Missing Incoming Message Attachment Bar in Mail

Hi, I have suddenly noticed that when viewing a message in Mail which has been received with an attachment, I do not see the attachment options that used to appear on the right side of the window below the header (in line with the reply, forward etc. that appear in the center). See photo below.
The attachment options had options to save, save individual attachments or if they were photos, an option to add to iPhoto. Basically that whole menu has disappeared and does not show in the message window anymore.
Is there an option that I have turned off by mistake? Please help with a a solution.
Kind regards,
Kunal.
Macbook Pro 15-inch, Mid 2010 (non-Thunderbolt)
Processor 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256 MB
Software OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)

I have this problem as well. Not only is that entire menu missing, but sometimes when I receive an e-mail with an attachement the attachment doesn't even show up. The person sending me an e-mail says "invoice attaced" or something of the sort, yet there is no attachment. I am using a GoDaddy e-mail accout, so when I actually go to the website and sign on I can see the attachment on the e-mail. Clearly the attachments are attaching, but they are just not showing up on Mac Mail. This is only sometimes, other times I get the attachments no problem.
Any suggestions out there would be great!

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