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Re: rarest printed parts?
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Sat, 8 Jan 2005 13:07:26 GMT
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One rare part can be found here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=16132
I have only heard about this single item.
I beleieve the church 309/1309 is somehow common, I have got it offered a
few times (the set). (<- I collect chucrhes!)
S
"Gary Istok" <istokg@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:I907u4.1JwJ@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Clark Stephens wrote:
> > In lugnet.general, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> > > What are the rarest printed parts?
> > >
> > > I own both of the printed 1 x 6 x 5 astronaut bricks from classic space
> > > (and some other printed classic space bits) but I have the feeling • there
> > > are rarer printed bits out there.
> >
> > There are several named beams that would qualify as rare. Here's some of • them:
> > http://www.isodomos.com/VPH/Print6 (warning big page)
> > http://www.isodomos.com/VPH/Print8 (warning big page)
> >
> > Most of those are 1960's or before. Some of the rarer ones I've seen are • the
> > green prints, the Swedish/Danish VW sale, and the British variants. To • get
> > truely rare, the Danish-only printed bricks without the Lego on the • studs (it's
> > on the underside of the brick) are pre-1957.
> >
> > Have fun,
> > Clark
> >
> > P.S. My pages are an active pursuit. If anyone has more info or pictures • of
> > named beams not yet shown in my galleries, please contact me at the • above
> > address or the address on my website. Thanks.
>
> Great pics of the named bricks Clark!
>
> The highest price I have ever seen for a named beam is $35 for an "AD • 1762" from
> the #309 Church set. The #309/#1309 sets from 1957-63 had 3 different • names
> "1762", "AD 1762" and "ANNO 1762", and are all very rare, since none were • ever
> in a spare parts pack.
>
> Some of the named beams were not only available in sets, but also in the • named
> beam spare parts packs #226/#1224. #1224 was the named beam spare parts • pack
> for northern Europe (Denmark, Sweden, Norway) from 1955-58. #226 was the • named
> beam spare parts pack for central Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
> Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, France) from 1955-58. From 1958-65, #226 • became
> the spare parts pack number for all of Europe (and starting in 1960, 1961 • and
> 1962 respectively - Britain, USA & Canada as well).
>
> The first non 1x6 & 1x8 brick to have printing was the 2x4 sloped brick in • red,
> with the word "LEGO" in italicized white letters outlined in black. I • have seen
> these in several 50's and 60's catalogs and brochures. But I have not • seen one
> in any set. These might have been used stricktly for promotions, and not • for
> sets. This could be the rarest printed brick. A picture of this very • rare
> brick can be found in "THE ULTIMATE LEGO BOOK" on the bottom of page 13. • The
> largest building in this town plan scene has one of these printed 2x4 red • sloped
> bricks on the awning above the 2nd floor windows.
>
> Gary Istok
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| (...) S, It may not be super rare in Europe, but the 309/1309 Church is very rare in USA/Canada, where it was never sold. If you come across any more, please let me know!! :-) Also, thanks for showing the 2x10 beam from Bremen Germany. Promotional (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Great pics of the named bricks Clark! The highest price I have ever seen for a named beam is $35 for an "AD 1762" from the #309 Church set. The #309/#1309 sets from 1957-63 had 3 different names "1762", "AD 1762" and "ANNO 1762", and are all (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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