Hello, I would like to share my Paddingtons with you!

I am Amanda, and I live in Plymouth, England. I have been a fan of Paddington Bear ever since I was a little girl.

My youngest daughter, Lucie, has also caught the vintage bear collecting bug and as such, she is shown posing with 4 VERY special bears. As you can see there are two versions of Paddington and two of Aunt Lucy.

The first Paddington (with a red coat), was bought for me at a specialist luxury good shops called Scandia, in Plymouth for a Christmas present, in 1972! I have many photos of me with him on that day: I think he’s aged better than me!

This Paddington seems a bit different than many other Paddingtons. He has the stumpy feet; he also has genuine child’s Dunlop wellies, which were marked as "seconds" inside, as they had black marks on the rubber soles. He has never had a "Gabrielle Designs" label, and his features seem somewhat different from other Paddington bears.

In addition, he has a slightly different nose, face shape and fur colour, and as you can see from the picture, part of his label is missing, which was ripped by my eldest daughter in 1991!

The second Paddington, with yellow boots, was found in a Charity shop about 5 years ago, for £3.50!

Aunt Lucy (Orange clothes), was bought for me as a Christmas present, from eBay, a couple of years ago, by my husband, Guy.

The blue Aunt Lucy was bought by chance, by me in an auction, where it was mistakenly described in the auction catalogue as a "Peruvian rugby supporter’s bear!"

I love them all.