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Lionel 9656; Sears promo set

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Lionel 9656; Sears promo set
Posted by trains2353 on Saturday, December 24, 2016 3:57 PM

First, Happy Holidays to all! My first post of what will be many.

Trying to find the contents of the Lionel 9656 set. The internet is telling me at least two different sets.

Any ideas? Thanks!

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Posted by phillyreading on Monday, December 26, 2016 9:58 AM

Welcome

The set number is one that I can't locate in the Greenberg's price guide. Even looked up the numbers in the regular listings and no such item. Is there a different number on the box if you have the original box?

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Posted by rtraincollector on Monday, December 26, 2016 1:27 PM

If it's a sears Promo set it may not be listed in price guide or other books but may be a non-catalogued set. you need to find someone who has non-cataloued sets book. 

I did find 9655 but thats is a Sears set in 1962 but I'm betting yours ( 9656) was a steam set. If you contact Carl Swanson or Rodger Carp of this magazine they probably will be the one to answer your question the fastest. 

 

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Posted by KRM on Monday, December 26, 2016 1:40 PM

Welcome

Here is what I found. What did you find?

Lionel postwar Sears, Roebuck and Co. promotional freight set no. 9656, circa 1962 in individual OBs and set box containing; 223 P/218C Santa Fe Alco AB units, 3419 operating helicopter car, 3665 Minuteman missile launching car, 6448 exploding target range car, 3349 turbo missile firing car, 6017-235 Santa Fe caboose,

https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/8121845

 

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Posted by trains2353 on Monday, December 26, 2016 2:12 PM

Only one unmber on the box.

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Posted by trains2353 on Monday, December 26, 2016 2:15 PM

Here's what a kind gentleman send me:

This set, 9656, appeared in the Sears 1962 Christmas catalog on page 436 and sold for $39.77.
 
The set included the following

 

 
223P Santa Fe Alco w/ horn
218C Santa Fe B unit
3419-1 Operating Helicopter car
3665 –1 Minuteman Missile Launching Car
6448-1 Exploding Target Range Car
3349-1 Turbo Missile Firing Car
6017-235 Santa Fe Caboose
6029-25 O27 Uncoupling Track Section
1073-25 60 Watt Transformer
147-25 Horn & Whistle Controller
D cell Battery
Wire for Remote control track
90-30 Push Button
310-2 Set of 5 Billboards
Eight sections of O27 curved track
Three sections of O27 straight track
Two instruction sheets
 
Hope this helps,
 
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Posted by rtraincollector on Monday, December 26, 2016 3:09 PM

there you go 

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