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The Simon Hope Matchbox Collection Part 1
Auctioneer: Vectis Auctions Ltd (Collectable Toy Specialists) Location: Stockton-on-Tees UK
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Date: 24th April 2019 Time: 10:30AM
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The Simon Hope Collection - Part 1

Regular Wheels

2001
Matchbox Regular Wheels 1a Aveling Barford Diesel Road Roller - Stannard Code 2 - dark green body with straight canopy ends & gold trim, tan driver, red metal rollers - overall Near Mint but does have minor factory casting flaw to top of canopy and yellow paint marks to base of body in Excellent type A Moko script box. £40-£50
2002
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x 1b Aveling Barford Diesel Road Roller - (1) Stannard Code 1 - green body with gold trim, darker shade tan driver, red metal rollers with flat crimped axles - Excellent Plus (axles rusty) in Excellent but a little discoloured type B2 box with less detailed model illustration and small model numbers to end flaps; (2) unlisted Stannard Code - green body (a more dull shade than previous model) with gold trim, lighter shade tan driver, red metal rollers with domed crimped axles - Mint in Excellent type B2 box with more detailed model illustration and large model numbers to end flaps. (2) £80-£100
2003
Matchbox Regular Wheels 1b Aveling Barford Diesel Road Roller - Stannard Code 1 - green body with gold trim (dull green shade), lighter shade tan driver, red metal rollers with flat crimped axles - Near Mint in Good Plus to Excellent type B2 box with large model numbers to end flaps and 2b Muir Hill Site Dumper - Stannard Code 1 - bucket secured by studs, tan driver, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Excellent Plus (axles a little rusty) in Excellent type B2 box with large thin models numbers to end flaps. (2) £70-£80
2004
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x 2a Muir Hill Site Dumper - both are Stannard Code 4 - dark green body with gold trim, red bucket held by round headed crimped pin, metal wheels with flat crimped axles (1) unusual dark tan driver - Mint in Excellent type B1 box; (2) standard issue mid tan driver - Excellent Plus unboxed with usual paint chips to driver. (2) £40-£60
2005
Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Construction Vehicles (1) 1d Aveling Barford Diesel Road Roller - Stannard Code 3 - type C twin rivet base with hole, red plastic rollers - Excellent Plus with usual distortion to plastic rollers in Excellent to Excellent Plus type D4 box; (2) 2c Muir Hill Site Dumper "Laing" - Stannard Code 6 - dark red cab & chassis with silver grille, green bucket, base with hole and thick front axle supports - Mint in Excellent type D2 box printed by Pembroke Abbey; (3) 8c Caterpillar Tractor - Stannard Code 2 - base without triangular braces and model No.18 cast, metal rollers with original & pliable green rubber tracks - Near Mint in Fair later period type D1 box (missing one end flap); (4) as (3) but Stannard Code - base with triangular braces and incomplete model number cast, black plastic rollers with original & pliable green rubber tracks - Near Mint in Good type D1 box but does have tape repair to one end flap. (4) £70-£90
2006
Matchbox Regular Wheels (1) 1d Aveling Barford Diesel Road Roller - Stannard Code 3 - type C twin rivet base with hole, red plastic rollers - Excellent (rear tow hook bent out of shape and usual distortion to plastic rollers) in Good to Good Plus creased type D3 box printed by Bowaters; (2) 3b Bedford TK Tipper Truck - Stannard Code 10 - light grey cab & chassis without silver grille, red tipper body with base block, gloss black base, 45-tread black plastic wheels - Near Mint in Good Plus type D3 box printed by Bowaters (surface tear to one end flap and original price of 2 Francs added in ink to one picture face) and 9c Merryweather Marquis Fire Engine - Stannard Code 13 - red body without rear upper hose lockers cast, gold 18-rung ladder, gloss black base, 45-tread black plastic wheels - Near Mint in Good Plus type D3 box printed by Bowaters. (3) £50-£60
2007
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2b Muir Hill Site Dumper - Stannard Code 5 - dark green body, tan driver without infill, red bucket secured by flat head pin, grey plastic wheels with rounded axles - Excellent Plus (some paint loss to driver and axles have slight surface rust) in Excellent Plus type B5 box. Still a nice example. £40-£50
2008
Matchbox Regular Wheels 3a Site Mixer - Stannard Code 8 - type B body without engine cover handle or inner ribs, type B barrel arm assembly, type B barrel without cast ribs, orange metal wheels with 3mm diameter hubs and domed crimped axle - Near Mint with chip to edge of engine cover in Good Plus to Excellent type B2 box and 8a Caterpillar Tractor - Stannard Code 8 - yellow body with silver grille, black drivers hat, metal rollers with original but discoloured & perished green rubber tracks - apart from tracks model is Near Mint in Excellent Plus earlier period type B1 box. (2) £50-£60
2009
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x 3b Bedford TK Tipper Truck - both are light grey cab & chassis, gloss black base, 45-tread black plastic wheels (1) Stannard Code 4 - with silver grille, maroon tipper body with base block - Mint apart from usual tiny chip to tipper rest in Excellent Plus type D2 box printed by Pembroke Abbey; (2) Stannard Code 10 - without silver grille, red tipper body with base block - Near Mint in Excellent type D2 box printed by Bowaters and 6c Euclid Dump Truck - Stannard Code 17 - type C body with thick right hand cab step, without silver grille, type E tipper base with cast letter A, 40-tread black plastic wheels - Near Mint with two tiny chips only in Excellent Plus type E3 box. (3) £50-£60
2010
Matchbox Regular Wheels 4a Massey Harris Tractor - Stannard Code 7 - red body with gold trim & closed engine, tan driver, type C mudguards both with "England" cast, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Excellent to Excellent Plus with some paint loss to driver in Good Plus to Excellent creased along striker side type A Moko script box and 8a Caterpillar Tractor - Stannard Code 8 - yellow body with silver grille and type D closed engine, black drivers hat, metal rollers with original & pliable but discoloured green rubber tracks and flat crimped axles - Good Plus to Excellent in Good creased type B2 box with large thin model numbers to end flaps. (2) £50-£60
2011
Matchbox Regular Wheels 4b Massey Harris Tractor - Stannard Code 4 - red body, tan driver with cast open gap between arms & legs (this gap partially flashed over during the casting process), grey plastic wheels with crimped axles - Mint in Good Plus earlier period type B2 box with large thin model numbers to end flaps (the number 4 has been added in yellow paint to one end flap). £50-£70
2012
Matchbox Regular Wheels 4c Triumph T110 Motorcycle & Sidecar - Stannard Code 1 - metallic silver-blue body, type A base with thin ribs, Sidecar has short mudguard brace, 36-tread black plastic tyres - Mint in Excellent type D1 box printed by Pembroke Abbey. £50-£60
2013
Matchbox Regular Wheels 5b London Bus - "Buy Matchbox Series" - Stannard Code 6 - red body with gold grille, dull mustard yellow decals, type B base interior with small triangular brace, 18-tread grey plastic wheels with crimped axles - Near Mint in Excellent Plus type B2 box with small thin model numbers to end flaps (the reference "5B" added in pencil to bottom corner of one picture face). Nice example. £50-£60
2014
Matchbox Regular Wheels 5c London Routemaster Bus "BP Visco-Static" - Stannard Code 8 - red body with silver grille, criss-cross roof interior, oblong axle supports, 18-tread black plastic wheels - Mint apart from tiny chip to bottom corner of left hand decal in Excellent type D2 box printed by Bowaters with some creasing along striker side. £40-£60
2015
Matchbox Regular Wheels 5d London Routemaster Bus - Stannard Code 9 - red body with "BP Visco Static" decals, white interior, type D 4-line base with front braces, 36-tread black plastic wheels - Near Mint with a couple of tiny pin size chips to nearside front wheel arch in Near Mint scarce late issue type F2 box. £50-£60
2016
Matchbox Regular Wheels 6b Euclid Quarry Truck - Stannard Code 1 - yellow type A body without cast block to fuel tank, with door decals, type A flat tipper base, tipper body held by BIF rivet, black plastic wheels with crimped axles - Excellent Plus with a couple of tiny chips to front bumper & edge of grille and axles a little rusty in Near Mint correct early issue type B3 box illustrating earlier 6a model. £40-£60
2017
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x 6c Euclid Dump Truck - both are without silver grille, 40-tread black plastic wheels (1) Stannard Code 12 - type A body without right hand cab step, type B tipper base with cast letter A - Near Mint with a couple of tiny chips to roof & edge of grille in Good type D3 box; (2) Stannard Code 18 but with colour shade variation - darker shade of yellow type C cab & chassis with thick right hand cab step, lighter yellow shade type F tipper body with cast letter B - Excellent Plus in Near Mint to Mint type E3 box - interesting colour variation. (2) £50-£60
2018
Matchbox Regular Wheels 6d Ford Pick-up Truck - Stannard Code 2 - red body with white grille & rear canopy, ivory interior, matt black base with cast letter A - Excellent Plus with slight discolouration to centre of grille in Fair "New" type F1 box (box clean but has tape repairs to one end flap) and 50c Ford Kennel Truck - metallic green body with smooth loadbed, white grille, canopy has smoke grey tint, dark green windows, matt black base - Near Mint (base a little discoloured) in generally Excellent "New" type F1 box with small reference label to one end flap (model missing plastic dogs). (2) £30-£40
2019
Matchbox Regular Wheels 7a Horsedrawn Milk Float - unlisted Stannard Code - orange type B float with white driver & crates, type B shafts, type A horse with full white trim, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Excellent Plus in Near Mint type B2 box with small thin model numbers to end flaps, box illustration shows model with solid yellow hubs & black tyres. Nice example of an unusual variation. £50-£70
2020
Matchbox Regular Wheels 7a Horsedrawn Milk Float - unlisted Stannard Code - orange type B float with white driver & crates, type B shafts, type B horse with full white trim, metal wheels with domed crimped axles - Near Mint (box rub to crown of drivers hat) in Excellent type B2 box with large thin model numbers to end flaps, box has a more detailed model illustration showing horse at canter, the float with spoked hubs and yellow tyres. Nice example of an unusual variation. £70-£90
2021
Matchbox Regular Wheels 7a Horsedrawn Milk Float - Stannard Code 5 - orange type B float with white driver & crates, type C shafts, type B horse with full white trim, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Near Mint in Good Plus a little discoloured & creased type B2 box with large thick model numbers to end flaps, box illustration shows float with red bottles, spoked wheels & black tyres. £30-£40
2022
Matchbox Regular Wheels 7b Ford Anglia - Stannard Code 4 - light blue body with rear silver trim, & red tail-lamps, pale green windows, gloss black base with model No.7 on raised platform, 20-tread silver plastic wheels - Near Mint (factory paint flaw to roof) in Excellent Plus "New Model" type C Lesney box (does have some pencil graffiti to insides of 2 inner & 1 end flap) - nice example. £40-£60
2023
Matchbox Regular Wheels 7b Ford Anglia - Stannard Code 7 - light blue body without rear silver trim but with red tail-lamps, turquoise green windows, gloss black base with model No.7 on raised platform, 24-tread silver plastic wheels - Near Mint in Excellent "New Model" type C Lesney box printed by Pembroke Abbey. £40-£50
2024
Matchbox Regular Wheels 7b Ford Anglia - Stannard Code 11 - light blue body without rear silver trim and without red tail-lamps, turquoise green windows, gloss black base with model No.7 on raised platform, 24-tread grey plastic wheels - Excellent Plus in Good Plus type D2 box printed by Pembroke Abbey with some staining to one picture face. £30-£40
2025
Matchbox Regular Wheels 7b Ford Anglia - Stannard Code 18 - light blue body without rear silver trim and without red tail-lamps, turquoise green windows, gloss black base with model No.7 on flat base, 36-tread black plastic wheels - Near Mint with a couple of usual tiny pin size factory assembly paint chips to wheelarches in Excellent Plus slightly creased on one striker side late issue type D4 box. £30-£40
2026
Matchbox Regular Wheels 3 x 7c Ford D800 Refuse Truck - all have turquoise green windows (1) darker orange cab & chassis, light grey plastic container body, silver type B loader without cut-outs and without casting pip, bare metal base without tow guide; (2) lighter orange cab & chassis, mid grey plastic container body, silver type C loader with cut-outs & with casting pip, bare metal base without tow guide; (3) as (2) but with tow guide (interestedly the loader aperture has a small part of the metal casting tree still attached - all Near Mint to Mint in Excellent to Near Mint type E4 & F2 boxes. (3) £50-£60
2027
Matchbox Regular Wheels 8C Caterpillar Tractor - Stannard Code 2 - yellow body with model No.18 cast to base, metal rollers with original & pliable green rubber tracks - Near Mint in Excellent type C Lesney box without printers identification illustrating earlier No.8a model. £50-£60
2028
Matchbox Regular Wheels 8c Caterpillar Tractor - Stannard Code 6 - yellow body without model number cast to base, silver plastic rollers with original & pliable green rubber tracks - overall Excellent Plus with a couple of tiny chips to engine cover & exhaust stack and front axle a little rusty in Good type C Lesney box without printers identification illustrating earlier No.8a model. £50-£60
2029
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x 8e Ford Mustang - both are clear windows, red interior (1) Stannard Code 1- deep white shade body with silver trim, gloss black base without tow guides, with flat keyhole & "Patent Pending" lettering, black plastic wheels with chrome hubs - Excellent Plus with a few tiny pin size chips to front & rear bumpers in Near Mint type E4 box; (2) Stannard Code 5 - white body without silver trim, gloss black base with tow guides, recessed keyhole & "Patent Pending" lettering, chrome hubs with black plastic tyres - Near Mint in Mint type E4® box. (2) £50-£70
2030
Matchbox Regular Wheels 8e Ford Mustang - Stannard Code 1 - white body with silver trim, clear windows, red interior, gloss black base without tow guides, flat keyhole and "Patent Pending" lettering, black plastic wheels with chrome hubs - Near Mint (rear corner of base does not sit flush with body causing model lean slightly to one side) in Excellent Plus type E4® and 2 x 31c Lincoln Continental - both are clear windows, ivory interior, bare metal base with tow guide (1) Stannard Code 2 - metallic blue body (lighter shade) - Mint in generally Good Plus but stained at one end type E2 box illustrating red model; (2) Stannard Code 3 - sea green body - Near Mint in Excellent type E4® box. (3) £50-£60
2031
Matchbox Regular Wheels 9a Dennis Fire Escape - Stannard Code 3 - red body with gold trim, cast shut driver, type B escape ladder wheels, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Excellent to Excellent Plus (axles rusty) in Good Plus type B1 box and 14a Daimler Ambulance - Stannard Code 1 - cream body with silver trim but without roof red cross decal, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Near Mint (rear axle a little rusty) in Excellent type B1 box with original retailers price added in pencil to one picture face. (2) £50-£70
2032
Matchbox Regular Wheels 9b Dennis Fire Escape - unlisted Stannard Code - red body with gold trim and type B escape ladder wheels, metal wheels which unusually have a flat crimped front axle and a domed crimped rear axle - Near Mint in Good Plus to Excellent type B2 box with small model numbers to end flaps. £40-£50
2033
Matchbox Regular Wheels 9b Dennis Fire Escape - Stannard Code 4 - red body with gold trim, type B escape ladder wheels, metal wheels with domed crimped axles - Near Mint (rear axle rusty) in Near Mint type B2 box with large thin model numbers to end flaps. £40-£50
2034
Matchbox Regular Wheels 9c Merryweather Marquis Fire Engine - Stannard Code 4 - dull red body with rear upper hose lockers cast but without rear silver trim, tan ladder, gloss black base, 24-tread grey plastic wheels - Near Mint with a couple of tiny factory assembly paint chips to ladder in Good Plus later period type D4 box. £40-£50
2035
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x 9c Merryweather Marquis Fire Engine - both are red body without rear upper hose lockers cast and without rear silver trim, gloss black base, 45-tread black plastic wheels (1) Stannard Code 13 with gold (brass) 18-rung ladder (commonly referred to as gold) - Mint in Excellent Plus type D3 box; (2) Stannard Code 14 with bare metal (commonly referred to as silver), 18-rung ladder - Excellent Plus (ladder tarnished in Excellent Plus type D3 box. (2) £50-£60
2036
Matchbox Regular Wheels 10b Scammell Scarab Mechanical Horse & Trailer - Stannard Code 2 - dark red tractor unit with gold trim, light tan trailer with cast infill, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Excellent Plus with a few tiny pin size chips to upper edge of dropside trailer body in Excellent type B2 box with small model numbers to end flaps. £40-£50
2037
Matchbox Regular Wheels 10b Scammell Scarab Mechanical Horse & Trailer - Stannard Code 4 - dark red tractor unit with gold trim, light tan trailer with cast infill, 18-tread grey plastic wheels with crimped axles - Near Mint with just a couple of tiny pin size chips to trailer in Good Plus to Excellent earlier period type B2 box with large thin model numbers to end flaps and some creasing to one striker side. £50-£70
2038
Matchbox Regular Wheels 10c Foden Sugar Container Truck "Tate & Lyle" - Stannard Code 4 - dark blue body with silver trim, without rear crown decal, type A chassis without hole, type B front base, 20-tread grey plastic wheels - overall Excellent Plus in Excellent "New" type C Lesney box. £40-£50
2039
Matchbox Regular Wheels 10c Foden Sugar Container Truck "Tate & Lyle" - Stannard Code 19 with factory wheel fit error - dark blue body with silver trim, type C base with hole, type C front base with long clip, 36-tread grey plastic wheels apart from a factory error has resulted in 1/24 tread grey plastic wheel fitted to front axle - Good Plus to Excellent type D2 box printed by Bowaters with pencil reference number added to both end flaps. £40-£50
2040
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x 10d Leyland Pipe Truck - both are red body, chrome grille, blue windows, 6 x grey plastic pipes attached to sprue (1) Stannard Code 2 with "Leyland No.10" base without tow guide - Excellent Plus in Good Plus to Excellent type E4® box; (2) Stannard Code 4 with "Ergomatic Cab" base without tow guide - Mint apart from tiny chip to base in Near Mint to Mint type E4 box which interestedly illustrates model with a burnt orange rather than red body. (2) £30-£40
2041
Matchbox Regular Wheels 10d Leyland Pipe Truck - Stannard Code 10 - white grille & "Ergomatic Cab" type C base with tow guide, type A chassis without side braces, 6 x grey plastic pipes attached to sprue with factory blue elastic band - Mint in Near Mint type F2 box but does have 2 reference labels to one end flap. £50-£60
2042
Matchbox Regular Wheels 11a ERF Tanker - Stannard Code 7 - red body with gold trim and large rear Esso decal, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Mint in Fair to Good but complete type B1 box and 13b Bedford Wreck Truck - Stannard Code 2 - metal wheels with domed crimped axles - Near Mint (small factory casting flaw to jib) in Good Plus type B2 box with small model numbers to end flaps and crease along one striker side. (2) £50-£60
2043
Matchbox Regular Wheels 13b ERF Tanker "Esso" - Stannard Code 1 - red body with silver trim, type A base with cast open rear rectangular vent hole, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Near Mint with tiny chip to rear bumper in Excellent a little creased but very clean type B2 box. £70-£90
2044
Matchbox Regular Wheels 11b ERF Tanker "Esso" - Stannard Code 6 - red body with hand applied silver trim, type A base with cast open rectangular vent hole, 18-tread grey plastic wheels with crimped axles - Near Mint (box rub marks to silver trim on both filler caps) in generally Good type B3 box but one end flap is almost detached and Accessory Pack A1 Esso Petrol Pumps & Garage Sign - Excellent (base of sign repainted black) in Good to Good Plus type B2 box. (2) £50-£60
2045
Matchbox Regular Wheels 11b ERF Tanker "Esso" - Stannard Code 10 - red body with mask sprayed silver trim to grille & headlamps only with cab brace, type B base with cast shut rear rectangular vent hole, 18-tread grey plastic wheels with rounded axles - Near Mint with 2 tiny pin size factory assembly paint chips in Near Mint type D1 box printed by Pembroke Abbey. £80-£100
2046
Matchbox Regular Wheels 11b ERF Tanker "Esso" - unlisted Stannard Code - red body with mask sprayed silver trim to grille & headlamps only, with cab brace, base with both circular and rectangular vent holes cast shut, 18-tread grey plastic wheels with rounded axles - Near Mint in Near Mint type D2 box printed by Bowaters. £80-£100
2047
Matchbox Regular Wheels 12a Land Rover - Stannard Code 2 - green body with silver trim, tan driver, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Near Mint with surface rust to axles in Excellent type B1 box and 19a MG TD - Stannard Code 1 - cream body with red seats & silver trim, tan driver, metal wheels with flat crimped axles - Excellent (some paint loss to driver) in Good type B1 box (one inner end flap detached but still present within box). (2) £50-£60
2048
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x 12b Land Rover - both are military green body with silver trim to front bumper & headlamps, gloss black base (1) Stannard Code 1 - type A steering wheel, 24-tread black plastic wheels with crimped axles - generally Near Mint but does have some slight surface rust to axles in Good Plus type B5 box with minor ink graffiti to one end flap and one picture face; (2) Stannard Code 4 - type B steering wheel, 11.5 x 45-tread black plastic wheels - Near Mint in Good Plus type D2 box printed by Bowaters with puncture hole & tear to one end flap. (2) £60-£70
2049
Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x 13c Ford Thames Trader Wreck Truck - both are red body with silver trim, type A open lattice jib, gloss black type A base, 24-tread grey plastic wheels (1) Stannard Code 1 - black outline, light orange print decals, type A 19mm red double arm hook - Near Mint with chip to bottom corner of right hand decal in Good Plus type B5 box illustrating earlier No.13b model (small tear to both end flaps); (2) Stannard Code 4 - black outline decals, left hand decal has dark orange print, right hand decal has light orange print, type B 20mm bare metal double arm hook - Near Mint with a couple of tiny chips to rear wheelarch in Good type C Lesney box printed by Pembroke Abbey. (2) £70-£80
2050
Matchbox Regular Wheels 13d Dodge BP Wreck Truck - Stannard Code 2 - yellow cab & jib, green rear body & base with BP decals, turquoise green windows, red roof-light, grey plastic hook - Near Mint with a couple of usual tiny pin size factory assembly paint chips in Mint "New Model" type E2 box illustrating reverse colour wreck truck. £60-£70
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Simon Hope Matchbox Collection Part 1
Auctioneer: Vectis Auctions Ltd (Collectable Toy Specialists) Location: Stockton-on-Tees UK
Contact: 0044 (0) 1642 750616
Date: 24th April 2019 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Please contact office for viewing details.
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