Wow! How many times have you seen a near-mint Beistle Tango Cat with its original glassine envelope? Answer: Maybe never! This is one of the best listings gracing eBay in 2025. Beistle produced two Tango designs - this cat and a scary witch - for only a season or two beginning in 1930. I suspect they were not brisk sellers. Here is what I write on page 225: “The construction of this Tango figure did not lend itself well to survival over the decades. Opening and closing the honeycomb stresses the main body and degrades the honeycomb. The points along the border typically are creased and bumped. Because he cannot stand and must be hung, there are invariably creases or repairs at the feet. The severity of these nearly always present condition issues has a direct correlation to value.” This listing deserves the attention of all collectors who understandably treasure the Beistle aesthetic. I hope it does well.
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