For the traditionalists out there, here's some info on the history
of letterboxing that may interest you:

Letterboxing in the US history can be found here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/message/1293

Rules to follow while letterboxing can be found here:

http://www.atlasquest.com/aboutlb/rules/

What's vitally important to note here is the Leave No Trace (LNT)
ethic!

Some history about letterboxing in Dartmoor and its tradition of
using stamps that incorporate custom artwork (generally with a stamp
that suggests the location of the spot in which it is hidden):

http://www.letterboxing.info/articles/00000020.php

http://members.aol.com/dartmoorlander/dartmoor/dartboxing.html

The National Park which incubated the hobby:

http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/

AND the article that started it all (in the US, that is):

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues98/apr98/letterbox
ing.html


Happy letterboxing!!!

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