The General Toy sale held on the 3rd of October featured cars, vans, buses and lorries from manufacturers such as Lledo, Matchbox, Corgi, Dinky, EFE, Oxford Diecast, plus Brumm, WSI and Vanguards. The sale also included boxed models from Best of Show, Otto Models, GT Autos and Autoart, plus TV and Film related toys and vehicles. There was a selection of kits from Airfix, Revell and others, plus American Civil War “Accurate Figures Limited” groups of boxed soldiers; Playmobil, Robots, Mattel Hot Wheels vintage badges, jigsaws, board games, children’s toys, books and magazines, cabinets and much more.
The Specialist Sale featuring The Mark Willis Lego Collection which was held on the 4th of October contained 370 lots of predominantly Lego items. The sale included Lego in all forms, from loose pieces, including bricks, minifigures, base boards, roadway, wheels and spare parts, to made and part-made models, as well as boxed and factory sealed sets. The sets ranged from early 60s and 70s to more recent groups, and included Lego System, Technic – including Robotic sets, Lego City, Railway, Creator, Ideas and Friends, plus popular series such as Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Lord of The Rings and Superheroes and many more. Further items in the sale included Lego stamps, empty set boxes, leaflets, instructions books, and storage tubs. Non-Lego items include Playmobil, Harry Potter Collectibles, toys, games and books.
The Simon Hope Matchbox collection part 2 will be held on Tuesday the 24th September starting at 10: 30am.
Simon has constructed his own Excel spreadsheet detailing the many variations of each individual Regular Wheels and Superfast models produced during the Lesney period.
A screenshot of the Spreadsheet is displayed here.
If collectors are interested in obtaining a copy of this then please contact Vectis at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will pass on your request to Simon.
The Specialist Diecast and Tinplate Toy sale held on the 2nd of October once again started at the earlier time of 10am. The sale included 805 lots of cars, buses, lorries, aircraft, military and emergency vehicles from manufacturers such as Corgi, Dinky, Triang Spot On, Britains, Tekno, Metosul, Solido CIJ and Mercury plus many more. Dinky models included French, Spanish, Pre-War and trade packs. There were also TV and Film related vehicles including James Bond, Batmobiles and Captain Scarlet; Rob Eddie Brooklin Models, Shackleton Toy Foden flat beds, and Lion Car truck groups. The tinplate section included large tinplate and diecast car transporters, Bandai and other Japanese tinplate vehicles and toys; Robots and space toys, novelty toys, figures and vehicles from UK and European models such as Schuco, Wells, Chad Valley and Lehmann.