BEARING GIFTS

87/600 Bearing Gifts  

GCC early release
Original selling price: $16.50
Introduced: June 1996 (early GCC release); 
Introduced: June 1997 (regular dealer release)
Issued: 1996 (early GCC release); 
Issued: 1997 (regular dealer release)
Retired: 2000

In 1996, Bearing Gifts was released early to all GCC retailers.  This gave the  GCC retailers the opportunity to sell Bearing Gifts for one year before it was released in 1997 to the other Charming Tails retailers. This early release of Bearing Gifts is identical to the same piece released in 1997.  

Collectors are uncertain if they should buy the early GCC release versus the later release.  Both versions may and are often identical.   In 1998, however, the early GCC release of Skating Party turned out to be different from the later release in 1999.   

Tip:  For my own collection, I always buy all the early releases and compare the piece to the later release.  Why?  Because there is no  guarantee they will be the same.   

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Revised: 02/20/06.