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 "We Deal In Quality And Trust!" A Comprehensive Site For Boyds Bearstones®Reference / Value Guide & Secondary Market Resource Your ad here for $5.00/month! Advertise In This Space BEARSTONE® BASICSA Learning CenterVARIATIONSThe same stone changes? A Variation is a departure from the original. With Bearstones®, ithas the same meaning. The coloration or mold for the production of the Bearstone® is changed and so is not exactly like the original issue. Some Variations are quite distinct, others very minor. In our Bearstone® Listing we have tried to make note of all the Variations. Many times you can find a Variation by looking for the RS designation on the Understamp. (You can read about RS in the Bearstone® Basics.) Most of the recent Variations (1998 & later) can be found by using the RS. There are, however, quite a number of variations that are not found by using the RS designation. Prior to 1998 there were relatively few Bearstones® with RS even though there were some dramatic Variations. MISPELLINGS AS VARIATIONS? There have seen several Bearstones® released that have misspellings on the Understamps. A couple of these Bearstones® would include Elliot The Hero and Bailey...A Little Bit Of Honey. Elliot has the Bearstone Collection® spelled "Beatstone Collection®" and Bailey has the Parade of Gifts spelled "Larade of Gifts" on some issues. Are these true variations? Our answer is no! It is certainly of interest to the serious collector, but not significant enough to be classed as a variation. We have seen some publications denote these "typos" as variations. In reality they are just typos. A significant Understamp change would be a variation. Such an example would be #228320 Sandy Claus...Have A Simple Christmas. This is a variation from the exact mold of #228320V S. Kringlebeary...Have A Simple Christmas. Here the whole name changed, not a single letter. Another example is Bailey...A Little Bit Of Honey and its true variation Bailey...A Little Bit Of Honey HBM. The HBM was added to the Understamp to denote significance! WANT TO LEARN MORE? Try one of these subjects below. CHOOSE A TOPIC (Just Click On Your Choice) Editions Understamps General Definitions Limited Editions PE, EE, GCC, POG, NALED & SYN Issues Canadian Releases Secondary Market Value Guides Variations RS Have you read The Intelligent Collector Series? These subjects will get you started in the wonderful world of collecting Boyds Bearstones®! Once you have mastered the basics, go to the next level! The Collector's Handbook Need To Ask A Question? Email us: thebearcollector@thebearcollector.com | 
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