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The Missive Maven: Epistolary Exultation
Extolling the virtues old-fashioned snail mail and letter-writing. Photos and thoughts on letters written and received, favorite stationery, fountain pens -- all the accouterments of the old-fashioned letter
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Vintage stationery spotlight: Laff Letters
Tonight I'll share a few views of some of my favorite vintage stationery (a la eBay): the WWII-era Laff Letters.As the box says, "letter and envelope in one," so pretty much a postalette or fold-and-mail concept. The back of each design has a joke th...
Mail art thank-you
My amazing little package full of mailbox postcards from Carolee of PodPost begged a mail-art-licious thank-you response, so I had fun putting this puppy together, with all the meta-postal goodness I could muster. Only the Shakespeare stamp doesn't r...
Old Absinthe Bar
"Gen. Andrew Jackson, Sarah Bernhardt among notables served from it."The back says:"The Old Absinthe Bar, 400 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, La., is one of the most treasured antiques in a city famous for its ancient background. Mark Twain was served o...
1980 airmail postcard
Isn't it just grand when the rate on a vintage airmail postcard equals the current domestic postcard rate?Thank you, eBay....
Beautiful Cypress Gardens...
"...Natural fairyland of sunshine and flowers."Wait, southern belles are part of a natural fairyland? Guess so! Love it for the kitsch factor, doubly so because I've had a spate of southern belles in my mailbox lately (in fact, someone even commented...
Vintage Timely Correspondence Ensemble
It's been a while since I've blogged about any of my vintage papers, so I'll return to that today. This is the lovely "Timely Correspondence Ensemble" I snatched up on eBay eons ago. The box is a little worn, and the "all-occasion captions" weren't p...
Vintage bikini on a log
What's up with this posed studio shot? Is she supposed to be sitting on driftwood? No matter, this is one of a few lovely fine vintage pin-up postcard I got from eBay. Red polka dots are cheery.This one went to a friend in Florida....
Fan mail art for Good Mail Day
A little while back, I kvelled over Good Mail Day. See that link for all kinds of nifty info on how to buy this awesome Mail Art book. Before I read it, I never would have called myself a mail artist. Sure, yeah, I decorate things, but I'm not an art...
Say it with bananas
One of my fabulous postcard correspondents from The Fountain Pen Network sent me this vintage postcard, which I just adore. Bananas?? Awesome. It has a raised texture (which should be more visible in the next photo), and someone (not my pen pal) wrot...
Vintage camellia kitsch
This vintage postcard came to me from a correspondent from The Fountain Pen Network.Wow. Dig those dresses....
Dialing for stamps
I am so excited to share this find with you. If you've been following my blog for at least a month, you have probably heard that my beloved grandfather passed away recently. He was a casual collector of stamps, and his collection was fueled by his 40...
Classy and thirsty-making
The wizard behind Everyday Correspondence sent me this tasty - vintage letterheads in a handmade bourbon envelope. The theme holding it all together was the roaring 20s - a time in history that I find very fun, at least for the styles and imagery. No...
Kneeding a lift
I sent this vintage-image postcard to Chris of Wild Postcards and Girls Go Postal in response to his "Closing a formal social note" postcard that I blogged about yesterday.The image is some kind of vintage pin-up from the 1940s, though the postcard i...
Shanghai beauty, ca. 1930
Ah, postcrossing. Sometimes you get crap, and sometimes you get an absolute gem. I am totally enamored with this postcard from Maggie in Shanghai, who translated the characters on the back and told me on the card that "This card is a beauty of Shangh...
Wow! Now! Paper Mate Ops 'n Pops are here!
This fab vintage advertisement poster photocopy came from blog reader George over at My Supply Room. Thanks, George - this is a total gem! He said he can remember these fashions, oh so 60s. (To get a closer view at all these dancing pen folks, view l...
Vintage letterheads: free download!
James of Everyday Correspondence has kindly offered some wonderful downloadable vintage letterheads. I just got a letter that uses them, and they are very, very cool. Go check 'em out!...
Vintage postcard: Tourism Year of the Americas '72
This is a great vintage postcard I picked up on eBay, way way cheap. I got it for, and sent it to, my grandfather, who likes postal memorabilia as he worked for the post office for many years. He's been to all these state parks, too.I love the back, ...
Modern letter on vintage V-Mail
Here's another vintage original V-Mail with a recent, modern letter. For double fun, I used Noodler's new V-mail series ink, Midway Blue. You gotta go for some vintage stamps on V-mails, too....
Muppets' Animal + atoms for peace
Still having fun with vintage stamps over here. I didn't photograph the card inside the envelope, but it is of the Muppets' Animal saying "ROCK." It's not part of the Jim Henson Muppet stamp series, but a fortuitous match....
Ballet + the roots of democracy
Here's another combination of interesting vintage stamps. I am exceedingly fond of "the ability to write" stamp with the quill pen....
I would've written sooner...
I've been out of town all day. Sorry for the late post.I love this vintage checklist, that came in from a correspondent a week or two ago. He then wrote me an excellent letter a few days later. Thought I'd share the amusing fun... and it should be no...
