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THE Specialist sale held at Vectis on 12th of May featured three fantastic privateowner collections. The first included over 300 lots of Corgi, Dinky, Shackleton Toy Fodens, Crescent Toys, Tekno, Solido, Brooklin and white metal and resin models.

The Milton Keynes Collection featured over 280 lots of Dinky trucks, tankers, transporters, bulldozers, wagons, tractors, buses, caravans, military vehicles, road and racing cars, plus French Dinky (Atlas Editions) Corgi, Matchbox, Tri-ang Spot-On, Solido and a selection of boxed limited edition Britains tractors. The sale concluded with an interesting collection of Corgi pre-production working wooden and resin master blocks and pieces, plus preproduction and sample models in

The Corgi Archive Collection.

Particular highlights were lots 619 and 622 (two of the Corgi pre-production masters), plus lots 6, 37 and 117, which all achieved excellent prices, way above original estimates.

• Lot 619 Corgi No 811 large-scale preproduction wooden master block Estimate: £80 - £100 Sold For: £420

• Lot 622 Corgi ‘Spender’ Ford Sierra Cosworth large-scale pre-production resin master shell and rubber block mould

Estimate: £80 - £100 Sold For: £150

• Lot 6 Dinky 30pa trade pack of six

Castrol Studebaker Petrol Tankers Estimate: £180 - £220 Sold For: £320

• Lot 117 Tri-ang Spot-On No 0 Presentation Set

Estimate: £300 - £400 Sold For: £480

• Lot 37 Dinky No 935 Leyland Octopus Flat Truck

Estimate: £200 - £300 Sold For: £420

• Lot 121 Shackleton Toy Foden FG Flat Truck

Estimate: £280 - £320 Sold For: £320