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Re: What are the most valuable Service Packs?
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Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:12:19 GMT
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Gary Istok wrote:
> It's been a dull week on the net.......
> Someone recently asked me which service/parts pack was the most
> valuable. I had to really think about that one for a while.
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> I guess "rarest" and "most valuable" service packs can mean 2 different
> things.
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> Now for a trivia question, what would be considered to be the most
> valuable service pack? (There surely will be many answers).
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> I have 2 candidates for this honor in my collection.
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> One of the candidates is the very obscure 1977 #1119 polybag pack (never
> available in North America), which although technically is for a train
> locomotive, is actually for a model builder set (or could be used for
> that purpose). Any of you who are familiar with the 1975 Thatcher
> Perkins Locomotive #396 (one of my favorite sets) would recognize set
> #1119 as the "rod and piston" (not sure if this is correct train
> terminology) parts pack. This pack has the 6 parts unique to this set.
> I was lucky to find a hoard of these in Germany in the 1980's, and sold
> most of them off over the years. With the Thatcher Perkins going for
> over $350 in auction, this parts pack becomes even more valuable,
> because it enables you to build a Thatcher Perkins without owning the
> set. All other pieces are available elsewhere. (Only the stickers are
> missing). The last one I sold of these was for $50, and that was not at
> auction!
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> There are other candidates for most valuable parts packs. (Hint:
> Samsonite made US parts packs with more contents (they had larger boxes)
> than their European counterparts.)
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> Maybe there are some rare and desireable packs in the train system.
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> Any other guesses?
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> Gary Istok
OK, here's my other choice for most valuable Service Packs, a Samsonite
set -
Why the Samsonite (versus the European) version? Because the 1960's
Samsonite service packs usually contained more parts than the European (same
set number) version, (the box was twice as large). The European service
pack boxes from the late 50's to the mid 60's were approximately the size of
a USA cigarette box. The Samsonite versions were about the size of a box of
12 marker pens (thick ones).
And my #1 choice (I'm sure there are other contenders) for most valuable
service pack is #231 - the Esso Service Pump and freestanding sign. In the
European version you get 1 of each, in the Samsonite version you get 2 of
each (that's why I chose the Samsonite version).
These Esso accessories were available from 1956-65. (In 1966 Shell took
over as the service station of choice for Lego.) The Samsonite versions
were available from 1961-65 (Samsonite only started making Lego in 1961,
first year for US Lego sales). Unlike most of the early European service
packs, the Samsonite service packs contained the Lego catalog from that
year. The 1961-62 packs (like the one I have) contains the very first US
Lego catalog. This brings additional value to this service pack.
Estimated value of this set (in mint) about $30 for each sign, pump, or
first Lego catalog, for a total value of approximately $150.
Anyway, I only have one early Samsonite service pack in my collection, and
luckily, it is #231. (I have lots of the European service packs.)
John DiRienzo and I have been corresponding recently about the differences
between US service packs and European ones from the early 1960's. The piece
counts match the Eurpean versions, and not the US (Samsonite) versions for
the same set numbers. We're getting the counts together for updating the
database.
Any other valuable service packs?
Gary Istok
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