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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Image of candy in gumball type machine for Candy Themed Stationery Accessories blog post
Helen Rittersporn

Candy Themed Stationery Accessories

With a blog title of Candy Themed Stationery Accessories you immediately can tell I’ve got m&m’s on my mind!   If you have recently found yourself wanting to decrease the amount of sugar and still are having the call of the candy bar beckoning today’s

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Upcoming Typewriter Arts Festival - typewriter
Helen Rittersporn

Upcoming Typewriter Arts Festival

If you happen to find yourself in Greenville, NY this weekend the Upcoming Typewriter Arts Festival looks worth checking out! Over at the Typosphere website there is a fun article about the upcoming Typewriter Arts Festival this weekend. “First Annual Typewriter Arts Festival to be

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Indiana Statehood stamp issued
Helen Rittersporn

Indiana Statehood stamp issued

The month of June continues with beautiful new stamps including today’s Indiana Statehood stamp issued in Indianapolis.  It is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Indiana Statehood. The Forever stamp is now available for purchase on usps.com. About the Indiana Statehood stamp “…Known as the Hoosier

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D-Day Stamp and Letters written after D-Day
Helen Rittersporn

D-Day Stamp and Letters written after D-Day

This year for June 06, 2016 blog post I wanted to share the D-Day Stamp and Letters written after D-Day – from my blog post last year on this date remembering June 6, 1944 the day of the Normandy landings (D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in

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Inverted Jenny Stamp
Helen Rittersporn

Inverted Jenny Stamp

The most famous of all U. S. stamps – the Inverted Jenny Stamp from 1918 made news again – this time at the World Stamp Show-NY 2016 with the $1.35 million sale at auction!  With the once-a-decade stamp show concluding yesterday I wanted to make

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New Tailored Stamp Collectors Products
Helen Rittersporn

New Tailored Stamp Collectors Products

On this Saturday I wanted to make sure to mention the four New Tailored Stamp Collectors Products introduced at the World Stamp Show – NY 2016 by the US Postal Service. New Tailored Stamp Collectors Products “The self-adhesive Classics Forever Stamps dedicated June 1 were the first water

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Colorful Celebrations Commemorative Stamps
Helen Rittersporn

Colorful Celebrations Commemorative Stamps

Today finds the Colorful Celebrations Commemorative Stamps released at the World Stamp Show on Day 7; it wraps up tomorrow on June 4th.  What a fast week it has been – Happy Friday! It is fascinating to read about the “pierced paper” and I will be looking at

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National Parks Centennial Stamps released
Helen Rittersporn

National Parks Centennial Stamps released

Yogi Bear and Park Ranger would be delighted to see the National Parks Centennial Stamps released today, June 02, 2016 at the World Stamp Show-NY 2016.    There are 16 Forever® stamps in the National Parks Centennial Stamps set.  In parallel to the reveal at the

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