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Early Bird Certificate Package — Flat

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Unassembled package flat documenting development of Kenner’s Early Bird Certificate Package.

Development OriginUSA

Developer / LicenseeKenner

Development PeriodUnknown

Research ConfidenceHigh

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Development storyThe Early Bird Certificate Package flat belongs to one of the most unusual solutions in toy-industry history. In late 1977, Star Wars had become a phenomenon faster than Kenner could tool and manufacture a full action-figure assortment for Christmas. Rather than miss the holiday season entirely, the company sold a certificate package promising that the first figures would be mailed later. This surviving flat records the package before final assembly. It preserves the printed panels, folds, graphics, instructions,…

How to identify itUnassembled printed or developmental package flat preserved before folding and final assembly. Unassembled package flat documenting development of Kenner’s Early Bird Certificate Package.

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