A beautiful dove, so fragile and small,
is bringing her message of peace to us all.

Description

Holiday Treasures Ornament

Features a dove–with an iridescent blue and purple metallic finish and gold accents–in flight carrying a ribbon and holly twig in its beak. Year-dated 1980.

  • Artist:
  • Released: 1980
  • Retail Price: $4.00 USA
  • Material(s): plastic (decoform)
  • Dimensions: 3¾" w. x 2¾" h.
  • SKU: QX352-1
  • Produced in: USA
  • Production Date(s): 

Associated Ornament

Christmas Kitten
Test Ornament




The Ones That Got Away…, Another Peek Into Hallmark History

1980 Holiday Dove and Christmas Kitten

Commonly referred to by collectors as the “test” Dove and “test” Kitten, neither of these ornaments was mass-marketed, however they were sold for a short time in the Kansas City area. Most collectors assume because they were “test” they were never boxed. Not true. Mint in box do exist but are extremely rare. Both ornaments were touted as made from a “specially developed process.” Basically each is a molded, colored piece of plastic that is filled with a hard plastic from the back. The Dove is blue with golden highlights. The Kitten is white with a red bow, and an all-over holly sprig design. Both are low production but the Kitten was produced in much lower numbers than the Dove.

NOTE: This ornament was canceled during production. It was never available for purchase at retail.

Because of the production being canceled, various stages of this design exist including unfilled shells, unpunched ornaments, and unboxed ornaments. Very few ornaments were boxed before production was canceled.

Total production: approximately 200 pieces.

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Description

Holiday Treasures Ornament
Features a dove–with an iridescent blue and purple metallic finish and gold accents–in flight carrying a ribbon and holly twig in its beak. Year-dated 1980.

  • Artist:
  • Released: 1980
  • Retail Price: $4.00 USA
  • Material(s): plastic (decoform)
  • Dimensions: 3¾" w. x 2¾" h.
  • SKU: QX352-1
  • Produced in: USA
  • Production Date(s): 

The Ones That Got Away…, Another Peek Into Hallmark History

1980 Holiday Dove and Christmas Kitten

Commonly referred to by collectors as the “test” Dove and “test” Kitten, neither of these ornaments was mass-marketed, however they were sold for a short time in the Kansas City area. Most collectors assume because they were “test” they were never boxed. Not true. Mint in box do exist but are extremely rare. Both ornaments were touted as made from a “specially developed process.” Basically each is a molded, colored piece of plastic that is filled with a hard plastic from the back. The Dove is blue with golden highlights. The Kitten is white with a red bow, and an all-over holly sprig design. Both are low production but the Kitten was produced in much lower numbers than the Dove.

NOTE: This ornament was canceled during production. It was never available for purchase at retail.

Because of the production being canceled, various stages of this design exist including unfilled shells, unpunched ornaments, and unboxed ornaments. Very few ornaments were boxed before production was canceled.

Total production: approximately 200 pieces.

Associated Ornament

Christmas Kitten
Test Ornament




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