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25 Years of Graceful Envelopes

November 24, 2019 By Carol

At last, here’s some “eye candy”- the 2019 Graceful Envelope Contest Winners with their Put Your Stamp On It  masterpieces. There is no question, The Graceful Envelope Contest elevates “mail art” to museum quality levels. Every year, since 1994, the Washington Calligraphers’ Guild and the National Association of Letter Carriers team up to sponsor the  […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, News clipping, Newsflash, Post Office News, Special Occasions, Stationery Tagged With: 25 years of Graceful Envelopes, calligraphy, eye candy, Graceful Envelope Contest, Linae Frei of Janesville WI, Lisa Leong-Tsang of Bellevue WA, Mail Art, NALC, National Association of Letter Carriers, Put Your Stamp On It, Sally Penley of Olympia WA, Scripsit, Seeing, Seeing Double, Shari Jobst of Aberdeen WA, Sherri A. Trial of Carlisle PA, The Washington Calligraphers Guild, Tori Bell of Tacoma WA

“Whatever the Weather”

December 29, 2017 By Carol

Now that the holidays are winding down, perhaps you might try your hand at The Graceful Envelope Contest…”Whatever the Weather,” the 2018 theme might spark an idea. View the complete rules and check out many inspiring winners from previous years at http://www.calligraphersguild.org/ Deadline is March 26, 2018    

Filed Under: Newsflash, Special Occasions, Stationery Tagged With: 2018 Contest Theme-Whatever the Weather, call for entries, Graceful Envelope Contest, Kathy Barker, Mail Art, National Association of Letter Carriers, Ruth Schellbach, The Postal Record Dec. 2017, Washington Calligraphers' Guild

The 2017 Graceful Envelope Winners

October 11, 2017 By Carol

October 10, 2017…The theme for The 2017 Graceful Envelope Contest  was “Pushing the Envelope.” This yearly event is co-sponsored by The Washington Calligraphers’ Guild and the National Association of Letter Carriers.  At last, the winners have been announced! This contest always delights the viewer with the most beautiful Mail Art. Below are some of my […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cynthia Schubert of Portland OR, Julie Gray of Sandia Park NM, Mail Art, Nancy Anderson of Maple Valley WA, National Association of Letter Carriers, Pushing the Envelope, The Graceful Envelope 2017 Contest, Tori Bell of Tacoma WA, Washington Calligraphers' Guild, Zarabeth Duell of Lincoln VT

“Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive

May 5, 2015 By Carol

  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 […]

Filed Under: Newsflash Tagged With: food banks, Food Drive, good cause, local churches, mailbox, National Association of Letter Carriers, Stamp Out Hunger

The 2014 Graceful Envelope Contest Winners

February 16, 2015 By Carol

February 16, 2015… In honor of Presidents’ Day, I want to offer something elegant and letter-related: The 2014 Winners of The Graceful Envelope Contest. The theme was “The Superlative Letter ‘S’.”  As always, the winners are outstanding.  See for yourself. Also, check out the 2015 Contest Theme, at the end of this post. Below top: […]

Filed Under: Holiday, Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: Carol DuBosch of Portland OR, elegant, Hannah Holder of Knoxville TN, National Association of Letter Carriers, Paula Vena of Queensland Australia, Presidents'Day, The Graceful Envelope 2014 Winners, The Graceful Envelope Contest. 2014, The National Assocaition of Letter Carriers, The Postal Record, The Superlative letter S, The Superlative S, The Washington Calligraphers Guild

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February 16, 2015 By Carol

Below top : Best in Show by Julie Gray of Sandia Park, NM Middle left: Janet Kasper of Friendsville,TN Lower right: Paul Terry Lynn of Casplan, MI

Filed Under: Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: Janet Kasper of Friendsville TN, Julie Gray of Sandia Park NM, National Association of Letter Carriers, Paul Terry Lynn of Caspian MI, The Graceful Envelope 2014 Contest, The Postal Record, The Superlative S, The Washington Calligraphers Guild

The Graceful Envelope 2015

February 16, 2015 By Carol

February 16, 2015… The 2015 Graceful Envelope Contest CALL FOR ENTRIES. For more information go to www.calligraphersguild.org  

Filed Under: Newsflash, Stationery Tagged With: call for entries, National Association of Letter Carriers, The Graceful Envelope 2015 Contest, The Postal Record, The Washington Calligraphers Guild, Theres No Place Like Home

The 19th Annual Graceful Envelope Winners

August 12, 2013 By Carol

August 12, 2013 I was considering a post on “The Art of Letter Writing” and then I received my latest issue of The Postal Record. Voila! Speaking of artistic letters, The Graceful Envelope Contest takes Mail Art to museum heights.  This contest is sponsored by The National Association of Letter Carriers in conjunction with The […]

Filed Under: Special Occasions Tagged With: A World of Change, first class mail, Mail Art, National Association of Letter Carriers, the Art of Letter Writing, The Graceful Envelope Contest, The Postal Record, The Washington Calligraphers Guild

“D-liver D-letter D-sooner D-better”

March 12, 2012 By Carol

March 12, 2012 Call for Entries… The 2012 Graceful Envelope Contest D-liver D-letter D-sooner D-better That familiar message — built around the letter D — has been taken to heart by the nation’s letter carriers, who D-liver 170 billion pieces of mail each year. With that letter in mind, your challenge this year is to […]

Filed Under: Newsflash Tagged With: any "D" word, creative interpretation, D-liver D-letter D-sooner D-better, Gini Ogle, Graceful Envelope Contest, letter carriers, National Association of Letter Carriers, Washington Calligraphers' Guild

“What’s up with the Post Office?”

September 23, 2011 By Carol

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ September 22, 2011 Over these past few years, I have listened with great dismay to the financial cries and moans of the US Postal Service. It took me a while to move beyond the fear and the cover story about lost revenue due to the advancement of technology and the popularity of email. Next came […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: "pay as you go", common sense, Deliver Magazine, email, financial cries, government, letter carriers, most trusted government, National Association of Letter Carriers, popular notions, post office closings, Postal Record, postal service, Postmaster General Donahoe, President Bush, profit, romance gone bad, taxpayers' bailout, technology, USPS

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