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St George’s Day Specials
April 23rd is the birthday of the Patron Saint of England and Scouting amongst numerous other patronages. To celebrate this we have selected some of the best that England has to offer -

2. Britain’s Knights of Agincourt 40396 English Artillery. King Henry V’s men in splendor from one of the finest battles in English military history. £29.95
3. Britain’s Herald H7402 English Civil War Display Set. More history here, from a time when the English “were on a break”...... £750.00
4. Britains 40235 Longbow English Foot. Beautifully detailed figure sporting the George Cross. £4.95
5. Corgi AA32303 English Electric Lightning F.MkI XM139. Corgi AA32303 English Electric Lightning F.MkI XM139. From the aviation archive series a superbly crafted collectable set. £69.95
6. Merrythought R.M.S Titanic Teddy Bear Ltd Ed Boxed. From the oldest surviving English teddy bear company comes this commemorative piece from the 1912 tragedy. £125.00
7. Danbury Mint Paddington Bear Limited Edition Plate Boxed. Quintessentially English from the pen of Michael Bond. £19.95
8. Corgi 336 James Bond Toyota 2000GT from the film You Only Live Twice. The ultimate English gentleman’s car. £300.00
9. Matchbox Regular Wheels #5B London Bus Players Please. You can’t really get more English than this... £145.00
10. Thomas Hope & Sankey Coronation Street Jigsaw 1960's. From the early years of the Manchester based soap opera which has been running for over 47 years. £16.95

Extremely tempting aren’t they? To help you make up your mind see our exciting offer...
Finding What You Want
It is difficult to highlight on our site all of the different types and variations of toys that we sell. If you can’t immediately see what you want try using our ‘SEARCH’ option within the purple band towards the top of the site. Just type in a word or a combination of words such as ‘TRIANG’ and our Internet pixies scroll through all the stock on the site to bring up a suitable list. It is better to keep search words simple!

For example, try keying in ‘Pedigree Sindy’ rather than ‘Pedigree Sindy Boxed Doll’.
If you still can't find what you're looking for don’t hesitate to email or telephone as we only have approximately 20% of our vast stock online.

We would love to hear from you please email us on - jo.mcdonald@vectis.co.uk

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News
Vectis Direct Offer Noah's Ark Collectables Dating from the 1800's

Vectis Direct are privileged to offer the finest collection of Ark sets to hit the open market. Drawn from all over the world, we have over 50 highly sought after items on sale.

We recently purchased the Noah's Ark sets from an Avid collector, whom had amassed them over a 20-year period. As a result, this collection is the first to be offered on such a scale.



Basil Brush Boom Boom

Its 40 years since the fiery fox Basil Brush was given his own television show. Saturday teatime would never be the same again.

Offer - 10% Off

To tempt you even more we are offering 10% OFF any of the purchases from the list. Just quote the number NAPRILOFF1. Offer ends 5th May '08. Do it, in the name of St. George...
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There is sure to be something of interest for you
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Noah’s Arks - Impressive, majestic, untouchable, just a few terms used to describe these ‘toys’, mainly due in part to their expense but also their association as a ‘Sunday toy’. Tracing its beginnings to the 1700’s, Arks were used to illustrate biblical stories and educate children on numeracy and natural history. Read more ...

Gordon Murray Camberwick Green - Part One - In a series of articles looking at the children’s TV favourites created by Murray and his collective, creative genii. Read more...

We are always looking for information or pictures to add to our archives so please send in, call or email us with any interesting facts. Tel 01642 764455 E : jo.mcdonald@vectis.co.uk
What’s New?
More and more items to wet your appetite

1. Diecast & Vehicles - 738

2. Dolls & Bears - 21

3. Collectables - 26

4. Books, Comics & Magazines - 80

We have added -
  • Numerous books and annuals on everything from Camberwick Green to cowboys and Indians
  • Dinkys, a really interesting collection dating from the 1950’s and 1960’s, many of which are of French origin. Really pleasing examples such of American cars such as – De Soto “Diplomat”, Chrysler “New Yorker” and from France a Peugeot 403 “Familiate” which is the rarer edition having no rear bumper over rides.
  • Spot On – Due to popular demand we have managed to acquire a good collection of these which will be filtering through in the next few weeks. Look out for cars, milk floats, road signs and directions.
  • Noah’s Arks. Can’t forget this magnificent menagerie of boats and animals.
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