Welcome letter writing enthusiasts and those new and/or rediscovering the joys of letter writing. We celebrate letter writing here!
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.
Right before Memorial Day last week the USPS Henry David Thoreau 2017 Forever Stamp was Commemorated. I’ve included the two minute USPS Stamp Ceremony that was just posted to YouTube yesterday. It was especially fun to see how one of the Presenters handled quoting Thoreau about the
We are kicking off the month of June with the Research Triangle Pen Show 2017 being held through this weekend, June 01-04. If you are not familiar with the RTP designation it is the Raleigh, North Carolina area. The show was started by Terry
On this Wednesday, we are wrapping up the month today with May 2017 AnchoredScraps Daily Blog Recap. This image of multi-color envelopes is fun to see, especially for adding a little zip to our letter writing. Hint – there will be more on this
As we are quickly nearing the end of the month of May, today’s blog post is on finally getting around to Writing Round Tuit Letters. If you have been meaning to all year get a letter in the mail, now is a wonderful time to
On this Monday, May 29, 2017, we are looking at the Memorial Day Flags on Parade 1991 FDC First Day Cover. And I conclude today’s blog post (like I have the past two years here) with the poem, ‘In Flanders Fields‘. In case you are
On this Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, today’s blog post is on the 1948 Moina Michael The Poppy Lady stamp. I’ve been thinking about the poem “In Flanders Fields” today. It has been wonderful to discover there was a stamp in 1948 for recognizing a World
Today, May 27, we are celebrating the Jordans Golden Anniversary 2017 Cachet! Over at the Wilmington Philatelic Society scrapbook page today, you will see a shout-out: A special day for the Jordans – their Golden Anniversary! Congratulations to the Jordans on their 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary
This morning with a nod towards baseball going into the Memorial Day Weekend, we are looking at the Have a Ball USPS Stamps June 2017 Announced. And I’m including a very short clip from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – Hey Batter, batter! Have a Ball USPS Stamps June 2017 Announced Over at
