Our fifth issue is on the way to the Copy Place! That means that copies will be mailed out by the end of this week!
Personally, I like the way the issue turned out. We had some great submissions. I tried to stuff as much as I could in there but ran out of room really quickly.
Thanks also for everyone who's been sending us ideas for future issues. I'm hoping to use some more of your suggestions!
Be watching for the new issue soon!
UPDATE: If you haven't noticed that we added a new page to the blog, check out the Cover Photos at the left. jackbear took a photo of all our covers so far. If anyone needs to order back issues, this is the place to see if it's still available. I'm no longer printing our First Issue: Evergreen. I did up three copies for requests/mistakes, and had a horrible time printing them. The First Issue will no longer be available...as it should be, I think. It really was in the "working" phase and we've grown since that! We'll keep that page updated as well!
Wyvern
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Issue #5: Growth
There's still plenty of time to submit a photo imaage for the LetterPost!
Our theme is GROWTH. Green and growing things or how you've grown as a letterboxer. Perhaps, a then and now look like here's the stamp I carved at first and here's how I'm carving now! Stand up, be proud of your carvings. We accept all skill levels! I always need photos! (Let's face it: they are the best part!)Spring flowers or gardening stamps; they fit! A bird on her nest because babies gotta fly away someday after they GROW a bit. Think Spring!
Submit to our e-mail account as jpg files: theletterpost@gmail.com.
Remember to tell me the title of the stamp and your trailname!
So far I have a Quarterly Carver lined up, a Trailname Defined, and a few photos. Remember a photo submission earns you a FREE issue. Keep submitting and you don't ever pay for a copy...really, you won't. Did I mention that we need the material? Just get it to me by the deadline: February 23. (And if you want to check out our upcoming issue themes, they are listed under Submissions on the left. Scroll down to the bottom to see them and their due dates!)
And don't forget that if you do need to renew that subscription, you can click on our Subscription link on the left bar. We accept payment via PayPal but if you want to send us a check that is AOK with us. We only charge for printing costs, envelopes, and postage.
Thanks so much!
Wyvern
Our theme is GROWTH. Green and growing things or how you've grown as a letterboxer. Perhaps, a then and now look like here's the stamp I carved at first and here's how I'm carving now! Stand up, be proud of your carvings. We accept all skill levels! I always need photos! (Let's face it: they are the best part!)Spring flowers or gardening stamps; they fit! A bird on her nest because babies gotta fly away someday after they GROW a bit. Think Spring!
Submit to our e-mail account as jpg files: theletterpost@gmail.com.
Remember to tell me the title of the stamp and your trailname!
So far I have a Quarterly Carver lined up, a Trailname Defined, and a few photos. Remember a photo submission earns you a FREE issue. Keep submitting and you don't ever pay for a copy...really, you won't. Did I mention that we need the material? Just get it to me by the deadline: February 23. (And if you want to check out our upcoming issue themes, they are listed under Submissions on the left. Scroll down to the bottom to see them and their due dates!)
And don't forget that if you do need to renew that subscription, you can click on our Subscription link on the left bar. We accept payment via PayPal but if you want to send us a check that is AOK with us. We only charge for printing costs, envelopes, and postage.
Thanks so much!
Wyvern
Sunday, December 11, 2011
In the Mail
Thanks to some excellent help, the LetterPost will be in the mail on Monday.
This is Aussie, the editoral cat.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the issue. I also put on your envelope a small warning of expiring subscriptions. If you don't see a note on your envelope, you're in the clear for another issue or two. I hope you consider renewing your subscription. I think the themes for next year will be exciting and I hope we can expand our subscribers.
Happy Holidays!
Wyvern
This is Aussie, the editoral cat.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the issue. I also put on your envelope a small warning of expiring subscriptions. If you don't see a note on your envelope, you're in the clear for another issue or two. I hope you consider renewing your subscription. I think the themes for next year will be exciting and I hope we can expand our subscribers.
Happy Holidays!
Wyvern
Friday, September 2, 2011
Next Issue Due out Soon
I'm putting the finishing touches on the Autumn Issue of the Zine.
We have some excellent stamp images to share. A couple technique articles are included complete with examples and photos. And we've got some interesting background stories on some stamps carved for Alaska!
This Labor Day weekend, I will be "working" on finishing up the final draft, finishing off the LTCs (that I owe from the last issue as well!), and hopefully, thinking up some ideas for the next issue!
Don't forget that we are always accepting ideas and submissions! We like to have a theme for each issue and the Winter Issue's theme is Cool Refreshment.(Deadline: Novemeber 23) But since we have not chosen any themes for next year, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to be heard! If you have a theme you'd like to propose, drop us an e-mail or comment right here on our blog. Themes should be pretty general and able to be interpreted in several ways. Take Cool Refreshment for example: It could be icy drinks or a polar bear dip into icy waters! A pitcher of lemonade or a minty peppermint!
So Propose your themes to us! We'd love to hear what YOU want to see!!
Thanks!
Wyvern
We have some excellent stamp images to share. A couple technique articles are included complete with examples and photos. And we've got some interesting background stories on some stamps carved for Alaska!
This Labor Day weekend, I will be "working" on finishing up the final draft, finishing off the LTCs (that I owe from the last issue as well!), and hopefully, thinking up some ideas for the next issue!
Don't forget that we are always accepting ideas and submissions! We like to have a theme for each issue and the Winter Issue's theme is Cool Refreshment.(Deadline: Novemeber 23) But since we have not chosen any themes for next year, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to be heard! If you have a theme you'd like to propose, drop us an e-mail or comment right here on our blog. Themes should be pretty general and able to be interpreted in several ways. Take Cool Refreshment for example: It could be icy drinks or a polar bear dip into icy waters! A pitcher of lemonade or a minty peppermint!
So Propose your themes to us! We'd love to hear what YOU want to see!!
Thanks!
Wyvern
Thursday, July 7, 2011
In Disguise: Deadline August 25
It's never too early to start thinking about the next issue of the LetterPost!
The next issue's theme is "In Disguise". Deadline for submissions is August 25.
This is just a heads-up to anyone who would like to contribute. We'd really love to have photos to add to our issue. If you're working on the Carve This! Challenge, we'd love to share what you've done with others. I'll be working on mine in a couple weeks, hopefully! So be sure to take some photos of what you've accomplished and pass them along to us!
Thanks for your support!
Wyvern
The next issue's theme is "In Disguise". Deadline for submissions is August 25.
This is just a heads-up to anyone who would like to contribute. We'd really love to have photos to add to our issue. If you're working on the Carve This! Challenge, we'd love to share what you've done with others. I'll be working on mine in a couple weeks, hopefully! So be sure to take some photos of what you've accomplished and pass them along to us!
Thanks for your support!
Wyvern
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
A couple Ooopsys!
The 2nd issue of the LetterPost should be in your hands. If you have a subscription and don't have a copy of the Pests! issue yet, please e-mail me. HERE'S WHY:
We had a minor glitch with our spreadsheet and some addresses were printed incorrectly. The zip codes that started with a ZERO lost the zero and I didn't notice the slip up until they were all in the mail. SOOO, if you're zip code starts with a zero and you haven't gotten your LetterPost, let me know and I'll ship another one ASAP. OUR DEEPEST APOLOGIES FOR THIS OVERSIGHT!!!
Also: To Our Canadian Friends: I haven't mailed your issues since your Post went on strike. I didn't want them to end up lost somewhere. I still have the copies and if this isn't resolved soon, I'll find some way to get them to you.
The Morse Code chart was printed out as a jpeg file and the 4 points at the top didn't copy very well. Sorry about that! But here's what it says at the top of that Morse Code insert.
1. A dash is equal to three dots.
2. The space between parts of the same letter is equal to one dot.
3. The space between two letters is equal to three dots.
4. The space between two words is equal to seven dots.
Hope that helps! Thanks for everyone's patience with our ongoing issues! We'll keep working on getting the "bugs" out soon!
Wyvern
We had a minor glitch with our spreadsheet and some addresses were printed incorrectly. The zip codes that started with a ZERO lost the zero and I didn't notice the slip up until they were all in the mail. SOOO, if you're zip code starts with a zero and you haven't gotten your LetterPost, let me know and I'll ship another one ASAP. OUR DEEPEST APOLOGIES FOR THIS OVERSIGHT!!!
Also: To Our Canadian Friends: I haven't mailed your issues since your Post went on strike. I didn't want them to end up lost somewhere. I still have the copies and if this isn't resolved soon, I'll find some way to get them to you.
The Morse Code chart was printed out as a jpeg file and the 4 points at the top didn't copy very well. Sorry about that! But here's what it says at the top of that Morse Code insert.
1. A dash is equal to three dots.
2. The space between parts of the same letter is equal to one dot.
3. The space between two letters is equal to three dots.
4. The space between two words is equal to seven dots.
Hope that helps! Thanks for everyone's patience with our ongoing issues! We'll keep working on getting the "bugs" out soon!
Wyvern
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Summer Issue: Pests!
All subscriptions have gone out. If anyone who has a yearly subscription with us does not receive their copy in the coming week, please drop me a note. To anyone that submitted a picture to us, I still owe you an LTC. I will be mailing them out later. (like...as soon as I get them finished!)
I just wanted to post this little teaser with a bit of an explanation. I used the Nazi Tick image in the LetterPost issue. I mean no offense to anyone, it was merely part of the Conspiracy Theory that I had selected for this swap. The Plum Island Conspiracy revolves around the Laboratory that may have released Lyme Disease onto the East Coast. The lab was supposedly founded by a former Nazi scientist who had a fascination with ticks. So I just wanted to distinguish this particular tick as having come from the lab. My plan is to now remove the swastika from the carving but I just didn't remove it before I had scanned it into my computer.
I have a few copies of this LTC still if anyone is interested in trading for it! I realize it's pretty specialized with a "controversial" symbol on it so I'd rather do individual trades rather than send it into some Grab Bag swap.
Anyway, the LetterPost is on the way, officially. Thanks for your patience!
Wyvern
I just wanted to post this little teaser with a bit of an explanation. I used the Nazi Tick image in the LetterPost issue. I mean no offense to anyone, it was merely part of the Conspiracy Theory that I had selected for this swap. The Plum Island Conspiracy revolves around the Laboratory that may have released Lyme Disease onto the East Coast. The lab was supposedly founded by a former Nazi scientist who had a fascination with ticks. So I just wanted to distinguish this particular tick as having come from the lab. My plan is to now remove the swastika from the carving but I just didn't remove it before I had scanned it into my computer.
I have a few copies of this LTC still if anyone is interested in trading for it! I realize it's pretty specialized with a "controversial" symbol on it so I'd rather do individual trades rather than send it into some Grab Bag swap.
Anyway, the LetterPost is on the way, officially. Thanks for your patience!
Wyvern
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