![]() Even Japanese Skipper in medium condition are saught after by collectors and are sold at ![]() These dolls are extremely rare and probably the most expensive SL Skipper dolls to be found on the market. Japanese Pink Skin Skippers are marked © 1963 Mattel, Inc. Japanese Tan Skippers are either marked Skipper © 1963 Mattel, Inc. or © 1963 Mattel, Inc. Either in addition to the sticker mentioned above or instead of Skooter Boxes that were sold in Japan hat stickers stating Skooters stock number, so it's likely Skipper's boxes had those as well. Of course, since the item isn't NRFB (never removed from box), there's no 100 % proof of the authenticity, but I'm quite sure it's genuine. Also enclosed was the Japanese Barbie booklet that also came with theĭressed box dolls. The box came with a liner and all the regularĪccessories - including the regular Skipper stand - not the black round stand sold with the Japanese dressed box dolls. Also, there's a black certification sticker attached to the bottom of the box, on the inside. ![]() "non-dressed-box Japanese Skippers" has been solved: Marco owns a Japanese Skipper that came in a regular Skipper box which has a sticker with a Japanese writing on it - on one short end of Could it be possible they weren't sold in boxes at all? It's also possible they were sold with the regular Skipper stands instead of the super rareīlack stand that came with the dressed box Skippers and which was pictured in the booklets.) Update 2019/10: Thanks to a fellow collector it looks like the mystery of the Non-dressed-box-Japanese-Skipper with a box. In fact, I've never found (and never have seen a photograph of) a Same boxes like the regular SL Skipper dolls, maybe without the addition of a tariff sticker at the bottom of the box. Japanese Skippers were sold in the three basic hair colors: "Redhead", "Brunette" and "Blonde" and were available for 600 Yen. Skipper with dark red lips, you can be sure they are repainted, because the original lip color wasn't dark red.Īlmost all Japanese Skippers have "green" around the hair line, which was caused by the headbands (oxidation). You hardly ever find Japanese Skippers with their original blush or original lip color, usually their lips have faded (pink skin) and/or turned butter white (tan skin). Some tan skin Skippers seem to have hand painted eyes/eyelashes. Usually, nowadays their faces and/or arms have discolorations.īut there are also "tan" Skippers (extremely rare). The majority of the Japanese Skipper dolls came in the pink skin tone. I believe pink skin Japanese Skippers were sold in 1966 only (when the regular Skipper was first issued in Skippers with brown eyebrows have been found. Three black eyelashes were painted on each side of her eyes and most of the dolls had black eyebrows. Glance to the left and light blue eyeshadow, as well as blush. The "Japanese Skipper dolls" #S950 were sold from 1964 until 1966 and had most of the features as the regular SL Skipper dolls. But Japanese Skippers had black eyes that Skooter and Ricky also had a sticker attached to their boxes (probably also the regular Skipper box with Skipper in her OSS), which state their production numbers (# 1040 for Skooter, #1090 for You can find more info on the dressed doll boxes above. number, and the number of the fashion enclosed on it. "), except for the sticker attached to the bottom of the box with the KB (described on the page "Straight Leg SL Skipper. The regular Skipper version's boxes were the same like in the U.S. Skooter (a Skooter dressed doll box has been found) Here is an overview of Skipper (and her friends) available in Japan: In Japan, not only the Japanese version of Skipper was sold, but also the regular version. Mattel went into business with Kokusai Boeki Kaisha in 1957. They also produced the early fashion booklets included in boxes and packaging for Mattel’s dolls and fashion outfits available in the Is specialized in goods and services importing and exporting. It was produced by Kokusai Boeki Kaisha Ltd, a Japanese company founded in 1937, which Above you can see the cover page of the Japanese Barbie booklet in which the Japanese Skipper is pictured.
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