Author(s): Robie Rogge; Miriam Berman; Smithsonian Institution Libraries Staff

Notecards & Correspondence

This set of 20 flat notecards and envelopes in a miniature mailbox oozes nostalgic charm. Like Card Catalog Notecards, it offers trompe l'oeil appeal and taps into a specific and avid audience, this time letter-writers rather than booklovers. The sturdy and adorable rounded box mimics a classic mailbox shape, has a magnetic closure, and invites users to celebrate the tactile, analog joys of old-fashioned correspondence. Each notecard features a stamp or a collection of themed stamps taken from the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum along with an informative caption on the back of each card.