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Re: rarest printed parts?
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Sat, 8 Jan 2005 18:18:40 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
> One rare part can be found here:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=16132
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> I have only heard about this single item.
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> I beleieve the church 309/1309 is somehow common, I have got it offered a
> few times (the set). (<- I collect chucrhes!)
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> S
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> "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!
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> > 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.
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> > 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).
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> > 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
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 items
such as those are truly rare. Especially if they are unknown to most AFOLs. I
have never heard of the company that it represents.
Gary Istok
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| (...) Hi, I just got a mixed lot with a green "købmand" brick like the one in Clarks picture: (URL) has no "lego" print on the studs, but I can't spot any print inside the brick either; was there a time where Lego made bricks without imprint at all? (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I think it is B&W Diesel Engine maker, (at least, that's my english guess...I might be wrong). How about the UNICEF sides from Canada? I know they are fairly common compared with promo only stuff (at about 6K of them printed), but outside of (...) (20 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| One rare part can be found here: (URL) 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 (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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