What Does No Red Stamp Mean for Beanie Babies

1st Generation Tush Tags:
This is the original black and white beanie tush tag. They either have copyright dates of 1993 or 1995. Beanies with this tush tag should have a 1st, 2d or 3rd generation heart tag. Some of these tags say "For Ages three And Upward" on them, and some also accept CE on them. Also the beanies name is not notwithstanding on these tags. These tags can say "Hand MADE IN KOREA" or "HAND Fabricated IN Red china." One version of this tag says "Mitt MADE IN KOREA" but does not have the "SURFACE WASHABLE" or the "FOR AGES 3 AND Up" printed on them. This ta g has the 1993 date printed on it.
2nd Generation Tush Tags:
All second generation tush tags have a large cherry heart with ty written on the inside, there is also a ® symbol to the lower right of the heart. These tags don't take the beanies name on them yet! These tags can have 1993 or 1995 copyright dates on them. They have either "Made in Mainland china" or "Fabricated in Korea" on them. Also the first of these tags say "For Ages 3 and Up" the later on ones practice non.
third Generation Tush Tags:
These third generation tags now have "The Beanie Babies Collection" added to the top of the tush tag with a ™ at the end of "Collection". The heart on these tags is a lot smaller at present and still has the ® symbol nether it. Also the beanies proper name has been added to them. These tags can have the following copyright dates: 1993, 1995 and 1996. They can also be made in China or Korea. This tag has a few mistakes: The first Libearty'southward had the word Beanie misspelled "Beanine", and there was also a TM trademark printed above the word "Babies." Sly's tag had "Surface" misspelled every bit "Sufrace."
quaternary Generation Tush Tags:
The first of these generation tags were in the procedure of changing, they were 3rd generation tags with a new star added to the top left corner of the heart, the star was actually at first a clear sticker added to the tag with a star. When the tags were finally printed no other changes were made. These tags have the dates: 1993, 1995 & 1996 and can have "HANDMADE IN CHINA" or "HANDMADE IN KOREA" on them.
5th Generation Tush Tags:
5th generation tags were introduced in October of 1997 with many new changes from the previous tag. "The Beanie Babies Collection" at the top of the tag now has a ® symbol added later the word Babies. And at that place is an additional ™ at the end of the beanies name. These tags tin have the post-obit dates: 1993, 1995 or 1996 and can have "HANDMADE IN Communist china" or "HANDMADE IN KOREA" on them.
sixth Generation Tush Tags:
These tags were introduced during January of 1998. Once again the trademark symbols changed, there is now no ® after "Babies", only instead its later on "Drove". These tags can either say they have PE or PVC pellets in them. In June of 1998 some of these tags started to have the red Chinese postage inside of them. This postage indicates which factory the Beanie was produced in. The following dates tin be on these tags: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 & 1998. They tin also have "HANDMADE IN:" Red china, KOREA or INDONESIA printed on them.
7th Generation Tush Tags:
This tag is seen on beanie released after Jan, 1999. These are the first tags to sport the new morphing hologram above the beanies proper name. There is also a "Ty" lite red heart in the middle of the tag, looks like a watermark, it is really a heat activated disappearing ink symbol. Under oestrus information technology will disappear, this is to assist stop the making of imitation beanies. These tags have no chinese postage stamp on them.
8th Generation Tush Tags:
This tag looks exactly like the seventh generation tags however they are now a not a loop tag.
9th Generation Tush Tags:
These tags were introduced in March of 2000. These tags returned back to the traditional loop format, these tags also take a eight digit blastoff numeric code stamped to the inside of them. The front at present has a new hologram with "ty" and a star alternately reflecting inside of the middle. "Beanie" appears above the heart, and "Babies" tin can be seen underneath. There are likewise tiny hearts and stars printed in the holograms background. These tags notwithstanding accept the disappearing heart on them.
10th Generation Tush Tags:
Again a new hologram was created and added to these tags. These tags were released in January of 2001. The hologram now seems more than complex, the surrounding background has changed from tiny hearts and stars to diagonal line patterns of the words "Beanie Babies". At that place are likewise multiple thin lined designs of various sized hearts and stars that alternate around the perimeter of the center "Ty".
11th Generation Tush Tags:
The 11th Generation tush tag was introduced on December 27, 2001 with the announcement of the new 2002 January releases! These tush tags can have 2001 or 2002 dates! The hologram has an image of a Bear with its arms wrapped around a heart, this is very difficult to see though! Click photo for a larger view!
12th Generation Tush Tags:
The 12th generation tush tags started to announced in 2002 with the introduction of the special edition Mastercard Anniversary Beanie forth with the new 11th generation hang tags. Simply a few minor changes to the tags, the hologram at present has the Ty Middle logo in the middle and the hearts and stars in the background are smaller so in the 11th generation tush tags. These tin can have 2002 or 2003 dates on them. 12th generation version ii tush tags started to announced on HERO and Peace ii during Apr 2003. Merely a few changes were made to the tag, the CE has been moved to its own line and is now much larger. Depending on which new Beanies come out with this tag. Click photos for a larger view!	VERSION #2:
13th Generation Tush Tags:
Beanie Babies in July of 2003 started to announced with these newly designed tush tags! They accept a simple yet elegant await to them with that scarlet foil blueprint! These tush tags tin have a 2003 or a 2004 copyright date on them. In early on 2004 when the U.K. Beanies started sporting new hang tags (12th generation) they also received the new 13th generation tush tags, they have a few differences, a U.K. address and no made in Prc line. Click photo for a larger view! Version #2: These new tags started showing upward in July of 2004. The master Ty Eye is now just red instead of metal reddish, and also at present the "Ty" inside of the center is gold non white. These tags should have a 2004 copyright date on them. Then far only a handful of Beanies accept these tags.	UK VERSION(south): VERSION #two:
Canadian Tush Tags:
All beanies distributed in Canada accept this additional tush tag on them. This is required in order to see Canadian toy import regulations. 2002 Canadian Tags: Canadian tush tags went through a change in 2002 with the introduction of Kanata on September, 30, 2002. The tags became much thinner.
Embroidered Tush Tags:
There are a few rare embroidered tush tags on the market place for beanie babies. All beanies seen with this tag have a second generation hang tag and the standard Canadian tush tag. This tag also has the engagement of 1994, no other tag has a 1994 date on it. It is rumored that these tags were all a mistake, unremarkably they are seen on Ty Classic Animals. These tags have been seen on Bones, Blackie, Chilly, Chocolate, Cubbie, Goldie, Pinchers, Quacker, Spot, white belly Nip, Peking, NF Colored Teddy, Marry, Daisy, and white bellied Nil.