Andrew wanted to see these pics and he thought others might be interested. The CE has been very roughly cut in. These came to me in a sealed bag from a UK dealer who I know only ever bought brand new stock, they were sealed in bag.
Okay nothing like what I had.....I have Schleich S markings (HK rubbed out) but no CE. There does seem to be a "c" shaped cut into the sole of the foot but this probably just the injecting hole.
Has anyone seen the W Germany Schleich S variation or do they have this one in their collections?
I have been trying to find this one for about 12 months but everyone I have seen has been HK or Schleich S.....I have not seen one single W Germany one yet and would love to see one just to know that they are actually out there. At this stage I still believe they are probably out there but would love for someone to confirm this if possible.
Very interesting?? Is it usual practice to come across this. it looks like it has been added (cut in to the figure) after the smurfs were made??? I dont know but im very intreged.
Smurfy regards, Steve.
I love those different markings though, it gives extra flavour to the collecting. Yo would think that at least for one year and one country, they would have one system, but it seems to change all the time (even with more recent ones, like the table tennis player I showed recently).