[André]

Hi,

if you would guess. Which smurf do you think was the first one marked Portugal???

My guess, so far , is the Green St:Patrick made in 1982. ??

[bundleofkent]

Interesting choice Andre!!!

I always thought the green variant was a later release but I have a feeling you are going to tell us why!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tintin]

Hi

I should think the Bully Portugal smurfs.
These are into my file 20068, 20078, and 20090............. but that's probably wrong

Tintin

[André]

Regarding the St Patrick-smurf.

The green variant was the first one Martin. Sold in the US as a seasonal figurine, #6580, already 1982/1983. The black colour was first released in 1986, when shown in catalogue, then with red hatband. The red hatband was removed in 1989.

And then you get the CE, und so weiter!!

Do you think there could be any earlier one getting the made in Portugal marking?? Many of the seasonalfigurines were made in Portugal also for the US-market!

For example the easter bunnies are dated 1981, but I am sure if that is correct, since it says 1982 on them. But have you noticed that the 2 have been changed on those?? Also is hard to say if HK or portugal were first??? But I think the easterbunnies sold in the US were the HK-marked ones???

[André]

Hi

I should think the Bully Portugal smurfs.
These are into my file 20068, 20078, and 20090............. but that's probably wrong

Tintin

Also interesting choices Frank,

Still marked Bully, means before 1984/85, and Portugal. Could be correct??

Do you have more candidates??

[Tintin]

Hi Andre

That's the way i thought about it...............
No no more idea's.

Tintin

[André]

The thing with the St Patrick smurf is that we can date that one to 1982 with Portugal-markings. As far as I know there are no other green st patrick smurfs without that marking.

So then we know for sure that in 1982 made in portugal-smurfs existed.

But maybe there could have been earlier ones???

In the beginning they only painted the smurfs delivered from Germany in Victor Maias factory.