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I have been a letter carrier (mailman or postie, etc.) for 26 years.

Proud of my job, proud of the USPS!

I wish I was able to voice my opinion...
but let me tell you this - I will be voting by mail this year!

Now, excuse me while I take care of a bunion that has flared up!

Hi Alex,
I have not seen this red with an unpainted base over here in Arizona!

So I am jealous.

Great deal for one pound fifty or two bucks for me?

I am not clear on the exact history of this model. My own assumptions are that when the Roman Numeral series VII Brown Sugar was produced in 1978 the factory had some extra number 26 Big Banger bodies. These were mated purposely or in error to a bunch of number 48 Pi-Eyed Piper bases, then sent to t...

Hey Jason! How’s everything in the “land of the sun” ? Love the reverse labels! Speaking of flowers, here’s a 31b I acquired recently with the harder to find flower label rather than the regular “eyes”. My best to April! Bill Hi Bill, Everything is good. Hope all is well for you guys in "Coolo...

Rob wrote:Well spotted, as you say the flower is always at the rear of the caravan so these were applied the wrong way round, nice find.

Thanks Rob!

Superfast--indeed, the 1-75 line--is not my primary collecting focus, but should I happen across any of these Lotii, I will be checking them. Great find; proves that there are still many rarities and oddities to be found! Yes, a lot to still be found. I just had to travel over 5,000 miles to come a...

Pierkemimi wrote:Have turned hunderds off these, not yet found one.

I was always flipping over this Lotus and the other Lotus, the Europa!

Hi Burney! This is Jason from Phoenix, Arizona.
It is good to read you are still dabbling in diecast.

I got this on eBay a couple months ago. First one I have seen which had the flower on stripe label applied with both sides flower to the front. This SF57 Eccles Trailer Caravan is usually found in Two Pack TP - 4 Holiday Sets. https://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee96/toyrfic/IMG_8372.jpg https://i23...

Kev68 wrote:Jason that’s a really nice find and lovely pictures.

Thank you.