(x) Government of Cyprus, Specimen Proof £5, 23rd September 1946, serial number G/10 000000, green, and light brown, Portrait of King George VI at upper right, value written in English at left centre, in Greek at upper left, in Turkish at upper centre, Cecil James Thomas signature, reverse, two lions in circle at left, GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS at lower right(Pick 25sp, TBB B125js for type), double perforated CANCELLED one on top of another, unlisted in LINZMAYER's THE BANKNOTE BOOK as such, demonetized in 1958, in PMG holder, printers Annotations, 64 Choice Uncirculated, Ibrahim Salem Collection, highest grade ever sold in public auction, extremely rare.
Estimate: 800 - 900