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.
The current USPS Postal Bulletin Pictorial Postmarks Announcements includes the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Pictorial Postmark 2019. Furthermore, their Trail Mail with Commemorative envelopes with markings of “Carried by Dog Sled.” I’m including details on both in my post. John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Pictorial
The upcoming InCoWriMo 2019 annual month-long letter writing daily celebration is for International Correspondence Writing Month #InCoWriMo. We are looking at the InCoWriMo site, a great post on preparing for it over at the Letters & Journals Blog, and we wrap up with my sharing
There is a helpful Postal Explorer 2019 January 27 USPS Price Change Summary online of the rate changes. As a reminder, we still have through Saturday for stopping by the Post Office and/or ordering online at USPS.com before the new pricing begins on Sunday.
The Cursive is Cool 2019 Writing Contest is underway through March 8, 2019! “There are three separate contests: USA, English Canada and French Canada…” In my National Handwriting Day 2019 post yesterday I mentioned the annual writing contest by The American Handwriting Analysis Foundation was beginning.
This is my fourth year to blog on National Handwriting Day about the event and finds me sharing two new penmanship videos and a resource page from among the emails in my inbox today. One new video is by Goldspot Pens, and the other by
This colder weather is great timing for letter writing and checking out the Knitting Watercolour Postcard Set Kelly Connor Designs offers at her Etsy Shop. It is time to get out the hot chocolate, hot tea, or perhaps even coffee! Knitting Watercolour Postcard Set
With today being Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are looking at the More Perfect Union First Day Cover Set. The offering is by The Washington Press. I’m seeing this More Perfect Union First Day Cover (FDC) Set which includes one cachet commemorating Dr. King, Jr. I’m
It is a joy to be Celebrating A Christmas Cover Cover of Universal Ship Cancellation Society Magazine by none other but Jimmy Jordan. You are reading the title correctly with A Christmas Cover Cover! It is about one of the covers from his collection being
