20. Talking about the Postal Bulletin and Letter Locking with Evan Harris

Welcome to Episode 20 of Stationery Orbit where we are all here to learn more about creative letter writing, I’m your host John West and in today’s episode we will be talking about something I didn’t even know was a thing until it was brought to my attention by our guest.  He brings joy to his pen pals by going well above and beyond by sending in letters for special postal cancellations and sending letter-locked letter au’ natural into the wild.  He is a Postal system super user!Please welcome, Evan Harris! Postal BulletinA cancellation (or cancel) is a postal marking applied to a postage stamp or a piece of postal stationery indicating that the item has been used. The primary purpose of cancels is to prevent the reuse of stamps. The terms cancel and postmark is used interchangeably. What is your favorite postal cancellation you’ve seen in the Postal Bulletin?Space themesCanceled postage conference What is letter-locking?Letter locking on YouTubeLetter locking main websiteLetter locking dictionaryWhat is your favorite letter lock so far?Italian pinwheelDo you have a favorite paper? Rhodia Dot GridOriginal Crown Mill Handmade paper on EtsyDo you have a favorite snail mail embellishment?Custom wax sealPar Escargot stampWhat is your favorite pen? Lamy 2000Do you have a favorite fountain pen ink?DeAtrementis Sherlock Holmes Are there artists that you think are doing amazing work that stationery lovers need to know about? @MattDayPhoto@Kodak@HasselbladWhat is your favorite purchase (stationery or not) in the last 6 months?Par Escargot stamp  You can find him on Instagram @EvanHarrisPhoto You can find me on Instagram at: @stationeryorbit for stationery experimentsStationeryOrbit is my main website where you can find links to the Stationery Orbit Discord. Last and not least there is an easy link to rate Stationery Orbit on Apple Podcasts.