Venture Boldly
A letter landed in my hands dated September 9, 1969. Simple enough — until I flipped to the envelope and found two separate postmarks staring back at me. One said Washington, DC. The other said Moon Landing, July 20, 1969. Right beside it, stamped in red ink, an astronaut frozen mid-step onto another world. I … Read more
I grabbed the next series of Rexford’s letters and smiled because it reminded me of something I read yesterday — but since it felt a bit odd to bring in, I chose not to include it in this letter. For today’s episode, it was dated January 20, 1969, featuring the Inauguration of Richard M. Nixon, … Read more
This is my very first attempt to capture my emotions, thoughts and whatever comes to mind with this week’s theme about the first of ninety-nine Foxboro letters — beginning with the earliest dated October 18, 1968. For this one it is the First Day Issue stamp with the matching envelope with the image of John … Read more
