I send random cards out in the mail for no particular reason, other than I figure my friends would appreciate receiving a piece of interesting mail. It always seems to delight them. Basically, if I see a card that reminds me of someone, I'll pick it up and write a "this made me think of you" note, and then pop it in the mail. What's really interesting is that most cards are over-sized, so I can't just buy one regular mail stamp. Inevitably, I end up at the post office to get the card properly affixed with postage.
I have one bi-monthly bill that can not be paid over the internet for some reason. The company is large so there is no reason for this. This one bill is the main reason why I need stamps and cheques in the house. Sadly, the lack of basic mail these days reduces the number of interesting stamps that come in.
I sent a letter out yesterday and I have to send something out Friday. Why did your birthday card to your brother have so many stamps?
I mail stuff weekly, bills paid, an occasional letter to family and friends and philatelic sales circuits. Don
It's funny you ask this, I went about five years without physically mailing anything (stuck to email and social media) but this past week I had to actually mail some stuff, almost forgot what I was doing!
Now the last time I sent out a letter was Monday. When I sent out my publishing clearing house sweepstakes.
I actually use snail-mail quite a bit. I send postcards whenever I travel, friends always appreciate that. And I have a lot of friends in various countries in European Union - somehow they love sending and receiving actual mail so we correspond that way very often.
Your mother will be pleased to hear from you, I'm sure. If at home, it's always a pleasure to hear from someone away. If away, it's good to hear from someone at home. Do you remember the 1974 US UPU series of stamps (Scott 1530-1537), one-half of which carried the caption "letters mingle souls?" Not a popular series, but one reflecting a thoughtful theme. Letter writing is a practice that is disappearing. Few of use write real letters these days and I think we are the poorer for it. I get only a couple of hand written letters a year from friends or family, and I regret to say I only send out about the same number. So much easier to email or call someone on the phone. Don
Don[/quote] I remember the set. The stamps were an interesting collage of art themes I rather liked. I agree about people being poorer for losing an integral part of what used to be important human communication, the lack of expressing ourselves in a thoughtful, reflective and elegant sytle.
He also used to collect stamps but discontinued the hobby due to his job. I thought that the sight of so many stamps would cheer him up
I realized a year ago while I was still working in finance that I had never mailed a letter my entire life! I always had someone do it for me. This realization is actually what led me to start looking into collecting stamps haha.
I only send letters if I have too. Usually to companies if they request me to send them something or to only reply by mail, if they dont have email or something. I dont write to friends, unless its a birthday or christmas card.
I mailed my grandma and wished her a "Happy Easter from your fellow stamp collecting friend". She didn't like the fact that I "wasted" a perfect stamp as long as I could simply call her, but everything was okay in the end and also got a few stamps from the '70s as an Easter gift.
