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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Celebration Corsage Boutonniere Notecards
Helen Rittersporn

USPS Celebration Corsage Boutonniere Notecards

In case you have not seen it yet, over at the USPS site the Celebration Corsage Boutonniere Notecards Stationery is available for ordering. USA Philatelic Magazine This past week the summer issue, Volume 23, of USA Philatelic arrived in my mailbox and it showcases the

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Dan Blocker Pictorial Postmark 2017
Helen Rittersporn

Bonanza Dan Blocker Pictorial Postmark 2017

With it being Sunday evening and recalling TV Episodes of the western Bonanza it is great timing to see there is a Dan Blocker Pictorial Postmark 2017 available this month! The latest USPS Postal Bulletin 22471 dated July 06 in its Pictorial Postmarks Announcement section

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My blog post on Sticky Notes Letter Writing - image of empty colorful sticky notes on wooden bulletin board, ready for message
Helen Rittersporn

Saturday Orange Sticky Notes Letter Writing

The inspiration for today’s blog post is from talking with my friend Nancy this morning resulting with Saturday Orange Sticky Notes Letter Writing! This bit of whimsy also includes sharing an article from BBC Skillswise site on Using Sticky Notes for Planning Our Letter

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3D Rendering Trendy Colors Calendar on White Background - July 7
Helen Rittersporn

Summer Camp Writing Coded Letters 070717

With today’s date of July 07, 2017, it is perfect for translating to 070717 with Summer Camp Writing Coded Letters. We are looking at two really nicely done articles one at KidsActivitiesBlog, and one at UpParentingCreek. Yesterday our topic was on Everything Summer Camp Postcards Camp Grams. Today

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Everything Summer Camp Postcards Camp Grams
Helen Rittersporn

Everything Summer Camp Postcards Camp Grams

The 4th of July week includes these Everything Summer Camp Postcards Camp Grams. And this is a link to my 2015 blog post on “Letters from Camp”; and from 2016 Easy Letters to Write Your Kids at Camp.   About Everything Summer Camp Both of

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Letters About Literature Contest
Helen Rittersporn

Library of Congress Annual Letters About Literature Contest

The USPS LINK has an article from Monday of this week on the Library of Congress Annual Letters About Literature Contest Winners for 2016-2017. “The Library of Congress is using the mail to help young people learn more about literature. The library’s annual Letters About Literature contest asks

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Adams Jefferson Letters Complete Correspondence
Helen Rittersporn

Adams Jefferson Letters Complete Correspondence

With July 4th a day away I’ve been looking at ordering this book of Adams Jefferson Letters Complete Correspondence.  Both men died on the same day, July 4, 1826, fifty years after both signing the Declaration of Independence and both were past Presidents of the

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