Hi,
I have a 1970 World Cup Panini sticker album which was apparently their first.
It is about 80% complete. I’m just wondering if it is worth anything?
Kind Regards,
Peter
Dear Peter,
Thank you for your email. Here is the information on your sticker album:
‘The album Panini Mexico 70 is the first one published, as well as the rarest and most searched one. The collection in total is about 288 cards. These Panini Mexico 70 cards, as they are named among collectors, were not self-adhesive, they had to be fixed by glue.
The collection album is about 16 teams taking part in the world soccer contest. Furthermore there are the usual intros, consisting of Rimet Cup, FIFA emblem, Mexican map, the official mascot Juanito, the World Cup poster and the winners of the World Cup contests from 1933 to 1966 – all with their badge, team photo and the 3 dominating players.
There are two different kinds of the Panini Mexico 70 album, an Italian and an international one. On the cover of the international one is the map of Mexico and a big round symbol with special Mexico parts. On the Italian one you see the globe, the flag of Mexico and the typical Panini soccer player “Carlo Parola”, shooting a ball in the sky, in addition to that the Panini logo. Furthermore on the left you can see a yellow stripe with the cities being host for the contest and the teams taking part.
All 16 teams, taking part in the contest, are presented on 2 or 3 pages. For every nation there is shown the flag of the country, the badge of the association, a team photo and the players. Furthermore there are printed characteristics, age, actual club and the number of national games of every player.’
There are quite a number of these sticker albums offered for sale online at quite high prices, but most have not sold. The last complete Mexico 70 album with all the cards and inserts along with some other albums sold at a specialist football auction for £325.
Dear sir,
I am writing to ask if you think that the scale I have is of any value. I have the transformer for it, but haven’t seen it in use so not sure if it is in working order or not.
I attach 3 photos which I hope give you an overall view and the maker and model number etc.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Donald Brown
Dear Donald,
Thank you for your email.
These chemistry scales were made by L. Oertling Ltd of London in the 1950’s. Surprisingly in spite of their wonderful presentation and precision work, they sell for under £100. Perhaps something to put away and hope they will be an antique of the future!
