THE SANTA
BALLOON
87/708 The Santa Balloon
Original selling price: $26.00
Introduced: 1997
Issued: 1997
Retired: 2000
Maybe F & F should reconsider putting Stewart in another marching piece. This is the second piece that Stewart has been seen marching in, and the only member to be out of step during the parade. In both The Santa Balloon and Little Drummer Boy, he has his left foot raised when all the other members have their right feet raised.
The photo on the box and in the 1997 (p. 27) and 1998 (p. 20) catalogs, Stewart has more white around the eyes. The photo negative in the 1998 (p. 20) catalog is reversed.
Collectors should be careful because the coating on the wires can come off easily if bumped against something. The Santa Balloon was on the list of the top sellers in 1997.
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