Someone "borrowed" two of my photos

Oh, man, this is deeply weird.
I wrote this post about seeing a number one Barbie doll in 2014.  No, she is not mine.
https://skippercollector.blogspot.com/2014/04/i-had-to-look-at-feet.html
Last week this warning post appeared on the Doll Reference Forum.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/dollreference/1-barbie-on-ebay-possible-probable-buyer-beware-t3033.html
I followed Cat Mother's links and found the original ebay listing, saying that a number one Barbie was for sale, but the photos were mine!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1959-Orignal-Blonde-Ponytail-Barbie-Mib-/312673355458?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true
Cat Mother said she asked the seller for more photos, but he couldn't produce any.  She got suspicious and knew of a way to research the photos, at which point arrived at my blog here.  The listing is no longer available.

Skipper owns many red peasant dresses

Peasant dresses, also known as granny gowns, were popular in the 1970s, and Skipper seemed especially fond of red ones.

Who knew that Skipper had so many red peasant dresses in the 1970s?  Until I put them all together, I didn't realize myself how many there were.
Here is a list of the ones I own and some details about some of them, plus who is wearing the dress.
Top row, left: SunSet Malibu Skipper in #7774 Fancy Frock.  The blouse is hard to tuck into the jumper's skirt.  Both doll and outfit are from 1974. 
Top row, center:  Canadian Funtime Skipper in Best Buy #7218, both from 1975.  Prettiest of the peasant dresses.
Top row, right:  Growing Up Skipper in Growing Up #9023.  Both doll and outfit are from 1975.
Bottom row, far left: SunSet Malibu Skipper in #9165 Bicentennial Fashion Patriotic and Pretty, the only Get Up N Go in this photo.  All the others are Best Buys.  The little drawstring purse it came with has the same flag decal as her pants outfit #9124 Naughty Jeans.  You can't see them, but underneath the dress is a pair of pantaloons.  The blue vest does not fit well over the puffy sleeves.  Both doll and outfit are from 1976.
Bottom row, second from left: SunSet Malibu #9126 First Day of Summer, which consists of an smock top, eagle print skirt and a matching scarf.  I hated those blouses in the 1970s.  I always thought they looked like maternity blouses!  Both doll and outfit are from 1976.
Bottom row, second from right:  1978 SunSet Malibu Skipper, now made in the Philippines, with new facial features, in 9707 Garden Party from 1977.  It too came with a scarf.   I think this looks like a nightgown, but then what was the scarf for?
Bottom row, far right:  1979 SuperTeen Skipper, in 1978 Best Buy 2234, which came with a flat vinyl purse.

new for sale on etsy in recent months

I've placed the following items for sale on etsy:

Barbie ephemera (licensed merchandise paper products)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/253321380/barbie-ephemera-valentines-comic-books?ref=shop_home_active_1
birthday card, gift wrap, Smithsonian magazine, comic books, Valentines, calendar, Timey Tell

Chatty Baby original smock and shoe
https://www.etsy.com/listing/669700326/mattel-chatty-baby-red-smock-one-booty?ref=shop_home_active_1

Three Barbie/fashion doll sized Banner Pyrex dishes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/699338286/1960s-banner-pyrex-fashion-doll-size?ref=shop_home_active_2

Sylvanian Families bears and other animals
https://www.etsy.com/listing/712599513/sylvanian-families-6-bears-1-raccoon-1?ref=shop_home_active_5

Madame Alexander Wendykins and Woolworth's Little Miss Marie
https://www.etsy.com/listing/698553358/madame-alexander-wendykins-blonde-little?ref=shop_home_active_6

Reliable Kehagias Cinderella doll
https://www.etsy.com/listing/698541540/1980s-kehagias-reliable-cinderella-doll?ref=shop_home_active_7

Two fake fur fashion doll coats from the 1960s
https://www.etsy.com/listing/680043633/2-fashion-doll-fake-fur-lined-coats?ref=shop_home_active_9

1999 Fruit Fantasy Peach Barbie NRFB
https://www.etsy.com/listing/705572705/1999-fruit-fantasy-brunette-peach-barbie?ref=shop_home_active_11

Playmates SeaQuest Regulator and Dr. Z MiB
https://www.etsy.com/listing/689963050/seaquest-regulator-and-dr-z-small-action?ref=shop_home_active_23

Five cardboard jewelry boxes from defunct department stores
https://www.etsy.com/listing/652738322/5-cardboard-jewelry-boxes-from-defunct?ref=shop_home_active_34

1999 Beyond Pink Christie and Teresa NRFB
https://www.etsy.com/listing/682288339/1999-beyond-pink-christie-and-teresa?ref=shop_home_active_72

When did Barbie collecting start?

These are the copyright and dedication pages of the book The Curious Clubhouse.

I've wondered over the years when Barbie collecting became a hobby.  I think I've found an answer.  It's much earlier than I thought.
I've acquired a children's novel called The Curious Clubhouse, by Christine Govan, copyright 1967.  I read this book as a girl and enjoyed it, and when I saw someone had placed a nice hardback copy of it in the local Little Free Library, I grabbed it.
I'm assuming Govan wrote the book in 1966 and it was published the next year.  Nothing indicates that the book was revised in a later printing (if there was one), and that the dedication might have been rewritten in future editions.
Note the long list of items that E.D.W. collects--including Barbie dolls and doll clothes!  This was in 1966!  I sure would have liked to have seen what she had obtained in those very early years of Barbie's existence!

doll show is march 30

The Queen City Beautiful Doll Club's next show is tomorrow, March 30, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at EnterTrainment Junction in West Chester, Ohio.  I won't be there myself.  Admission $5.  For information, call Margie at 513/207-8409.
I am spending an exciting morning getting two new tires and my oil changed at the car dealer, so there goes my tax refund and my doll spending money!

Differences I've seen in the booklets for 1970

Above: Since the back of the tan booklet is blank,
a wrap-around is included.

My assumption: in early 1970 (on top)
Mattel had not yet decided on the spelling for Rory and Tangy,
and whether to use an ampersand or the letter N for "and."

Note that in the early 1970 booklet that Skipper's Fancy Pants included shorts.
Also, Triple Treat used two different fabrics for the bodices and belts.

In the earliest 1970 booklet,
$2 got you six magazines and the Salute to Silver dress.
The mid-1970 booklet advertised seven issues for $2.

The latest 1970 booklet advertisement for the fan club
showed six issues plus a necklace for $2,
which was repeated in the 1971 booklet.

There were at least four Barbie booklets that Mattel published for 1970.  They are:
1. A tan colored booklet dated 1969 with Living Barbie on the cover, and then a wraparound over the booklet.  Since Living Skipper is not pictured, she may not have been available for sale yet that winter.
2.  A tan colored booklet (that I don't own) with Living Barbie on the cover that incorporates the information from the wraparound on the back cover.
3.  A pink booklet dated 1970 picturing Living Barbie and Living Skipper with the wording "See letter from Barbie inside back cover."
4.  A pink booklet dated 1970 picturing Living Barbie and Living Skipper with the wording "Join the new Barbie Fan Club today!"
The photos will show you some of the differences among the booklets, most notably regarding the fan club information.

Another transitional booklet is the one for 1972-1973

The covers of the early 1973 and late 1973 booklets
may look the same, but there are slight differences.

As more doll hair products were introduced in 1973,
they were pictured in the booklet published later that year.

On the top are two pages from the early 1973 booklet,
with the added plane and dune buggy in the later booklet.

The back of the early 1973 Barbie booklet is basically blank,
while the later version pictures the extremely rare Vanity Case.

Despite what you read in Barbie reference books, there were no Barbie booklets specifically for 1972  in the United States.  This is what you WILL find, however, if you are lucky, as the two booklets I am talking about are rare.
One booklet is dated 1972, The Beautiful World of Barbie, and must have been released in early 1973.  The front features Quick Curl Barbie from 1973; the back is blank except for the Mattel logo.  Inside you will find Quick Curl Barbie, Kelley, Francie and Skipper (1973); Mod Hair Ken (1973); the Barbie Beauty Center (1973); Busy Barbie Ken, Steffie and Francie (1972); Talking Busy Barbie, Ken and Steffie (1972); Malibu Barbie, Ken, Francie and Skipper (1971); Malibu PJ (1972); Pose N Play Skipper and Tiff and the Swing-A-Rounder Gym (1972); the Country Camper (1971); the Camp-Out Tent (1972); Garden Patio (1972); Hair Originals (1972); the 1972 and 1973 Best Buys for Barbie, Ken, Francie and Skipper; the shoe packs from 1972; and various cases from 1969 and 1970.
The second booklet is dated 1973, The World of Barbie, and shows only 1973 items: the Quick Curl dolls plus Miss America; Mod Hair Ken; the Quick Curl Boutique; the Malibu dolls; the Country Camper; the Camp-Out Tent; the Friend Ship (1973); Goin' Camping Set with the Tent Trailer and Dune Buggy (1973); the Country Living Home (1973); the Surprise House (1973); the Get Up N Go outfits for Barbie, Ken, Francie and Skipper (1973); the 1973 Best Buys for Barbie, Ken, Francie and Skipper; 1972 Hair Originals; Beauty Center; the 1972 shoe packs; and the 1973 Sew Magic Machine and extra sewing packs.