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Correspondence Salon

by Uncustomary | Sep 26, 2013 | Snail Mail | 8 comments

As I’ve mentioned, on Sunday, I got to go to the Postal Museum in DC. The Inverted Jenny stamp was re-released, and it turned into a giant party. I’ve never seen so many people in that museum, but it makes sense! Not only could you get first day release envelopes, purchase Inverted Jenny stamps, and get them specially postmarked, but they opened an entirely new section of the Smithsonian! The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery blew my mind, and there was also a wing for a new educational center.

That educational center is where the Correspondence Salon was held, which was one of the main reasons I went. After signing up for a specific time slot, you would enter a room full of neon green and orange chairs, receive a kit, and get to work! The kits were excellent, and there were additional supplies available, like amazing rubber stamps! I wrote a few letters, but no one was as productive as Bonnie Jeanne!

My time slot was for 11:30, but as the time changed to 12:30 and a new class was arriving, I looked over my shoulder at Melissa and said, “I’m not going anywhere.” I stayed for that session, and continued to pop back in during the day. I got to meet Kristen in person for the first time (and have a photo shoot on squishy stools), meet Allison for the first time at all, and catch up with the best kind of friends: mail enthusiasts.

When I pried myself away from the Correspondence Salon, I went to check out the new stamp gallery. It was really wonderful. Very colorful, educational, and interactive.

There was obviously a lot of information about The Inverted Jenny stamp. If you’re unfamiliar with this stamp, you can read up about it here. It’s very interesting, and the entire concept of a mistake turning into popularity is fascinating to me.

One of the best things about the exhibit was the glass with old stamp images printed on them. The window panes also had images (see above), and apparently at night they light up in all their glory. It must be a beautiful site from the outside. The stamps you see below were very photogenic, whether I was standing underneath of them, or glancing down from the second floor.

There were even more large stamp images, and some of them even lit up! Check out that dino…

Among my mail enthusiast friends, is Michelle, and I’m really glad I was able to see her again. She brought her awesome boyfriend, and we all made fake postage together in one of the interactive booths. (Psst – look at all those people downstairs!!)

After I finally found Jennie and got her to sign my Good Mail Day book, Mr. Zip came up to us. It was so fun! I really wanted to steal his purse, but I resisted. He did give me a temporary tattoo of himself that I still have on my arm.

It was a great time, even though I was exhausted afterwards. I think I stayed there for over six hours! Time goes by fast when you’re hanging out with people you admire, getting free stationery, and surrounding yourself with philatelic memorabilia.

If we’re friends on Facebook, you’ve already seen my creepy fake postage, but I’m going to share it here as well. It’s the exact level of terror and intensity you’d want in a postage stamp.

8 Comments

  1. Donovan
    Donovan on September 26, 2013 at 2:19 pm

    Sooooo great and sooooo jealous!!! Would you be willing to let me cross-post this on the LWA blog? I pay in personalized stationery…. (or Inklings, your pick) Let me know!

    Reply
  2. Pamela
    Pamela on September 26, 2013 at 6:46 pm

    Yay! You met Jennie and it sounds like a good time was had by all .Loved Mr Zip too.
    Nice post!

    Reply
  3. Kimmie
    Kimmie on September 27, 2013 at 8:56 am

    Ahh! So jealous that you & Michelle got to meet Mr. ZIP!

    Reply
  4. Karen at I am Rushmore
    Karen at I am Rushmore on September 27, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    cool, cool, cool! a million times cool. best day ever.

    Reply
  5. becky
    becky on September 28, 2013 at 2:48 pm

    Oh man I really, realy wanted to be there! I was hoping to see this post as soon as it came out, but for some reason, my blog no longer recognizes when you publish a new post. Glad you had a brilliant time!
    -b

    Reply
  6. Cindy
    Cindy on September 28, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    Wow, so cool! And it was cool to read this on the LWA blog too 🙂

    Reply
  7. Andria
    Andria on September 29, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    What a cool exhibit, and I can see why it was so hard to tear yourself away from the correspondence party. How neat to get Jennie to sign your book, too. I just joined the LWA! I’ll be sharing about it on my blog soon.

    Reply
  8. Jeanne Kasten
    Jeanne Kasten on October 8, 2013 at 11:09 pm

    That sounds great! Love the photos. I was on the receiving end of one of Bonnie Jeanne’s postcards, so I loved this post!

    Reply

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