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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On Personalizing letter opener gift idea_AnchoredScraps #2126
Helen Rittersporn

On Personalizing Letter Opener Gift Idea

We are looking at the very creative Personalizing Letter Opener Gift Idea! One of the unique aspects of this particular design is getting to engrave on BOTH sides if we wish. Their headline for letter-writing enthusiasts caught my attention: “Give the PERFECT Gift of

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20th Anniversary Cachet Remembering 9_11_AnchoredScraps #2124
Helen Rittersporn

20th Anniversary Cachet Remembering 9-11

Today we have the 20th Anniversary Cachet Remembering 9/11. In addition to the cachet today at my local post office, I am sharing five scrapbook pages from my 2001 Yearbook with photos. They are from my capturing that day live from watching the television

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Happy Birthday Stamps 2021
Helen Rittersporn

Happy Birthday Stamps 2021 Arriving Sept 9th

The new USPS Happy Birthday Stamps 2021 are arriving tomorrow – September 9th! This is one of THOSE occasion stamps I’m definitely stocking up on as it is so perfect for sending Birthday wishes in the mail. The pricing with the recent price increase

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On sending an e-postcard Chill and grill labor day postcard_AnchoredScraps #2122
Helen Rittersporn

Chill and Grill Labor Day Postcard

How timely to be sharing this fun Chill and Grill Labor Day Postcard! It is available to personalize and send for free by American Greetings – an e-postcard! It is one of many styles available for the Labor Day Holiday. Among the variety, I’m

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Welcome September 2021 Looking Ahead at Upcoming Dates_AnchoredScraps #2121
Helen Rittersporn

Welcome September 2021 Looking Ahead at Upcoming Dates

We are here kicking off the new month with our welcome September 2021! And further below I’m showing the calculated days between now and upcoming dates of interest: Labor Day, Halloween, Daylight Savings Time Ending, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day – I’m even

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postmarks paperbacks book club
Helen Rittersporn

Postmarks & Paperbacks Book Club

It is exciting to share about the Postmarks & Paperbacks Book Club! In the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s E-Newsletter Monday, they were announcing their upcoming quarterly online event in September. The book selection for the September 13th, 2021 program is Marcel’s Letters: A Font

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