Vintage Esso FA Cup Medals Album Shell Man In Flight Historic Cars Coins Job Lot
£40.00
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Vintage Esso FA Cup Medals Album Shell Man In Flight Historic Cars Coins Job Lot
£40.00
Item Overview
- Type: Vintage Promotional Token Collection Boards / Petroliana Advertising Medal Albums Job Lot
- Brand: Esso Petroleum (1972 FA Cup Campaign) and Shell UK Ltd (Man in Flight & Historic Cars)
- Manufacturer: Esso Marketing Division & Shell Marketing Services Ltd
- MPN: Does Not Apply (Vintage multi-album promotional collection group)
- Place of Origin: Great Britain, United Kingdom
- Style: Retro 1970s Garage Petroliana / Sports & Tech Educational Giveaways / Nostalgia Collectables
- Colour: Royal Blue, Emerald Green, Stark White, Deep Charcoal, and Bright Silver-Tone Burnished Tokens
- Design Era: Early 1970s (Specifically covering the 1970–1972 promotional window)
- Material: Heavy Gauge Lithographed Cardboard Panels, Pressed Aluminium / Cupro-Nickel Alloy Collection Medals
- Set Includes: Four (4) Vintage Promotional Pieces: One (1) Esso F.A. Cup Centenary 1872-1972 Medal Album, Two (2) Shell "Man in Flight" 16-Coin Series Boards, and One (1) "Historic Cars from Shell" Coin Board (4-Piece Collection Group)
- Features: Vintage Childhood Provenance Signature ("Donald Owen"), Comprehensive Historical Text Backing Papers, Die-Cut Recessed Coin Placement Sockets, High-Detail Raised Relief Token Pressings, and Authentic Gas Station Marketing Branding
- Condition: Good Vintage Condition with Honest Storage Wear (The cardboard panels remain structurally flat and rigid with light corner scuffs, localized surface tears, and age toning; tokens are itemised individually by album below)
- Size and Capacity: Large format display folders; individual boards measure approximately 10.0 to 14.5 inches in width (approx. 25 cm to 37 cm), designed for wall hanging or flat archival storage.
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: This nostalgic collection dates to the dawn of the 1970s (c. 1970–1972). The specific promotional milestones recorded—including the high-profile 1972 Football Association Centenary celebration by Esso and the post-Apollo 11 aerospace educational themes by Shell—provide diagnostic timelines marking the peak golden age of British petrol station promotional giveaways.
- Historical Note: Long before the introduction of modern digital loyalty apps and plastic key fobs, major petroleum giants like Esso and Shell engaged British motorists through beautifully produced, highly tangible token collection schemes. When drivers pulled up to the pumps to refuel their vehicles, they were awarded individual sealed foil packets containing high-relief historical coins. These campaigns were major national events that turned everyday family car journeys into treasure hunts, encouraging children to fill specialized folders. This lot brings together three of the most iconic runs from that legendary marketing era: Shell's tribute to pioneers of aviation, Shell's timeline of landmark automotive engineering, and the highly competitive football team crest series produced by Esso to mark a century of the FA Cup.
Description
An exceptionally visual and highly nostalgic acquisition for petroliana collectors, sports historians, or retro 1970s prop curators, this multi-album petrol station promotional job lot is full of period character. The group features large-scale lithographed presentation boards carrying a wealth of educational text compiled by historical societies, serving as a snapshot of British popular culture at the turn of the decade.
Expert Identification & Core Album Features:
- Esso F.A. Cup Centenary (1972): A wonderful tribute by Esso housing detailed club crest medals. The reverse lists the complete historical archive of tournament winners from 1872 up to Arsenal's double-winning campaign.
- Shell Man in Flight Series (1970): Features a graphic moonwalk astronaut presentation panel documenting mankind's mastery of the skies, from early legends to modern space exploration.
- Historic Cars from Shell (1970): Showcases a brilliant central artwork print of a veteran racer, flanked by coin slots detailing landmarks like the 1886 Benz 3-wheeler and the iconic Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
Condition Report
This vintage promotional lot is in good collector condition, displaying a warm abundance of authentic storage character and decades of careful preservation. The heavy-grade cardboard folders are structurally sound and complete, free from severe water buckling or fully torn seams, showing only light edge rubbing, minor storage corner creases, and a localized clean surface tear to the paper backing layer of one flight folder. The internal metal tokens retain excellent struck detail with varying degrees of honest age-related surface patina and minor oxidation.
Comprehensive Album & Coin Inventory Breakdown:
- Esso F.A. Cup Centenary Album (16 Medals Present): Cardboard housing is flat and crisp. Contains 16 securely socketed club medals spanning the historic professional era winners.
- Shell Historic Cars Album (6 Coins Present): Cardboard frame shows excellent green lithograph color. Contains 6 securely socketed car coins: Vauxhall Prince Henry 1913, Sunbeam 3-litre 1925, Mercedes Benz 300SL 1954, Jaguar XK 120 1949, Volkswagen 1938, and Cord 812 1937.
- Shell Man in Flight Album 1 (16 Coins Present - 100% COMPLETE SET): Cardboard is flat with a light edge scuff. Contains the entire full sequence of 16 securely socketed aviation coins running from Icarus and Daedalus up to the Apollo 11 moon landing milestone.
- Shell Man in Flight Album 2 (14 Coins Present - 2 Missing): Features the vintage childhood hand-written ink signature "DONALD OWEN" across the top reverse margin, adding superb social history appeal. The backing sheet shows a small historic tear near the Icarus text bloc. Contains 14 securely socketed variant coins, missing only two slots to complete the set.
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY.
- Packaging: The albums in this lot will be layered with soft tissue sheets to prevent token-on-token friction during transit, wrapped securely in high-density bubble cushioning, and shipped inside a rigid outer box to safeguard the cardboard perimeter edges.
- Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
Returns & Payment Policies
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- Not as Described: In the unlikely event of an error in our listing, we will provide a full refund and cover the return postage costs.
- Change of Mind: We accept returns within 30 days; however, in these instances, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs.