Netaji Fund receipt set for auction today
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A uncommon doc acknowledging the receipt of ₹100 in direction of Netaji Fund is set to go below the hammer tomorrow. Dated September 15, 1944, the receipt, which is the dimensions of a ₹500 foreign money word, has Indian Independence League (IIL) because the letterhead.
“I bought this in Hong Kong two years ago for a small amount of money. They didn’t know its importance. Today is Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary, so I thought I should auction this,” mentioned Musham Damodaram who has been amassing uncommon foreign money and paperwork for previous 20 years.
IIL was set up in Twenties to assist combat for India’s independence by Indian expats residing in South East Asia. Later, it merged with Azad Hind military began by Subhash Chandra Bose.
The ₹100 contribution was made by a R.M.A.M Chidambaram Pillai in Myaungmya, now in Myanmar. “The floor price is ₹1 lakh and I expect it to go up as this document is very rare. It can also be exported as it is less than 100 years old,” mentioned Mr. Damodaram.
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