Thursday, October 24, 2019

Extremely Rare - From Klaus Personal Collection - 1991 Christmas Flat Car, Champagne Bottle & Signed Card

Extremely Rare and Extremely Limited
1991 Christmas Gondola/Flat Car 
with Champagne Bottle and 
Wolfgang Richter-Signed LGB Christmas Card
US $ 225.00
plus shipping and handling


This extremely rare low-sided gondola  features a 4-axle truck with switching platform and brake wheel. The car body is all black, even with black painted axles and a dark red gondola box. The printing is "D'&'RGW". This Christmas Car is cataloged.

What makes this Christmas gift so extraordinarily rare is the intact bottle of champagne ( German Riesling sparkling wine).



 The champagne bottle is in original condition, unopened, untouched. It is labeled on front and back. Front with the vintner's label and back with the LGB label custom made for this bottle and occasion. Another label reads "With Compliments. Fa. Ernst Paul Lehmann, Familie Richter" Please note: bottle content is NOT  SUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTION! NOT A TOY!! KEEP OUT OF Children's Reach!!
 The Christmas Card is signed by Wolfgang Richter, Rolf Richter and Johannes Richter
This rare limited edition 1991 Christmas Car  had an edition volume of 100! It is hard to imagine any other complete set would be available out there. Klaus, being the consummate collector kept it complete.  The original LGB box is slightly used.

Background information:
LGB started bestowing Christmas gifts to a very close circle of business friends early on as was tradition especially in Western Germany. This extremely private circle included only those who had  everyday direct access to Wolfgang Richter, Klaus Baumann and Günther Ruhland. Even friends of Rolf Richter or Johannes Richter might have been given different gifts.
Klaus had become a very close ally to LGB working on a number of projects to improve LGB locos and supporting parts. 1991 was the year that Klaus worked on the DUO coupler and tested the knuckle coupler for LGB before it got its stamp of approval to be sold mainly to US customers.

Call Klaus at 770-886-6670 




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