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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100th Anniversary National Parks Postcard Set
Helen Rittersporn

100th Anniversary National Parks Postcard Set

Receiving a notecard from a Pen Pal today was perfect timing for this blog post on the National Parks Postcard Set. One of my Pen Pals wrote me while on vacation sending a Petrified Forest National Park note card – Thank you to Kathy!

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Cavallini Halloween Glitter Vintage Postcards
Helen Rittersporn

Cavallini Halloween Glitter Vintage Postcards

It is the middle of September and it was bound to happen – talk of pumpkins and these Cavallini Halloween Glitter Vintage Postcards! Cavallini Halloween Glitter Vintage Postcards If you find yourself with a few minutes check these postcards for ordering and having them on

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Date Meets Zip Pictorial Postmarks September 2017
Helen Rittersporn

Date Meets Zip Pictorial Postmarks September 2017

We are adding a little zip to our letter writing with the five Date Meets Zip Pictorial Postmarks available this month! This is not the first time I’ve blogged about Date Meets Zip Pictorial Postmarks here at AnchoredScraps. Last October “Fillmore Zippy day 93016 Pictorial

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Vintage Fleur De Lis Sealing Wax Stamp
Helen Rittersporn

Vintage Fleur De Lis Sealing Wax Stamp

We are looking at Vintage Fleur De Lis Sealing Wax Stamp and Walkden’s Wax Sticks today. If you have found yourself wanting to add a little extra to your letter writing consider adding the finishing touches with sealing wax.  Back in 2015 one of my

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World's Smallest Post Service Kit Kickstarter
Helen Rittersporn

World’s Smallest Post Service Kit Kickstarter 

In my email today from Leafcutter Designs their Special Delivery email was announcing their World’s Smallest Post Service Kit Kickstarter campaign! It was a lot of fun to receive their Special Delivery email. If it sounds familiar, back on May 22, 2016, my blog post was on

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handstamp from the Church Street post office from National Postal Museum September 11 Story, "Collecting Tragedy"
Helen Rittersporn

National Postal Museum September 11 Story

With today being September 11, 2017, we are looking back at 2011 The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum September 11 Story. It was a four part history series on their blog reflecting “the postal history of that terrible day 10 years ago.“    First, here

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USPS 2017 Snowy Days Stamps
Helen Rittersporn

USPS 2017 Snowy Days Stamps

We are looking at the USPS 2017 Snowy Days Stamps going on sale nationwide October 4th. It is always fun to have some variety with the stamps we use with our letter writing, even seasonally. First of all, when thinking of USPS stamps with

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