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I found this letter that the original owner provided with a great story of these dolls. I think it is very informative and I wanted to share it. Let me know if there anything else you might know about these dolls and thanks for all the great information.
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wow are the tall ones 36 " !!!!!!!!!! Amazing . And worth a lot !
Great collection. You don't see many 36" dolls.
Nice collection. Love the tall ones, those are valuable. Also great that you have the letters of provenance to go with them, people love having that and it increases the value of the collection.