Geoffrey Leake collection at Vectis

[nickjones]

By email from Vectis

Hello and welcome to the final July Newsletter, dedicated solely to the Geoffrey Leake Matchbox collection.

Geoffrey was a respected and prominent collector and dealer in Matchbox circles both in Europe and North America, being a member of Collectors clubs and fraternity's as well as attending the embryonic UK swap meet scene.

Vectis is privileged to have been chosen to sell the collection which has now been catalogued into a 1200 lot two day sale.

To quote Geoffrey Leake himself "Matchboxing is an international hobby and to all I say "enjoy"."

The Geoffrey Leake Matchbox Collection is to be held over two days starting on the 26th of July. The Collection includes Regular Wheels, Matchbox Early Moko & Lesney Toys, Accessory & Major Packs and Kingsize & Superkings. The second day of The Geoffrey Leake Matchbox Collection, on the 27th of July features over 700 lots of Matchbox Superfast models produced by the Lesney factory in England between 1969 to the 1980s.

Day 1 http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewAuctio ... 78&DayNo=1 (regular wheels, early lesney, accessories, majors and kingsize)
Day 2 http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewAuctio ... 78&DayNo=2 (superfasts)

If you log in to vectis you can see the prices that the items sold for.

[YYS4BOB]

I posted a link to this sale and was asked to remove it!

[Idris]

I posted a link to this sale and was asked to remove it!

This would seem to indicate that we need more clarity regarding what constitutes 'a live auction'!

[YYS4BOB]

Doesn't it just.

[Idris]

By email from Vectis...dedicated solely to the Geoffrey Leake Matchbox collection.

I wonder where it's been all this time?
Given the considerable length of time since Geoffrey's passing, my concern is that the collection has already been cherry-picked.

[YYS4BOB]

There has been some discussion elsewhere regarding the content (or lack thereof). Will there be subsequent sales, or is this it?

[GHOSTHUNTER]

I looked at the Rolls-Royce content and nothing stands out to me as anything special.

Ghosthunter.

[nickjones]

I had a quick look at the first few pages of regular wheels, there are a few gems, 11a tanker in green, ditto with side decals, 8e Mustang in red, also 1a roller in pale green with a very low estimate, also the majority are coded to the stannard which should make the sale attractive to collectors.