Postcard Pets

The Postcard Pets series was a group of sets that focused its theme on world travel and showcased a special postcard with each pet. These postcards featured the pet alongside its real life counterpart, and could either be collected or sent out in the mail to a loved one. Generally speaking, the Postcard Pets saw five different waves of production which all had unique features. There were 38 total pets in this series. 
==Production==
====2009====
The first wave of Postcard Pets was produced in 2009 and made eight pets available for the release. Their eye type was characterized by a circular 9-pointed swirl; a second variation of this occurred as a 7-pointed swirl.
Five Singles were released for this wave, whose pets were LPS Giraffe #902, Zebra #903, Panda #904, Tiger #905, and Iguana #906. These pets shared the nine-pointed swirl symbol previously mentioned. A sixth Postcard Pets set was released as a 3-Pack, which contained Lion #944, Ostrich #945, and Monkey #946. These three shared the seven-pointed swirl eye symbol. Each pet accentuated their exotic nature with unique designs.
In the summer of 2009, a new phase of Postcard Pets arrived that featured a 12-pointed burst symbol in their eye that was nearly identical to the Happiest Pets series; the only difference between these two symbols was that the Happiest Pet symbol had pointed tips while the Postcard Pets had round tips (see LPS Eye Types). There were five Singles released: LPS Armadillo #1007, Crab #1008, Turtle #1009, Dachshund #1010, and Seahorse #1011. These sets were sold into mid-2010. The pets made use of colorful swirled designs that complimented their environmental themes.
A third release appeared in 2009 around the same time as the previous, instead featuring a cloud-like symbol in their eye. Yet another series of five pets were produced for this wave in Singles packs, which were of the following pets: LPS Pig #1065, Cow #1066, Rabbit #1067, Lamb #1068, and Peacock #1069. These were also sold into 2010. The designs that adorned the figures were simple yet effective, and played off of the pets’ natural habitats.
====2010====
2010 began a new phase of the postcard series. A Postcard Pets 3-Pack was released during the transitional phase of 2009-2010, being sold mainly in the latter year but donning the 2009 logo. These pets shared the standard eye highlight, being the first of the postcard series to remove the unique symbols from their eyes. The three pets for this pack were LPS Shorthair Cat #1231, Dragonfly #1232, and Squirrel #1233.
Soon after, the main release of this fourth wave featured nine more pets produced in two sub-waves, all in Single packs: (first sub-wave) LPS Raccoon #1354, Angelfish #1355, Deer #1356, Butterfly #1357, Basset Hound #1358, (second sub-wave) Persian #1436, Kangaroo #1437, Flamingo #1438, and Great Dane #1439. Like the aforementioned 3-Pack, these pets had the standard eye type and did not make use of a unique symbol. The first half of this release made use of lacey, swirled designs while the second half took on more complex flowery decals.
The final and fifth wave of Postcard Pets saw its end in late 2010 with six Singles packs, whose pets were LPS Chinchilla #1577, Swan #1578, Jack Russell #1579, Beaver #1580, Caterpillar #1581, and Cat #1582. They had standard eye types and bold, colorful designs. Their postcards featured the pets with Blythe dolls.
====Blythe Postcards====
After the Postcard Pets series ended, postcards continued as part of the Blythe Loves Littlest Pet Shop series.
====Nintendo DS====
LPS Zebra #903 and Tiger #905 make an appearance as characters in the Littlest Pet Shop: City Friends Nintendo DS game. During the promotion of the series, these pet figures were remade as Zebra #1266 and Tiger #1267 and became available as part of the Toys R Us exclusive game bundle. These remakes kept the original Postcard Pets eye symbol but had some alterations done to their design that were different from the original pets.
==Value==
The rarity and value of the Postcard Pets vary between each set, but on average in 2022, the Singles packs NIB (new in box) sell anywhere from $15-$30 in good condition. Please see the individual pets' pages for their full evaluation.
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