Sale 8120
London, South Kensington
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17 September 1998
Price realised
GBP 575
Estimate
CORGI, LINCOLN AND GILBERT A LINCOLN BATTERY-OPERATED PLASTIC ASTON MARTIN DB5 IN ORIGINAL CELLOPHANE-FRONTED BOX, (G, BOX G); A CORGI 270 IN ORIGINAL BLISTER PACK, (E, PACKAGING P, LACKS INSERT CARD AND ONE SIDE FLAP); THREE CORGI ASTON MARTIN DB5 271'S 1979-1981, TWO IN BLACK, RED AND YELLOW CELLOPHANE-FRONTED BOXES, ONE WITH 1:36 WINDOW TAG; THREE CORGI ASTON MARTIN DB5S 1984-1994 COLLECTORS MODELS IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING, (E, BOXES G-E); AND THREE GILBERT JAMES BOND SECRET AGENT 007 ACTION TOYS PACKS COMPRISING: DR. NO'S DRAGON TANK AND LARGO'S HYDROFOIL YACHT, SECRET AGENT GUN CASE AND BULLET-SHIELD "M"'S DESK AND SPIN-TOP POOL TABLE AND DEADLY LASER RAY, ALL IN ORIGINAL BLISTER PACKS, 1965, (F-P) (11)
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Literature
WORRAL, DAVE THE JAMES BOND DIECASTS OF CORGI, DORSET: SOLO PUBLISHING, 1996, PP. 20, 26, 29, 36 AND 38 (ILLUS.)
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