Woodstock in a Statue of Liberty Costume for Peanuts Fans

Woodstock as the Statue of Liberty: A C.C. Lemon Peanuts Strap

A Small Figure With a Big Franchise Behind It

This is a molded plastic figure charm made to function as a mobile phone strap or bag accessory — the kind of item that was deeply woven into Japanese consumer culture during the early 2000s. The figure depicts Woodstock, the small yellow bird from Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts, dressed as the Statue of Liberty: a pale blue robe with sculpted drapery, a spiked crown, and a gold-to-brown torch. A silver lobster clasp connects the figure to the strap loop. The series title “Happy World Tour” suggests this was part of a multi-piece set, each installment placing a Peanuts character in the national dress or iconic symbolism of a different country. This particular piece represents the USA. Whether the full Happy World Tour lineup spans just a handful of countries or a longer roster has not been confirmed, but the concept — characters in country-specific costumes — is a well-established structure in Japanese collectibles, one that naturally encourages collectors to seek out more than one piece.

C.C. Lemon, Suntory, and Japan’s Promotional Strap Culture

C.C. Lemon is a lemon-flavored carbonated soft drink produced by Suntory, first launched in 1994 and widely promoted through television campaigns and large consumer events throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. The connection to this strap indicates a tie-in promotion of some kind — possibly a purchase bonus, a mail-in prize, or a campaign giveaway — though the exact mechanics are not confirmed. What is clear is that food and beverage brands in Japan regularly commissioned licensed character straps as promotional premiums during this era. As mobile phone ownership expanded rapidly, character straps became a mainstream accessory category, and branded novelties of this type were a standard tool in consumer marketing. Items distributed through C.C. Lemon promotions were available only within Japan through campaign-specific channels, which meant collectors outside the country had no practical way to obtain them at the time of release.

Why Peanuts Collectors Take an Interest in Japan-Exclusive Items

Peanuts — the strip Schulz launched in 1950, which eventually ran in more than 75 countries — has maintained especially strong commercial momentum in Japan since the 1970s. The early 2000s were a particularly active period for the IP domestically, coinciding with the growth of dedicated Snoopy Town retail stores across the country. Japan-exclusive licensed merchandise from this era frequently reflects design directions and collaboration contexts that never appeared in other markets, giving domestic items a specificity that is difficult to replicate.

Woodstock, who first appeared in the Peanuts strip in 1967 without a name and was officially named in 1970 — after the music festival of the same year — tends to receive considerably less solo merchandise coverage than Snoopy. Items centered specifically on Woodstock are proportionally less common within the broader Peanuts catalog, which makes them of particular interest to collectors who follow the full cast rather than just the lead character. The Statue of Liberty framing adds another layer: it ties this piece to a named country within a series concept, the kind of structure that gives a single item clear context within something larger.