Collectors Gazette

Collectors Gazette - the only monthly newspaper for toy collectors! Keeping you up to date with all the latest collecting news, along with in-depth features on vintage diecast, railways, tinplate and TV & film models. We also bring you up to date price guides, event listings and swapmeet reports from around the country. The Digital version is fully interactive with exclusive images, videos, extra auction results and more!

Collectors Gazette

Vintage German toy sale at SAS

Top toy tinplate

Teddy bears’ picnic

NEW RELEASES THIS MONTH

More rare Dinkies

Jolly weather for boating

Impressive toy sale in Warwick

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What was the year? • Another meander down Memory Lane, with Alwyn Brice.

The world’s best Bi-mode • The unlikely longevity of the Class 73 Electro-diesel prompts Mark Nolan to profile this box on wheels as it approaches 60 years in service.

5 classics of the collecting world • Ian McDermott shares his top picks from the collecting market…

It figures • Gijs Noordam takes us for a trip down memory lane, guided by the figures of people and animals that came in or with the models.

DC Comics: The Golden Age • Libby Parfitt remembers the early days of a comic book behemoth…

10 minute TOY EXPERT! Merit

The Volvo P1800 & Citroën DS19 • David Boxall chooses a particular Corgi model and considers the many ways in which the casting was utilised in order to produce a variety of vehicles. This month we focus upon two different models.

Collecting champions • Chris Stonor continues his series focusing on people who are keeping the old toy collectible market alive and thriving. This month he goes to Vectis Auctions to meet Ian Main.

The MGB MGB GT • David Boxall takes a look at a particular model vehicle produced by different manufacturers during the 1950s and 1960s. This month’s star guest is the MGB.

ebuys • From collectables of the future to old favourites, eBay always manages to produce some amazing finds… and even more amazing prices!

PRICE GUIDE • Rounding up the latest toy sales from across the country with a brief visit to specialist auction rooms…

Toy Stories • Ed Karswell wonders if it’s too good to be true?

Obsolete Oz • Our monthly gaze into the weird but wonderful world of collector/dealer Obsolete Oz. Buying and selling since the 1970s, Oz has developed a great knack for unearthing some amazing finds from flea markets, antique fairs, car boot sales, rubbish skips and even the local tip.

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