“I still think that to receive a postcard in your mailbox is happiness.” Margaretta Magnusson Postcards are synonymous with Summer and fun. Friends and family leave for vacation. You wave goodbye and hear yourself say, “Send me a postcard.” Hopefully, they will. One way to be sure to get one is by signing up with […]
Who invented the mailbox?
Black inventors have made considerable contributions to many things we take for granted today. Consider for example, the blue mail box. “In 1891, anyone interested in mailing a letter would have to make the long trip to the post office. In order to make mailing a letter more convenient, Philip B. Downing designed a metal box with […]
“Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive
This coming Saturday is the annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. Every year in the U.S., the National Association of Letter Carriers sponsors this charitable event to increase the food supply for local churches and food banks. Letter carriers deliver a postcard notification of this event several days ahead. Then on Saturday, we’ll pick up […]
A Subscriber’s Recommendation…
“I first got my own mailbox back in December 1989. It’s still in that very same post office. I was searching through something about letter-writing when I came across an article about “The Letter Exchange.” I joined up in the early 1990’s. The Letter Exchange helped me shape up my letter-writing skills. It introduced me […]