Posted on August 16, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors,

Teacups ans saucers have been in the FIESTA® line for 33 years, so we all have a few. If yoy don't, they are easy to find and fairly inexpensive.

There are three different variations. The first variation are cups made from 1936 to 1937. The cups have a flat inner bottom and rings inside the rim. The eariest saucers have five rings around the base or foot. Neither piece is marked.

The second variation spans 1937 to the 1960's. Cups made after 1937 have a rounded inner bottom, inner rim rings. Most were not marked, but some rare ones where. The saucers have a single wide rim and a "Genuine Fiesta"stamp.

The third version, in the 1960's, was a slightly enlarged cup. The turned foot and rings inside the rim were removed. The newest saucers were slightly deeper and have a double band of rings under the rim. The "Genuine Fiesta" stamp was continued.

The original colors were Cobalt Blue, Ivory, Light Green, Red, Turquoise, and Yellow. Red was discontinued in 1944 and resumed in 1959. The 1950's colors were Medium Green, Rose, Gray, Forest Green, and Chartreuse. Medium Green is the hardest color to find, thus the most expensive. The 1950's colors usually bring more at auction than the original colors.