Unusually the Sun Parakeet was retired within a year of the launch in 2007. Royal Crown Derby 'Sun Parakeet'Paperweight Boxed 1st Quality Gold Stopper. This Sun Parakeet was designed by Donald Brindley and decorated by Tien Manh Dinh and is of 1st Quality, with the Red Royal Crown Derby factory backstamp, a gold stopper and a issue date of 2006 (MMVI).