[Fram]

I seem to remember that Bunno once asked about this, but I can't seem to find her post anymore...
The question was that she had gotten a postman Smurf from eBay, and that the mail in his bag was more pinkish instead of white.
I have been thinking about this and looking around, and it seems to me that this has to be some true variation, and not a kid that has been colouring them or so. You can see the same thing e.g. in this lot, and I have seen it elsewhere as well. I have to say that I prefer the white mail, but it looks as though this is a genuine variation.

[Syd Smurf]

I have this one Fram. I have 9 variations of the Postman including the one that looks like it has been attacked by a Jack.

[eggie smurf]

I also have one with pinkish mail....I wonder if it's the white that's been exposed to light or something over time and is discoloured?? I tried to clean it but it's still pinkish color.

[attombomb7]

HMMMMMMMMMMMM!!! maybe he is delivering Valentines????

[Rachel]

Hi guys, I have the Christmas Holly variation with a pinkish colour. My theory:

The brown from the bag has some how spread into the white PVC.

What do you think?

[eggie smurf]

Good theory, Rach! I'd always thought it was somehow discoloured but couldnt' figure out what but the brown makes sense!!

[Syd Smurf]

I always thought this was the case too Rachel and never actually counted the pinkish bit as a variation as I went more on the other parts such as horn colour & angle, bag colour and envelope differences. I figured that the colour had just run and discoured the mail a bit like the Spy with the pinkish inside of the cape.

Dyar

[Bunno Smurf]

Yeah I do have a Holly one like that, Fram. My post was in the safe smurfing I think. Its not only the letters that are white though, half the leg is also. The seller listed it as mint-near mint and paypal refunded my money as it wasn't what we considered mint, minus the postage of course. I got to keep the smurfs though.

The colour bleeding sounds like a valid reason to me. I might try some of Pete's magic formula on the foot when it arrives and see if that works.

[pekkelien]

i agree with rachel i have it too im convinsed if you would make it rohling it will have that colour everywhere