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Re: Rarest Lego Road Plate
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Wed, 22 Dec 2004 21:01:53 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> It has been very quiet in lugnet.general lately....
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> Most collectors are not aware of this road plate (on EBAY, two are shown):
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5933097005
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> It was the first ever ABS Lego road plate, and was produced from 1970-72, only
> for the USA Samsonite Lego market.
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> It is of the old 50x50 stud size (like the gray plates of the era).
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> It is known as #078, and there are no lane markings on it.
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> I bid on this (and lost) because it was worth way more than the $20 that it was
> at when I bid. Since I already have 2 of these, I didn't mind losing it so
> much.
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> I noticed that there is no picture in the lugnet database for entry #078.
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> In mint condition, I could see this going for $100.
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> Gary Istok
This road plate is also apparently contained in the Samsonite Model Maker Set
367.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=998388
Eric
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