This highly sought-after Ty EXTREMELY RARE COLLECTIBLE Claude the Crab is officially retired and discontinued from the original Ty Beanie Babies franchise. This particular Claude The Crab was introduced in 1996 and was one of the first made on Ty’s initial limited production line using exclusively P. Pellets, which were used later when Ty grew to a larger mass production line later in 1998; along with the iconic original signature Ty tie-dye fabric, and several tag errors which make it even more valuable to collectors! Collector’s and Investor’s Valuable Errors are listed below. No comma “OAKBROOK” IL. No interior KR stamp, which adds value and is synonymous to the initial limited production line items. Pellets, which adds value and is synonymous to the initial limited production line items handmade. No comma after “Oakbrook” IL. ” after “P015 5TX. Style number is on the same line as “Claude” Ty name, which adds value because Ty stopped this after they went to mass production lines of this beanie. DOB (date of birthday) is NOT written out, it is numerical, which is extremely rare for this Ty Beanie Baby because the birthday wasn’t written out until it was mass produced. This Museum Quality, Guaranteed Authentic, Original 1996 1st Edition Ty Beanie Baby Claude the Crab has been kept in a sealed protective display case and has an ear tag protector. He comes from a certified reseller’s estate and from a smoke free, pet free, climate controlled environment for almost 3 decades. And as always, Happy Collecting!!