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.
It is fun writing in my Costa Rica Banana Paper Notebook! I was not aware that paper could be made from the banana fibers! What was especially meaningful to me was finding this beautiful stationery on the very day this blog celebrated its 11th
Sending Panama Canal Postcard Greetings is a joy, especially as this week celebrates my 11th-year blog anniversary. One of my dreams has been to visit the Panama Canal and yesterday was fantastic getting to visit while our cruise ship was in port! One of
We are welcoming in the new year with 2026 Year of the Horse Forever Stamps. They arrive on February 3rd. It is the 7th of the 12 planned in the current USPS Lunar New Year stamp series. It is part of their third series
Happy to find these 2005 Holiday Cookies Stamps because I’ve got cookies on my mind. Specifically, I am baking three dozen cookies to bring to a Christmas Cookie Exchange this Sunday! Even though the stamps came out 20 years ago, it is fun seeing
On finding Letters for a Year of Gratitude has 52 Letters in tear out and send format, by Lea Redmond. With Thanksgiving less than 2 weeks away I am happy coming across this book of hers! And I am including a free printable from
There is a temporary USPS holiday shipping surcharges in effect through January 18, 2026. In case you missed seeing it, it began on October 5. This is for Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select services. Before we get started,
It is amazing to see there are seven USPS Pantone Seven Colors to showcase celebrating the Postal Service’s 250th anniversary. I am currently looking at a lot of paint samples of navy blue, perhaps the USPS Blue is one I should consider! Currently over
The new American Postal Anniversary Celebrating 250 Years of Delivering Forever Stamp is a sheet of 20 interconnected stamps. Its first day of issue was July 23, 2025. Also, I’m seeing three Pictorial Postmarks available for celebrating 250 Years (details below). Additionally, there is
