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Maple, the Canadian bear
issued in 1996, CURRENT BUT SEEMINGLY RARER THAN PRINCESS,
even in Canada !
- The Canadian Bear ! I predicted that he would RETIRE this year ! At least
Canada is supposed to have better medical retirement benefits than the
U.S.!
Wonder if he joined the
Mounties yet ?
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Maple "OLYMPIC" , the winning
Canadian Bear
issued in August 1997, retired
in 1997
- According to my research, approximately 5,000 of these
Special Olympic Canadian bears were made for distribution/sale. During
their original introduction, they were also sold online, but the response
was so great, the promoters began ripping off the bottom of the tag with
the web address so that no more requests would come in! My sources tell
me that about 2,000 to 3,000 of the critters having the intact labels now
survive!
This is one of the few,
the proud, and the select! VERY RARE!!
$ 699.
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Maple "PRIDE" , the FIRST Canadian
Bear
issued in 1996, retired in 1996
- One of ONLY 3000 made before switching
to the simple MAPLE tush tag. MUCH RARER than the proverbial Bear Teeth!
Fewer produced than the infamous ROYAL
BLUE PEANUT! A real "SLEEPER" in the Beanie nursery!!
$ 1,099