In 1975 LEGO released 1 Samsonite sets. The largest Samsonite set from 1975 was
78-3 Basic Set with a piece count of 330 and a retail price of $4.99. The current estimated value of all these Samsonite sets from this year is about $299.08 which represents a 5993.6% growth.
Samsonite was an American manufacturer of LEGO sets which introduced the very first USA LEGO catalog for Christmas of 1961. LEGO and Samsonite created a partnership to produce and sell LEGO in the US. The result was a 9-year license for exclusive North American distribution rights. Samsonite began marketing sets under the name LEGO by Samsonite in the US in 1961 and Canada in 1962.
1975 LEGO Sets
In 1975, LEGO continued to release a wide range of new sets and themes, including the LEGO Land Busters theme, which featured models of construction vehicles such as bulldozers and excavators. 1975 was also the year that LEGO introduced the LEGO Basic Building Set, which included a selection of basic bricks in various colors and shapes, as well as instruction booklets with ideas for building projects. Other notable sets and themes released by LEGO in 1975 included the LEGO Space theme, which introduced new spaceship models and minifigures, and the LEGO Castle theme, which expanded upon the castle sets released in previous years.