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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Pets Forever USStamp Dogs - Dog days of summer 2016
Helen Rittersporn

Making time for the dog days of summer 2016

On this Sunday we are pawsing – Making time for the dog days of summer 2016.  We’ve got the story of  Owney – the Railway Mail Service Mascot from the late 19th century. Earlier this month we covered the US Postal Service debuting the New Pets Forever Stamps on

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Pipsticks Amazing Printable Postcards
Helen Rittersporn

Pipsticks Amazing Printable Postcards

On this Saturday morning we are enjoying Pipsticks Amazing Printable Postcards available for free downloading.  I’ve included two YouTube videos of a subscriber unboxing the Kids Pack, and Pro Pack for August which is fun!  “Pipsticks sends monthly sticker packs to its subscribers around the world.”

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TypeCon2016 Annual Conference August 24 - 28
Helen Rittersporn

TypeCon2016 Annual Conference August 24 – 28

Given how much fun different stationery font types are I’m happy to know the TypeCon2016 Annual Conference August 24 – 28 continues this weekend.  Happy Friday! My first introduction to learning about fonts were with the different manual typewriters in high school typing class.  There is still

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Grand Canyon Postal Service Mule Mail
Helen Rittersporn

Grand Canyon Postal Service Mule Mail

With today August 25, 2016 celebrating the National Park Service Centennial it is a delight to share Grand Canyon Postal Service Mule Mail.   There is a children’s book about the Grand Canyon Mule Train Mail.     The National Postal Museum has a great

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UCL My Text In Your Handwriting
Helen Rittersporn

UCL My Text In Your Handwriting

On this Wednesday get ready to feel like you are preparing for your college exams with UCL My Text In Your Handwriting.  It is about some amazing work at the University College London. The “UCL computer scientists have developed software which may spark the comeback of

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Hinsdale 200th Anniversary Pictorial Postmark
Helen Rittersporn

Hinsdale 200th Anniversary Pictorial Postmark

How much fun it is to find the Hinsdale 200th Anniversary Pictorial Postmark. Happy Tuesday! Earlier this month in Hinsdale, New Hampshire the town celebrated having the Oldest Continuously Operating Post Office for 200 Years in the same building!    This makes it the oldest Post Office in

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Letter Writing Inspired Crossword Puzzles
Helen Rittersporn

Letter Writing Inspired Crossword Puzzles

We are kicking off the week with Letter Writing Inspired Crossword Puzzles. There is a story of a Postal carrier from last year who started creating cross word puzzles – and getting paid for them!  Then there is a story of where the cross word

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Jerry Orbach Remembering Love Letters book
Helen Rittersporn

Jerry Orbach Remembering Love Letters book

It is a delight on this Sunday to share Jerry Orbach Remembering Love Letters book.  It is entitled: Remember How I Love You: Love Letters from an Extraordinary Marriage.   The movie Dirty Dancing opened on this day in 1987. Remember How I Love You: Love

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