OXFORD DIE-CAST LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION - THREE ICONIC BRITISH MODELS

A FINE GROUPING OF THREE OXFORD DIE-CAST METAL REPLICA VEHICLES, EACH REPRESENTING A SIGNIFICANT BRITISH INSTITUTION AND HOUSED IN ORIGINAL BRANDED PACKAGING WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

LOT CONTENTS:

1. ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA VAN (MODEL GR021)
- LIMITED EDITION NO. 0251 OF 2,000
- CREAM AND BLACK LIVERY WITH ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA CREST AND TEXT 'THE HOME OF THE CHELSEA PENSIONER'
- DIE-CAST METAL CONSTRUCTION WITH PERIOD-ACCURATE DETAILING
- ORIGINAL PACKAGING WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

2. ROYAL MAIL VAN
- TAN AND BLACK DIE-CAST MODEL WITH ROYAL MAIL ER CREST
- REPRESENTS THE ICONIC BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE LIVERY
- ORIGINAL OXFORD DIE-CAST PACKAGING WITH MAKER'S BRANDING
- EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH CRISP DECAL WORK

3. HAMLEYS DOUBLE-DECKER BUS
- RED DIE-CAST LONDON ROUTEMASTER BUS REPLICA
- CREAM UPPER DECK WITH 'HAMLEYS REGENT STREET LONDON' BRANDING
- REPRESENTS THE FAMOUS TOY RETAILER'S HERITAGE
- ORIGINAL HAMLEYS BRANDED PACKAGING

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MANUFACTURER: OXFORD DIE-CAST LIMITED, ENGLAND
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1980S-1990S
- MATERIAL: DIE-CAST METAL WITH PLASTIC COMPONENTS
- CONDITION: EXCELLENT, ALL MODELS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY CONDITION
- PACKAGING: ORIGINAL BRANDED BOXES FOR ALL THREE MODELS
- DOCUMENTATION: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY PRESENT FOR ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA MODEL

CONDITION ASSESSMENT: ALL THREE MODELS DISPLAY EXCELLENT CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH CAREFUL COLLECTION AND STORAGE. PAINT FINISHES ARE BRIGHT AND UNFADED. DECAL WORK REMAINS CRISP WITH NO LIFTING OR FADING. NO CHIPS, DENTS, OR CORROSION TO DIE-CAST BODIES. ORIGINAL PACKAGING SHOWS MINIMAL WEAR. THESE MODELS REPRESENT THE QUALITY AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT OXFORD DIE-CAST WAS RENOWNED FOR DURING THIS PERIOD.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION. THESE MODELS EXEMPLIFY THE GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH DIE-CAST MODEL MANUFACTURING, WHEN OXFORD DIE-CAST PRODUCED HIGHLY DETAILED REPLICAS OF ICONIC BRITISH VEHICLES AND INSTITUTIONS. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA MODEL, AS A NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION, IS PARTICULARLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF BRITISH INSTITUTIONAL MEMORABILIA.

OXFORD DIE-CAST MODELS FROM THIS ERA HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY COLLECTIBLE, WITH COMPLETE SETS AND LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED PIECES COMMANDING STRONG PRICES IN THE SPECIALIST DIE-CAST COLLECTOR MARKET. THE COMBINATION OF THREE DISTINCT BRITISH INSTITUTIONAL VEHICLES IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING MAKES THIS AN ATTRACTIVE GROUPING FOR BOTH DIE-CAST ENTHUSIASTS AND COLLECTORS OF BRITISH HERITAGE MEMORABILIA.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 5cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

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Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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