Paper
Products
Muppet Collectibles
Hallmark
(1978)
Muppet
Show Stationary
Hallmark
released this great set of Muppet Show stationary with matching red envelopes.
While the stationary cover includes an illustrated of Kermit, Fozzie,
Piggy, Animal, and Dr. Teeth. Animal is not pictured on the stationary.
On the stationary there is a Muppet in each corner writing a note (Fozzie,
Miss Piigy, Dr. Teeth, and Kermit).
Hallmark
(1979)
Muppet
Valentines
These
neat Muppet Valentines may have been the first set of boxed Valentines
produced. Each box contained 12 Valentines and there are three different
boxes. The cover of Miss Piggy's says: "I may be piggy, valentine..."
And on the inside: "...but I want you all to myself! Happy Valentines
Day!"
There is
another valentine featuring Fozzie talking to Kermit at his desk. The
covers says, "What's a three-letter word for a perfect Valentine?"
and inside, "Y-O-U! Happy Valentine's Day!"
This card
features Kermit talking to the Swedish Chef. The cover says, "De
phlin hge yar, de yammer-yammer" and inside, "In other words,
have a Happy Valentine's Day!"
Hallmark/Ambassador
Cards (1981)
Greeting
Cards
These
greeting cards for all occasions have fabulous photos of posed Muppets.
A"Jim Henson Muppet Puppet Card" logo can be found on the back.
- Kermit
playing the banjo, with "How are things at your end of the swamp?"
inside.
- Kermit
looking through a scrapbook: "Every time I think of you
I
get a people in my throat!"
- Kermit
writing a letter by candlelight: "So I haven't written much lately!
Neither has Shakespeare!"
Large
Greeting Cards
Hallmark
produced several large greeting cards. They measure approximataley 16
inches by 8 inches.
- Miss Piggy
holding her golden telephone. Outside: "I asked my dear oly Granny
what a gentleman like you would want for his Birthday, and she said...
'Just never mind what he'd want! Send him a card!'"
- Miss Piggy
in a pink and white dress laying on her bed. Outisde: "It's Valentine's
Day! Wanna play Kissy Kissy?" and inside "I hope your answer
is Yessy Yessy! Happy Valentine's Day!"
- Miss Piggy
in a dark purple dress with a fur coat. Outside: Who says opposites
attract? After all, look at us... we're both perfect and we get along
greet!"
Jumbo
Greeting Cards
Hallmark
produced several "Jumbo" Muppet cards. These measure approximately
18 inches by 12 inches.
- Miss Piggy
wearing a pink dress holding a white rose. Outside: "With a little
practice I could learn to love you!" and inside: "When's my
first lesson?"
- Kermit
has his hands on his heart. Outside: "Know what I like about our
relationship?" and inside: "I never have to put an act on
for you!"
- Miss Piggy
in a purple dress holding a lavendar notepad. Outside: "I was going
to have a lovely, gorgeous, sexy, well-built beauty jump out of your
Birthday Cake..." and inside: "...but I didn't want to get
frosting in my hair! Happy Birthday!"
Hallmark/Ambassador
Cards (1982)
Another
set of various occassion cards with the "Jim Henson Muppet Puppet
Cards" logo.
- Miss Piggy
with her hands on her hips: "If you won't accept a kiss from me
on your birthday
I'll just give you something else
A second
chance!"
Fozzie
Valentines
Box
of 12 valentines featuring Fozzie as he stands on roller skates in front
of a large heart. He looks pretty dapper with his plaid pants and red
suspenders. This is a neat and somewhat rare photo of a full length Fozzie.
This may be one of the only times we actually see his toes.
Outside
says, "No Joke, Valentine --" and inside "You Sure Are
Fun!"
The
Planning Corporation (1986)
"Miss
Piggy's Art Treasures" postcards, based on the Kermitage Collection
photos.
Postcards
include: Green Boy, Arisfroggle Contemplating the Bust of You-Know-Who,
Whistler's Weirdo, The Birth of You-Know-Who
Gibson
Greetings (1990)
Box
of 36 kids valentines.
Thirteen
designs and two teacher cards are included.
Gibson
Greetings/Cleo (1990)
Muppet
Valentines
A
box of 32 kids' classroom Valentines. The set included 12 different Valentines,
featuring Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, Rowlf, and the Swedish
Chef.
Gibson
Greetings (1991)
Greeting
cards
Gibson
Greetings produced a variety of Muppet cards including an Easter card
with Kermit and Bean Bunny illustrations.
Gibson
Greetings (1992)
These
valentines are the exact same as the 1990 ones only in a different box.
The
box features everyone's favorite frog and pig all ready for Valentine's
Day.
American
Greetings/Carlton Cards (1992)
American
Greetings released four greeting cards with illustrations (heads of Kermit,
Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo).
Approximately
40 greeting cards with photographs were produced as well (including Kermit,
Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, Rowlf, Statler, Waldorf, and Bunsen &
Beaker).
Mead
Stationary (1992)
Simply
Marvelous Collection
Miss Piggy's
"Simply Marvelous" collection includes four different writing
tablets, and decorative envelopes. Every item in this collection displayed
the signature silhouette of Miss Piggy with the words, "To Know Moi....
Is To Love Moi". The envelopes were sold seperately in sets of sixteen
and feature the "Simply Marvelous" logo.
Stand
By Your Man... And Whatever You Do DON’T LET GO!
This
tablet features Kermit and Miss Piggy in a loving embrace.
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If
At First Vous don’t Succeed. Buy! Buy! Again!
This
tablet has Miss Piggy dressed in pink polka-hearts while holder
her planner.
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When
the going gets tough... you are obviously in the wrong place.
This
tablet has Miss Piggy looking very sophisticated as she is dressed
all in white.
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Love
Means Never Having To Say: What was your name again?
Miss
Piggy is dressed as a 90’s style business woman.
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PopShots
(1995)
PopShots
produced some great 3-D pop-up greeting cards with Muppet photos.
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"Kermit's
Place" (Casablanca parody)
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"Muppet
Romance" (Kermit & Piggy as Astaire & Rogers)
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"Queen
of Denial" (Cleopatra)
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"Muppet
Christmas"
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"Mona
Piggy"
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The
Paper Magic Group (1997)
Muppets
Tonight Valentines
There
are two boxes of Valentines, with a different number of identical Valentines.
The red box had 34, and the blue box had 42.
There
were 10 different valentines featuring the Muppets Tonight cast, including:
Clifford, Kermit, Clifford & Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Johnny Fiama, Sal,
Seymour & Pepe, Andy & Randy, and the whole cast.
Paper
House (1999)
Die-cut
Muppet Cards and Gift Enclosure Cards
The
various cards all use the same photos. Either a smiling Kermit with arms
crossed, Piggy posing in a red gown, and a more recent photo of a cuddling
Kermit and Piggy.
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