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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25th Annual Myrtle Beach Stamp Show
Helen Rittersporn

25th Annual Myrtle Beach Stamp Show

The fun continues through today for the 25th Annual Myrtle Beach Stamp Show 2017, February 11 & 12. On this Sunday morning, I’m still beaming with having enjoyed attending my first stamp show yesterday!  In fact, it looked like there might be a stampede at

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Saturday Valentine Mailbox Mini Project
Helen Rittersporn

Saturday Valentine Mailbox Mini Project

On this early Saturday morning, we have two adorable ideas for Saturday Valentine Mailbox Mini Project. First, there is the DIY Cardboard Play Mailbox from LittleRedWindow.com. “Make a simple and fun Play Mailbox for your little Mail Carrier out of an old cardboard box!”  

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Valentines Day Card Reminder
Helen Rittersporn

Valentines Day Card Reminder

On this Friday morning, a quick friendly blog post with this Valentines Day Card Reminder to get them into the mail! Today is Day 10 of #InCoWriMo – International Correspondence Writing Month. There are five letters in my outbox ready to take to the Post

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Beatles Ed Sullivan February 9
Helen Rittersporn

Beatles Ed Sullivan February 9 & Postcard

Fifty-three years ago today, really!, The Beatles Ed Sullivan February 9 was their first live TV appearance. Here is a link to my blog post last year on this day: Remembering The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. This YouTube is “The Beatles – I

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PreOrdering Steampunk Visions Postcard Book
Helen Rittersporn

PreOrdering Steampunk Visions Postcard Book

The expression “everything that is old is new again” looks to be the case with PreOrdering Steampunk Visions Postcard Book. We have covered some Steampunk items here before with keyboard inspired, and mouse inspired – today it is Postcards! “Fanciful vintage steampunk vision postcards, created in Paris

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Adding fitness lifestyle theme stationery
Helen Rittersporn

Adding fitness lifestyle theme stationery

On this Tuesday morning, with Valentine’s Day a week away, Adding fitness lifestyle theme stationery or at least a mention of it in our letters is today’s blog post topic. Over at Zazzle.com, there are several lifestyle stationery options available including the one upper left.

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Royal Mail Queen Elizabeth II Sapphire Jubilee stamp
Helen Rittersporn

Queen Elizabeth II Sapphire Jubilee stamp

On this Monday, February 6, 2017, over in the U.K., the Royal Mail issues £5 Queen Elizabeth II Sapphire Jubilee stamp. “On this day in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II.” Special thanks to The Royal Philatelic Society London whose ReTweet showed the stamp, here

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Superbowl Postmarks Envelopes
Helen Rittersporn

Superbowl Postmarks Envelopes

On this Sunday evening with Superbowl 51 and the first ever overtime, I’m looking at Superbowl Postmarks Envelopes. The image upper left is from 2008 THE STAMP COLLECTING ROUND-UP: “The first of the three envelopes highlights the New England Patriots and New York Giants helmets in

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