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1. REGINA MAERSK - First LEGO Maersk ship model of 1959-60.

   

   Discussion by Istokg · January 2012 · Home› Marketplace

   Most people consider the 1974 introduced (and at $3000 in MISB the priciest of LEGO sets) 1650 Maersk Line Container Set the first LEGO Maersk ship. Well that is only partly true... it was the first set made for semi-public sales distribution (via Maersk). But the 0751 ship of 1959 was the first actual Maersk ship produced…

2. The USA 48, 49 and 50 star Flags.

   

   Discussion by Istokg · April 2012 · Home› Collecting

   I posted this on Bricklink today, but thought I would share it here as well. The real USA Flags... From 1959-60 the United States had 2 new states that entered the Union... Alaska, our 49th state (in Jan. 1959), and Hawaii, our 50th state (in Sept. 1959). Alaska's 49th star was added immediately in Jan. 1959 to the…

3. The LEGO and MAERSK relationship...

   

   Discussion by Istokg · August 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   This is one of the LEGO stories (about the beginning of LEGOs relationship with the Maersk shipping folks). So many of the old time LEGO employees are long ago retired deceased... so a lot of the early history of the company was lost. I'm trying to find and record this lost history, and make it fun reading, in a new…

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4. FS: LEGO Sets

   

   Discussion by Frequency · February 2017 · Home› Marketplace

   Hello. I have a few loose LEGO sets for sale. They are complete. More Sace and Pirates will be added next month. Most have their instructions. Lots of great $5 sets prices. Prices do not include shipping. I'm located in the United States. Thank you! 6060 Knight's Challenge $50 1888 Black Knight's Guardshack $5 1959 Ultra…

5. LEGO Finland.... "The Cow House of Idiotsville"

   

   Discussion by Istokg · August 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   I swear, you can't make this stuff up!! ;-) In my LEGO Collectors Guide... "Chapter 73 - LEGO Sales By Country"... I show this image of Boris Strömsholm, the licensee for LEGO in Finland from when it started in 1959, until the relationship ended in 1976. Also shown is the the barn (Cow House) where 70% of LEGO sold in…

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6. Re: The first LEGO Idea Book...

   

   Comment by Istokg · September 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   So what were these leaflets? They were produced from 1959-68 as building ideas for children. When they were first introduced in 1959, they were sold to children at a penny or two (pfennig, øre, groschen, or whatever the lowest denomination coinage a particular country was. Then circa 1963, TLG must have decided to give…

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7. Re: Beautiful LEGO Model Sets of the Town Plan Era

   

   Comment by Istokg · September 2014 · Home› Collecting

   In 1959 for some unknown reason, TLG decided to redesign just 2 of these boxes... the 310 Esso Station box, and the 236 Garage box. The contents and packing style were left unchanged. So these 1 year type sets were produced from 1959-60.....

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8. Re: Predictions on Discontinuing Sets and their Secondary Market Value

   

   Comment by Ma1234 · November 2012 · Home› Buying & Selling Topics

   Agreed. To this day, nothing even made with a computer can top 1959's Sleeping Beauty.

9. Rare LEGO Country Flags - Ireland, Australia, Luxemburg, Japan, Canada, Faroe Islands...

   

   Discussion by Istokg · August 2014 · Home› Collecting

   LEGO country flags were a cool item that TLG once produced, especially the early (1957-72) wavy country flags (printed and embossed). From 1973 to 1979 TLG also made straight stickered flags. Sadly TLG no longer makes country flags... just cartoonish fantasy flags for Pirates, Castle and other themes. Chapter 47 - LEGO…

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10. Re: The largest assembly of LEGO Display Models....

    

    

    Comment by Istokg · May 2015 · Home› Collecting

    Here is an image from 1959. It shows a mass produced group of "LEGO Gnome" mascots (in red overalls and hat) "marching" out of the factory in marching fashion. These were model #0757, and were found in the 1959-60 Blue Glued Display Retailer Catalog.... And here's the models from the last page of the Blue Catalog (along…

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