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.
Letter Carrier Barbie is our blog title given The Barbie Doll debuted on this day in 1959. We’ve got a Barbie whose outfit was made from old carrier uniforms, a Barbie Post Office Playset, and the Barbie Doll U.S. Stamp from 1999. I still recall in the mid-1960s
St Patricks Day Postcards is today’s Tuesday blog post. Have you seen the Vintage St Patricks Day Postcards at CardCow.com? They have a “Luck of the Irish” selection of antique postcards offered among their featured Vintage Postcards. Over at OldPostcards.com they have a collection
Handwritten Motivational Letters is today’s Monday kick-off to the new week blog post. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” -Robert Collier Today’s blog post is one to encourage us to make the time this month to personally write and
This week an email arrived promoting Edwardian themed stationery saying “Farewell to Our Favorite British Drama” in the subject line. The suggested note cards are beautiful at expressionery.com “In Celebration of Edwardian Tradition”. Have you seen it already? They have named several of
Mailing Hula Hoops is today’s blog post for a little Saturday silliness! Hula-hoops it is today as it was patented on this day in 1963, and was first marketed by Wham-O in 1958. Have you ever tried to mail a Hula Hoop? In looking
St. Patricks Day special fancy postmarks is today’s blog post topic. Happy Friday! In yesterday’s Postal Bulletin included among the Pictorial Postmarks Announcement are two St. Patricks Day Special Fancy Postmarks available! This is a great opportunity to send off your themed cards
Alexander Graham Bell Letters is our blog post on his birthday today of the inventor of the telephone as we visit a online repository of his personal correspondence. And I have included a less than one minute video showing the 1939 Movie Premiere of “The
Spring into March Pansies Stationery is today’s blog post. I’m looking for pansies to add to my stationery with letters to be written this month! What fun it is to find there are some options of free downloadable (with and without lines) stationery available
