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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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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Crane PYTHAGOREAN JOTTER Cards
Helen Rittersporn

Crane PYTHAGOREAN JOTTER Card

The Crane PYTHAGOREAN JOTTER Cards are really catching my attention out of the 27 different Jotter Card motif designs available. For me, getting something like this is a fun stationery splurge, and I especially love there is even a Cooper Jotter Card option! “From

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Backyard Games Forever Stamps & Pictorial Postmark_AnchoredScraps #2116
Helen Rittersporn

Backyard Games Forever Stamps & Pictorial Postmark

The Backyard Games Forever Stamps celebrates Badminton, Bocce, Cornhole, Croquet, Flying disc, Horseshoes, Tetherball, and A variation on pick-up baseball. The stamp’s First Day of Issue was this past Thursday at the Great American Stamp Show. In addition, there is a Pictorial Postmark available

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