Attn: So.Illinois University Alums, BLACK PANTHER,1971 Souvenir,Beany Baby Style

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ATTENTION
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ALUMS
. Vintage, 1971, "Beanie Babies" Style
BLACK PANTHER
Bean Bag Souvenir purchased in Carbondale, Illinois, Home of
Southern Illinois University
. Precedes Beanie Babies by 22 years!
8" long x 3.5" wide x 1.25" tall. All black with shiny, green sequin eyes, red nose and white whiskers. Has
"Southern Illinois University"
in script on it's back in what appears to be white paint or ink. No tag attached, but looks exactly like a "WARDS of Syracuse, New York" item. Excellent condition, it has spent it's entire life sitting on a shelf, it was never played with as a toy as I bought it when I was 14 years old.
I
am the original owner
& it has been stored in a
smoke free home
for 50 years.
HERE IS SOME FUN TRIVIA. A SHORT LIST OF JUST SOME FAMOUS ALUMS:
John Belushi & Jim Belushi, Melissa McCarthy & Jenny McCarthy, Bob Odenkirk, Macho Man Randy Savage, Justin Hartley, Dennis Franz, Richard Roundtree, Walt Frazier, Dick Gregory, David Selby, Darryl Jones, David Lee Murphy, Joan Higginbotham and many more.
Dark Trivia: Jose & Kitty Menendez met and wed while attending SIU in 1963. Their sons, Lyle & Eric, murdered them in their home (which used to be owned by both Michael Jackson & Elton John), in 1989.
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CHECK OUT MY
SIU
FROG I HAVE FOR SALE
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Remember Booby's Subs? Quatro's Pizza? Pagliai's Pizza? Mary Lou's Grill? El Greco's? IV's? Burger Chef? The Varsity? The 710?
WHEN BUYING 2 OR MORE OF MY ITEMS, I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING INTO ONE PACKAGE
(TO SAVE YOU ON SHIPPING FEES)
ON MOST OF MY ITEMS. JUST BE SURE YOU DO NOT PAY AFTER WINNING THE BIDS OR "BUYING IT NOW".
I WILL THEN SEND YOU AN INVOICE
TO COVER ALL COSTS IN ONE
AND YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A SHIPPING DISCOUNT!
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