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What a wonderful surprise to go out to my mailbox this afternoon and find this waiting for me. What a wonderful box! I am so glad to have made the list for this one. It even came with an EXTRA...

This showed up in my mailbox today while hitching a ride with The Memory of Ronald Reagan PLB. It seems this bunch of flowers has spent a long time in CT. So, it's time for it to replant here in...

Hello, Shane Odom of the Woodwooses here in MD. Tomorrow we are heading to Mt Vernon to see the place that ole' George built. I picke up the clues for one at Jones Point, several in Huntley Meadows...

Michaels and A.C.Moore also carries the standard sizes mentioned below. catbead --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Hikers_n_ Hounds wrote: > Okay one more stop to add to my errands tomorrow....

Just wanted to share my excitement with you all. :) I planted my first letterbox tonight, a tribute to my mom. And my next one will be a tribute to my great grandmother. I bought the stamp...

I would hope that anyone posting here as a "Newbie" could expect to be granted some common courtesy. Thanks to you who provided that and who directed the person to the Pepe's forum. Not that he/she...

Brian (or anyone else who know the answer), What exactly are the criteria for graduating from "newbie" to the elite that some (evidently) believe they are? I didn't think it was funny. And,...

If you live in an area with lots of boxers (or just plant lots of boxes yourself). Associated Bag Company (http://www.associatedbag.com/default.asp) has great prices. But, you do have to buy in...

All this talk of ziplocks makes me want to share my latest source. My local Staples has over in the packing supplies area, 3 sizes of small sturdy ziplocks, 2"x3" 3"x5" and 4"x6" I like the sizes...

Hi, My kids and I are carving some boxes for the Mansfield Monster Mash and we would really like it if we could have a record of the other monster letterboxes that are placed there. Is anyone...

1. Yes, yes! Please post all the questions you have over on those boards. Thank you! 2. Quick, someone deal with this please. Is this REALLY necessary? A simple link or no response would have...

Dearest Judy, All of Lady Prisspott's epistolary efforts are available in a lovely hand bound Moroccan leather volume with hand made end papers and gold leafing. If you would like a volume of her...

Hello Everyone, I've just returned from Mexico and have posted two nex boxes. They are both in Guanajuato, Guanajuato Mexico. Its a small colonial town near San Miguel de Allende where the movie...

1. Will each letterbox I plant have a unique stamp inside? ...or 2 will I merely place a copy of my personal stamp inside each box I plant? 3. What are some of the treasures found by first...

I do a fairly good imitation of Andy Rooney on 60 minutes. You know how he will discourse in all seriousness about something as mundane as the frustrations of coat hangers? The following should...

On Tuesday, I read the article in TIME Magazine. This Friday morning, I found my first two letterboxes. However, I didn't have a pen with me so I could not leave the date and where I'm from. My...

OK---So I have just returned from a trip to the Pacific Northwest....ahh what a place. We went sightseeing, hiked & went letterboxing for 8 days. Needless to say being from flat Florida those...

> Please, when you are leaving a letterbox, try to leave it in BETTER > condition than when you found it. Please Double Bag the paper items > at the very least (when the ziplock bags are...

OOPS! But no, I didn't leave anyone's box un-bagged! :) I haven't been to look for letterboxes in nearly two years... so your boxes are safe. BUT... mine must be soggy! :) My very first...

I'd use caution before planting out there. I'm not telling you not to plant out there, and because the islands are run by a partnership as you point out, they may be OK. After all, the NPS isn't...

For those of you who like to camp....you may not be aware that you can camp on a few of the Boston Harbor Islands. We camped on Grape Island for my son's birthday party with our extended family two...

Ok, So curiosity got the better of me and I decided to check the Boston Harbor Islands website. It turns out that almost all the Islands are managed by Massachusetts Department of Conservation...

Hello from the Rainy Pacific Northwest. I spent the last week on a whirlwind camping tour of the Olympic Pennisula of Washington State. I also spend most of today checking on some of my own...

> > That's old news.... =) I happen to know of a couple of boxes where > EVERY direction is deliberately wrong. Awful clues. Simply > awful. ;o) > > -- Ryan Dreadful, spiteful, tricksy...

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