D531
Dinky 531 Leyland Comet Lorry. Very near mint/boxed. Royal blue and mid-brown back. Blue ridged wheels. Scarce. From The Reference Collection.
Notes
This Leyland Comet Lorry is in glowing bright condition with a distinctive and scarce paint finish; Royal Blue, rich mid-brown/dark tan back and light blue grooved wheels*. Bright baseplate and axles, including the ends.
Coupe of little marks at a wheel arch, small mark on one stake side. Tiny cab marking.
The powder blue box has very minor grubbiness to the complete orange paper label. Vivid colours on crisp intact card. Shopkeeper’s pencilled price of 5/4 at one end as well as a Dinky colour stamp ‘B’.
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