BESWICK BP2A COPYRIGHT OVER F. WARNE BEATRIX POTTER FIGURINE RIBBY CAT VERY RARE

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BESWICK DIDN'T START STAMPING COPYRIGHT DATES ON THE BOTTOM OF THEIR FIGURES UNTIL ABOUT 1974-1975. ANY SELLER CLAIMING TO HAVE A FIGURE FROM THE 1940's 50's 60's etc. BECAUSE OF A DATE STAMPED ON THE BOTTOM IS MISINFORMED.
COPYRIGHT DATE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF PRODUCTION DATE !!!
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RIBBY CAT
BP2A GOLD OVAL
THE WORD "COPYRIGHT" APPEARING OVER THE WORDS "F.WARNE & CO. LTD." IS
A VERY RARE STAMP COMBINATION NOT MENTIONED IN ANY COLLECTOR'S CATALOG
CIRCA 1951
UNTIL ABOUT 1973 - 1974 ALL OF THE BESWICK FIGURINES WERE MARKED ON THE BOTTOMS BY HAND USING AN INK PAD AND A SERIES OF DIFFERENT RUBBER STAMPS
ANYTHING SHOWING A COPYRIGHT DATE WAS MADE 1974 AND AFTER
THE COPYRIGHT DATE IS NOT AN INDICATOR OF WHEN THE FIGURINE WAS MADE
IT IS MERELY THE YEAR THE CHARACTER IMAGE OR LIKENESS WAS PATENTED TO STOP COUNTERFEITERS
No Chips ~ NO Cracks ~ No Repairs ~ LIGHT TO NORMAL OVER ALL AGE CRAZING
RARE BEATRIX POTTER FIGURINE / FIGURE
MADE IN ENGLAND By BESWICK F. WARNE & CO. LTD.
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