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K15B The Londoner. Issued 1973.

Macleans
1. Blue & white body/dark yellow int/England base no K#/closed side door/"Beecham House 9" destination label/caricature small side label.

Petticoat Lane
1. Red body/dk.yellow int/England base/closed side doors with line/"Petticoat Lane" destination label in black/no transit side label.

Save the Children
1. Yellow body/blue int/China base/closed doors/"Matchbox" destination label.

Silver Jubilee 1952-1977
1. Silver body/red interior/England base K15/unpainted side door/1952 ER 1977 front no rear label.
2. Red body/yel interior/England base K15/gold side door/Hackney 30 front label/no rear.

"Swinging London-Carnaby Street"
1. Dk.red body/yel int/England base K15/gold bell & handle/clear windows/gold side door/"Praed Street" destination lbl/red,white & red transit side label.
2. Red body/yel int/England base K15/gold bell & handle/clear windows/gold side door/"Praed Street" destination label/red,white & red transit side lbl.
3. Red body/yel int/England base K15/gold bell & unpainted handle/clear windows/gold side door/"Praed Street" destination lbl/red, white & red transit side lbl.
4. Dk.red body/yellow int/England base K15/gold bell & unpainted lbl/clear windows/gold side door/"Praed Street" destination lbl/red, white & red transit side lbl.
5. Red body/yellow int/England base K15/clear windows/gold side door/"Praed Street" destination label/red & white & red transit side label.
6. Dark red body/yellow int/England base K15/clear windows/gold side door/"Praed Street" destination label/red,white & red transit side label.
7. Red body/white int/England base K15/clear windows/gold side door/"Praed Street" destination label/red, white & red transit side label.
8. Red body/yellow int/England base K15/clear windows/gold side door/"Praed Street" destination label/red & white transit side label.
9. Red body/yellow int/England base K15/clear windows/gold side door/"London Bridge" destination label/red & white transit side label.
10.Dk.red body/yellow int/England base K15/clear windows/gold side door/"London Bridge" destination label/red & white transit side label.
11.Silver body/blue int/England base K15/clear windows/unpainted side door/no destination or side labels.

Telegraph & Argus
1. Cream & blue body/blu int/England base/closed side doors//"Bingley 24" front & rear labels in black/"Bradford" small side label.

The Planetarium
1. Red body/yel int/Macau base/closed red side door/"The Planetarium" destination lbl in black/The Planetarium panel label in blue.
2. Red body/yel int/China base/closed red side door/"The Planetarium" destination lbl in black/The Planetarium panel label in blue.

The Royal Wedding
1. Silver body/blue int/England base K15/silver side door/"St.Paul's Cathedral" front and rear labels/small crown side label.
2. Silver body/blue int/England base K15/silver side door/"St.Paul's Cathedral" front label/no rear label/small crown side label.

Tourist London By Bus
1. Red body/yellow int/England base K15/gold side door/"Hackney 30" destination label/red & white transit side label.
2. Red body/yellow int/England base K15/unpainted side door/"Praed 15" destination label/red & white transit side label.

Cada Toys (code 2)
1. Silver body/blue int/England base K15/silver side doors/"Baker Street" front & rear label/white, red & black transit side label.

75 Years of Service (promo)
1. Lt.green& green body/yel int/England base K15/green side doors/"Aldershot 31 destination label in black/Aldershot District small side label.

CDMC Salute Lesney (promo)
1. Dark red body/yellow int/England base K15/gold side doors/"1953-1978" destination label in black/red & white transit side label.
2. Dark red body/white int/England base K15/gold side doors/"1953-1978" destination label in black/red & white transit side label.

International Year of Disabled People (promo)
1. Dk.red body/yel int/England base K15/gold side doors/"London Bridge 48" destination lbl in black & red/white & red transit side label/main panel in salmon.
2. Red body/yel int/England base K15/gold side doors/"Drummonds Ferring" destination lbl in gold/red & white transit side label//main panel in gold.

It's Cheaper to go by coach (promo)
1. Red body/yellow interior/red England base K15 with bell/Castle Hill New Town destination label/Hants & Dorset side label.

Leeds-Settle-Carlisle Line (promo)
1. Dark green & white body/dark brown int/dk.green England base K15/no destination label.

Neal's Toys & Prams (promo)
1. Dark red body/yellow int/England base K15/gold side doors/"Praed Street" destination label/red& white transit side label.

Rotary International (promo)
1. Blue & white body/dk.yellow int/white England base/closed side doors/"District 105" front & rear labels in black & white.

St. John Ambulance (promo)
1. Lt. blue, white & blue body/black int/England base/closed side doors/"Towne Centre 27" destination label in black/"Lymington" rear label.

Tamplins (promo)
1. Yellow & green lower/yellow int/England base K15/green side doors/no destination label.

Toy Exchange (promo)
1. Red body/red England base K15/unpainted side doors/yellow interior/"London Bridge 48" destination label/red&white transit side label.

WOW! I like Buses but glad I am not an avid collector seeing all those I would have to chase

Ghosty.

jan 26th I was at a Belgium swap meet and afterwards I went on a visit to 1 of the biggest Matchbox collections in Belgium (which was on walking distance of the swap meet venue)

This really is an amazing collection.
I only saw it more then 15 years ago when the oner was in a different house,
Nowerdays he has more room for it.

1 of the great models I saw was this GREEN version of the Neal's Toys & Prams (promo)
He had 1 in his cabinets with a note from the original owner of the model (who made the promo) that a few of these green models were made but the red one was choosen.

The Belgium collector surpriced me after seeing my enthusiasm for this model by getting a 2nd example of this rare version from 1 of his many cabinets which he gave to me as a gift.

Some pictures:












marcel

I used to visit that toy shop in Milton Meynes during my quest for Rolls-Royce toys.

Ghosthunter.