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Mattel Happy Holidays Barbie (1988)
- Year
- 1988 Community consensus
- Manufacturer
- Mattel Community consensus
About this item
First doll in Mattel's annual holiday Barbie series, dressed in a red glittered tulle gown with a white satin bow. It sold out quickly and launched a run that lasted through 1998.
Details
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Archive type
- Collectible
- Brand
- Barbie
- Product line
- Happy Holidays Barbie series
- Materials
- vinyl doll, tulle and satin gown
- Packaging
- window box
- Model number
- 1703
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Community Identified
- Happy Holidays Barbie 1988-1998 Collector Reference Supports: series began 1988, sold out fast, ran through 1998 (20 dolls including Black versions from 1990) Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
- 1703 1988 Happy Holidays Barbie Marketplace Listing (reference) Supports: stock number 1703, gown description, first in series Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source