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Samsonite
Basic Set
224 Piece Explorer Set

LEGO Samsonite 224 Piece Explorer Set

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LEGO SAMSONITE 224 Piece Explorer Set is a vintage Samsonite set from 1966 valued at $6 for new and sealed sets, up 0% from an original retail price of $5.55. Annual appreciation has averaged 8.10% since release. On the used market, values range from $5 to $469 based on condition.

LEGO 224 Piece Explorer Set is a Samsonite Basic Set released in 1966, containing 224 pieces. It was sold exclusively through FAO Schwarz in the United States and is also known as Samsonite 6. The set provided a general assortment of basic bricks and elements for open-ended building typical of Samsonite-era basic boxes. It was produced during the period when Samsonite manufactured and distributed LEGO under license in North America. Based on current trends, this set could be valued near $6 within the next year.

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	704-2 Master Discovery Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 704 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $24.99 Value $629.09 Growth +2417.4% Annual growth 5.5% I own this set I want this set

	004 Master Builder Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 670 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $19.95 Value $600.40 Growth +2909.5% Annual growth 5.8% I own this set I want this set

	835 Advanced Builders Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 565 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $10.00 I own this set I want this set

	565 Piece Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 565 Availability Retired	Retail $9.99 Value $622.67 Growth +6132.9% Annual growth 7.1% I own this set I want this set

	003 Master Mechanic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 418 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $17.95 Value $1,212.02 Growth +6652.2% Annual growth 7.3% I own this set I want this set

	375 Deluxe Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 375 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $8.95 Value $514.88 Growth +5652.8% Annual growth 7.0% I own this set I want this set

	324 Piece Medium Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 324 Availability Retired	Retail $6.22 I own this set I want this set

	301-2 Wheel Toy Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 301 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $6.22 Value $520.49 Growth +8268.0% Annual growth 7.7% I own this set I want this set

	285 Medium Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 285 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $6.95 Value $381.95 Growth +5395.7% Annual growth 6.9% I own this set I want this set

	205-3 Small Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 205 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $4.95 Value $372.81 Growth +7431.5% Annual growth 3.7% I own this set I want this set

	021 Wheel Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 185 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $4.95 Value $352.95 Growth +7030.3% Annual growth 7.4% I own this set I want this set

	151 Piece Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 151 Availability Retired	Retail $2.99 I own this set I want this set

	125 Piece Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 125 Availability Retired	Retail $3.95 I own this set I want this set

	120-2 Small Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 120 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $2.95 Value $133.69 Growth +4431.9% Annual growth 6.6% I own this set I want this set

	99 Gift Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Pieces 99 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $2.95 Value $76.04 Growth +2477.6% Annual growth 6.2% I own this set I want this set

	093 Small Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $5.73 Value $621.49 Growth +10746.2% Annual growth 8.1% I own this set I want this set

	Sampler Set Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set Year 1966 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $2.95 Value $240.06 Growth +8037.6% Annual growth 7.6% I own this set I want this set

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Set Details

Name

224 Piece Explorer Set

Theme

Samsonite

Subtheme

Basic Set

Year

1966

Availability

Retired

Pieces

224 (PPP $0.02)

Set Pricing

Retail price

$5.55

Value

Unknown

Due to the rarity of sealed vintage Samsonite sets of the 1960s and 1970s, a new, unopened 224 Piece Explorer Set could potentially command several hundred to several thousand USD in today’s collector market, particularly if the box, contents, and packaging are in excellent condition.

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Set Facts

The set was only released in the United States as a FAO Schwarz exclusive.
It is also called Samsonite 6.

Subtheme Analysis

Samsonite / Basic Set

Sets

Years

1961 - 1975

Annual growth

+6.78% (this set +8.10%)

This set's annual growth (CAGR) vs. subtheme

Community Stats

224 Piece Explorer Set currently ranks #73 out of the top most owned sets in Samsonite Basic Set.

#1Gears

#2Small Basic Set

#3Medium Basic Set

#4Wheel Set

#5Master Mechanic Set

#73224 Piece Explorer Set

#74324 Piece Medium Basic Set

#75395 Piece Basic Set

About Samsonite Basic Set

These are the basic brick sets sold in North America by Samsonite, the luggage maker, which held the LEGO licence there from 1961. Samsonite made the ordinary bricks itself, first at its factory in Stratford, Ontario, while the special parts came over from Billund, and in 1965 it opened a plant in Loveland, Colorado, used only for LEGO.

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 $3,550.

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