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Postby André » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:17 am
I finally got all existing UK boxes.

One interesting thing is that the last 6 boxes made are actually marked Maia-Portugal!!

I put them in the approximate order they were released.
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André

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Postby Smurfysmurf » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:34 am
thanks, Andre :D

That is interesting about the last four boxes...would you still consider them UK boxes or should these really be called Portugal boxes?

Were you able to get the original smurfs with them (still in their plastic)..I'd be interested to know if their markings are "Made in Portugal" as well.
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Postby André » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:09 am
I would not call the last 6 boxes Portugal-boxes. They are still the same UK boxes. The only difference is that the boxes made after summer 1981, starting with the go-cart sold in october 1981, got this marking inside the box. It is because the company Solito made these boxes for Maia. Actually the fireman and photographer also have the solito-marking, but then without Maia and Portugal.

You can see the same type on differences on the W Berrie-boxes, sometimes printed in W Germany and sometimes printed in Hongkong, still I would call them US boxes made for W Berrie. ?? :-? :cheers:

In many of the UK-boxes you will find yellow dot-smurfs and special variation accessories. But not all are marked Portugal. The reason for this is that the Portugal marking did not start until later. In the beginning german-made smurfs just painted in Portugal were used. In the very early beginning I don´t think they even painted them in Portugal. Since then you could get both german and hongkong-smurfs also in the UK. But from around 1979 the smurfs mainly were painted in Portugal.

If you check the Maia Borges catalogue from 1985 you will find many supersmurfs and these were also sold in the UK boxes but then with a Maia Borges sticker. And then also sometimes with Portugal markings.

I think there are threads about this??? At least you can some information in the posts I made earlier about supersmurf-variations, eventhough alot of the information needs to be updated!!?? :lol: :-D
André

In Sweden the smurfs are blue ( and yellow).

Website: The collectors guide to the smurfs ( under construction) : http://thecursedcountry.com/

Smurfy blog: http://smurfblog.thecursedcountry.com/

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Postby André » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:12 am
for example you can read about 40502 differences in this thread I made over 2 years ago know. :D

http://forum.bluecavern.com/viewtopic.p ... ight=40502
André

In Sweden the smurfs are blue ( and yellow).

Website: The collectors guide to the smurfs ( under construction) : http://thecursedcountry.com/

Smurfy blog: http://smurfblog.thecursedcountry.com/

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Postby André » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:38 am
There is a variation with very darkbrown oars also, which is a genuine variation shown in catalogues and on posters, which I also have. It is not pictured in my old thread. :D
André

In Sweden the smurfs are blue ( and yellow).

Website: The collectors guide to the smurfs ( under construction) : http://thecursedcountry.com/

Smurfy blog: http://smurfblog.thecursedcountry.com/

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Postby Tintin » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:24 pm
Hi Andre

Congratulations with these boxes.
They look great, i love the cage, and airplane..............
seems i still have a long way to go.
But if i was finished with my collection, the fun would go of :-D

Tintin

Postby Ritter_Schlumpfenherz » Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:12 am
Congratulations André!!!! :cheers:
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