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Live on-line Bidding News 7th May 2008 Live on-line Bidding News eBay have announced that as from the 31 December 2008, they will no lon... |
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We May Never See Another 6th May 2008 We May Never See Another The May Train Sale at Rugby on Saturday 17th offers a unique opportunity... |
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Three day Sale 12th, 13th and 14th May 30th April 2008 Three day Sale 12th, 13th and 14th May The three day May auction has a good cross section of diecas... |
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May Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Sale 15th April 2008 Review of May Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Sale The Second Vectis Military, Civilian ... |
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Big is Beautiful 3rd April 2008 Big is Beautiful We so often feature on our website, interesting stories of the smaller scale die... |
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........and yet more Record Prices 2nd April 2008 Record Prices for Hornby Dublo The Michael Foster Collection of over 500 lots of Locomotives, Ro... |
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Tractors, Ploughs, Diggers, Excavators ....... 18th March 2008 Comprehensive Collection of Tractors and Farm Related Models In the April 14th sale Vectis are ... |
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Not One but Two World Records in One Day 13th March 2008 Not One But Two World Records in One Day Vectis Auctions, The World’s Largest Toy Auctioneer are ... |
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Diverse and Fascinating Collection 12th March 2008 The Geneva Collection Part III The Geneva Collection has proved to be a diverse and most fascinat... |
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The Michael Foster Collection 26th February 2008 The Michael Foster Collection Michael Foster’s book ‘Hornby Dublo Trains’ was first published... |
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5th Avenue Collection 21st February 2008 One Day Specialist Diecast Toy Sale fully expected to realise ¼ Million Pounds Vectis are pleased... |
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The Californian Collection - Matchbox Magic 20 21st February 2008 One Day Specialist Diecast Toy Sale fully expected to realise ¼ Million Pounds On the same da... |
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Specialist Diecast Auction 18th and 19th February 8th February 2008 Specialist Diecast Auction 18th and 19th February Have you ever been successful finding that mint... |
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Crimean War Figure Company for Sale (Amended Start Time) 28th January 2008 "Crimean War Figure Company for Sale" As part of the 11th March 2008 Military, Civili... |
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Vectis – Light Years Ahead 25th January 2008 Vectis – Light Years Ahead The specialist Star Wars auction held by Vectis on Tuesday 15th Januar... |
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Important Announcement - Re-scheduled Auction 18th January 2008 Important Announcement Due to technical difficulties beyond our control (a problem with ebaylivea... |
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The Geneva Collection 17th January 2008 The Geneva Collection An exceptionally large collection of antique and modern collectable toys, ... |
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Revised Auction Dates for May, June, July and August 17th January 2008 We have a amendments to the recently advertised May, June, July and August auction dates for Teessid... |
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Visit Vectis at Sandown Toy Fair Saturday 23rd February 16th January 2008 Saturday 23rd February - Sandown Toy Fair If you are in the area on Saturday 23rd February and get ... |
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Winter BearFest 2008 15th January 2008 Winter BearFest 2008 Look out for the Vectis Doll and Teddy Bear Specialists – Kathy Taylor and... |
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…. and yet more interesting Tractors 19th December 2007 …. and yet more interesting Tractors In the tinplate and plastic section of the 15 January is pos... |
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Marklin Gauge 1 Rocket – Only 1 or 2 Known to Exist 17th December 2007 MARKLIN GAUGE 1 ROCKET – ONLY 1 or 2 KNOWN TO EXIST This live steam Marklin model of Stephenson... |
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An Important Date for Star Wars Collectors 15th December 2007 An Important Date for Star Wars Collectors There is a fantastic collection of vintage Star Wars f... |
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Dinky 25 Series Lorry Collection 14th December 2007 Dinky 25 Series Lorry Collection On Tuesday 16th January Vectis are pleased to offer probably ... |
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Special Announcement December Specialist Auctions 16th November 2007 Change of Start Time for Non-Room Auctions Starting with the three day specialist sales on Tuesday ... |
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Rare Grey Tractor Unearthed 14th November 2007 Chad Valley Ferguson Tractor in Grey Tractors and Farm related items regularly feature on our new... |
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The David Kenney Mint Boxed Manhattan Collection Part III 13th November 2007 The David Kenney Mint Boxed Manhattan Collection Part III by David Kenney On the 11th and 12th ... |
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2007 Auctions Finish as they Started - On a High Note 10th November 2007 2007 Auctions Finish as they Started - On a High Note It really has been an amazing year where we... |
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Annual General Meeting of the DTCA 9th November 2007 The first Annual General Meeting of the Dinky Toy Collectors Association took place in Derby on th... |
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Soldiering On Despite Technical Difficulties 8th November 2007 Soldiering On Despite Technical Difficulties Despite a serious technical fault [with the EBAY Hub... |
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Vectis Direct - Now Open 17th October 2007 Now Open - Vectis Direct Where the emphasis is on creating the world’s largest internet site of c... |
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November Tinplate, Plastic and Diecast Auction 16th October 2007 November Tinplate, Plastic and Diecast Auction The November auction starts Tuesday 6th with a fin... |
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Pre-Christmas Military and Civilian Figure Extravaganza 15th October 2007 Pre-Christmas Military and Civilian Figure Extravaganza An absolute treat is in store for colle... |
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Royal Mail Postal Strike 5th October 2007 Absentee Bids As it's the three day auction week commencing 8 October and we here in the UK are cur... |
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High Quality - High Prices 27th September 2007 High Prices in High Quality Sale Rarely can it be said that the bi-monthly train and toy sale hel... |
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Matchbox Magic 19 20th September 2007 Matchbox Magic 19 There will be a wide range of Models of Yesteryear in the October specialist di... |
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Fresh to the Market 20th August 2007 Fresh to the Market Vectis have a long standing excellence in the auction of Model Trains and R... |
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Cat, Dog and Teddy Bears all with Provenance 19th August 2007 Cat, Dog and Teddy Bears all with Provenance In the 13 September Doll and Teddy Bear sale you hav... |
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The Johanna Clayden Collection 7th August 2007 The Johanna Clayden Collection and the Story of "Milinette" The Christmas Tree Doll The... |
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A World of Fantasy and Adventure 7th August 2007 A World of Fantasy and Adventure Robots and Space Ships were the hi-tech toys of their day and fo... |
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Resounding Success of Live and On-line Bidding 3rd August 2007 Resounding Success of Live and On-line Bidding Due to the huge success of live and on-line bidd... |
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Dinky Toy Collectors Association 1st August 2007 Dinky Toy Collectors Association Summary of the Aims and Objectives of the Association To form a... |
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Vectis Exhibits at Hugglets for the First Time 20th July 2007 Vectis Exhibits at Hugglets for the First Time Recent expansion of the Doll and Bear Department wi... |
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All in all a high quality mixed specialist sale 18th July 2007 If you have a penchant for collecting farm or AA related models then don’t miss the August 15th an... |
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Attention to Detail 3rd July 2007 Attention to Detail There are some beautiful bears in the July Doll and Teddy Bear sale – non mor... |
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UK Viewers Only - Sharpe's Challenge 26th June 2007 UK Viewers Only - Sharpes Challenge Sean Bean the dashing hero in Sharpe’s Challenge will be back o... |
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Full Steam Ahead 21st June 2007 Full Steam Ahead Over the last two or three years there has been a noticeable increase in the int... |
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TV and Film Memorabilia - a nostalgic reminder. 14th June 2007 TV and Film Memorabilia - a nostalgic reminder In this day and age of high technology it’s nice t... |
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As used by Sean Bean in 'Sharps Challenge' 31st May 2007 The second Vectis Military and Civilian Figures and Equipment sale of 2007 will include a wide ran... |
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Alteration to contents of 23 June Auction 23rd May 2007 Alteration to content of 23 June auction. The 23rd June auction at Thornaby was originally advert... |
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Review of May Specialist Auction 21st May 2007 Review of May Specialist Auction The single vendor collections in the May auction provided some u... |
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Review of Rugby Train Sale 12 May 19th May 2007 Review of Rugby Train Sale 12 May Although the bi-monthly Train Auction held at Rugby on 12th May... |
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Steiff Limited Edition Collection Part II 1st May 2007 Steiff Limited Edition Collection Part II In October 2006 we auctioned Part I of a 1500 piece S... |
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Rare Marklin Export with Provenance 25th April 2007 Rare Marklin Export with Provenance The next Rugby Train sale on Saturday 12th May features some... |
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Excellent Varied Sale - 17th May 2007 19th April 2007 Excellent Varied Sale - 17th May 2007 One of the single vendor collections in the May 17th auctio... |
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Return of the popular Tinplate and Plastic Sale – 16th May 2007 18th April 2007 Return of the popular Tinplate and Plastic Sale – 16th May 2007 The increasingly popular tinplate... |
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Ron Slyder Collection - Results 16th April 2007 Ron Slyder Collection - Results As expected the Ron Slyder auction appealed to all levels of coll... |
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Information Technology 1950s/60s style 13th April 2007 Information Technology 1950s/60s style Toy collectors today have access to hundreds of thousands ... |
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Air Travel 1930s era 13th April 2007 Air Travel 1930s era There is a fascinating Aircraft and Aircraft ephemera section in the Vectis... |
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Focal Point of the Year for Matchbox Collectors 21st March 2007 Ron Slyder Matchbox Collection One of this year’s focal points for Matchbox Collectors will be the ... |
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Dan Dare 'Pilot of the Future' 20th March 2007 Dan Dare Pilot of the Future Dan Dare first appeared on the 14 April 1950 as the main character on ... |
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A Career with Vectis 2nd March 2007 A Career with Vectis Due to the continued expansion of our auction business, Vectis now require a t... |
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Classic Toy 28th February 2007 Classic Toy The Train Sale at Rugby on Saturday 10th March contains a good overall selection of ... |
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Some of the Best and Rarest Examples of their Kind 24th February 2007 Some of the Best and Rarest Examples of their Kind The first full Military Civilian and Equipment... |
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The Ian Kirkwood Collection 21st February 2007 The Ian Kirkwood Collection - Tuesday 13th February Ian Kirkwood was born in Liverpool and worke... |
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Mr Turnip - Whirligig - Twizzle and the Gerry Anderson connection 16th February 2007 THE JOY LAUREY COLLECTION Whirligig was a Saturday fortnightly BBC TV children’s programme broa... |
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Museum of Childhood Memories - Beaumaris 15th February 2007 Meseum of Childhood Memories - Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey The island of Anglesey, has the title ... |
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Rare Dinky Attracts High Bidding 23rd January 2007 Rare Dinky Attracts High Bidding A keen UK collector of TV memorabilia had a hard fought battle a... |
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"Tractors and Farm Related are currently the strongest part of the diecast market" 22nd January 2007 "Tractors and Farm Related are currently the strongest part of the diecast market" A q... |
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Nauticle Theme 22nd January 2007 Nautical Theme for February Tinplate and Plastic Sale Vectis Tinplate and Plastic Auctions are be... |
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Further World Record 18th January 2007 Further World Record The Vectis Train Sale at Rugby on Saturday 13 January saw a further world re... |
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All Roads Lead to Vectis 17th January 2007 All Roads Lead to Vectis Bears being childhood companions often get to travel far and wide. Sever... |
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Fine Trix Railways Section 3rd January 2007 The Benn Hall, Rugby The first Vectis auction in January will be a Train and Toy sale to be held ... |
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Holy Grail for Dinky Collectors 22nd December 2006 Holy Grail for Dinky Collectors Within the Eric Moody Collection of Meccano and Dinky toys on Wed... |
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A Day of Record Prices 18th December 2006 A Day of Record Prices The Nigel Clarke Collection of Morestone and Budgie models, auctioned on W... |
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Courtroom Drama 13th December 2006 Vendor looks on in amazement. The vendor of lot 640 from the Tinplate and Plastic auction held on... |
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Late Entries for 11 December auction 5th December 2006 Late Entries for 11 December auction There will be two extra Steiff bears included in the 11 Dece... |
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David Evans Collection 23rd November 2006 Thursday 14th December - David Evans Collection The final day of the December four day auction at T... |
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Meet Connie and Heinrick 16th November 2006 Meet Connie and Heinrick Connie and Heinrick are a pair of early Steiff bears, both with button... |
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Nigel Clarke Collection 15th November 2006 The Nigel Clarke Collection A single vendor comprehensive Morestone Budgie Collection will be auc... |
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Needle in a Haystack 14th November 2006 Needle in a Haystack A recent find during a house clearance in the Lake District unearthed some v... |
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Third and Final Part of the Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection 10th November 2006 Part III of the Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection takes place on Tuesday 12th December. The final p... |
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You know the feeling – you wait for a bus for what seems like forever and then two come along together! 9th November 2006 You know the feeling – you wait for a bus for what seems like forever and then two come along toge... |
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Britains ill fated 'Games Range' 25th October 2006 Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Sale - 9 November 2006 As part of the above sale Vectis ... |
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May The Force Be With You - always....... 24th October 2006 May The Force Be With You There is a galaxy of Star Wars items in the 8 November auction, many of... |
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'Faberge of model-locomotive makers' 23rd October 2006 James Stanley Beeson (1909 - 1990) Beeson is considered to be one of the finest model train buil... |
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One Careful owner from New 16th October 2006 Foden 521 'Mickey Mouse' Vectis will be offering a fine example of a Foden 521 'Micke... |
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Ford Consul - First ever Corgi pre-production model 16th October 2006 Ford Consul - First ever Corgi pre-production model Final pieces from the Marcel Van Cleemput colle... |
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Steiff Auction starts at 11.00am Monday 9th October 3rd October 2006 Stop The Search! Steiff is probably the world’s leading and best known soft toy manufacturer and o... |
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Ron Slyder Collection Part 1 2nd October 2006 Ron Slyder Collection Part 1 After a long association with Ron Slyder and White Rose Collectibles... |
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Comprehensive Budgie and Morestone Collection 1st October 2006 The Nigel Clarke Collection The most comprehensive Budgie and Morestone Collection we have offere... |
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Warning - Second Chance Offers 30th September 2006 Warning on Sercond Chance Offers It has been brought to our attention some of our customers, who bi... |
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Anti spam filter 28th September 2006 From Friday 29th September we will have a new 'anti spam' filter installed. As there may be a few t... |
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Meccano ‘Miniature Engineering for Boys’ 19th September 2006 Meccano ‘Miniature Engineering for Boys’ The Rugby Train auction on Saturday 23rd September start... |
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Preview of September 3 Day Diecast Auction 25th August 2006 Preview of September 3 Day Diecast Auction Spot-on, Sports and Racing Cars are in abundance in th... |
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Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Sale 14 September 24th August 2006 Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Sale 14 September The Vectis September sale of Military,... |
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World Record Price 21st August 2006 World Record Price Confirmation that the August sale, which had been heralded as ‘A Very Strong S... |
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WORLDWIDE AGENTS WANTED 11th August 2006 W O R L D W I D E A G E N T S W A N T E D Vectis is about to undertake its next stage of expans... |
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A Very Strong Sale 10th August 2006 August - A very strong Sale The August three day auction has been described by the Vectis special... |
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Late 1950s early 1960s Subbuteo issues 9th August 2006 Late 1950s early 1960s Subbuteo issues Included in the Subbuteo section of the August sale on Tue... |
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Ex-shop stock Model Making Materials 8th August 2006 Grab a Bargin Featured in the Vectis August General Toy sale on Tuesday 15th August is a quantity... |
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Additional Auction Dates and Amendment to Viewing Times 2006 21st July 2006 Additional Auction Dates and Amendment to Viewing Times 2006 From September 2006 until the end of t... |
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Fierce Bidding for Rare Marklin 19th July 2006 Fierce Bidding for Rare Marklin The Vectis bi-monthly train auction held at Rugby on Saturday 22 ... |
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Aster Live Steam Flying Scotsman 23rd June 2006 Aster Live Steam Flying Scotsman One of the many highlights of the Rugby Train Sale on Saturd... |
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Action Man's 40th Anniversary 19th June 2006 Celebration of Action Man's 40th Anniversary This time last year we were talking about one of the... |
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The Andy Moffat 'American' Woody Collection 19th June 2006 The Andy Moffat 'American' Woody Collection This themed collection will be auctioned by Vectis o... |
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Ted and Growler 19th June 2006 Ted and Growler Twin brother Teddys who have survived two world wars are due to be auctioned by... |
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A taste of Victorian Elegance 19th June 2006 A taste of Victorian Elegance To be included in the doll and teddy auction on Wednesday 12 July... |
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S.O.S 19th June 2006 S.O.S - 13 July Auction The July 13th Military,Civilian Figures and Equipment sale will include: ... |
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Review of June Specialist Diecast Auction 18th June 2006 Review of June Specialist Diecast Auction A wide variety of toys were sold over the four day spec... |
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World Cup Fever 21st May 2006 World Cup Fever To coincide with the World Cup Football in June 2006, Vectis will be offering in ... |
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Saturday Special – to include The Bill McDade Collection 21st May 2006 Saturday Special – to include The Bill McDade Collection For the first time on a Saturday Vectis ... |
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Sweet Success 20th May 2006 Sweet Success In November 2002 Vectis were delighted to offer, for the first time, a Dinky Leylan... |
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Top Notch General Toy Sale 20th May 2006 Top Notch General Toy Sale The Auction on Wednesday 14th June is one of the highest value and bes... |
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Results of High Quality Diecast Auction 19th May 2006 High Quality Diecast Continuing the theme from the May Matchbox Magic 14 auction, top prices wer... |
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One Third of a Million Record Result 4th May 2006 Record Result for Wentworth Collection of Britains Military Soldiers The auction of the Wentworth ... |
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Rugby May 13 Train Sale 22nd April 2006 Rugby May Train Sale Another bumper sale at the Rugby venue on Saturday 13 May, with 822 lots sta... |
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More Magical Matchbox 21st April 2006 More Magical Matchbox The majority of Wednesday 17 May sale is Matchbox related starting with ano... |
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Possibly one of the rarest of the Victory Models 20th April 2006 Vickers Vigor Track Laying Tractor – Possibly one of the rarest of the Victory Models Due to popu... |
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Harry Middleton Collection 20th April 2006 Harry Middleton Collection Thomas Henry ‘Harry’ Middleton who died in October 2005 at the age of ... |
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An Amazing Sale 12th April 2006 An Amazing Sale The John Moore Archive Collection – Matchbox Magic 14 - held on Tuesday and Wedne... |
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The Wentworth Collection 11th April 2006 The Wentworth Collection The Wentworth Collection to be auctioned by Vectis on Thursday 4th May w... |
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Matchbox Magic 14 - The John Moore Archive collection 1948 - 1969 16th March 2006 THE JOHN MOORE ARCHIVE COLLECTION 1948 - 1969 One of the most comprehensive Matchbox collections... |
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High Quality 2 Day Diecast Auction 15th March 2006 Tuesday and Wednesday 11 and 12 April If we were going for a 'Vectis Record' lot 2272 in the 11 A... |
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Fine Collection of Scratchbuilt Ships 14th March 2006 Scratchbuilt Ships and Boats Vectis are to auction a fine single owner collection of Scratchbuilt B... |
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Review of Rugby March Train Auction 13th March 2006 Review of Rugby March Train Auction As with the three day diecast auctions at Thornaby we are see... |
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Review of March 3 Day Auction at Thornaby 12th March 2006 Unconfirmed German Manufactured Tinplate Train Set Steals the Show Day one of the three day March... |
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Rugby Train Auction 11 March 30th January 2006 Review of Rugby Train Auction 11 March The inevitable high quality sale of trains and related it... |
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Specialist Auction – February 14 and 15 25th January 2006 Specialist Auction – February 14 and 15 The first two days of the February three day auction at T... |
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Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Auction 16 February 24th January 2006 Preview of Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Auction 16 February The next sale of Military... |
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A rare Beatrix Potter’s ‘Peter Rabbit’ will be one of the highlights in the Vectis Doll and Teddy Bear auction in March 24th January 2006 A rare Beatrix Potter’s ‘Peter Rabbit’ will be one of the highlights in the Vectis Doll and Teddy ... |
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1970's Themed Sale 23rd January 2006 1970’s Themed Sale Following several very successful sales of 1970s related toys, we are ... |
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Pre-war Golly Badges to be included in the 14 March Doll and Teddy Auction. 23rd January 2006 Pre-war Golly Badges to be included in the 14 March Doll and Teddy Auction. Robertson’s Golly Ba... |
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Ricoh Arena - Coventry 23 April 22nd January 2006 Ricoh Arena - Coventry Due to unforseen circumstances Vectis are now unable to attend the Ricoh ... |
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Review of January Rugby Train Auction 21st January 2006 Review of January Rugby Train Auction The first train auction of 2006 was held at Rugby on Saturd... |
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Review of the January three day auction 20th January 2006 Review of the January three day auction Day one started with general toys, interesting to note th... |
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Simply Dinky - Matchbox Magic - Completely Corgi 10th January 2006 THEMED AUCTIONS SIMPLY DINKY - MATCHBOX MAGIC - COMPLETELY CORGI During Spring and early Summe... |
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Rugby Train auction 28 January 9th January 2006 Rugby Train Auction 28 January The first train auction of 2006 at the Rugby venue contains 796 lo... |
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The Racing and Sports Car Collection 5th January 2006 The Racing and Sports Car Collection Included in Wednesday 18 January auction is a single vendor ... |
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An Absolute Must for Movie Buffs 21st December 2005 An Absolute Must for Movie Buffs The majority of our monthly diecast auctions include a TV and Film... |
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Review of December 3 day Specialist Deicast and General Toy Auction 19th December 2005 Review of December 3 day Specialist Diecast and General Toy Auction For anyone who is currently t... |
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Review of Tinplate and Plastic Sale 9 December 14th December 2005 Review of Tinplate and Plastic Sale 9 December The latest Vectis Tinplate and Plastic sale held o... |
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Dates for the December Live and On-Line Auctions 30th November 2005 December Live and On-line Auctions Confirmation that at all but the 17th December, a Train Auction,... |
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Dr Tony Evans Toy Motorbike Collection 24th November 2005 Dr Tony Evans Toy Motorbike Collection This is one of the largest collections of model motorbikes... |
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Science Fiction Toys from an Earlier Era 23rd November 2005 Flash from the Past A significant single vendor collection of post war Robots, plastic and tinpla... |
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Preview of the re-located Vectis USA Auction 22nd November 2005 Preview of the re-located Vectis USA Auction The relocated Vectis USA sale that was due to be hel... |
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The Old Christmas Toy Store 21st November 2005 The Old Christmas Toy Store Re-live Christmas Past! The theme for the re-scheduled Decem... |
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Review of Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Auction 16 November 17th November 2005 Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Auction 16 November - Review The Sanchez Collection [fir... |
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Further success in Part II of the Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection 15th November 2005 Further success in Part II of the Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection Vectis were quoted on the LiveA... |
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Highlights from the Diecast Section of the 8 and 9 November Auction 14th November 2005 Highlights from the Diecast section of 8th and 9th November Auction A good strong sale over the t... |
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Highlights from the Doll and Teddy Auction 9 November 13th November 2005 Highlights from the Doll and Teddy Auction 9 November Always a very popular sale which we hold th... |
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Rare Bassett-Lowke Gauge 1 items 3rd November 2005 Rare Bassett-Lowke Gauge 1 items The next Rugby train auction on Saturday 19 November will be,for t... |
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Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Auction 16 November 2nd November 2005 Review of the Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Auction 16 November The Sanchez Collection -... |
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Registration for Bidding 1st November 2005 Bidding via the Vectis Website If you wish to leave absentee bids via the Vectis Website you w... |
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Relocated - Vectis USA November Auction 27th October 2005 Special Announcement Please note that the Vectis USA auction, due to be held on Saturday 26th Novem... |
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Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection Part II 19th October 2005 Part II of the Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection Following the highly successful sale of Part I of ... |
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Unique and Historically important items for auction 18th October 2005 Unique and historically important items for auction A rare and unusual fine carved wooden Butcher... |
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Amendment to closing date for October Non room Auction 14th October 2005 Change of closing date for October Non Room Auction The October 'non room' auction was originally a... |
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General Train Sale Saturday 22 October 10th October 2005 General Train Sale The next General Train Sale at Thornaby will be held on Saturday 22 October an... |
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Visit Vectis at the NEC 9th October 2005 Visit Vectis at the NEC Sunday 13th November Vectis will be attending the NEC, Birmingham again t... |
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Highlights from the October three day auction at Thornaby 7th October 2005 Highlights from the October three day auction at Thornaby Day one of the auction started with an ... |
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Vectis in pole position 12th September 2005 Single vendor Scalextric and Slot Car Collection A single vendor extensive collection of main... |
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All the Fun of the Fair 11th September 2005 All the Fun of the Fair In the Vectis General Toy auction on Thursday 6th October there will be a... |
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Ramsay 'British Diecast Model Toys Catalogue' 11th Edition 11th September 2005 A must for all serious 'British Diecast' Toy Collectors The new 11th Edition Ramsay’s ‘British Di... |
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Rugby through the Roof 11th September 2005 Rugby through the Roof! Saturday September 24th, saw the date of yet another very successful Rugby... |
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Bidding live and on-line 10th September 2005 Bidding live and on-line As all of the Thornaby Auctions are now available ‘live and on-line’ in as... |
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Highlights from Vectis USA auction 24 September 10th September 2005 Highlights from Vectis USA auction 24 September Vectis USA held Auction #38 on Saturday, Septembe... |
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Cricket Fever 9th September 2005 CRICKET FEVER Here in the UK there has been tremendous excitement surrounding the final Test Matc... |
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Military, Civilian Figure and Equipment Auction Review 9th September 2005 Vectis Vibrant – Again! Military and Civilian figure and equipment auction held on Thursday 8 Sept... |
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Original Military Artwork 22nd August 2005 Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Auction 8 September As part of the sale's Original Mil... |
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Bucking the Trend 19th August 2005 Bucking the Trend Success story for modern collectables. Over the past twenty years we have see... |
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The David Scheinmann Collection 17th August 2005 The David Scheinmann Collection David Scheinmann has been designing military figures and equipmen... |
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World record - Amazing Prices - Best ever General Toy Auction - all in just 3 days! 12th August 2005 World Record – Amazing Prices – Best ever General Toy Auction all in just 3 days! The August thre... |
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Another First - General Train Sale Live and On-Line 11th August 2005 Another First - General Train Sale Live and On-Line The General Train Sale on Saturday 20 August at... |
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A Piece of Maritime History 3rd August 2005 A Piece of Maritime History On September 8th, Vectis will auction a set of eleven glass photogaph... |
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Bigger and Better 26th July 2005 Bigger and Better Visitors to our website now have the facility to view images of lots in forthco... |
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August General Toy Auction - first time live and on-line 26th July 2005 Live and On-line – a first for the General Toy Sale August three day auction 9th, 10th and 11th .... |
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Danish Exports Exceed Expectations 25th July 2005 Danish Exports Exceed Expectations Two rare Danish Export models featured in the Rugby Train Auct... |
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Action Man Hits 40 and High Prices 4th July 2005 Action Man Hits 40 and High Prices Vectis to Run special birthday Auction As Action Man prepar... |
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Bumper Train Auction 30th June 2005 Bumper Train Auction With over 1000 lots on offer at the Benn Hall, Rugby on Saturday 23 July the... |
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Doll and Teddy Auction 7 July 17th June 2005 Doll and Teddy Auction 7 July July 7 sale promises to be an interesting sale for doll and teddy b... |
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July Tinplate and Plastic Sale 16th June 2005 Tinplate and Plastic Auction 7 July Following on from the highly successf... |
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The importance of Provenance – However Sad but True 16th June 2005 The importance of Provenance – However Sad but True In the forthcoming Doll and Teddy Bear auct... |
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Highlights from the June 2 Day Specialist Diecast Auction 15th June 2005 Highlights from the June 2 Day Diecast Auction The monthly two day diecast auction held on the 9... |
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Huge Success for Part One of the Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection 9th June 2005 Highlights from the First Part of the Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection After a great deal of antic... |
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Highlights from Vectis USA auction 28 May 30th May 2005 Highlights from Vectis USA Auction 28 May The Vectis USA auction held on Saturday 28 May feat... |
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Visit the Vectis Stand at The National Railway Museum, York 16th May 2005 Visit the Vectis Stand at the National Railway Museum, York Saturday and Sunday 4 & 5 June ... |
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Highlights from the May 2 Day Specialist Diecast Auction 16th May 2005 Highlights from the May 2 Day Specialist Diecast Auction Every so often even our most experienced... |
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Highlights from the Rugby Train Auction Saturday 14 May 15th May 2005 Highlights from the Rugby Train Auction Saturday 14 May If you’ve had chance to read our article ... |
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Highlights from the Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment auction 10 May 11th May 2005 Highlights from the Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment auction The first day of the... |
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Auction Action Stations 10th May 2005 Action Man collection 10 June 2005 As ‘The World’s Ultimate Fighting Man’ approaches his 40t... |
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Famous Names 'Fare' Well at Auction 6th May 2005 Famous Names 'Fare' Well at Auction Railwayana in the Rugby Auctions always attracts plenty ... |
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A Brighter Future in Farming 4th May 2005 A Brighter Future in Farming As expected the farm related items in the 11 May auction attract... |
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Unique and historically important collection of Schuco Toys for Auction 15th April 2005 Unique and historically important collection of Schuco Toys for Auction A unique and historically... |
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Tsunami Teddy and Rare Steiff Golly find new homes 4th April 2005 Tsunami Teddy and Rare Steiff Golly find new homes A Scottish teddy bear that belonged to a 190... |
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VECTIS PULLS OUT OF BRITISH TOY SOLDIER AND FIGURE SHOW 4th April 2005 VECTIS PULLS OUT OF BRITISH TOY SOLDIER AND FIGURE SHOW Vectis have decided to stop operating the B... |
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Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection 8 June 2005 1st April 2005 Trevor Wenham Schuco Collection 8 June 2005 A unique and historically important collection with a... |
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Tsunami Teddy and Rare Steiff Golly find new homes 15th March 2005 Tsunami Teddy and Rare Steiff Golly find new homes A Scottish teddy bear that belonged to a 1908 ... |
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Promotional Dinkys! 8th March 2005 Promotional Dinkys! Here is a taster of two rare Dinky commercials due for auction on April 12 2005... |
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Attic Find! Golly Gosh! 24th February 2005 Attic Find! Golly Gosh! Rare Steiff Golly to be Auctioned 16 March "This golly was discovere... |
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Tinplate and Plastic Auction 28th January 2005 Tinplate and Plastic Auction Live and On-Line - 17 March Following on from its successful sale io... |
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THE JOYCE PETERZELL COLLECTION 27th January 2005 THE JOYCE PETERZELL COLLECTION One of the largest Dinky toy collections to come out of the Unit... |
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Tsunami teddy up for auction 26th January 2005 Tsunami teddy up for auction A "Scottish" teddy bear that belonged to an orphan of a ... |
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A 'lady's collection from California' 22nd December 2004 A 'lady's collection from California' Joyce Peterzell - January 18th and 19th Joyce Peterzell gre... |
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Coldstream Guards at London toy soldier show 8th December 2004 Coldstream Guards at London toy soldier show Both two and a half inch and six foot six versions ... |
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Vectis USA Auction Promise Fulfilled 3rd December 2004 Vectis USA Auction Promise Fulfilled The Vectis USA Auction held in York, Pennsylvania on Saturday ... |
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FREE Britains Coldstream Guards 2nd December 2004 FREE Britains Coldstream Guards FREE Britains Coldstream Guards Unfurling the Colour Sets to First ... |
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Dolls House Revival 23rd November 2004 Dolls House Revival The Vectis Doll and Teddy Auction, held 3 times a year always has a section ded... |
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4 Day Toy Auction - Making over Half a Million 15th November 2004 4 Day Toy Auction - Making over Half a Million Toy auction house Vectis had its best week ever with... |
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Mega Tinplate Sale 9th November 2004 14th October 2004 Mega Tinplate Sale 9th November 2004 "Something for Everyone" could be the theme for... |
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The Michael Tate and Alan Lloyd 'Jaguar Collection' 13th October 2004 The Michael Tate and Alan Lloyd 'Jaguar Collection' A collection of nearly 400 lots, which in... |
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Meccano Toys and Memorabilia sell for £100,000 12th October 2004 Meccano Toys and Memorabilia sell for £100,000 Toys, advertising material and historical items... |
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Largest auction of toy Jaguars ever 26th August 2004 Largest auction of toy Jaguars ever The largest collection of toy Jaguars ever to be offered a... |
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Meccano Bonanza 25th August 2004 Meccano Bonanza One of the largest collections of Meccano ever to come onto the market is to b... |
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Matchbox Magic 11 - Simply Dinky 9 20th August 2004 Matchbox Magic 11 - Simply Dinky 9 Vectis held their 1st 'Matchbox Magic only' auction back i... |
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Rare Bassett-Lowke Suburban Railway Station Sells for Double the Estimate 19th August 2004 Rare Bassett-Lowke Suburban Railway Station Sells for Double the Estimate The August Vectis Tr... |
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Successful Bumper 3 Day Auction 18th August 2004 Successful Bumper 3 Day Auction Another busy three-day auction for Vectis, with the live and onlin... |
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Yet Another Resounding Success at Rugby 26th June 2004 Yet Another Resounding Success at Rugby One of the largest Train auctions, with over 1200 lots, wa... |
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Yet Another Resounding Success at Rugby 24th June 2004 Yet Another Resounding Success at Rugby One of the largest Train auctions, with over 1200 lots, was... |
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Fourth Emergency Service collection to go under the hammer Fourth Emergency Service collection to go under the hammer The chance buying of a toy AA Land... |
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A Bit of a Challenge A Bit of a Challenge A 1:8 scale Challenger 1 Battle tank that took four years to build and h... |
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Toy Battleship owned by Commander of HMS Belfast to be sold by Vectis Auctions Toy Battleship owned by Commander of HMS Belfast to be sold by Vectis Auctions A toy gunboat ... |
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Matchbox World Record Matchbox World Record A matchbox Superfast toy MB 22 Red Pontiac sports car reached a world re... |
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Westland Scandal helicopter to be sold Westland Scandal helicopter to be sold A 1/10th scale model of a Westland 30 helicopter, whic... |
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The Bob Gale Marklin Collection The Bob Gale Marklin Collection Born in London in 1937, Bob moved to Devon in 1970 when he first ... |
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Hornby Factory items sell for £70,000 Hornby Factory items sell for £70,000 Hornby, Meccano and Dinky toys and items of ephemera re... |
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Vectis Go Live and expects to double its audience Vectis Go Live and expects to double its audience Vectis Auctions the world's largest auction... |