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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A Picture Postcard History of Baseball by Ron Menchine
Helen Rittersporn

A Picture Postcard History of Baseball by Ron Menchine

I’m seeing a First Edition copy of “A Picture Postcard History of Baseball” by Ron Menchine. “A selected historical view of baseball from the early 1900’s to the late 1950’s. Also included reference information for the postcard collector.” The Introduction is by Ernie Harwell.

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Transcontinental Railroad Stamps
Helen Rittersporn

Transcontinental Railroad Stamps 150th Anniversary

On May 10 at Promontory Summit in Utah, the USPS is having their first-day-of-issue for the Transcontinental Railroad Stamps. They are commemorating “… the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad … with a magnificent set of Forever stamps.” One can pre-order

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April 30th
Helen Rittersporn

AnchoredScraps April 2019 Daily Blog Recap

Greetings on this Tuesday morning as we wrap up the month with my AnchoredScraps April 2019 Daily Blog Recap. Just as we do every day celebrating letter writing, in addition, the month of April is the formally recognized National Card & Letter Writing Month

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World's Smallest Post Service Brick and Mortar Kickstarter
Helen Rittersporn

World’s Smallest Post Service Kickstarter

The World’s Smallest Post Service Brick and Mortar Kickstarter is currently underway until May 5, 2019. It is by LeafCutter Designs’ Lea Redmond.  Happy Monday! World’s Smallest Post Service Brick and Mortar Kickstarter The All or nothing Kickstarter has six days to go with

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USPS Gifts of Friendship Notecards
Helen Rittersporn

USPS Gifts of Friendship Notecards

The USPS Gifts of Friendship Notecards are a great option for considering for Mother’s Day with beautiful dogwood and cherry trees. I still remember the rows of cherry trees about to burst into bloom while visiting Tokyo, Japan for a week during April 1998

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Spring Type Out pennysmiths paper
Helen Rittersporn

Spring Type Out pennysmiths paper

Seeing the invite advertising Spring Type Out pennysmiths paper over at The Typosphere has me smiling; it is this Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Albuquerque. First, I’m wanting to be sure to extend a warm welcome to the newest AnchoredScraps email blog subscribers! Spring

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