Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Barbie fan club forms 1985 to 1989

These are the forms used for the Barbie fan club for the years 1985 to 1989.  The membership is basically a subscription to the new Barbie, The Magazine for Girls, plus some added items, usually decals.  Notice that the price keeps going up!
1985 flier back
with information for Patterson, NY

1985 flier front.
$5 for a magazine subscription.

The 1986 form is from the clothing booklet.
Send $6 to Patterson for a subscription.

1987 form,
from the clothing booklet,
$6.  Now the mailing address is in
Des Moines!

1988 flier form to be sent to Des Moines.

1988 flier, $7 for a subscription.


The later 1989 forms look like the earlier ones on the outside.

However, the later 1989 forms had the price for the subscription jumping to $9.45!

1989 forms were still sent to Des Moines.  This is the earlier version cover.
The early 1989 forms said the subscription cost $7.50.

1 comment:

skippercollector said...

I have some new information to add to the 1980s fan club forms. The dolls sold by Leo Mattel in India in the 1980s came with a small pink card inviting you to join the Barbie Friends Club. The cost was 95 rupees (about $1.24 in American dollars) and you sent a check to an address in what was then Bombay.