1956 PS1-8 (bronner USA)

These sets were made in the USA by Bronner so were not available in the UK, They date from 1956 and each set contained 8 models from the 1-75 series, Set one comprised of models numbered 1-8, set two 9-16 and so on up to set 8 which had numbers 57-64. These sets are extremely rare as there are less than six known PS1 sets and the PS1 is probably the most common, On ebay an empty PS1 box sold for £2500 in February 2010 and a full box would probably sell for in excess of £3500. As no boxes for the PS2 to PS8 have come up for sale it is impossible to place a value on them but no doubt they would be worth even more than the PS1.

This is the presentation set number PS-2 which is currently up for auction on ebay.com, Offered by the seller of the No 1 set pictured above, Details to follow when the auction has ended.

This is the PS-3 set containing models numbered 17 to 24. It is shown slightly under the actual size, a very rare, very beautiful and very expensive piece of cardboard. Its value would probably exceed £3500. photo courtesy Matchboxmodels from the forum.