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June 26, 1943.
Dear Ranny I received both of your letters, and the newspaper was interesting! When that came I couldn’t think what it was, when I opened...

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Mar 31, 20212 min read
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June 26, 1943.
Dear Darling: I was more than happy to hear from you today. Your letters are my medicine. Without them I won’t feel good. So doctor’s...

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Mar 30, 20214 min read
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How to Preserve Vintage Letters.
Ever wondered how I store the nearly 300+ vintage letters in the Flea Market Love Letters archive? Check out this video from our YouTube...

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Mar 28, 20211 min read
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The "Love Attendant".
Thanks to longtime friend of the Flea Market Love Letters archive Nitin Garg for making this custom one-of-a-kind cocktail for us! Called...

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Mar 28, 20212 min read
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June 25, 1943.
Dearest Hon: You’ll never know how happy I was to hear from you today, hon. Your letter gives me more courage. It doesn’t seem so abd to...

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Mar 28, 20214 min read
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June 24, 1943.
Dearest Ralph: -- Your very interesting letter was received and I want to tell you that joe and I were very happy to get it, and hope you...

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Mar 28, 20212 min read
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June 21, 1943.
Dearest Ranny: Received two letters from you today and you just don’t know how happy I was. Life wouldn’t seem so dull if it happened...

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Mar 22, 20215 min read
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June 19, 1943.
Hi Ranny, Well I guess you are settled by now. I received your lovely letter and really appreciated it. I thought you were never going to...

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Mar 22, 20212 min read
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Postcards from Ireland.
It being St. Patrick's Day we at Flea Market H.Q. thought it would be the right time to dust off some of our favorite Irish postcards!...

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Mar 17, 20212 min read
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June 20, 1943.
Dear Ralph: Received our card and was sure glad to hear from you. I really thought you had forgotten all about me. I got to see your card...

Flea Market Love Letters
Mar 13, 20212 min read
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June 20, 1943.
Dear Mom: I received your letter Saturday and it sure came at a right time. Because I just come back from doing exercise. Boy, it sure...

Flea Market Love Letters
Mar 12, 20213 min read
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June 20, 1943.
Dear Ralph, Received your postal card dated June 14th. Many many thanks to you for being so thoughtful in wishing me health and happiness...

Flea Market Love Letters
Mar 12, 20212 min read
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June 19, 1943.
Hello Ralph: I just got your address from your mother today. Well how are you getting along so far. I don’t expect you to like the Army...

Flea Market Love Letters
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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Books About Letters: "The Rose Code"
I received a copy of "The Rose Code" by Kate Quinn (out March 2021 from Harper Collins) from the publisher for review. Fans of World...

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Mar 11, 20213 min read
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June 18, 1943.
My Dear Son: I am glad to hear that you received the radio and other things. I also sent the hangers, you will receive them any day now....

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Mar 10, 20212 min read
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June 19, 1943.
Hello Ralph: I just got your address from your mother today. Well how are you getting along so far. I don’t expect you to like the Army...

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Mar 10, 20211 min read
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Writing Through the Decades: "The Ladies Letter Writer" (1954)
In this third installment of Writing Through the Decades series, this month we're taking a look at "The Ladies Letter Writer: A Guide to...

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Mar 7, 20212 min read
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Guest Blog: A Grandfather's Letters & Me.
Thanks to friend of Flea Market Love Letters and creator of The Write Up Project, Pranav Darshan, for sharing the story of his...

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Mar 7, 20215 min read
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June 17, 1943.
Dear Ranny: I guess there’s doubt I OWE YOU A LETTER all right, so here goes for a good LO-O-O-NG ONE! And speaking of letters reminds...

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Mar 3, 20212 min read
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June 16 & 17, 1943.
Hello Pal I was sorry to hear you was in the hospital but am glad you are getting well. I am supposed to leave the 18 of June. The...

Flea Market Love Letters
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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