Main centres: | 1-3 business days |
Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
ITEM DESCRIPTION BELOW ILLUSTRATIONS - IMPORTANT TO READ!
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
THE ICONIC "LION MATCH Co." DESIGN IN A VARIETY OF PRINTERS SAMPLES!
10 PRINTERS SAMPLES!
CINDERELLA RARITIES IN A 16 PAGE LIGHTHOUSE STOCK BOOK!
THE OLDER LION MATCH BOX LABELS WERE PRINTED IN BLACK. TOWARDS THE END OF WWII THE LION MATCH CO. LTD. DECIDED TO INTRODUCE COLOUR TO THEIR LABELS. ILLUSTRATED ARE LABELS IN COLOUR COMBINATIONS THAT ARE UNKNOWN. THE LABELS ARE FROM A PORTFOLIO (DATED FEB. 1945) OF PRINTERS SAMPLES IN A NUMBER OF COLOUR COMBINATIONS. THERE ARE NO DUPLICATE LABELS AVAILABLE AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EACH LABEL IS THE ONLY SUCH EXAMPLE IN EXISTENCE TODAY. (THE COMPANY EVENTUALLY CHOSE THE RED AND BLACK COLOUR COMBINATION THAT IS STILL IN USE TODAY).
LIGHTHOUSE STOCK BOOK - 16 PAGES, 32 SIDES - ALMOST NEW CONDITION HOWEVER A PREVIOUS OWNER PLACED A NUMBER OF LABELS IN THE STOCK BOOK THAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THESE WERE MASKED AT SOME STAGE. (SEE ILLUSTRATIONS).
THE ILLUSTRATIONS FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION.
GOOD CONDITION. SOLD AS PER SCANS AND DESCRIPTION.
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