A big collection needs a big sign...

[GHOSTHUNTER]

...is this big enough!


This is also new in my collection, which Year?



Two images above posted here on behalf of Gary (''CLOwY'').

[ClOwY]

Thanks Ghosty, can anyone help in which land it was used and roughly which year.
thanks in advance
Gary

[zBret]

Gary, I believe that the Matchbox logo using black letters on a white field first appeared in 1984 when it replaced the red letters on a yellow field logo that was used previously. As to the exact date of your sign I don't really know though.

zBret

[matchboxmarcel]

I think it is a little later, more during the period of the grid boxes for 1-75.
In 1983 and a little later we had lighter blue boxes and signs.

I would therefore say 1988.

marcel

[ClOwY]

Thanks for comments , do you know which country they where used

[matchboxmarcel]

I think this is from the UK and could be a header above a rack full of 1-75 models in a UK supermarket.
It could also be from Germany as matchbox in Hornbach was very active with promoting their models those days.
I don't think this is from the USA.

marcel