Welcome letter writing enthusiasts and those new and/or rediscovering the joys of letter writing. We celebrate letter writing here!
Whether the topic focuses on buying your first fountain pen, downloading a printable for jotting down a few whimsical sentiments, sending a post card, dusting off your typewriter, the joys of selecting vintage or new postage to our envelope cachets, adding to our stationery stash, or simply hand-writing a letter – it’s all fun and part of the journey with a blog post by Helen Rittersporn.
Here you will find ongoing encouragement to regularly carve out a few precious moments to connect with others via “old” styles of correspondence, specifically in letter writing.
There is a temporary USPS holiday shipping surcharges in effect through January 18, 2026. In case you missed seeing it, it began on October 5. This is for Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select services. Before we get started,
It is amazing to see there are seven USPS Pantone Seven Colors to showcase celebrating the Postal Service’s 250th anniversary. I am currently looking at a lot of paint samples of navy blue, perhaps the USPS Blue is one I should consider! Currently over
The new American Postal Anniversary Celebrating 250 Years of Delivering Forever Stamp is a sheet of 20 interconnected stamps. Its first day of issue was July 23, 2025. Also, I’m seeing three Pictorial Postmarks available for celebrating 250 Years (details below). Additionally, there is
There is a Five CENTS price increase arriving July 13th on our postage. The biggest example is a First-Class Forever Mail 1 ounce price changes from 73 cents to 78 cents. We have now through Saturday of this week to either stop by our
We are having fun with Thank You Note Formatting Guide Skit, I came across on Youtube. The episode is entitled Southern Manners Can Be Exhausting by It’s A Southern Thing YouTube Channel. It takes the premise of when a team shows up at your
Exploring History by Mail Subscription is our blog topic on this Mother’s Day weekend. It is also worth noting, it is a great gift option if you are still trying to figure out a unique present, it’s not too late! I had missed seeing
Seeing the new Goodnight Moon Forever Stamps arriving May 2 2025 has me smiling! With the next full moon two days away on April 12, 2025 I am especially happy reading about these new stamps already available for pre-order! And with lots of other
