Jan van Haasteren USA – Rare – Ceaco (Perfect Piece Count of Custom Puzzle Program) – 300 Pieces

This is a rare puzzle.

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Name PuzzleUSA
Price€ 450 - € 470
Number of Pieces300 Pieces
Number10021
Year of Issue2017
Issue by Ceaco - Perfect Piece Count (Custom Puzzle Program)
draftsman Jan van Haasteren
DescriptionCeaco was founded in 1974 and is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2017. Ceaco is celebrating this with various fun promotions. One of the programs they offered in 2017 is the "Custom Puzzle Program." During this program, people could have their own puzzle made with 300, 550, 750, 1000, or 1500 pieces. They could then choose their own puzzle, which was then presented in beautiful gift packaging. This puzzle by Jan van Haasteren is part of the "Custom Puzzle Program." This is a very special puzzle by Jan van Haasteren: the 300-piece USA puzzle by Ceaco (an American puzzle manufacturer). The artist is, of course, Jan van Haasteren himself. I've done this puzzle before in the 1000-piece version, and I can honestly say that this is almost the most impressive masterpiece Jan van Haasteren ever drew. There are over 50 well-known American elements, all of which you can find in this puzzle. Truly fantastic to see; I'd never seen anything like it before. The puzzle comes in a special gift box. It's a puzzle that you could have made through Ceaco's Custom Puzzle Program at the time. On the front of the box, you can see: Perfect Piece CountThat's the "official" name, and it fell within Ceaco's campaign or program called the "Custom Puzzle Program." You could choose whether you wanted a puzzle with 300, 550, 750, 1000, or even 1500 pieces. This version is the 300-piece version. The side of the box bears the edition number 10021, which corresponds to this special edition. This number, item #10021, is printed on the side of the box. The first three digits indicate the number of pieces:
100: 300 pieces
200: 550 pieces
300: 750 pieces
400: 1000 pieces
500: 1500 pieces
The next two digits are the design number. The highest number known so far (February 2026) is No. 25. So there are already at least 25 different puzzles in the 'Perfect Piece Count' series. The number on the side of this puzzle is item#10021: 100 stands for 300 pieces and 21 is the design number for 'USA' by Jan van Haasteren. You can also still see the Jumbo logo on the box. On the back of the box are the familiar Ceaco markings that you also see on other boxes, including “Made in the USA” and some well-known Ceaco symbols. This puzzle is truly a collector's item. This USA puzzle has also been released in other numbers of puzzle pieces, for example the one with 1000 piecesThis was truly a tremendous tour de force by Jan van Haasteren – just read the wonderful story behind the USA puzzle! In the images above, you can see that a second Jan van Haasteren puzzle was released within the 'Perfect Piece Count' series, namely also USA in 550 pieces with the number 20021. Additionally, you see the third Jan van Haasteren within Perfect Piece Count: USA in 1500 pieces with the number 50021. This 300-piece USA puzzle within PPC was discovered in May 2026 by a collector. To clarify the images above in the table – you can see the size of the puzzle pieces of the 300-piece puzzle compared to the size of the puzzle pieces of the 1500-piece puzzle. Note – this puzzle was sold via Marktplaats.nl in June 2026 for no less than 460 euros! There were two collectors who really wanted it. Bidding against each other. That can drive the price up enormously.
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