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A fine porcelain collector plate from The Beano Plate Collection produced by Danbury Mint. This officially licensed item features the character Biffo the Bear. The central transfer-printed decoration depicts Biffo running alongside a boy wearing a red and black striped shirt. The design is surrounded by a wide cream-coloured border featuring twelve individual comic-style vignettes showing the bear in various scenarios. The circular plate has a slightly raised rim with a gilt-finished edge. The reverse is marked with a comprehensive transfer-printed backstamp that includes the logo for The Beano Official Product Plate Collection, licensing information for D.C. Thomson and Co. Ltd dated 2001, the title Biffo the Bear, and the Danbury Mint mark and monogram. The plate is accompanied by its original Certificate of Authenticity and is housed in the original custom-moulded polystyrene protective packaging.
Diameter: approximately 20cm.
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