Lockdales Auction 165 18-19 May 2019

79 1530 Cyprus 500 Mils (2) dated 1st May 1973 & 1st August 1976, (Pick42b), both PCGS graded 65PPQ Gem New UNC, perfect paper quality £80 - £100 1531 Cyprus (10), a small collection of high grade notes including some low serial numbers, 20 Pounds dated 1997 (Pick63a), 10 Pounds (5) dated 1997, 2001, 2003 & 2005 and 5 Pounds (4) dated 1997 (3) and 2003, aUNC and UNC £200 - £250 1532 Cyprus (12), 500 Mils (2) dated 1st June 1982, 1 Pound (9) dated 1982, 1993, 1997 & 2004, including a low serial number, 50 Cents dated 1989, a high grade collection, aUNC and UNC £50 - £70 1533 Cyprus (2), 10 Pounds dated 1st June 1982 series K164901, (Pick48b) UNC, 10 Pounds dated 1st October 1988 series X231346, (Pick51) light dents in paper, aUNC/UNC £70 - £100 1534 Cyprus (2), 2 Shillings dated 29th May 1940, C/2 289235, (Pick21) aFine/Fine, 5 Shillings dated 1st November 1950, last date of issue, F/2 075081, (Pick22) one tiny pinhole aFine, both King George VI portrait notes, £50 - £70 1535 Cyprus (2), 3 Piastres dated 18th June 1943, A/1 052793 and 3 Piastres dated 6th April 1944, A/2 308036, (Pick28a), VF+ and aEF £60 - £80 1536 Cyprus (3), 5 Pounds dated 1955, Queen Elizabeth II portrait, A/1 first prefix, (Pick36) small piece missing from bottom border and one small edge tear and dirt, aFine/Fine, 250 Mils dated 1955, Queen Elizabeth II portrait, (Pick33) large split/tear in centre of design, some dirt, VG, 5 Shillings dated 1952, King George VI portrait, (Pick29) a few small holes and splits/edge nicks, VG+, a lower grade selection but becoming quite hard to find £40 - £60 1537 Cyprus (4), 5 Pounds dated 1973 (Pick44b) aEF/EF, 1 Pound dated 1975 (Pick43b) UNC, 500 Mils dated 1974 (Pick42b) UNC, 250 Mils dated 1972 (Pick41b) EF+, a nice high grade collection £90 - £120 1538 Cyprus (5), 10 Pounds (3) dated 1st October 1990, a consecutively numbered run (Pick55a), 10 Pounds dated 1st October 1997 (Pick62a), 10 Pounds dated 1st September 2003 (Pick62d), all UNC £130 - £150 1539 Cyprus (7), 1 Pound first date of issue 1961 (Pick39) EF, 1 Pound dated 1975 (Pick43b) EF, 1 Pound dated 1978 (Pick43c) aUNC, 500 Mils scarce key date 1971 (Pick42a) EF+, 500 Mils dated 1974 (Pick42b) UNC, 500 Mils dated 1979 (Pick42c) aUNC, 250 Mils dated 1981 (Pick41c) EF, a superb high grade collection £120 - £160 1540 Cyprus (8), 50 Cents (4) dated 1st October 1988, includes a consecutively numbered run of 3 notes, (Pick52), 1 Pound (3) dated 1st November 1989 & 1st October 1996, (Pick53a & Pick53e), 5 Pounds dated 1st February 2001, (Pick61a), all aUNC/UNC £80 - £100 1541 East Caribbean States 20 Dollars issued 1965, series A23891785, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, overprint 'L' in circle for St. Lucia, (Pick15l), ICG graded 55 Almost UNC £80 - £100 1542 Eastern Caribbean (16), 20 Dollars (1), 10 Dollars (5) & 5 Dollars (10), various dates and Islands of issue, all aUNC and UNC £100 - £125 1543 Egypt 10 Piastres dated 27th May 1917, signed J. Wahba, B/24 73503, (Pick160b), one set of staple holes, Fine+ £55 - £75 1544 Egypt 10 Piastres issued 1940, Law No.50/1940, King Farouk portrait, E/9 239211, (Pick168a), PMG graded 58EPQ Choice About UNC, exceptional paper quality £150 - £200