世紀最具份量的簽名之一，其重要性與珍罕性無可置疑。從簽名風格細加審視，可見其晚年特有之書寫習慣：早年簽名中 Sun 與 Sen 兩字首字母均大寫，惟 1918 年後"sen"改以小寫書寫；大寫 S 在早期簽名中頂部帶有明顯圓圈，而 1920 至 1923 年間則呈鋭角而無圓圈，與本件一致；此外，早期簽名中 Yat Sen 不帶連字號，1920 年起始見"Yat-sen"之寫法，本件亦然。凡此種種，均印證此簽名確與其 1920 年代初期之書寫風格相符。至於此枚龍洋及簽名函之收受者，信封上載為"Mr. Jeppesey"，少一"r"字，疑為打字筆誤；丹麥語尾綴 -sen 於英語中常訛作 -sey 或 -sy，故"Jeppesey"極可能為丹麥人"Jeppesen"之英化寫法。信封收件人姓名下方另見"Shameen"字樣，即廣州沙面島——昔日洋行雲集、西方勢力薈萃之地，收件人當時身處此島之可能性極高。
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ARMBANDSUR, Rotary Pilot Chronograph, quartz, stål, med box.
09/30/2026
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