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BP-1 Beswick Gold Circle and Beswick Gold Parallel Lines
Issued 1948 to 1954
| Beswick BP-1a Gold Circle |
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BP-1a (Gold Circle)
The first variety has the words "Beswick" and "England" forming a circle. This variety was used on 22 different figures.
BP-1b (Gold Parallel Lines)
The second variety has the words "Beswick" and "England" arranged in parallel lines. This variety was used on two different figures (possibly on more due to errors).
| BP-2 Beswick Gold Oval |
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BP-2 Beswick Gold Oval Issued 1955 to 1972
The gold oval was used on 42 Beatrix Potter figurines.
| Transitional Backstamp Part Gold, Part Brown |
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BP-2/BP-3 Transitional Backstamp
This backstamp exists on a limited number of figures. The backstamp is part gold and part brown line; usually the "Beatrix Potter" and the figure's name appear in gold with the last three lines in brown.
BP-3 Beswick Brown Line Issued 1973 to 1988
| BP-3a Beswick Brown Line |
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BP-3a Beswick Brown Line
Potter's, no copyright date, issued 1973 to 1974
Used on 50 figures
| BP-3b Beswick Brown Line |
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BP-3b Beswick Brown Line
Potter's, copyright date, issued 1974-1985
Used on 79 figures
| BP-3c Beswick Brown Line |
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BP-3c Beswick Brown Line
Potter (no s), Copyright date, issued 1985-1988
Used on 79 figures
BP-4 Beswick Signature Issued 1988-1989
Used on a total of 29 figures
| BP-4 Beswick Signature |
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BP-5 Royal Albert Gold Crown Issued 1989
This backstamp was reinstituted for 1989 to mark the change from Doulton/Beswick figures to Royal Albert. It was used on 6 different figures.
BP-6 Royal Albert Brown Crown Issued 1989-1998
| BP-6a Royal Albert Small Brown Crown |
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BP-6a Royal Albert Small Size Brown Crown
Issued 1989-1998 and exists on 90 figures
BP-6b Royal Albert Large Size Brown Crown
Issued 1993-1998 and exists on 10 figures
| BP-7 Beswick Brown Oval |
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BP-7 Beswick Brown Oval Issued 1993
Issued only on the large size Peter Rabbit to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Peter Rabbit (1893-1993)
BP-8 Beswick Ware Brown Script Issued 1994 to 1998
| BP-8a Beswick Ware Brown Script General Backstamp |
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BP-8a Beswick Ware Brown Script General Backstamp Issued 1998
Issued as a general backstamp for a very short period of time in 1998, the brown script may turn out to be the rarest of the Beatrix Potter backstamps. It is found on only 2 figures.
| BP-8b Beswick 50th Anniversary Backstamp |
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BP-8b 50th Anniversary of Production of Beatrix Potter Figures at Beswick, Issued 1997
| BP-8c Limited Edition Backstamp |
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BP-8c Limited Edition Backstamp
BP-8c is a modification of BP-8a and designed for the limited edition figurines. It is found on three figures.
BP-9 Beswick Ware Gold Script Issued 1997-1999
A gold Beswick Ware script backstamp was coupled with the anniversary, limited edition, gold, or platinum highlighted figures. There are four varieties of this backstamp.
BP-9a 100th Anniversary of John Beswick Studios, Issued 1994
Issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Beswick studios. The backstamp was only available on the Large Jemima Puddle-duck.
BP-9b Beswick Ware Gold Script General Backstamp Issued 1997-1998
This backstamp is found on 6 different characters, all which have gold accents.
BP-9c Beswick Ware Gold Script Limited Edition
This backstamp, a modification of the BP-9b, appears on 12 large size figurines issued by Lawleys By Post between 1997-1999. They were issued and sold on pairs. A single double figure was issued in 2000.
BP-9d Peter Rabbit and Friends Limited Editions
This backstamp is a modification of BP-9b and is found on limited edition figures with gold accent issued by Peter Rabbit and Friends. It is found on 5 figures.
BP-10 Beswick Black Crest Issued 1998 to Date
In 1998 the Beswick backstamp was redesigned and theBeswick crest was re-introduced for the Beswick line of Storybook figurines. There are three varieties of this backstamp.
| BP-10a Beswick Black Crest |
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BP-10a Beswick Black Crest
This backstamp is found on 27 different figures.
| BP-10b Beswick Black Arch |
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BP-10b Beswick Black Arch
This backstamp is a modification of BP-10a and can be found on 14 different figurines. The modification was necessary due to base restriction.
| BP-10c Beswick Black Circle |
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BP-10c Beswick Black Circle
This backstamp is a modification of BP-10a. Its modification can be found on 8 different figures.
| BP-11 Beswick Gold Crest |
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BP-11 Beswick Gold Crest Special Editions
This backstamp is a gold version of the BP-10a and can be found on Sweet Peter Rabbit.
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