"Snowflake"
Issued winter 2001, it's known as the "snowflake" card. It was Starbucks first holiday card issued and the first Starbucks card available to the public. The theme for Christmas was "Share the Spirit", and with the purchase of this card (minimum of $100.00), you received a special tin that has a postmark "Share the Spirit." The tin is marked "Holiday 2001" with the Starbucks logo on the backside. In addition, the tin had a cardboard insert for gifting with a candy cane stripe boarding the To, From and Amount.
For those that didn't want to load their card with $100.00 or more, the standard holiday sleeve was available at no additional cost. Red in color, it has the Starbucks logo and silver snowflakes on the front. Inside is a classic Christmas tag with the To, From and Amount with the "Share the Spirit" postmark.
Collectors Note: This sleeve is extremely rare to find now. SKU173197 The Starbucks gift tin (see image below) is also highly collectable and considered mega rare, It was the first and only tin case designed for a Starbucks card. A recent auction (Aug 2004) sold the tin for just over $300.00.
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Below is the "Share the Spirit" Christmas tin from 2001. (read more about it above)
1. The front of the tin with the snowflake design, "Share the Spirit" postmark and a tag that reads: Remember, read the card first.
2. The tin slides open to the right, exposing the gift card (and silver Snowflake Starbucks card shown above)
3. The backside of the tin, with the Starbucks logo and the lettering "Holiday 2001"
4. The gift card with a candy cane stripe boarding the To, From and Amount. This gift card was cut to sit inside the tin at a 45 degree angle.
Tin dimensions: 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 3/4
Note: pictures 2 and 4 are not to scale with 1 and 3.
