Welcome letter writing enthusiasts and those new and/or rediscovering the joys of letter writing. We celebrate letter writing here!

AnchoredScraps letter writing blog encourages old-style correspondence through handwritten letters between kindred souls since 2015

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. 

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Knock Knock: Letters to My Incredible Dad Read Me When Box
Helen Rittersporn

Letters to My Incredible Dad Read Me When Box

As we head into Father’s Day weekend, we are looking at the Letters to My Incredible Dad Read Me When Box (Fill in the Love); it is by the publisher Knock Knock. It came out in June 2017.  Letters to My Incredible Dad Read Me When Box

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Digital Color Postmark Flag Act of 1818
Helen Rittersporn

Flag Day 2018

In anticipation of Flag Day 2018, I’ve been hearing from a few AnchoredScraps email blog subscribers. Before beginning, this past Saturday the Flag Act of 1818 Stamp Bicentennial went on sale. The stamp “marks the 200th anniversary of the Flag Act of 1818″.  Flag Day

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The Song of The Post Card
Helen Rittersporn

The Song of The Post Card

We are looking today at an actual postcard of “The Song of The Post Card”; it is a reproduction as it states on the back image of it. My special thanks to our Show & Tell Session last night at the Wilmington Philatelic Society June Meeting. One

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Lettering Envelope Addressing Stencil Set
Helen Rittersporn

Lettering Envelope Addressing Stencil Set

To come across a four-piece Lettering Envelope Addressing Stencil Set is a great way for kicking off a new week! Even better is finding it for $5.60 plus free shipping! Some of the uses for it include “Envelope Addressing Guide Template for Father’s Day, Thank

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Date Meets Zip 61018 Pictorial Postmark
Helen Rittersporn

Date Meets Zip 61018 Pictorial Postmark

It is fun seeing we can send off for this Date Meets Zip 61018 Pictorial Postmark. The zip code for Dakota, IL is 61018 which matches today’s date of 6-10-18. Sending off for a Pictorial Postmark is a fun way of adding a little extra to our

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AnchoredScraps 1200 Daily Blog Post
Helen Rittersporn

AnchoredScraps 1200 Daily Blog Post Today

My blog today finds us celebrating my AnchoredScraps 1200 Daily Blog Post Milestone! It is really fun to share the following. On the weekend of August 4 & 5, I’ll be presenting “12 Lessons from Daily Blogging for over 1200 Days & Still Counting” at

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Sally Ride Forever Stamp USPS Tribute YouTube Screenshot
Helen Rittersporn

Honoring Sally Ride Forever Stamp 2018

On May 23, 2018, the USPS was celebrating the Sally Ride Forever Stamp Dedication Ceremony. The First-Class stamp is in a pane of 20 with one design. In reading about the stamp for writing my post today, I found out she was a stamp

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