Vectis Auctions

Day 2 of the Graham Hamilton Ultimate Matchbox Picture Box collection was held on the 27^th of May. The complete collection covers the entire Lesney Matchbox Picture Box era from 1962 - 1982 and covers every possible genre of Matchbox collecting. Day 2 comprised road and racing cars, buses, coaches and trams, farm and agricultural vehicles and military models. The collection included pre-production and colour trial models, rare transitional variations, and rare and elusive models such as the 31c Lincoln Continental in both Superfast and Regular wheels versions, and a possibly unique Superfast 45c Ford group 6 model in rare non-metallic flat green body.

The Military, Civilian figures, equipment and accessories sale held on the 19^th May started with Modern Issues from Britains, Contemporary Issues from King and Country plus further items from Heyde, CBG and Triang Minic. The sale also included Composition & Tinplate Figures, Vehicles & Accessories, Civilian Figures, Vehicles & Accessories, Plastic Issues plus boxed and unboxed Britains Military Issues. There was a nice selection of Britains Racing Colours of Famous Owners plus Toy Soldier & Military Books, Catalogues, Artwork, and Militaria.

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Our Specialist Toy auctions in June, will feature not one, but two Tinplate sales!

A range of tinplate and plastic toys will feature in both the 14^th and 22^nd of Junes’ sales. With a fantastic range of Limousines from Carette, and Karl Bub, including pre-war large scale models. Tinplate clockwork vehicles from Mettoy, Triang Minic, and Hong Kong plastic cars including an interesting learner car.

The sale also includes two boxed Gesha truck kits, a Mettoy self-opening garage with Austin Cambridge car in really nice condition, good quality toy reference books, plus two original Triang Toys catalogues, one of which has W.LINES ESQ written neatly in the top corner.

There are also a number of large scale boats, including remote control tug boats, a RNLI lifeboat, plus smaller pond yachts from Sutcliffe, Hornby and Star yachts.

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The Specialist and Tinplate toy sale held on the 14^th April started with boxed and unboxed models from Corgi and Dinky, including emergency vehicles, road and racing cars, military, French Dinky and Corgi Gift sets. The sale also included The Hertfordshire Collection, 152 lots of Brooklin 1/43^rd scale models and collectors club sets, plus Durham Classics, Corgi, Matchbox and Brumm. The Canadian Collection featured models from Corgi, Dinky, Tekno, Rob Eddie (Brooklin Models), plus Corgi and Dinky shop displays, catalogues and magazines. The sale concluded with a spectacular Tinplate & Plastic collection, featuring battery operated, clockwork, friction drive, and remote-control toys. Items included cars and vehicles, steam and traction engines, novelty toys and animals, robots, space related and aircraft from manufacturers such as Triang Minic, Pocher, Schuco, Lehmann, Nomura and many others.