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India / British India Oriental Bank Corporation bill of exchange (second of exchange) London/Madras 1350 Rupees 1878 - Original Oriental Bank Corporation bill of exchange (“second of exchange”), drawn in London and payable in Madras for Rupees 1,350. Dated 31 December 1878 and made payable on demand to the order of the named payee. Attractive Victorian engraved bank heading and period manuscript, with bank stamp/handwritten endorsements. A scarce, highly collectible piece of Anglo‑Indian commercial banking history from a major 19th‑century exchange bank active across British India and the Far East.