Diecast vehicles and railway models get high results under the hammer at Cottees

It was a case of Monte Carlo or bust when bidders got involved in bidding for some Corgi rarities in the Model Railway & Collectable Toy Sale held by Cottees of Wareham, Dorset, on Saturday 9th April.

A Corgi No 322 Rover 2000 in Monte Carlo trim, white with black bonnet, near mint in a good box with sticker ‘Rover 2000 International Rally Finish’ sold at a hammer price of £200. A further example, but this time with a metallic maroon body with white roof in a No 252 box with sticker ‘Special Release 322’, went for £180. The same price was realised for a No 339 Mini Cooper S Monte Carlo 1967, mint in a near mint No 227 box.

Corgi cars with TV/film connections continue to hold their interest as witnessed by the £200 paid for a mint, boxed No 258 The Saint’s Volvo P1800 and £300 for a mint, boxed No 261 gold James Bond Aston Martin.

Dinky Toy collectors got equally excited by the appearance of two No 157 dark sage green Jaguar XK120 coupés with spun hubs. A mint condition example in a mint, c.1960 deep yellow box went for £320, while the other made £220 with another version with beige hubs selling for £160.

A highlight among the used selection of diecast vehicles was a lot comprising 30 Matchbox 1-75 Series/Yesteryear models, in generally fair plus condition, which reached £220.

In the model railway section, a hammer price of £1,500 was paid for a 3-rail electric Bassett-Lowke 5613 LMS maroon ‘Duchess of Montrose’ Pacific locomotive and tender.

This auction story was first published in the June issue of Collectors Gazette. To see which issues of Collectors Gazette are available to buy online, click here.