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Josie West - 'Cowgirl Articulee'

Stock No. 1067-A

Canadian Josie was issued in four different boxes:

  • French Inscription Johnny West Series - Turquoise Body, 1968-1969
  • Mod Colours stamp Johnny West Series- Dark Blue Body, 1969-1973
  • Bilingual (Blue Splash) Johnny West Series- Dark Blue or Turquoise Body, 1973 on
  • Department Store Mailer - All Years

Like their US partners, the Scarborough plant also used either the flowered or plain front female child torso for Josie and Janice.



1st Canadian issue

"De La Serie Johnny West" French Inscription
Canadian Josie was first issued in a French Inscription box.

"Instructions en français à l'intérieur" is printed on the box face.

She had a turquoise body with a cream accessory set.



2nd Canadian issue

"Mod Colour" Stamp
Canadian Josie was next issued in the Mod Colours Stamp box.

"Instructions en français à l'intérieur" is printed on the box face.

She had a Dark Blue body with a white or off white accessory set.

It seems that the kids were the first figures to be produced in mod colors in Canada.



3rd Canadian issue

"La Serie Johnny West"
Canadian Josie was next issued in a Blue Splash Bilingual box.

See had a turquoise body with a cream accessory set.

Here are pictures from Jill's collection showing the French and English faces/sides of the same box.





 


4th Canadian issue

Brown Mailer Box

These shipping boxes were used throughout Josie's life in Canada.

JWA figures were not produced in Canada. They were imported from the US and bilingual instructions manuals were added. Then they would simply apply a sticker on the box saying that french instructions were included.


Accessories

Canadian Josie came with the same accessories as her US counterpart. However, Canada made more color variations! Here's a list of possible colors:
  • Regular Cream
  • White
  • Off White - may just be a factory colorant problem


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