Limited Edition Millennium Bear

I bought this gorgeous little bear at a secondhand shop a couple of years ago. It's surprisingly well-made for something  that would have been sold at Factory Card Outlet. The little jumpsuit has durable crushed-velveteen appliqués of roses, and his little top hat has a plastic structure underneath it.

He comes bearing a little double picture frame for you and your significant other's millennium memories:

 

But the main attraction is his certificate of authenticity. It's so pompous that it left me helpless with laughter in the store:

"Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a SPECIAL EDITION MILLENNIUM KEEPSAKE BEAR

Issued Once Every Thousand Years, this Edition is Truly a Collectable Heirloom to be Treasured for Years to Come.--Master Toy Designer, Lee Capozzi"

So if you didn't get it the first time around, then bad luck for you; you'll have to wait until the year 3000 for the next one. Hmm.

A cursory search for "Lee Capozzi" reveals that there are a few variants of this bear. One of them comes packaged in full tuxedo in a two-pack with a girl in matching dress; one wears a purple tux; and one is in blue, but with a mug. I believe that the overall design was reused to create a Christmas bear in red and green tux. 

A "Limited Edition" for any definition of "Limited."