04303 Collect '99 (1999)

This DB5 was produced for the Collect '99 exhibition held at the Wembley Exhibition Centre in London. “Collect '99 is an exhibition with items ranging from models to stamps, to autographs and TV and Film memorabilia” is the only info I found on the web. When was the opening of this exhibition in 1999?

1,000 pieces of the newly released standard Corgi issue 04303 were refinished and included a numbered certificate.

The Collect '99 decoration was done with waterslide decals (I am not sure if the decals on mine have been put on at an angle deliberately – the logo on the certificate is horizontal).

I have not seen the transparent (non-sticky) tape that normally secures the roof panel of 04303 Aston Martins in the closed position on the Collect '99s. So it could be that Corgi just provided standard cars and the certificates, leaving the decals to be applied by Collect '99 afterwards, and they removed the roof protection. This could make the issue a code 2 (more unusual as most models are either code 1 or 3). However, this edition is still easily found.