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I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.

Monday, October 19, 2020

News, View Etc . . . Vectis - Late October

End of October press releases for Vectis Actions, which kicks off with tomorrow's sale on Fire Engines, I don't know if this is part two or the previous collection, or the previous collection rescheduled? Anyway Fire Engines tomorrow!

Lot 3024

Tuesday 20th October 2020
The Mike Linham Fire Engine Collection - starts 10:00hrs

"The Mike Linham Fire Engine Collection to be held on the 20th of October features over 600 lots of boxed and unboxed models, including Fire Engines, Fire Chief cars and vehicles, Station houses, boats and Horse Drawn wagons. The collection includes scarce models, sets, presentation sets, trade boxes and kits and includes tinplate, plastic, pressed steel, and diecast. Manufacturers include Marklin, Schuco, Mettoy, Timpo, Chad Valley, Charles Rossignol, Hubley, and Lego plus Corgi, Dinky, Triang Spot-On, Lledo and many others."

Catalogue and download


Lot 4361

Thursday 22nd October 2020 10:00am
Specialist Matchbox & Modern Die Cast Sale - starts 10:00hrs

"The Specialist sale to be held on the 22nd of October starts with The Californian Collection, a nice selection of Dinky vehicles, Trade packs, Sets and accessories, plus catalogues and promotional ephemera, Pre-War, French Dinky and rare variations. The sale continues with a Dinky Ex-Shop Stock Collection, 18 lots of Dinky aircraft, ships, military and space vehicles. Plus, The Matchbox Code 2 Collection, featuring 47 lots of Matchbox Models of Yesteryear mixed code 2 groups, and a Private Owner Collection includes road, racing, rally cars and Dioramas from manufacturers such as Vanguards, Minichamps, Spark (Minimax), Remember Models, SMTS Model, Schuco and many others. Further items include Dinky Pre-War, cars, commercials, emergency vehicles and military; Corgi, Triang Spot-On, Matchbox Superfast, and Regular Wheels, Minichamps, Revell, plus decal sheets, groups of White Metal parts and advertising literature."

Catalogue and download

Lot 5399

Friday 13rd October 2020
Toy and Model Railway Sale - starts 10:00hrs

"The Model Train sale to be held on the 23rd of October starts with OO Gauge British Outline including part 2 of a Single Owner Collection; HO & American Outline, N Gauge and Hornby Dublo 2- & 3-rail. The sale continues with Wrenn, Triang and Triang Minic Motorway and OO Gauge Trix/Liliput, Brass and Exley OO/HO Kits/Kitbuilt. The sale will also include Meccano & Other Constructional Toys, Live Steam, Gauge 1 & Larger, G Gauge, and Hornby, further and modern O Gauge. The sale concludes with Books, Magazines, Catalogues, Railwayana/Railway Photographs, Pictures & Prints and our usual good selection of General Trains."

Catalogue and download

There's also a book and ephemera sale next tuesday (the 27th of Octotober), with a lot of old Sci-Fi paperbacks amoung the early lots and for which the blurb goes;

"The second Vectis Books and Works on Paper sale is to be held on the 27th of October. The sale will include further collections of Science Fiction and Fantasy Adventure, including Star Trek and Dr Who; Israel history, culture and wars; Military history, history and culture, Space, humour and cartoon, plus General Interest and a collection of Royal Airforce Limited Edition Autographed first day covers."

Catalogue and download

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The ongoing global health scare means various special instructions are still in place . . .

COVID - 19 RESTRICTIONS
 
Please note there is still NO viewing, or attendance in person at these Auctions.
 
Absentee bids can be emailed to admin@vectis.co.uk, or placed via the Vectis or Invaluable website, up until 2 hrs prior to the auction commencing.
 
ON THE DAY OF THE SALE, LIVE BIDDING is available on www.vectis.co.uk or www.invaluable.com, or TELEPHONE BIDDING can be arranged.

For telephone bidding please contact Vectis prior to the day of the auction. We will arrange for you to be involved live via telephone on the day of the sale. We will call you two or three lots prior to the lot being offered for auction.

There is no charge for telephone bidding.  

SHIPPING

Please be aware there is still a slight delay with our current despatch times.

Our packing team have been working hard to catch up with the 5 weeks closure we experienced in March/April. When we re-opened in April we did so with a skeleton staff, we are now back to full capacity and they have been working tirelessly to ensure your parcels are packed as quickly and professionally as possible; the team are now currently packing and despatching September Sales. 

We thank you for your understanding and patience in these unprecedented times. 

COLLECTION   

If you wish to collect items, we would ask customers to first call and pay for their purchases. Ask for a collection appointment date and time. This will allow the packing team to prepare your items and have them ready for you, reducing waiting times.  

PLEASE ENSURE YOU WEAR A MASK WHEN COLLECTING LOTS (UNLESS EXEMPT)

And Vectis can - as always - be contacted here;

Stockton-on-Tees - Vectis Auctions
Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JZ
Web. - www.vectis.co.uk
eMail - admin@vectis.co.uk
Tel - +44 (0) 1642 750616
Fax - +44 (0) 1642 769478
Sales [currently] commence at 10:30hrs 10:00hrs

Sothern Office (which is advertising for a part-time driver)
Unit 5A, West End Industrial Estate, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1UB
Tel - +44 (0)1993 709 424

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