Description: ~ 25% DISCOUNT FOR JUST ONE WEEK (was $240) ~(Until Dec 28th) An extreme rarity, such that I have never seen before on eBay (of this vintage) - 242 genuine matchbox tops - most of which would be unobtainable in 2024. This collection was started by my maternal grandmother (who died several months before I was born) in the mid nineteen twenties. My mother added to it as a teenager in the thirties and forties and I recall my late father pasting in his contributions in the fifties. I added a few myself in the late fifties and early sixties. I have looked after this book with great care in the six decades since, getting it out every few years to look at the labels once again. You may think scanning through the pages ' Oh there's a few double-ups" but if you look closely, you will usually see a few subtle differences. Unlike stamp collectors who are known as philatelists - collectors of matchbox tops are classified as phillumenists. It is a very specialized collecting hobby. I wish I had kept it up in Australia and my years in the US - but of course....who uses matches these days? So to get back to this listing, this is an unrepeatable opportunity for someone to expand on their collection of unusual items with a book that is in phenomenal condition for a century-old hard-cover scrap book. It will sell to someone with appreciation of times past. If anything could be said to be a time-capsule - this is it. The work of two to three generations back should not be understated or under-valued. It is hardly something I am prepared to auction starting at $5. The price asked is very reasonable all things considered - it's not that you can measure its value against a dozen other similar listings!
Price: 180 USD
Location: Longmont, Colorado
End Time: 2024-12-27T02:09:02.000Z
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