Hi,
I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading
about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to me
very much as I have just recently been introduced to geocaching and
been out for a few finds but think Letterboxing appeals to me more.
I'm a bit stumped about the stamp though... it seems the literature
tells how to make one but not what the stamp is actually meant to
have on it. Is one's name to be included? Or just an icon of some
sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
very much.
Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
Chere
Sanibel, FL
(0 letterboxes here)
The Stamp
9 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-03-13
The Stamp
From: Chere & Don (athey12@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-03-13 16:44:18 UTC
RE: [LbNA] The Stamp
From: Julia Benfield (julia@rjsoap.com) |
Date: 2004-03-14 20:53:13 UTC-05:00
HI Chere!
Every boxers stamp is personal. We started out with stamps we bought in
a craft store and this year will move on to making our own. The great
thing about letterboxing and geocaching both is that it's personal. It's
your creativity. The most fun I have in doing this, other than seeing
the great places I would have never found otherwise, is seeing all the
wonderful stamps people take the time to create. It's so great that so
many people enjoy this. In my own opinion, I really like the fact that
it's NOT publicized a lot. I would worry about the boxes and the fun
falling into the wrong hands. My own two cents. Enjoy!!!!!!!
Julia and family, Manchester, NH
-----Original Message-----
From: Chere & Don [mailto:athey12@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 11:44 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] The Stamp
Hi,
I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading
about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to me
very much as I have just recently been introduced to geocaching and
been out for a few finds but think Letterboxing appeals to me more.
I'm a bit stumped about the stamp though... it seems the literature
tells how to make one but not what the stamp is actually meant to
have on it. Is one's name to be included? Or just an icon of some
sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
very much.
Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
Chere
Sanibel, FL
(0 letterboxes here)
Yahoo! Groups Links
Every boxers stamp is personal. We started out with stamps we bought in
a craft store and this year will move on to making our own. The great
thing about letterboxing and geocaching both is that it's personal. It's
your creativity. The most fun I have in doing this, other than seeing
the great places I would have never found otherwise, is seeing all the
wonderful stamps people take the time to create. It's so great that so
many people enjoy this. In my own opinion, I really like the fact that
it's NOT publicized a lot. I would worry about the boxes and the fun
falling into the wrong hands. My own two cents. Enjoy!!!!!!!
Julia and family, Manchester, NH
-----Original Message-----
From: Chere & Don [mailto:athey12@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 11:44 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] The Stamp
Hi,
I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading
about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to me
very much as I have just recently been introduced to geocaching and
been out for a few finds but think Letterboxing appeals to me more.
I'm a bit stumped about the stamp though... it seems the literature
tells how to make one but not what the stamp is actually meant to
have on it. Is one's name to be included? Or just an icon of some
sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
very much.
Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
Chere
Sanibel, FL
(0 letterboxes here)
Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: The Stamp
From: Cristy (tryscience@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2004-03-15 01:55:18 UTC
Hi, the stamps can be anything, especially if they are
representative of you or something meaningful to you. I have seen
plain bears, birds, etc with no words all the way up to elaborate
family portrait ones complete with names and the family dog. You
can write in your name or any add'l info in the log book,
like "winter fairy was here" or whatever. Mine is a plain
armadillo, no words, not very impressive. But I wanted to get
started and if I waited til I made the perfect stamp I might waiting
forever! I'll just keep working on making better ones for when I
place my own boxes.
I would recommend making something or even buying something simple,
and heading right on out to find a letterbox. Then you can look
through what other people have had...I think it'll give you
confidence when you see some are simple, some are just purchased pre-
made ones, and some are really cool handmade ones. Anything goes!
We went out the first time with a couple of tiny Pokemon stamps from
my sons' art kit. We then made our own simple stamp and went back
to those same boxes and stamped our new stamp in them :)
have fun,
Cristy
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Chere & Don"
wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading
> about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to
me
> very much as I have just recently been introduced to geocaching
and
> been out for a few finds but think Letterboxing appeals to me more.
> I'm a bit stumped about the stamp though... it seems the
literature
> tells how to make one but not what the stamp is actually meant to
> have on it. Is one's name to be included? Or just an icon of
some
> sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
> very much.
> Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
> Chere
> Sanibel, FL
> (0 letterboxes here)
representative of you or something meaningful to you. I have seen
plain bears, birds, etc with no words all the way up to elaborate
family portrait ones complete with names and the family dog. You
can write in your name or any add'l info in the log book,
like "winter fairy was here" or whatever. Mine is a plain
armadillo, no words, not very impressive. But I wanted to get
started and if I waited til I made the perfect stamp I might waiting
forever! I'll just keep working on making better ones for when I
place my own boxes.
I would recommend making something or even buying something simple,
and heading right on out to find a letterbox. Then you can look
through what other people have had...I think it'll give you
confidence when you see some are simple, some are just purchased pre-
made ones, and some are really cool handmade ones. Anything goes!
We went out the first time with a couple of tiny Pokemon stamps from
my sons' art kit. We then made our own simple stamp and went back
to those same boxes and stamped our new stamp in them :)
have fun,
Cristy
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Chere & Don"
wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading
> about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to
me
> very much as I have just recently been introduced to geocaching
and
> been out for a few finds but think Letterboxing appeals to me more.
> I'm a bit stumped about the stamp though... it seems the
literature
> tells how to make one but not what the stamp is actually meant to
> have on it. Is one's name to be included? Or just an icon of
some
> sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
> very much.
> Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
> Chere
> Sanibel, FL
> (0 letterboxes here)
Re: The Stamp
From: Cristy (tryscience@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2004-03-15 01:59:46 UTC
http://members.aol.com/Letterboxr/
http://www.letterboxing.org/kids/patterns.htm
> sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
> very much.
> Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
> Chere
> Sanibel, FL
> (0 letterboxes here)
http://www.letterboxing.org/kids/patterns.htm
> sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
> very much.
> Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
> Chere
> Sanibel, FL
> (0 letterboxes here)
Re: [LbNA] The Stamp
From: (Gurudybaker@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-03-14 23:06:29 UTC-05:00
Just go out and check some letterboxes in your area. Find the clues on the
letterboxing.org site. That's the best way to see what various people do.
STAR:W+S=DRR
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letterboxing.org site. That's the best way to see what various people do.
STAR:W+S=DRR
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Re: [LbNA] The Stamp
From: Chris Holm (cholm@dcn.davis.ca.us) |
Date: 2004-03-14 21:08:31 UTC-08:00
The stamp you create is something that represents you, such as, your
interests, or your ethnicity, your country, your religion a piece of artwork
you created and or anything that you want to use as a stamp to represent
you. I always sign my name. I kind of look at it like getting those
personalized checks with the different scenes.
On 3/13/04 8:44 AM, "Chere & Don" wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading
> about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to me
> very much as I have just recently been introduced to geocaching and
> been out for a few finds but think Letterboxing appeals to me more.
> I'm a bit stumped about the stamp though... it seems the literature
> tells how to make one but not what the stamp is actually meant to
> have on it. Is one's name to be included? Or just an icon of some
> sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
> very much.
> Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
> Chere
> Sanibel, FL
> (0 letterboxes here)
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
> * To visit your group on the web, go to:
> * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/
> *
> * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> * letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> *
> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service
>
>
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interests, or your ethnicity, your country, your religion a piece of artwork
you created and or anything that you want to use as a stamp to represent
you. I always sign my name. I kind of look at it like getting those
personalized checks with the different scenes.
On 3/13/04 8:44 AM, "Chere & Don"
> Hi,
> I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading
> about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to me
> very much as I have just recently been introduced to geocaching and
> been out for a few finds but think Letterboxing appeals to me more.
> I'm a bit stumped about the stamp though... it seems the literature
> tells how to make one but not what the stamp is actually meant to
> have on it. Is one's name to be included? Or just an icon of some
> sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
> very much.
> Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
> Chere
> Sanibel, FL
> (0 letterboxes here)
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
> * To visit your group on the web, go to:
> * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/
> *
> * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> * letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> *
> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service
>
>
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Re: The Stamp
From: monkeytoes108 (cruschhaupt@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-03-15 08:59:48 UTC
Here's mine(you may need to cut and paste into your address bar):
http://f6.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/gGJVQFA4uFZWm6EbpzVe9POdfEHUGCx47872Bb0P
qWC8FbdQHlABQvDNQHvgS5sIhXMEoI9_hc6ZM7PhGYx71AufbO3NMyab6Uc/monkeytoe
sstamp.jpg
I was trying to make this beautifull, meaningful stamp that
represented the spiritual side of me, but was having a hard time
coming up with a concept. One night my wife made a comment about
my "monkey toes" and that's when the light bulb went on. I've used
monkeytoes as my internet and letterboxing name ever since.
Letterboxing is fun and loose, I was trying too hard.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Chere & Don"
wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading
> about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to
me
> very much as I have just recently been introduced to geocaching
and
> been out for a few finds but think Letterboxing appeals to me more.
> I'm a bit stumped about the stamp though... it seems the
literature
> tells how to make one but not what the stamp is actually meant to
> have on it. Is one's name to be included? Or just an icon of
some
> sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
> very much.
> Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
> Chere
> Sanibel, FL
> (0 letterboxes here)
http://f6.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/gGJVQFA4uFZWm6EbpzVe9POdfEHUGCx47872Bb0P
qWC8FbdQHlABQvDNQHvgS5sIhXMEoI9_hc6ZM7PhGYx71AufbO3NMyab6Uc/monkeytoe
sstamp.jpg
I was trying to make this beautifull, meaningful stamp that
represented the spiritual side of me, but was having a hard time
coming up with a concept. One night my wife made a comment about
my "monkey toes" and that's when the light bulb went on. I've used
monkeytoes as my internet and letterboxing name ever since.
Letterboxing is fun and loose, I was trying too hard.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Chere & Don"
wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm very new to Letterboxing, in fact I've only just been reading
> about it (a friend told me about it) and this activity appeals to
me
> very much as I have just recently been introduced to geocaching
and
> been out for a few finds but think Letterboxing appeals to me more.
> I'm a bit stumped about the stamp though... it seems the
literature
> tells how to make one but not what the stamp is actually meant to
> have on it. Is one's name to be included? Or just an icon of
some
> sort. Could someone send a link for examples of stamps? Thanks
> very much.
> Hope to "see you" in a journal somewhere.
> Chere
> Sanibel, FL
> (0 letterboxes here)
Re: The Stamp
From: (vitlaur@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-03-15 14:23:20 UTC-05:00
There are some beautiful examples of signature stamps here
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Signature%20stamps/
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Signature%20stamps/
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Re: The Stamp
From: Rayvenhaus (rayvenhaus@myndworx.com) |
Date: 2004-03-16 11:54:32 UTC-08:00
For an example of our signature stamps, please feel free to visit these
URLs:
http://www.myndworx.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&pos=-10
and
http://www.myndworx.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&pos=-11
Those were the first stamps we used, store bought of course. After those, I
designed our new stamp:
http://www.myndworx.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&pos=-9
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Visit the National Letterbox Consortium's website.
"We leave nothing but an image to mark our passage."
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place where you choose what you want, when you want.
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URLs:
http://www.myndworx.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&pos=-10
and
http://www.myndworx.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&pos=-11
Those were the first stamps we used, store bought of course. After those, I
designed our new stamp:
http://www.myndworx.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&pos=-9
-----------------------------------------------------------
Steve of Team Rayvenhaus
Visit the National Letterbox Consortium's website.
"We leave nothing but an image to mark our passage."
-----------------------------------------------------------
Imagine a community driven by the community. Imagine a
place where you choose what you want, when you want.
Imagine a life free from Yahoo advertising. Imagine a
database adaptable to your needs. Blog your travels, share
your thoughts, be yourself! Now that you've imagined it,
come and see it - http://www.myndworx.com
-----------------------------------------------------------
Ferengi Rules of Acquisition #125 ยป You can't make a deal if you're dead.
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