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Denbighshire, United Kingdom

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Purely Matchbox 1

The Matchbox Forum

500 lots of high quality vintage Matchbox items from the 1950's through to the 1980's. In this sale are many rare and hard to find items of Regular wheels, Superfast, Kingsize & Superkings, Yesteryears and pre-productions of the aforementioned. Other items include original empty boxes and gift sets. This sale is the first of many with future auctions promising more of the same, our next sale is scheduled for Sunday 28th October 2007 at 11:00am GMT. On-line bidders will pay just 15% commission with postage paid at cost, winning bidders to be notified within 7 days of end of auction. All are welcome to join thematchboxforum and take part in discussions covering all aspects of Matchbox Toys, visit us on our website to join for free.

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2x USA Matchbox Superkings, K-2 & K-67: 2x USA Matchbox Superkings (1) K-2 Car Recovery Vehicle, gold colour recovery truck with red mustang load, both these models left the factory with no tampo applied, truck should have white cab top,

0049: 2x USA Matchbox Superkings, K-2 & K-67Est. £75-£100

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2x GERMAN Matchbox Superkings, K-3 & K-21: 2x GERMAN Matchbox Superkings (1) K-3 Heidelberger Zement and (2) K-21 Ford Transcontinental Barenmarke. Both are mint in near mint boxes.

0050: 2x GERMAN Matchbox Superkings, K-3 & K-21Est. £20-£40

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2x GERMAN Matchbox Superkings, K-11 & K-77: 2x GERMAN Matchbox Superkings (1) K-11 Dodge Delivery Van, blue German version "Franffurter Allgemeine" mint in good complete grubby box (2) K-77 Highway Rescue, German version, "Strassen Service"

0051: 2x GERMAN Matchbox Superkings, K-11 & K-77Est. £40-£60

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2x Matchbox Superkings, K-13 & K-113 Hercules Crane: 2x Matchbox Superkings (1) K-13 Hercules Crane in Hoch & Teif livery produced for the german market in near mint condition together with its Battlekings counterpart (2) K-113 in military green. Model

0052: 2x Matchbox Superkings, K-13 & K-113 Hercules CraneEst. £20-£40

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Matchbox Superkings K-22 Hovercraft-Rare White body: Matchbox Superkings K-22 Hovercraft. Rare white body and skirt with a blue roof. Model is very near mint, minor nicks, in a near mint box.

0053: Matchbox Superkings K-22 Hovercraft-Rare White bodyEst. £40-£60

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Matchbox Superkings K-30 Mercedes C111 German issue: Matchbox Superkings K-30 Mercedes C111 battery lighted version for the German market, mint in a mint regular speed king box.

0054: Matchbox Superkings K-30 Mercedes C111 German issueEst. £40-£60

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Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Kentucky pre-pro: Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Refrigeration Truck. Pre-production issue in Kentucky Fried Chicken livery. All red body with a white trailer roof. Model is overall near mint, minor nicks on the

0055: Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Kentucky pre-proEst. £60-£80

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Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Truck, RARE prom: Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Refrigeration Truck. Rare promotional issue in Marshall Thermo King livey. White body with a blue chassis. Model is mint in an excellent box.

0056: Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Truck, RARE promEst. £80-£100

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Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Truck, blue body: Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Refrigeration Truck. Two tone blue body and tailer in Dr Kochs Trink 10 livery. This is the first example we have seen with Trink 10 usually found on a white body

0057: Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Truck, blue bodyEst. £80-£100

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Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Truck rare Pepsi: Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Refrigeration Truck in Pepsi livery with a white trailer base ( usually blue ). Model also has the later style wheels which are harder to find on this model. Model

0058: Matchbox Superkings K-31 Peterbilt Truck rare PepsiEst. £60-£80

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Matchbox Superkings MM-1, Olive drab Army Flammable: Matchbox Superkings MM-1 Military Tanker. Olive drab body with Army Flammable labels. Model appears to be mint on a near mint unopened card together with the origianl receipt from the Lesney factory

0059: Matchbox Superkings MM-1, Olive drab Army FlammableEst. £40-£60

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Matchbox Superkings MM-2, with OLIVE DRAB WEASEL: Matchbox Superkings MM-2 Armoured Car Transporter, Olive drab body with 7 label and 73 OLIVE DRAB WEASEL. Models appear to be mint on a excellent unopened card.

0060: Matchbox Superkings MM-2, with OLIVE DRAB WEASELEst. £80-£120

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Matchbox Big MX BM2 Tractor Set & 3 ORANGE tractors: Matchbox Big MX BM2 Tractor Factory. Set is complete with all original packaging, contains 3x 39 ORANGE tractors all in excellent to near mint condition, outer box excellent to near mint complete

0061: Matchbox Big MX BM2 Tractor Set & 3 ORANGE tractorsEst. £80-£120

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Matchbox Souvenir Giftware K-50 Street Rod, Plated: Matchbox Souvenir Giftware K-50 Street Rod. Plated model on a pen stand with a calendar. Contents are mint in a near mint box, slightly crushed on one rear corner.

0062: Matchbox Souvenir Giftware K-50 Street Rod, PlatedEst. £80-£120

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Matchbox Suoerfast 1970 SF3 Set & TA-11 Track Pack: Matchbox Suoerfast 1970 SF3 Curve and Space Leap Set, contents complete and near mint to mint, box excellent complete condition with part numbers on side coloured in, includes 34a Formula 1 Racer in

0063: Matchbox Suoerfast 1970 SF3 Set & TA-11 Track PackEst. £40-£60

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Matchbox - The First 40 Years Book: Matchbox - The First 40 Years Book. Excellent condition complete with its certificate.

0064: Matchbox - The First 40 Years BookEst. £60-£80

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Matchbox Keep on Truckin Carry Case Set & 5 models: Matchbox Keep on Truckin carry case set - #11 Car Transporter #19 Cement Truck #49 Crane Truck #63 Freeway Gas Tanker #69 Armoured Truck. All models appear to be mint in a sealed shrink wrapped

0065: Matchbox Keep on Truckin Carry Case Set & 5 modelsEst. £40-£60

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Matchbox Off the Road Carry Case Set & 5 models: Matchbox Off the Road carry case set - #53 Jeep CJ-6, #31 Caravan, #60 Holden Pick-up, TP-7 Jeep & Glider. All models appear to be mint in a sealed shrink wrapped tray. Outer case is excellent to

0066: Matchbox Off the Road Carry Case Set & 5 modelsEst. £40-£60

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Matchbox Rescue Carry Case USA issue & 6 models: Matchbox Rescue Carry Case - #2 Hovercraft #16 Badger #20 Police Patrol #22 Blaze Buster #46 Stretcha Fetcha #74 Tow Joe. All models appear to be mint in a sealed shrink wrappedtray. Outer case

0067: Matchbox Rescue Carry Case USA issue & 6 modelsEst. £40-£60

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Matchbox Off Road Raiders US Gift Set & 5 models: Matchbox Off Road Raiders US Gift Set. #5d 4x4 Jeep. #7d Rompin Rabbit. #22d 4x4 Mini Pick-up. #44d Chevy 4x4 Van. #13d 4x4 Open Back Truck. All models appear to be mint in an excellent window box.

0068: Matchbox Off Road Raiders US Gift Set & 5 modelsEst. £40-£60

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Matchbox Rare Japanese Speed Pack set & Catalog.: Matchbox Rare Japanese Speed Pack set. Contains #1c Dodge Challenger, #9b AMX Javelin, #41a Ford GT with WIDE WHEELS, #66c Mazda RX500, all models near mint. Also includes 1977 Japanese Catalog in

0069: Matchbox Rare Japanese Speed Pack set & Catalog.Est. £80-£100

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1968 Set of 8 Matchbox Regular wheel Jigsaw Puzzles: 1968 Set of 8 Matchbox Regular wheel Jigsaw Puzzles in near perfect condition, shrinkwrapped from new.

0070: 1968 Set of 8 Matchbox Regular wheel Jigsaw PuzzlesEst. £80-£120

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1977 Matchbox Superfast Japanese Mercedes 230SL box: Rare 1977 Matchbox Superfast Japanese issue Mercedes picture box, perfect condition, stored flat from new.

0071: 1977 Matchbox Superfast Japanese Mercedes 230SL boxEst. £20-£40

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1977 Matchbox Superfast Japanese Lamborghini box: Rare 1977 Matchbox Superfast Japanese issue Lamborghini Miura picture box, almost perfect condition, stored flat from new.

0072: 1977 Matchbox Superfast Japanese Lamborghini boxEst. £20-£40

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The Matchbox Forum

Denbighshire, United Kingdom

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Collection will be available for viewing in person from 09.00am GMT on the day of the sale, Sunday July 1st 2007 at The Holiday Inn, Shepperton, London UK.

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Denbighshire, LL15 9AL

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The highest bidder known to the auctioneer at the fall of the hammer shall be the buyer. In the event of a dispute, the auctioneer has absolute discretion and the decision of the auctioneer will be final. Thematchboxforum has endeavoured to catalogue and describe items as accurately as possible, keeping in mind that the items offered were toys which have now become collectibles. We have described many unused models as having tiny nicks instead of mint, these are almost always of factory origin. Assessments of items must be regarded as opinion only; all items sold as is. Payment Options: Thematchboxforum will accept the following options as payment: Credit card and PayPal, certified or pre-approved personal UK cheque, no foreign cheques accepted. Also currency in UK Pounds Sterling, US Dollars or Euros. Buyers Premium/Shipping Charges: Pre-Sale Bids will be accepted via Live Auctioneers online catalogue. We will accept email commission bids at our website. This website is for members only and allows commission bids to be left for items. All commission bids left through our website or by email must be received by 5:00PM latest on the Wednesday prior to the sale. Pre-sale bids will be executed on your behalf in the room. Thematchboxforum act as proxy to purchase the lot on your behalf at the lowest amount possible. Please furnish Thematchboxforum with the item lot number, description and maximum bid amount desired. Pre-sale bids with odd figures will be rounded up to the nearest increment. Advanced payment is not necessary for pre-sale bids unless you are not known to us, in which case please contact Thematchboxforum prior to the sale to let us know your intended method of payment should you be the successful bidder. We will do our best to accommodate your request; however will not take responsibility for errors due to technical and/or human error. All winning bidders who use this method will pay either 13% commission or 10% commission depending on method of payment. Payment by Credit Card and Paypal incurs 13% commission, payment by cheque or cash incurs 10% commission. Cheques must be accompanied by cheque guarantee card and we reserve the right to hold on to items until cheque clears. Returned cheques from our bank will incur a 25% charge of the initial amount. Shipping charges will be determined and absentee bidders will be notified within 7 business days of the auctions sale. Bidding on an item indicates your acceptance of aforementioned conditions.

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