Flea Market Love Letters

Dear Girlie: Two whole weeks and not one word from you. I waited until Friday night and I could stand it no longer so I phoned to your...

My Darling Girl Here it is Thurs. Night and not a word from you and the last I did hear you were coming down with pleurisy. Oh my very...

My Dear Dear Harriet Lonesome! Lovesick! + Blue! Mr. Boyman had a sale yesterday and I had to work late last night to get that balanced....

I could not be more excited to be talking about Jillian Cantor's "The Lost Letter" (2017, Riverhead Books) for the November edition of...

You wonderful letter legends raised over ONE THOUSAND AND TWENTY euro for the charity From Me To You (FMTY). I am in shock and several...

My Dear Dear Girlie Oh Darling I wonder if you have longed for me as I have for you to day. Oh how lonesome I am for you. To night after...

My Darling Wifey, Oh Sweetheart how I long for you. Yesterday I followed you all of the way to St. Paul and if the train was not late I...

My Very Own Dear Girlie: I am so tired and sleepy (as usual) that I am afraid this will not be much of a letter. But Dearest only five...

My Dear Darling Girlie: You will think I have forgotten you altogether so far from it Dear. If you only know how I have longed to write...

Today we're looking at the "Complete Letter Writer For Ladies and Gentlemen". In this blog we'll look at this mid-century letter writing...

My Dear Darling Another week gone and I only sent you one letter know wonder you doubt my love. But Dear one this week was as bad as last...

My Dear Darling Girlie: One week and four days since I heard from you and still no word. I got up this morning with an awful headache and...

My Dear Girlie Heart of my heart I’m pining for you. I wondered if you are pining as much for me. Well Dear I have been a real good Boy...

Dear Sweetheart I just got thru working and must soon go to bed. I had such an awful headache after supper that I had to take two big...

If I've said it once I've said it before that oftentimes the envelopes can tell us almost as much as the contents inside them. That...

“I tried writing to you on the train but could not.It jumps around so but if I feel better tonight I will. I had an awful time this...

Darling Girlie: Sunday is my off day. Sunday Morning I always get up with a headache as I did today. Oh how I wish you were here I think...

Darling Harriet: - Dear girlie I was so glad to get your letter this morning, Itis the first real letter I have had, I suppose you will...

Today we're looking at three letters and some of the little "additions" slipped inside decades ago that have stayed with their letters...

My Darling Harriet: -- Dear girlige three nights gone and yet not a word from you, Dear I thought sure I would hear last night but when I...