Singapore Orchid Notes

I have been collecting Singapore notes for a few years. You have the notes from the first series after independence. The fractional numbers increase first and then the serial number. So the A/63 note is older than the A/76 note. These are Pick-3a and Pick 3b.

http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/count.../SIN0003.htm

There is something strange about the 3b note. It is MISSING the red seal which should be next to the signature. Now I don't have Tan's catalog of Singapore notes so I don't know if this is an error or if this is a unlisted note in the Pick catalog. There are listing errors in the Pick catalog.

I have not seen this variety before and it is missing from my collection 3a-3d. It is also strange that you have 4 different serial numbered notes without the red seal.

I have see fake errors where the seal has been removed. I would double check the watermark and the feel of the paper.

The security thread and watermark are a good sign. I believe the notes are real. The faded/missing seal is a bit of a problem. In VF condition which is what the notes look like they are these are about $40US. However since the seal is faded to the point that they cannot be seen I believe that the notes have been chemically washed. This lowers their value to about $20US each. If you state "as is" I am sure you will get that price.

If you shine a UV light on these notes I am sure you will see blotches where the notes have acetone or other chemicals used to clean the notes.

Remember Singapore is a tropical country and in the 1970s it was still undeveloped. Lots of humidity, rain and dirt. I would not expect notes to be this clean. I was assuming that someone had brought them to the US and put them away as soon as they got them in the 1970s. It does not look like that's the case.

Nice group!