HERE IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BID ON THE VERY FIRST OF THE RUSS LIMITED EDITION BEAR COLLECTION.  ITEM LE001 OR THE LOVELY BEAR KNOWN AS "BROWN" WAS RELEASED IN JULY 2005 WITH A WORLDWIDE LIMITED NUMBER OF ONLY 5,000 PIECES WITH MR. RUSS BERRIE'S SIGNATURE ON HIS FOOTPAD. OUR "BROWN" BEAR IS ALSO COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL "BEARS FROM THE PAST" RUSS GIFTBOX AND RUSS CERTIFICATE.  THE BEAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION COMPLETE WITH HIS ORIGINAL HANG TAG AND TUSH TAG, ALTHOUGH HE DOES HAVE A VERY SLIGHT COLOUR FADING TO HIS FRONT. PLEASE SEE OUR IMAGES FOR YOUR REFERENCE. PLEASE ALSO NOTE ONE OF THE STITCHED FOOTPAD CLAW DETAILS ON THE BEARS LEFT FOOTPAD HAS BECOME LOOSE.

WITH THE SAD PASSING OF MR. RUSS BERRIE, THIS BEAR IS VERY SOUGHT AFTER AND EVER MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND.  THIS IS A COMPLETE EXAMPLE OF THIS BEAR AND IT WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO SOMEONE'S COLLECTION OR IDEAL AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR A BEAR COLLECTOR.

PLEASE ENSURE THIS BEAR IS GIVEN A GOOD HOME, HE WILL BE MISSED!  HAPPY BIDDING.