What if the USA letterbox group places an official annual letterbox in Dartmoor via Adrian. We could officially stamp our way into letterbox history.
For a first stamp, I envision a map of the USA, dated 1998. If Adrian would be kind enough to place it for us, we could, indeed, be part of the international letterbox group. And, if any of us get over to Dartmoor, it would be a wonderful box to search out.
Any thoughts?
Linda
Palo Alto, California
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Adrian Williams wrote:
>Hi and welcome
> Just the person I need someone who lives in
>Colorado. A customer of mine has some relatives coming over from Colorado
>next week to Okehampton. I am hoping to have a stamp made up complete with
>visitors book for them to take back with them. I know need a volunteer to
>place the box when they bring it back over.
>I knew I would find a way of getting a box out there somehow. Any takers.
>Adrian
>Have Feet Will Travel
>Okehampton
>Dartmoor
>England
>P.S our local paper have just done an article about me and the Smithsonian
>article and boxing in the states. Will scan and post it to the list. Bit of
>a local celebrity at the moment.
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>From: hoofbeads@aol.com
>To: letterbox-usa@egroups.com
>Date: 24 February 1999 09:53
>Subject: [L-USA] Group mail, intro, etc.
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>
>>Hi everyone. I'd like to take a
>>second to introduce myself, but
>>first things first:
>>
>>I messed up I think. Initially, I
>>subscribed to the digest, because
>>I feared my mailbox would be too full.
>>But now I want to subscribe to the
>>regular list and cannot figure out
>>how this is done. I thought un-subbing
>>and then re-subbing would do the
>>trick, but somehow I don't think
>>that worked... and I have no clue
>>if I'm still subbed or not.
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Daniel, thank you for the introduction.
>>I feel like a babe in the woods here
>>with all you "veterans" of letterboxing.
>>
>>My name's Michelle Spalding. I'm a 37
>>year old woman living outside of Boulder
>>Colorado. I have done some horseback
>>orienteering in my distant past, and have
>>dabbled in treasure questing (Kit William's
>>"Masquerade" et al). I'm a professional
>>artist/webmistress and my other interests
>>include animals, glass, antiques, old movies,
>>and science.
>>
>>Last year while invalid/recovering from a
>>serious illness, I read the Smithsonian
>>article and was so excited about it I
>>chattered for days. I promised myself if
>>I recovered fully, I would make a trip
>>to Dartmoor in hopes of tracking down at
>>least one box. I searched the web for sites
>>about letterboxing in the states, but came
>>up empty-handed. Then while organizing my
>>bookmarks last week, I found LetterboxUSA linked
>>from a Dartmoor site. So now I'm excited
>>all over again!
>>
>>I'm brainstorming about planting my first
>>letterbox here in Colorado, but really
>>have no idea where I want to go first.
>>In my excitement, I went out yesterday and
>>purchased a box, some little notebooks,
>>a stamp pad and ink, some carving tools
>>(what fun!), and a handful of erasers
>>to practice on in my spare time.
>>Eventually, I will put together my
>>box, plant it, and write up clues...
>>but for now I'm just playing with ideas.
>>
>>Sorry this letter is getting long, but
>>I would love to hear feedback on a
>>specific subject: Group or individual
>>opinion on custom (commercial) stamps vs.
>>hand-carved original stamps in letterboxes.
>>I truly understand the value and aesthetic
>>appeal of hand-carved stamps (and plan to
>>do my own carvings), but... there is
>>discussion here about box vandalism,
>>and so I cringe at the thought of
>>spending hours on a stamp only to
>>have it swiped or destroyed. I guess
>>my question is: since many people
>>prize collecting original stampings,
>>would it lessen the experience to
>>have a commercially-made COPY of the
>>original carving in the box? Additionally,
>>is vandalism a frequent occurence, or
>>just a part of the "adventure" of
>>letterboxing? I fear there will be two
>>types of letterbox vandals in Colorado:
>>Inconsiderate people, and militant
>>environmentalists... seems like those two
>>types comprise about 98% of the population
>>here. ;O)
>>
>>On the subject of advertising. I dislike
>>them personally, and also feel they
>>detract from a site's quality. I haven't
>>been a part of the group long enough
>>to have strong opinions one way or the
>>other, but generally speaking, pop-up
>>ads are not worth any potential revenue
>>they may bring. Most people find them
>>annoying at the very least.
>>
>>I do love the idea of special stamps as
>>reward/commemorative for outstanding
>>collections. I have NO stampings yet
>>(well okay, one that I made and planned to
>>use if we ever hopped the pond and
>>letterboxed on Dartmoor).
>>
>>On a personal note, due to my recent disability,
>>I will likely be unable to access many
>>letterboxes that are located in excessively
>>rough terrain... at least for a while.
>>If any of you are actively planting boxes
>>around here and there, I would love see
>>clues indicate those boxes that are easily
>>accessible. Thank you to the clue-givers that
>>are descriptive about the level of terrain
>>difficulty in your clues.
>>
>>Anyhow, I hope I get my group mail subscription
>>sorted out. I look very forward to taking
>>part in discussions here and also contributing
>>wherever whenever I'm able!
>>
>>Michelle
>>http://www.gigagraphica.com/michelle/
>>mailto:hoofbeads@aol.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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