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. 

AnchoredScraps Blog Posts

How the Post Office Created America A HISTORY
Helen Rittersporn

How the Post Office Created America A HISTORY

Today we are looking at the newly released book How the Post Office Created America A HISTORY by Winifred Gallagher.  The 336 pages book was released on June 28, 2016. With yesterday being the day in 1775 that the US postal system was established the timing

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Upcoming Songbirds in Snow Forever Stamps
Helen Rittersporn

Upcoming Songbirds in Snow Forever Stamps

You will want to see the upcoming Songbirds in Snow Forever stamps debuting in August.   It was just two days ago and I’m still hearing the sounds of birds from Sunday’s blog post here on Sibley Backyard Birding Postcards. On August 04 the U.S. Postal Service

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The Original TYPE-O-MATIC hand typed letters
Helen Rittersporn

The Original TYPE-O-MATIC hand typed letters

We are kicking off the new week with looking at The Original TYPE-O-MATIC hand typed letters service.     It is promoted as “…the only confidential, hand-typed transcription and postal service with online ordering – on the planet.” From the TYPE-O-MATIC website: “It could’t be

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Helen Rittersporn

Sibley Backyard Birding Postcards

On This Sunday morning its Sibley Backyard Birding Postcards, sounds of bird songs, and our bird dog Cooper! While listening to the sounds of the below Bird Songs of Eastern, Central N. America it is endearing to watch our puppy Cooper investigating! His natural bird dog tendencies has him

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Harry Potter DIY Hogwarts Acceptance Letter
Helen Rittersporn

Harry Potter DIY Hogwarts Acceptance Letter

On this Saturday morning we have a Harry Potter DIY Hogwarts Acceptance Letter project to have some fun creating! I’ve also included a Linn’s Stamps News article from last month about the Harry Potter stamps – “Inspector General report accuses USPS of selling stamps to

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Postcard Advertising Cold Sassy Tree
Helen Rittersporn

Postcard Advertising Cold Sassy Tree

With it being the middle of the summer today’s blogpost is about this Postcard Advertising Cold Sassy Tree.  The historical novel was written by Olive Ann Burns in 1984. Earlier this week it was the late Author’s birthday, July 17, 1924. Over at West Station Antiques &

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Register and Vote commemorative 1968 stamp
Helen Rittersporn

Register and Vote Commemorative 1968 stamp

The Register and Vote commemorative 1968 stamp is today’s Thursday blog post.   What a fast paced week it has already been! Today’s blog post is shorter than usual given how busy it is IRL (In Real Life) as the expression goes.  You may have noticed

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Leroy Anderson's The Typewriter
Helen Rittersporn

Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter

Hearing the sounds of a symphony playing Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter is a great way to kick off the day! Today I’m combining hearing the sounds of “The Typewriter” in symphony with a bit of humor while reminding ourselves to get to the dentist for regular

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