1938-53 collection in blue boxed Warwick Major album.  The i...

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£4,000 - £4,500

1938-53 collection in blue boxed Warwick Major album.  The important H. Moreton Black collection; a few items have been removed, but the collection retains its integrity, with a considerable number of Plate blocks and variety blocks throughout.  A few KG V and Landfall issues included for completeness of the picture.  The hundreds of varieties include long ‘E’ blocks - KG V x 2, ½d green (shades including one myrtle) X 7, Landfall x 2,  ½d purple x 2; the ‘H’ variety x 3.  Coil pairs including the 1d ‘white ear’ full state x 2, these being rare.  2d short 'T’ blocks red x 6, Landfall x 2.  Includes the 4d-8d Pictorials and 2/-, 3/- Seals.  1/-s include four examples (all lightly hinged) of the thin striated paper and 10 Plate blocks; 5/- with 17 blocks, 5 having Plate numbers and two with the R10/2 long ‘V’ varieties.  Any collector of Bahamas should take the opportunity to view one of the seminal collections of this issue