Lesney Matchbox Collection with Rare 1958 Wood Store Display/Vintage Series #1-75

Lesney Matchbox Collection w/ Rare 1958 Wood Store Display/Vintage Series #1-75. Please review all photos for verification of description provided. Most of the collection can be considered near mint with or without boxes, and the collection consists of the entire 1-75 series – A-end of 1-75 line before superfast. 1st Three photos are the very rare Matchbox Series 1-75 Wood and glass store display from 1958. I have only seen two of these display cases in my 45 years of collecting Lesney Matchbox, and I own one of them. The case contains the complete 1-75 A or first issue of Lesney Matchbox from the 1953 Road Roller #1 to the 1960 Ford Thunderbird #75. Most of this A series are near mint without boxes. Some of the rarer color variants in this case are # 11 Yellow Tanker, #37 Coca Cola Lorry with uneven cast load, # 46 Blue Morris Minor, and #74 White Canteen. 4th and 5th photo are more A – C/D Matchbox. The call-outs in these two cases of 135 vehicles are the Lipton Tea Trolly, the Lesney Conestoga Wagon with two riders, the Harley, Triumph, Vespa, and Players Please Decal on London bus all on the top row. Also in this case is a Rare Turquoise Mercedes Coach #69 with box in row 7. Look at other case row one and you will see many more A series models from the 50s with metal wheels. In this case there are prime condition examples and variants to include Blue Bedford #17 removals van on third row, two B series coke Lorries on row 4, three nice campers on row 6, rare Red #56 1500 Fiat on row 7, and nice Blue Pickford Van on bottom row. Photos 6-8 are three displays containing 18 vehicles in near mint condition. Esso and BP Gas Stations are with box. The rarer vehicles in these photos are the purple Pontiac Convertible # 39 and #13 Thames Wreck truck with both open and closed jib lattice variations. Last photos show rest of collection. Photo 9 and 10 show a framed roadway, and empty boxes for models elsewhere in the collection. Photo 11-12 show Accessory Pack #5 (Home Store), Accessory Pack #4 (Road signs), and Accessory Pack #1 (Esso signs/pump) in their original boxes. There is also K-15 in original box. To the right of the Boxes for the Esso and BP Service station are 26 mint in box vehicles. There is also a MIB BP A-1 pump and signs in the picture. Last, to the right of the boxes are Matchbox Collector catalogs from 1959 to 1970. Some include international, US, and German versions. Very Last photo is the 1984 Model of Yesteryear Connoisseurs Collection limited to 50,000 sets and you will be receiving set numbered 301. This Collection includes all displays, display cases, and original packing materials. Not pictured are about 100 loose later models in the C and D series and 8 early model of yesteryear in a 1969 Fred Bonner MOY 16 Car Display case. There is more, but Im too tired to list anymore. The item “Lesney Matchbox Collection with Rare 1958 Wood Store Display/Vintage Series #1-75″ is in sale since Thursday, May 7, 2020. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Diecast & Toy Vehicles\Cars, Trucks & Vans\Vintage Manufacture”. The seller is “disney61″ and is located in Lakeville, Minnesota. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Brand: Matchbox
• Material: Metal
• Series: Matchbox 1-75