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1951

This cut design for a 'Pelican' appears in 'Origami to Kirinuki' by Saburo Ueda, which was published by Kokkado in Tokyo, most probably in 1951. A cut has been used to separate the two halves of the beak.

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A design for 'El Pelicano' developed from kite-shaped paper appears in 'Papiro-Zoo: Manual Practico de Papirologia o Cocotologia' (revised edition) by Giordano Lareo, which was published by Libraria 'El Ateneo' Editorial in Buenos Aires in 1951.

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1963

A simple design for a pelican appears in the second edition of 'Het Grote Vouwboek' by Aart van Breda, which was published by Uitgeverij van Breda in 1963.

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