The All-New
Series 1 LES CRADOS sticker album set was published in the late fall of 2004 by
Topps Europe Ltd. (Merlin Stickers) and released throughout France. A total of
1 print run was released during a resurrection of the 80’s nostalgic GPK period
in the U.S. with new releases. The French sticker album set is comprised of 192
images from the ANS1 and ANS2 U.S. sets, and several images from the original,
later GPK releases without any A-name or B-name twin cards. The set is an exact
replica of the ANS1 U.K. sticker album set except for the title and names are
in French. The set contains 181 regular and foil stickers along with 11 poster
stickers that are placed on poster taken from the album. Each paper pack contained
4 stickers and 1 foil card. The size of the stickers are very similar to the earlier
French releases except for the thinner stock. This set contains cards almost the
same size (2.5 x 3.5 in) as the U.S. release.

DISPLAY
BOX — TYPE: COUNTER — NO CODE
BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND

SERIES
PACK — TYPE: PAPER WRAPPER — NO CODE
MAIN BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND
ADDT’L
CHARACTERS: POUND + TOM BUNK

STICKER ALBUM (MERLIN) — NO CODE —
PRICE VARIATION (BELOW)
MAIN BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND
ADDT’L
CHARACTERS: POUND + TOM BUNK

KIDPADDLE
MAGAZINE — N°11 OCTOBER (OCTOBRE) 2004
“K-DO CRADOS! YOUR ALBUM
+ YOUR 2 PACKS OF STICKERS”
NOTE:
OFTENTIMES, STICKER ALBUMS WERE OFFERED FREE AS AN INCENTIVE
NOTE: ‘GRATUIT’
= ‘FREE’ … NO ‘€1,90’ (EURO) OR UPC

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The main difference between Sticker
Albums for the U.K. album set, the Les Crados album set, and the Ekel-Kids
album set is that the U.K. nomenclature is written in black font lettering and
the French and German nomenclature is written in white font lettering with shading
behind it.

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#1 Card in the French Album series set is the GPK
(Les Crados) title on a foil card. ‘EKEL-KIDS’ sample shown.

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The set contains Les Crados Logo
Banners in various colors that matches the theme for each section of the
sticker album. Colors include black, light blue, light orange, red, dark green,
dark blue, pink, dark orange, light purple, light green, brown, turquoise, dark
purple, aqua, grey and dark yellow.

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The set contains many foil card images from
the 1st And 2nd All-New Series U.S. GPK sets as non-foil card characters. These
images are Updated Versions of characters from the
original GPK releases. Some are drastically changed with dark outlined borders,
and others have just a small amount reworked such as the eyes, arms, etc, in order
to make them as un-Cabbage Patch Kids as possible. Card samples #18 ARMELLE CERVELLE
and #121 NACK UNITÉTE.

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Packs made of Paper Wrappers
are used, the first two German sets also consisted of paper wrappers. No codes
located on packs or boxes.

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The release consists of Artwork
used from the ANS1 and ANS2 sets, including various foil card images and characters
from various older GPK sets including the OS10-OS15 sets. Images from the OS13-
OS15 sets are new to Italy; the original OS1-OS9 characters had been released
in France in the late 80’s. The checklist below contains information on which
image came from what U.S. set. The set is an exact replication of the All-New
U.K. GPK sticker album set.

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The set has contains no PEEL HERE arrows.