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Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 10:26 am
by SuperFast
Hey guys,

as I've seen the thread about the shades of RW Boxes I just thought there must be numerous variations of SF Boxes too.
I begin with the SF 5 Seafire box shades (These are mint boxes, not sunfaded etc.)
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Let's see the variations which you have found!
Sven

Re: Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 11:31 am
by motorman
Interesting Sven but you have got me worried, does that mean I need to start collecting box shade variations as well???. :lol:

Re: Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 6:37 pm
by Rob
I like the shade variations and did collect them myself as in my opinion they are a recognisable box variation, Here are two Harley Davidson boxes with shade variations.

Re: Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:47 pm
by SuperFast
Nothing more?
Here I've found two shades of the Fork Lift Truck boxes.
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SuperFast

Re: Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:18 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
Shows up on my VAIO screen as a Purple box on top of a Lilac box.

Ghosthunter.

Re: Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:35 pm
by SuperFast
Ghosty: the lower one is having a red shade and the upper one is having a blue shade.
SF

Re: Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:27 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
Did you also notice the difference between the lower text (MATCHBOX REGISTERED TRADEMARK etc), starts in different places under the TRUCK word.

Ghosthunter.

Re: Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:08 am
by SuperFast
Didn't notice it yet, I saw only the different colours.
Thanks Ghosty

SF

Re: Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:59 pm
by SuperFast
Got a new box this year with a Holden Pickup in it.
The box is medium blue instead of purple blue and it is my first box # 60 without the "new".
All three boxes in this picture have different text in the bottom right.
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Regards
Sven

Re: Shades in SF Picture Boxes

Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 11:51 am
by grifterkid
I know it sounds like an odd comment but...

Could colour variations in these (and other) boxes stem from how they were stored at the factory?!

For example, if some pre-made boxes were sitting on the top of a pile ready to go they would have had more exposure to light prior to being made up for dispatch.

Just a thought...