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"The letter in the postman's bag,
The caller at the door,
A meeting with a stranger.
What will it have in store?
Life need never be all that dull,
There's promise new each day,
Just open out your heart
To every chance that comes your way."
~Anon♥
Source: The Friendship Book of Francis Gay 1979
Photo credit to Pilot Pen Australia
“A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to the sensitive it is among the richest treasures of love.” ~Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot"A musician is similar to someone who wrote a letter to the loved one. Then decided to read read it out loud instead of sending it." ~Mwanandeke Kindembo
"Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them." ~James Fallows
"An uninterpreted dream is like an unopened letter." ~Jewish Proverb
"And none will hear the postman's knock
Without quickening of the heart.
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten."
~WH Auden
"As you see gentleman I am but a postman. It is no exaggeration. In the old days it was my job to deliver the mails." -JRD Tata
"Learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon." ~Ikkyu
"Letters are important to receive and a joy to get."~MPW
"Letters are more meaningful and alive. Because the person takes a lot of time to compose it." ~Susan Sade Magee
“Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls. For, thus friends absent speak.” ~John Donne
"The one good thing about not seeing you is that I can write you letters." ~Svetlana Alliluyeva
"To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart." ~ Phyllis Theroux
"Want to fall in love? Write yourself a love letter. Close your eyes and picture yourself as the most glorious person in the world. You are the ultimate beloved! Now open your eyes and write." ~Deborah Shouse
"What a heavy oar the pen is, and what a strong current ideas are to row in!" ~D. H. Lawrence
"What a wonderful thing is the mail, capable of conveying across continents a warm human hand-clasp." ~Anon
"What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call." ~Liz Carpenter
"When I was inside the Post Office yesterday, I saw this dear Old Auntie, maybe about my age, pulling out some pre-paid letter envelopes from the shelf. When she came near me, I smiled and said, oh you're writing too? And she mumbled that it's her only way to get in touch with her loved ones who live across the miles." ~Leah C. Dancel, August 9, 2020
"Some good friendship blossoms from just a simple pleasure that derives from so-called "we have one thing in common" cliche. In this case, it happens via a simple joy of collecting postcards." ~Leah Dancel, FB, 29 November 2011
"Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them." ~James Fallows
"An uninterpreted dream is like an unopened letter." ~Jewish Proverb
"And none will hear the postman's knock
Without quickening of the heart.
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten."
~WH Auden
"As you see gentleman I am but a postman. It is no exaggeration. In the old days it was my job to deliver the mails." -JRD Tata
"Learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon." ~Ikkyu
"Letters are important to receive and a joy to get."~MPW
"Letters are more meaningful and alive. Because the person takes a lot of time to compose it." ~Susan Sade Magee
“Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls. For, thus friends absent speak.” ~John Donne
"The one good thing about not seeing you is that I can write you letters." ~Svetlana Alliluyeva
"There must be millions of people all over the world who never get any love letters... I could be their leader." ~Charlie Brown
Photo Credit: Daily Mail UK
"To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart." ~ Phyllis Theroux
"Want to fall in love? Write yourself a love letter. Close your eyes and picture yourself as the most glorious person in the world. You are the ultimate beloved! Now open your eyes and write." ~Deborah Shouse
"What a heavy oar the pen is, and what a strong current ideas are to row in!" ~D. H. Lawrence
"What a wonderful thing is the mail, capable of conveying across continents a warm human hand-clasp." ~Anon
"What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call." ~Liz Carpenter
"When I was inside the Post Office yesterday, I saw this dear Old Auntie, maybe about my age, pulling out some pre-paid letter envelopes from the shelf. When she came near me, I smiled and said, oh you're writing too? And she mumbled that it's her only way to get in touch with her loved ones who live across the miles." ~Leah C. Dancel, August 9, 2020
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“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
POSTCARDS and STAMPS
"A postcard is not only a snapshot of a carefree time but also a permanent reminder of exploring faraway lands. It is fascinating to think that what started out as a practical joke is now a part of the fabric of summer holidays." ~Stephen Agar, Daily Mail
"A postcard lets a friend know you're thinking of her, sharing a little of your holiday sunshine to brighten her day."~Francis Gay, The Friendship Book 1979
POSTCARDS and STAMPS
"A postcard is not only a snapshot of a carefree time but also a permanent reminder of exploring faraway lands. It is fascinating to think that what started out as a practical joke is now a part of the fabric of summer holidays." ~Stephen Agar, Daily Mail
"A postcard lets a friend know you're thinking of her, sharing a little of your holiday sunshine to brighten her day."~Francis Gay, The Friendship Book 1979
“All science is either physics or stamp collecting.” ~Ernest Rutherford
"At the heart of all photography is an urge to express our deepest personal feelings - to reveal our inner, hidden selves, to unlock the artist. Those of us who become photographers are never satisfied with just looking at someone else's expression of something that is dear to us. We must produce our own images, instead of buying postcards and photo books. We seek to make our own statements of individuality." ~Galen Rowell
"Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there." ~Bob Proctor
"At the heart of all photography is an urge to express our deepest personal feelings - to reveal our inner, hidden selves, to unlock the artist. Those of us who become photographers are never satisfied with just looking at someone else's expression of something that is dear to us. We must produce our own images, instead of buying postcards and photo books. We seek to make our own statements of individuality." ~Galen Rowell
"Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there." ~Bob Proctor
“Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.” ~Josh Billings
"Every stamp tells a story. We’re reminded of how we live now, or memorable moments from times past. This is why stamp collecting is such a popular hobby around the world, and new stamp issues bring such joy." ~Australia Post
"For over 100 years people up and down the country have been sending postcards home when they are away."
"Every stamp tells a story. We’re reminded of how we live now, or memorable moments from times past. This is why stamp collecting is such a popular hobby around the world, and new stamp issues bring such joy." ~Australia Post
"For over 100 years people up and down the country have been sending postcards home when they are away."
~Stephen Agar, From Daily Mail .co. uk
“He picked the postage stamp over the wall with aplomb.” ~Tim Flowers
"How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter! To feel like conveying your thoughts to a person, to sit at your desk and pick up a pen, to put your thoughts into words like this is truly marvellous." ~Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
“I would especially like to recourt the Muse of poetry, who ran off with the mailman four years ago, and drops me only a scribbled postcard from time to time.” ~John Updike (American writer, b.1932)
“I would especially like to recourt the Muse of poetry, who ran off with the mailman four years ago, and drops me only a scribbled postcard from time to time.” ~John Updike (American writer, b.1932)
"...more than monetary rewards, the rewards of making more friends, learning our world's history and cultures, or just plain happiness one gets from stamp collecting, are enough reasons why stamp collecting is indeed a good investment. " ~Jorge H. Cuyugan, Founder and Administrator of Philippine Stamp Collectors' Society.
"Sending and receiving picture postcards are a bright and cheerful way of keeping in touch with friends, and letting folk know you are thinking of them." ~Francis Gay 1998
"She was as rare as a postcard and as beautiful as a love letter in the mail." ~Robbie J Sherrah
"Sending and receiving picture postcards are a bright and cheerful way of keeping in touch with friends, and letting folk know you are thinking of them." ~Francis Gay 1998
"She was as rare as a postcard and as beautiful as a love letter in the mail." ~Robbie J Sherrah
“Son, stamp collecting is like life. It stopped being fun a long time ago.” ~Homer Simpson
"Some good friendship blossoms from just a simple pleasure that derives from so-called "we have one thing in common" cliche. In this case, it happens via a simple joy of collecting postcards." ~Leah Dancel, FB, 29 November 2011
"Stamps are amazing! They can 'trap' the child in us forever." ~Jorge H. Cuyugan
"The beauty of stamps brings us to places we'd never heard before." ~Leah C Dancel, 20 December 2023
"The hunt is the fun part of philately. Acquiring them completes the journey." -Nigel Gooding
“The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.” ~Napoleon Hill
"What goes by the name of love is banishment, with now and then is a postcard from the homeland, such is my considered opinion, this evening." ~Samuel Beckett
“Words are only postage stamps delivering the object for you to unwrap.” ~George Bernard Shaw
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