Let me just begin by saying: I am still in shock over the stroke of luck I had in acquiring these for my collection. Thrilled is an understatement!
I am an avid Petite Pony collector, having begun my collection in 1990 when I was only 6, and roundabout the early 2000s I learned of the mysterious "stamper Petites" aka "Italian Petites" by way of Silverdawn's Petite Pocket website. I was determined to one day find them for my own collection, and I scoured the web for more information on them to little avail. From what I could tell, it was unknown how many colors, moulds, and sets were ever produced.
Well...now I can answer that
There were 8 colors produced, each color made in 4 moulds, for a total of 8 sets of 4 / 32 individual ponies. I stumbled upon a single MIB set on Ebay, from an Italian seller, and following my purchase, she asked me if I would be interested in the other 7 sets.
WOULD I.
I basically gifted these rarities unto myself, after several months of personal heartache that I won't get into. I told myself "I deserve these," put in a little extra time at the home office, and splurged for the entire lineup. It took two weeks for the box to make it to me...WORTH IT
And with that...here are my photos! I am absolutely willing to share them with anyone who has a Petite Pony guide website and would like to make their guide more thorough.
First, here's the lineup on their new shelf
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loginMIP shots:
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loginThe plastic bubbles were yellowed, thus distorting the colors of the ponies underneath...but I freed them (please don't kill me, MIP collectors!), so those photos will follow.
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loginAll the backs are the same. If anyone likes collecting packaging, I have seven empty packages that I'd be happy to disperse to other collectors who would like one.
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loginFinally free!
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loginThe mould for the right-facing pony is a little "off" in some sets - a few ponies' faces look a tad melty
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loginAnd yet others looked just fine.
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loginSome of their symbols are very lightly printed as well.
I realize I forgot to take photos of their stamper bottoms, so I can add those later, or provide better close-ups of the rump symbols if anyone is interested!