BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIEST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

August 1964

BOX TYPES :

E

SIZES AVAILABLE :

3, 4

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

6

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

2

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

The 50B John Deere Lanz 7800 Tractor is one of those “shade” cases where the very first variation was printed in a darker color. The E1 “NEW MODEL” box was dark green, as opposed to the lighter green available for the E1 box without the “NEW MODEL” end flap mention as well as all subsequent boxes.

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To add to this particularity, the first box was released in a larger size than all the rest of the boxes, as shown here:

 

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50B was available in E1, E3 and E4 boxes. The E4 box was never made available with “®”. The “John Deere Lanz” was added to the end flap description, but only on the E4 box. Previously, only “Tractor” was written on end flaps.

RARITY

The 50B boxes don’t attract much particular desire, as they are all relatively common. The “NEW MODEL” darker green variation is probably the most interesting to have. E3 box is also less common. None of those variations should command a premium.

 

VARIATION LIST

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50B - JOHN DEERE LANZ 700 TRACTOR

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

End Flap

Variation #

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(Dark green model, yellow hubs)

 

 

1

E1

4

Black/Blue

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(Bright green model, yellow hubs)

 

 

2

3

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3

Blue/Blue

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4

Light Blue/Light Blue

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5

E3

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6

E4

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