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India Chartered Mercantile Bank of India London & China Bill of Exchange (Second of Exchange) Bombay £550 1877 - Scarce 1877 bill of exchange issued by the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China, drawn at Bombay and payable in London. Attractive engraved header vignette and intricate scrollwork, with handwritten amount (noted as £550) and period endorsements. Strong British‑Raj banking ephemera illustrating 19th‑century India–London settlement routes—excellent for Empire‑finance and India paper collectors. printed by Waterlow & Sons