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Purely Matchbox 5

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Following the success we have had with the previous auctions we are now proud to present Purely Matchbox 5, another great collection of high quality vintage Matchbox items from the 1950's through to the 1980's. This auction includes rare and unusual items as well as an interesting selection of lots with variations of the same model, giving the collector a chance to compare differences and acquire some sought after items. Our next sale, Purely Matchbox 6 will be in the New Year and we are already taking items for that sale, if you have Matchbox items you would like to sell please email us at info@thematchboxforum.co.uk, it costs nothing to enter items for auction and just 10% commission if the item sells. On-line bidders will pay just 17.5% commission with INSURED postage paid at cost, winning bidders to be notified within 7 days of end of auction. All bids up to 100GBP are in 5GBP increments, also bids between 100GBP and 300GBP are in 10GBP increments. Finally above 300GBP all bids will be in 20GBP increments regardless of the amount the item gets bid up to. 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. NOTE: Regarding online bidding, we would advise anyone placing commission bids through eBay or LiveAuctioneers to do so at least 2 hours before the start of the auction to avoid disappointment. This is due to the nature of the LiveAuctioneers system which does not register bids placed within the 2 hours immediately prior to the auction start time, all of which is out of our control.
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JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-4 Rolls Royce: PART OF COMPLETE SET OF 9. Matchbox Superfast J-4 Rolls Royce, GOLD body, Black base, WIDE 5 spoke wheels, BLACK J-4 JAPANESE BOX. Model is very near mint in a near mint box.
0361: JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-4 Rolls RoyceEst. £30-£50
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JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-5 Ford GT: PART OF COMPLETE SET OF 9. Matchbox Superfast J-5 Ford GT, WHITE body with 6 hood label, black base, WIDE 5 spoke wheels, BLACK J-5 JAPANESE BOX. Model is mint in a mint box.
0362: JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-5 Ford GTEst. £30-£50
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JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-6 VW1500 BEETLE: PART OF COMPLETE SET OF 9. Matchbox Superfast J-6 VW1500 BEETLE, CREAM body with 137 labels, 2-piece rear bumper with tow hook, unpainted base, THIN 5 spoke wheels, BLACK J-6 JAPANESE BOX. Model is
0363: JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-6 VW1500 BEETLEEst. £30-£50
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JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-7 Alfa Carbo: PART OF COMPLETE SET OF 9. Matchbox Superfast J-7 Alfa Carbo, RED body with Streaker tampo, Yellow base, WIDE 5 spoke wheels, BLACK J-7 JAPANESE BOX. Model is very near mint in a very near mint box.
0364: JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-7 Alfa CarboEst. £30-£50
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JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-8 DODGE CHARGER: PART OF COMPLETE SET OF 9. Matchbox Superfast J-8 DODGE CHARGER, Purple body, Green base with CLOSED TOW SLOT, WIDE 5 spoke wheels, BLACK J-8 JAPANESE BOX. Model is near mint in a mint box, small
0365: JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-8 DODGE CHARGEREst. £30-£50
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JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-9 Mercedes 230SL: PART OF COMPLETE SET OF 9. Matchbox Superfast J-9 Mercedes 230SL, DARK MUSTARD-YELLOW body, unpainted base, WIDE 5 spoke wheels, BLACK J-9 JAPANESE BOX. Model is mint in a mint box.
0366: JAPANESE Matchbox Superfast J-9 Mercedes 230SLEst. £30-£50
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Matchbox Superfast Japanese Toyota Celica CREAM: CREAM body. Matchbox Superfast Japanese Toyota Celica. CREAM body, black HONG KONG base. Model is mint in a J-21 Toyota Celica mint box
0367: Matchbox Superfast Japanese Toyota Celica CREAMEst. £20-£40
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Matchbox Superfast Japanese Toyota Celica RED: RED body. Matchbox Superfast Japanese Toyota Celica, RED body, black HONG KONG base. Model is mint in a near mint J-21 Toyota Celica box.
0368: Matchbox Superfast Japanese Toyota Celica REDEst. £20-£40
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Matchbox Superfast Japanese Eterna YELLOW: YELLOW Matchbox Superfast J22 Japanese Eterna, YELLOW body, GLOSS black JAPAN base. Model is very near mint in a J-22 very near mint box
0369: Matchbox Superfast Japanese Eterna YELLOWEst. £20-£40
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Matchbox Superfast Japanese Eterna RED: RED Matchbox Superfast J22 Japanese Eterna, RED body, MATT black JAPAN base. Model is mint in a J-22 mint box.
0370: Matchbox Superfast Japanese Eterna REDEst. £20-£40
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Matchbox Superfast NISSAN FAIRLADY RED: RED Matchbox Superfast NISSAN FAIRLADY, RED body, black JAPAN base. Model is mint in a No. 5 FAIRLADY Z near mint box
0371: Matchbox Superfast NISSAN FAIRLADY REDEst. £20-£40
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Matchbox Superfast NISSAN FAIRLADY PEARLY SILVER: PEARLY SILVER Matchbox Superfast NISSAN FAIRLADY, PEARLY-SILVER body, black JAPAN base. Model is mint in a No. 5 FAIRLADY Z very near mint box.
0372: Matchbox Superfast NISSAN FAIRLADY PEARLY SILVEREst. £20-£40
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Trade Pack of 6x J-5 Ford GT Japan: Trade Pack of 6x J-5 Ford GT japanese market issues. White body, black base, wide wheels, 6 labels. Models are very near mint to mint in very near mint to mint boxes. Outer card sleeve is
0373: Trade Pack of 6x J-5 Ford GT JapanEst. £150-£180
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3x Matchbox Superfast 3c Porsche Turbo: 3x Matchbox Superfast 3c Porsche Turbo. (1) Silver body, RARE BROWN base, red interior. (2) as (1) but with Gloss black base. (3) Metallic Brown body, Gloss black base, light yellow interior. Models
0374: 3x Matchbox Superfast 3c Porsche TurboEst. £30-£40
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2x Matchbox Superfast 5a Lotus Europa variations: DULL & BRIGHT PINK bodies. 2x Matchbox Superfast 5a Lotus Europa variations. (1) BRIGHT pink body, unpainted base, round-cut rear wheel arches, Wide wheels. (2) as (1) but with DULL PINK body. Models
0375: 2x Matchbox Superfast 5a Lotus Europa variationsEst. £30-£40
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2x Matchbox Superfast 5c US Mail Jeep variations: BASE & COLOUR variations. 2x Matchbox Superfast 5c US Mail Jeep. (1) LIGHT BLUE body, Plastic seats, SLEET-N-SNOW base, RED STRIPES on SMOOTH canopy. (2) DARK BLUE body, CAST seats, No.5 US MAIL JEEP
0376: 2x Matchbox Superfast 5c US Mail Jeep variationsEst. £20-£30
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2x Matchbox Superfast 6b Mercedes 350SL ORANGE: ORANGE BODIES. 2x Matchbox Superfast 6b Mercedes 350SL (1) Orange body, unpainted base, IVORY interior, CLEAR glass, Black Hood, Wide wheels (2) Orange body, unpainted base, LIGHT YELLOW interior,
0377: 2x Matchbox Superfast 6b Mercedes 350SL ORANGEEst. £30-£40
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2x Matchbox Superfast 6b Mercedes 350SL BRONZE: BRONZE BODIES. 2x Matchbox Superfast 6b Mercedes 350SL (1) LIGHT Bronze body, unpainted base, LIGHT YELLOW interior, AMBER glass, White Hood, Wide wheels (2) DARK BRONZE body, unpainted base, LIGHT
0378: 2x Matchbox Superfast 6b Mercedes 350SL BRONZEEst. £30-£40
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2x Matchbox Superfast 8c De Tomaso USA issues: 2x Matchbox Superfast 8c De Tomaso USA issues. (1) Blue body, Black Hong Kong base, PANTERA on hood, 17 THICK roof & side tampo. (2) Blue body, Black Hong Kong base, PLAIN hood, 17 THIN roof & side
0379: 2x Matchbox Superfast 8c De Tomaso USA issuesEst. £20-£30
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2x Matchbox Superfast 9b AMX Javelin: 2x Matchbox Superfast 9b AMX Javelin. (1) DARK BLUE body, UNPAINTED base, WIDE 5-ARCH wheels, UNION GOODYEAR 1 tampo. (2) as (1) but with SILVER PAINTED base. Models mint in mint boxes
0380: 2x Matchbox Superfast 9b AMX JavelinEst. £30-£40
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2x Matchbox Superfast 10b Piston Popper: 2x Matchbox Superfast 10b Piston Popper. (1) Yellow body, unpainted England base, DARK amber glass, flames tampo. (2) as (1) but with LIGHT amber glass. Models are near mint and mint in near mint
0381: 2x Matchbox Superfast 10b Piston PopperEst. £30-£40
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3x Matchbox Superfast 12c Citroen CX BLUE bodies: 3x Matchbox Superfast 12d Citroen CX blue body variations. (1) Blue body, LIGHT yellow interior, clear glass, SILVER base. Model is very near mint in a near mint box. (2) as (1) but with RARE BLUE
0382: 3x Matchbox Superfast 12c Citroen CX BLUE bodiesEst. £30-£40
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4x Matchbox Superfast 14b Mini Ha Ha variations: 4x Matchbox Superfast 14b Mini Ha Ha. (1) DARK RED body, blue windows, FLESH driver, 4 colour label. (2) as (1) but with standard red body. (3) as (2) but with PINK driver. (4) as (2) but with AQUA
0383: 4x Matchbox Superfast 14b Mini Ha Ha variationsEst. £40-£50
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2x Matchbox Superfast 15a VW 1500: 2x Matchbox Superfast 15a VW Beetle. (1) Off white body, 2-piece rear bumper, 137 labels. Model is very near mint in a near mint box (2) Metallic red body, full rear bumper, 137 labels. Model is
0384: 2x Matchbox Superfast 15a VW 1500Est. £30-£40

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Denbighshire, United Kingdom
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08.00am - 11.00am on the day of the sale, Sunday 26th October 2008 at The Holiday Inn, Shepperton, London, 5 mins from Jct.1 of the M3.
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Denbighshire, LL15 9AL
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