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Pelikan Hubs 2023

By Letter Writers Society / September 26, 2023 /

Another event I attended for the first time was the Pelikan Hubs 2023 event hosted by the Bay Area Planners organizer, Patty Tsai. It happened on September 22, 2023, and was held at the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant in Walnut Creek, California. What is a Pelikan Hub? First, for those who don’t know what company…

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Halloween Costume Snail Mail Contest

By Letter Writers Society / September 25, 2023 /

For Members Only. However, you can definitely join the membership roster to participate. We are having another Snail Mail Activity – Halloween Costume Contest. Rules: 1. Participants must be wearing Halloween costumes of their choice. Take a photo. Paste the photo on our Halloween Snail Mail form (which I will send through email–if you don’t…

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Friendship Books

By Letter Writers Society / September 24, 2023 /

What are Friendship Books? Friendship books (also known as “FBs” in their abbreviated form) are small booklets made by stapling paper together or are sometimes just sheets or strips of paper. They are usually decorated, and the person who starts the book writes their name and address as the first person sending the book. Sometimes, the…

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Letter Writers Society logo on the display of the website

Pen Pal Request From #00046

By Letter Writers Society / August 21, 2023 /

Lifetime Member # 00046 My birthdate is April 3rd (redacted birth year for anonymity); I look quite a bit younger. I’m 5’0″ in height, average weight, Italian looking, though, I’m part English heritage also. I love family genealogy and have discovered many wonderful things in my family research. I spend a lot of time now…

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Letter Writers Society Stamps On the display of the website

New USPS Postage Stamps

By Letter Writers Society / August 2, 2023 /

Photo taken from here. Once in a while, the United States Postal Service would introduce a new set of stamps for us to purchase. I need to buy some, and I thought of featuring what’s new. I’ll definitely put them in my shopping cart. Thinking Of You Such a cute design to use for sending…

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Essential Items To Start Letter-Writing

By Letter Writers Society / July 20, 2023 /

Let’s talk about the base ingredients needed to create a letter. Are you ready to write a letter now?

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Letter Writers Society Society In Person Meetups

Society In-Person Meetups

By Letter Writers Society / July 12, 2023 /

As both a letter-writer and a planner, I want the two in a Meetup. Once a month, I host a “Plan & Write” event at our local pizza restaurant, so we can all meet new friends, eat, plan ahead, answer letters, and chill together. Planners and letter-writers, members or not, are welcome to join. We…

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Letter Writers Society Stamps on the display of the website

What Do Letter-Writers Do?

By Letter Writers Society / July 10, 2023 /

My close friends recently asked me, “What do you do with all your letter-writing?” I thought that it was an excellent topic for a blog post. So, what do letter-writers do when they write letters? After reading all that, do you want to write letters, too?

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Letter Writers Society Postage Stamp Increase

Postage Stamp Increase

By Letter Writers Society / July 9, 2023 /

Today is the most avoided day ever. Well, not the day itself, but the “event” happening. The USPS increased some of our most used postage stamps, effective today. You must be aware that your letters will be returned for incomplete postage or your recipient will have to pay for the difference. That’s not right in…

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