To celebrate the launch of his new first class stamps by Royal Mail, Paddington is being a first class citizen by clearing out his attic to raise money for charity.
As the official mascot for the charity Action Medical Research, Paddington has helped to raise millions of pounds for the charity, turning out for events and supporting their campaigns. Now he’s doing some fundraising on his own through eBay, auctioning off some rare merchandise along with some exclusive first day covers of the new Paddington stamps signed by author Michael Bond and addressed to the Brown family.
 Many of the items have now been sold but it's still not too late to bid on the most exciting item of all - a one-off piece of original artwork by Bob Alley, Paddington's picture book illustrator (shown on the left). But you'll have to hurry - bids close on this at 9.32 GMT on 26th January!
This painting was specially created and generously donated by Bob Alley for the Action Medical Research auction and it really would make a very important addition to any collection of Paddington memorabilia. Not only that, but every penny of the sale price will be going straight to Paddington's favourite charity!
For your chance to bid on this or any of the items in the auction or simply to see what's on offer, please click here to go straight to eBay.
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