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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 2285178, member: 50&quot;]Sorry but I don&#039;t really know. I had to go google and found that the East and West Germany rejoined in October 1990. My marks books were published before that so when they give a date and say &quot;to present&quot;.....they&#039;re a bit off. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found this online however the very same site has a little conflicting info as it also says 1979-1991 for the first missing bee Goebel mark. Prehaps that&#039;s where &quot;circa&quot; comes in.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://appletreedeals.com/mi-hummel-porcelain-figurines/mi-hummel-factory-marks-history/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://appletreedeals.com/mi-hummel-porcelain-figurines/mi-hummel-factory-marks-history/" rel="nofollow">https://appletreedeals.com/mi-hummel-porcelain-figurines/mi-hummel-factory-marks-history/</a></p><p><img src="https://appletreedeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Goebel-Hummel-Factory-Marks-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><b>TMK-6 “The Missing Bee” circa 1979–1991</b></font></p><p><img src="https://appletreedeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Goebel-Hummel-Trademarks-TMK6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i>Use of this trademark began in 1979. Goebel removed the V and bee from the mark altogether, which prompted the nickname; “the missing bee.” Along with this change, the company also began adding to the traditional artist’s mark with the date the artist finished painting the piece. But as with unpainted white overglaze pieces, it is not unusual to find Hummel pieces of this period without the date.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This listing says this has the same number as yours but it isn&#039;t all white though it does have closed hands.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/goebel-madonna-standing-praying-2022455208" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/goebel-madonna-standing-praying-2022455208" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/goebel-madonna-standing-praying-2022455208</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]257877[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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