EARLY VINTAGE COMPOSITION TOY SOLDIERS BRITISH WATERLOO

UK BIDDERS PLEASE BE AWARE THAT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS AT ROYAL MAIL, THESE FIGURES CAN ALSO BE DESPATCHED BY COURIER TO MAINLAND UK ADDRESSES.  IF YOU ARE NOT AT HOME IN THE DAY, YOU CAN COLLECT THE PACKAGE FROM YOUR LOCAL NEWSAGENT/PAYPOINT RETAILER, USUALLY ONLY A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM YOUR HOME.

PLEASE NOTE YOU SHOULD ALLOW UP TO 20 WORKING DAYS FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ITEM BY ROYAL MAIL, BECAUSE OF THEIR BACKLOG, ESPECIALLY IN LONDON AND THE SOUTH-EAST.

OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NOW DELAYS TO ALL MAIL OF UP TO 20 WORKING DAYS BECAUSE OF STRIKES BY UK POSTAL WORKERS. COURIER SHIPPING COSTS WORLDWIDE ARE NOT COMPETITIVE FOR SMALL ITEMS SUCH AS FIGURES AND TOYS BUT CAN BE QUOTED IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RISK THESE DELAYS.  PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR A QUOTE. 

PRE WAR VINTAGE GERMAN MADE COMPOSITION 75mm FIGURES

1815 WATERLOO PERIOD BRITISH GRENADIER GUARDS

DRUM, FIFE AND BUGLE

MADE IN GERMANY BY AN UKNOWN MAKER FOR EXPORT TO THE USA AND RETAILED THROUGH S.S. KRESGE FIVE AND DIME STORES, UNDER LICENCE

THESE ARE THE EARLIER 75mm FIGURES SOLD BY KRESGE BETWEEN 1937 - 1940 AND NOT THE LATER 60mm FIGURES IDENTIFIED BY JOPLIN N 'TOY SOLDIERS' (1994) AS SOLD BY KRESGE IN THE LATE 1940s

KRESGE'S ORIGINAL PAPER LABELS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF ALL BASES AND STAMPED INDISTINCTLY 'GERMANY' TO THE SIDE OF ALL BASES

CONDITION IS VERY GOOD WITH NO PAINT LOSS AND ONLY VERY MINOR HAIRLINE SHRINKAGE FRACTURES AROUND THE ANKLES OF THE DRUMMER

OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS I AM ALSO SELLING SEVERAL LOTS OF BRITAINS, ETC. PLASTIC AND LEAD TOY SOLDIERS, INCLUDING 2 MORE FIGURES FROM THIS SERIES

PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER ITEMS

UK MAINLAND (EXCLUDES CHANNEL ISLANDS) 1ST CLASS RECORDED DELIVERY IS £3.25 AND IS SUBJECT TO DELAYS

UK MAINLAND DELIVERY AND HANDLING BY COURIER SERVICE (TRACKED) IS £4.79

EU DELIVERY BY RM PRIORITY AIRMAIL (TRACKED/SIGNED FOR) IS £8.00 GBP AND IS SUBJECT TO DELAYS

AUSTRALIA, CANADA AND USA DELIVERY BY RM PRIORITY AIRMAIL (TRACKED/SIGNED FOR) IS £12.00 GBP AND IS SUBJECT TO DELAYS

OTHER OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING CHANNEL ISLANDS, PLEASE EMAIL FOR A SHIPPING QUOTE

DELIVERY BY INTERNATIONAL COURIER QUOTATION ON REQUEST

POSTAGE DISCOUNT WILL APPLY FOR MULTIPLE WINS IN ONE AUCTION CYCLE

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All items will be safely and securely packed using good quality packing materials, some recycled.

I am not responsible for loss or damage in transit, but I will do everything I can to help you claim for this, as I always retain proof of postage.

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Please bear in mind the cost of delivery and handling when you are bidding.

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