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244 LEGO Samsonite Explorer Set
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244 LEGO Samsonite Explorer Set
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Set Value (New/Sealed)

This represents the current new/sealed value of the set Explorer Set since January 1968. Medium accuracy
LEGO 244 Explorer Set was a 244 piece Samsonite set released in 1968. It was an FAO Schwartz and Sears exclusive set and was only released in the United States. It was not available in Sears until 1971.
Explorer Set is an extremely old and very rare LEGO set. We have not seen set 244-1 currently for sale online or in the hundreds of retail stores in good/new condition in over 2,094 days. Because of the rarity of this hard to find set the current estimated value of $371.27 might actually be much lower than the true value assuming this set can be found for sale.Because Explorer Set is a very old set from 1968, finding it in a sealed and good condition might be difficult thus making the true value even that much higher.

Sets in Samsonite / Basic Set

502 Deluxe Set with Storage Case

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1968
Pieces 451
Availability Retired
502 LEGO Samsonite Deluxe Set with Storage Case
Retail $14.99
Value $502.67
Growth 3253.4%
Annual growth 6.6%

66 Governor Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1968
Pieces 387
Availability Retired
66 LEGO Samsonite Governor Set
Retail $12.95
Value $411.98
Growth 3081.3%
Annual growth 6.5%

326-2 Suburban Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1968
Pieces 326
Availability Retired
326-2 LEGO Samsonite Suburban Set
Retail $11.50
Value $414.47
Growth 3504.1%
Annual growth 6.7%

301 Piece Set with Suitcase

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1968
Pieces 301
Availability Retired
LEGO Samsonite 301 Piece Set with Suitcase
Retail $12.88
Value $494.15
Growth 3736.6%
Annual growth 6.9%

223 Adventure Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1968
Pieces 223
Availability Retired
223 LEGO Samsonite Adventure Set
Retail $4.99
Value $274.00
Growth 5391.0%
Annual growth 7.6%
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About Samsonite Basic Set

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.

Basic Set consists of 82 sets that ran from 1961 to 1975. As of today, 080-2 Ambassador Set is the most valuable Basic Set set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $3,068.
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