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 In today’s episode, we will be talking about letters we write to loved ones and new stuff hitting Kickstarter. New acquisitions? John bought another Mythic Pen, this one is in Brook’s Golden Rule, cannot wait to see it in person I can talk about the pens I got for my sister’s wedding, and what a ketubah is Stellios   Postal Bulletin Nancy Reagan (the stamp that should totally be laced with LSD) And Pete Seeger (I know there is a way of getting to more diametrically opposed individuals into this kind of proximity, but you’d have to work at it) Japan encouraging love letters (from the Straits Times) And I am including this entirely for the last line in the article I can relate to this one a bit more than most. I think this is a great idea for any Dad out there. Mark 3 Pencil Thoroughly Considered podcast More Kickstarter pen goodness https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/the-cocoon-pen-co-launches-kickstarter-campaign-for-its-nano-fountain-pen https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silhouettepen/cocoon-nano-fountain-pen https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ensso/japanese-ebonite-fountain-pens?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-discover-more Happy birthday to the ballpoint! Fun, quirky, long article about a South African playwright that uses fountain pens. (the good part is just past the picture for Master Harold)

 In today’s episode, we will be talking about getting the Postal Service into shape and shiny pens that you pretty much just get to look at. USPS Price Increase we missed two months ago:  Postal Bulletin Mariachi and Migratory Bird Hunting Underwhelming set of postmarks except the new Mariachi color postmark John Oliver Duck Stamps: (explicit language warning) That thing got a Hemi? The USPS Cargo Trikes Zebra Pressurized ballpoint (thanks to friend of the show, Vance) https://patents.google.com/patent/US3285228A/en  Midori for notebook of the year? I agree. The Kaweco Iridescent Pearl Fountain Pen  Hand lettering on the rise again Were you envious of your Dad’s toolbox as a kid? Get a caddy box for your laptop! I love the production value of this item. My favorite recent use of letter writing, kids helping shelter pets! Dunhill teamed up with Namiki in the 1930 and produce some amazing pens that are now sought after collectors items! It’s Aztec, but does it have abs? So GvFC’s main website is greedy on details but the Singapore site gives it up.  The pen has an obsidian grip section!! Rocket pen (multipen?), yes please! Benu is back! Now located in Armenia: 

 In today’s episode, we will be talking about Wearingeul Inks and more Singaporean stationery stores and maybe some write in the dark pens.. Postal Bulletin Floral geometry stamps The F1 Montegrappa pen https://montegrappa.com/en/collections/edizionilimitate/f1---speed-1268.html?c=239  The Backmarkers Podcast Pen Gallery from Malaysia with a Coffee (Kopi) ink https://www.instagram.com/pengallery/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CdNEzIPv3dJ/ Fook Hing Trading in Bras Basah https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd46sEtvP05/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Wearingeul Inks from South Korea https://www.instagram.com/wearingeul/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.penchalet.com/wearingeul/ Natsume Sōseki the Japanese treasure that wrote I am a Cat. https://www.penchalet.com/ink_refills/fountain_pen_ink/wearingeul_natsume_soseki_lit_collection_30ml_fountain_pen_ink.html  For Whom the Bell Tolls (Wow!) Urban Write/Right corner in Popular Bookstores in Bras Basah Zebra Light Write Pens Pentel Cat Pens/Pencils Niel Gaiman and Jonathon Brooks!!

In today’s episode, we will be talking about strange things afoot in the ink world and apparently all things Mont Blanc. Acquisitions John- New Super Orange Mark One from Studio Neat Postal Bulletin Katharine Graham (1917–2001) United States Postal Service 300th Anniversary Station (Barrington, not the USPS) Happy Birthday, Barrington! Noodler’s Anti-Semitic Antics Controversial earlier this year  This week’s label issue, not noticed since about ‘18-’19  Noodler’s Statment  Goulet Statement  Anderson Pens and Atlas Stationers are also dropping Noodler’s  New Ink names Keeping Oregon Strange(r) Letter writing is getting expensive in the UK. Can writing a letter help you get the winning bid for a house?  It can again now. The Mont Blanc monolith has been spotted in Germany And Mont Blanc in Kenya (130,000 KES = 1,119.53 USD) NERD Alert! It’s a Jony Ives article and his favorite tools https://www.macrumors.com/2022/05/09/jony-ive-essential-tools-designing/ https://trendfool.com/business/jony-ive-chooses-the-12-tools-of-his-trade/ https://www.ft.com/content/b73731f5-7563-4ff3-9c78-a226643b4648  https://hwebber.co.uk/product-category/c-s-osborne-leather-working-tools/edgers-creasers-bone-folders/ https://www.montegrappa.com/en/cluster/fattoperte/myfirstmontegrappa/fortuna/ https://shop.mitutoyo.co.uk/web/mitutoyo/en_GB/mitutoyo/01.05.05/Universal%20Bevel%20Protractor/index.xhtml

In today’s episode, we celebrate 2 years of Stationery Orbit! We'll also talk about Postal Banking, some really expensive pens and some comforting storing about post offices and stationery stores. The current top five episodes of SO 15. Brad Dowdy of The Pen Addict 27. Exploring the world of socially responsible stationery with Daryl of Musubi 22. Learning about fountain pen fluid dynamics from Nicole Sharp 1: The Pen Primer 25. Emergency Episode : Paper Source Bankruptcy All Time Total Downloads18K COUNTRIES / TERRITORIES (71 Total) CITIES (1829 Total) Postal Bulletin: Women’s rowing stamps, Mighty Mississippi Stamps, stamps and color postmarks, a few fun B&W postmarks Postal Merch Postal Banking?  It could happen… again. More postal banking More postal banking More postal banking More postal banking To be filed away in the weirdest Post Office article I’ve seen: Also: see Compassion OK, Myke and Brad got me, I’ve been watching too much F1:Drive to Survive! Go Pirelli! The damage Out of my comfort zone for pens, but the picture of the Guilloche by CNC machine at Otto Hutt is awesome! Looking for stationery that’s easy to find and makes you feel good about yourself?  Look no further than BeRooted Stationery at your local Target store. And something to keep an eye on out of Malaysia:

This episode covers some Postal Services offerings we missed, some fun articles that are stationery adjacent, and some very expensive stationery offerings. Evan’s New Acquisitions: (I know I said I’d be trying not to buy anything soon so I could get an Emperor)  Sailor Fika Coffee  Lamy Safari Cream Postal Bulletin George Morrison stamp we missed, this is the color postmark Other stamp not in the bulletin? Women's rowing stamps George Morrison stamp announcement: Possible FOREVER stamp from Ukraine Possible FOREVER stamp from Ukraine Where to buy the stamp from Ukraine The Letter Locking article from Atlas Obscura (thanks to Friend of the Show Janet for the tip) This list includes a $1860 notebook and an $8 million fountain pen The $8 Million stamp   To be filed in the “Should have spent more on spell check” I’ll keep an eye out for SOLO products but I haven’t seen this “global” brand yet. 5 letter writing tips from a letter writing club out of the UK Letter writing campaign for Ukrainian refugees To be filed under “keep your address book updated” Are you Jonesing for a tee-time?  What’s the answer?  Write a letter of course! Fun look at why fountain pens have become a “cult” and a really good pen list! Singapore’s idea of FOMO! Did someone say…Namiki? List of pens for a gentleman’s desk and yes it includes a Yard O-led! Last and not least, a love letter to Ranga Pens from India!

 In today’s episode, we have news from the Postal Service, stationery exploration from Singapore and more places for you addicts to get your stationery fix. John latest acquisitions: Sakura Midori letter paper Iroshizuku inks - Tsutsuji and Syo-Ro Sailor ink three pack Taccia Sabimidori Another pad of Midori A4 grid Evan got to try a Namiki Emperor US Postal Bulletin https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2022/pb22594/html/info_004.htm#ep1461694 https://store.usps.com/store/product/cards-envelopes/title-ix-field-notes-notebooks-S_481799  New postal reform act TWSBI - Narwhal drama Wearingeul Ink Glitter Potion https://www.penchalet.com/ink_refills/fountain_pen_ink/wearingeul_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_glitter_potion_fountain_pen_ink.html https://mountainofink.com/blog/wearingeul-inks https://vanness1938.com/collections/wearingeul Nib Lab https://www.instagram.com/nib.lab/?hl=en Shawn Newton  article  https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/mar/06/arkansas-artists-penchant-for-pens-paying-off-for/ https://www.penaddict.com/blog/2015/10/2/an-interview-with-shawn-newton Cleanroom stationery https://www.businessmerseyside.co.uk/cleanroom-stationery-market-share-2022-analysis-by-leading-keyplayers-contec-basan-the-texwipe-co-micronclean/ Fountain Pens for sustainability https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/03/10/opinion/rethinking-your-ink-service-planet

And in today's episode, we are joined live from Singapore by the two founders of Straits Pens, Sunny and Lip, and they were kind enough to come on the show with us to discuss their Honest Inks line and the state of their Myu and Murex collections. Straits Pens - pens, Honest Inks and bespoke ink mixing. CYs tear down Hero (Wingsung) 698 Hero 850 3776 Century Clarification from Lip Sing: In regards to the 4 new colours, I mentioned about Peranakan. They are actually also called Straits-born Chinese. They are basically Chinese that married the Malay women and have their own culture and food that is Malay influenced and have a very interesting culture. For the caucasian that married local women, they are known as Eurasians. 

In today’s episode, we have news from the Postal Service, stationery exploration from Singapore and more places for you addicts to get your stationery fix. New Aquisitoins:  Figboot Leonardo Momento (Zero?)  Shel Silverstein stamp announcement! It looks like they are allowing special station postmarks. https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2022/pb22592/html/info_004.htm Studio Ghibli Stationery!  Kinokuniya in Singapore!  So much winning! https://singapore.kinokuniya.com/t/hobby-and-goods/stationery/studio-ghibli-stationery John’s exploration in Singapore stationery so far -Art shop at City Square -Japanese art shop at Paya Lebar Quarter, Tokyu Hands -Got to meet Sunny and Lip at Straits Pens, great guys, Sunny showed me an actual Arabic nib, https://www.instagram.com/p/Carod5HvJce/ Interview coming soon! And I wanted to throw out a special thanks to Dan and Tom of Studio Neat for re-opening the Orange Mark One for worldwide orders. One will be on its way to Singapore. Sorry, it’s sold out now. https://www.studioneat.com/products/limited Elle magazine (India) delivering all the Etsy stores! https://elle.in/stationery-brands-enthusiasts-will-love/ She used the magic words Stationery addict! https://www.forbes.com/sites/catherineerdly/2022/03/02/is-analogue-the-new-digital-papier-pursues-200-billion-global-stationery-market/?sh=7ddb1d8e11c3 The Papier shop, some emphasis on mental wellness but not what I would call curated. Maybe this is just what you do with $50 million in startup funding. https://www.papier.com/wellness/ Another appeal for more letter writing. https://fordhamobserver.com/67855/opinions/a-letter-to-those-who-dont-write-them/ And we (maybe just I) missed InCoWriMo!!

In today’s episode, we have a guest that is from the fountain pen world. Evan Rosenberg is the co-creator along with his father Julian Rosenberg of the Penquisition Blog. Acquisitions? John- Mythic Pen Aeschylus XL in Cool Tones PM Postal Bulletin Update Several New stamps:  Mountain Flora, Sunflower Bouquet, Tulips Interview with Evan Rosenberg 3D printed pen rests   Living Classrooms Foundation Urushi Sofer (scribe) What are some of the pens that have been most surprising to review? Lamy 2000 Multipen Pilot Dr. Grip Multipen BIC Multipen  The review for the Fortuna Credo Shema Favorite Paper? Write Notepads What pen have you been reaching for lately?  Beta V2 from Mad Science Pen Company in The Pensmiths Dark Arts material. Can you share one technique with the listeners that you think will elevate their snail mail art? Just do it.  Are there artists that you think are doing amazing work that stationery lovers need to know about?  Cosme Gumuzio What is your favorite purchase (stationery or not) in the last 6 months? Beta V2 from Mad Science Pen Company in The Pensmiths Dark Arts material. Where to find Evan on the internets: Penquisition Blog  Penquisition on Instagram

 In today’s episode, we’ll look at the latest postal bulletin and news about the next-gen vehicles, the Pen Addict Slack survey results, and more reasons to write letters than being a pen pal. USPS releases Title IX stamps and postmarks, a few Valentine’s Day Postmarks,  https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2022/pb22590/html/info_006.htm#ep1460573 Lack of environmental analysis before awarding the contract, 0.4 MPG increase in fuel efficiency for a fleet that is 30 years old. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/02/02/usps-trucks-epa-climate-change/ The Pen Addict Slack survey results from TheTempTrac and InkyKatWrites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPrD5DGyyxk The PDF https://d.pr/f/OX6OxZ The Pen Addict Episode “A guy named Dean” https://www.relay.fm/penaddict/493 Postcard Paul with 47,000 cards sent in 29 years https://www.kwqc.com/2022/01/07/postcard-paul-scaling-back-after-nearly-three-decades-letter-writing/ Want results, Write a letter, not just for politics https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/column-want-results-write-a-letter/article_d2826540-f601-503e-a572-49c6ba95ca07.html Book riot, the case for writing letters.  Therapy.  Journaling and releasing feelings. https://bookriot.com/case-for-writing-letters/ Letter writing to the next generation.  Jewish principle of l’dor v’dor https://www.jweekly.com/2022/02/04/oakland-woman-helps-connect-generations-of-families-through-letter-writing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbSKubUD4SA  Missed delivery notification phishing emails and malware attachments https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2022/01/31/hackers-spoof-post-office-notices-to-spread-notorious-trickbot-malware/?sh=51e4d20026dd

New stamp releases https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2022/0111-usps-reveals-more-stamps-for-2022.htm Postal Bulletin (1/13/22) https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2022/pb22589/html/info_010.htm Letters of Note IG Account https://www.instagram.com/lettersofnote/ More letter locking! https://www.studyfinds.org/letters-17th-century-aristocrats-virtualy-unfolded/ More on Edmonia Lewis https://www.baystatebanner.com/2022/01/20/usps-black-heritage-stamp-honors-edmonia-lewis/ https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/african-american-stamp-subjects.htm  Using letter writing to reinforce communications learning https://baylorlariat.com/2021/11/04/engage-listening-writing-skills-with-pen-pals/ Yoseka re-opening after the holidays https://greenpointers.com/2022/01/19/yoseka-stationery-on-west-street-reopens/ Latinx Stationery https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/best-latinx-stationery-brands Ink buying ink? https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/stationery-maker-bic-to-buy-toronto-temporary-tattoo-company-for-us-65-million-1.5744377 Oldest known seal https://www.livescience.com/oldest-seal-impression-israel.html