Watercolor Dreams: A Conversation with Notdotsusama
For this Artist Spotlight, we sat down with Notdotsusama to explore the experiences, influences, and emotions that shape their work. From childhood memories…
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Famous letters from history, the stories behind stamps, the artists who draw them, and notes from the team building Lettre.
"I Love My Wife. My Wife Is Dead.": Richard Feynman's Letter to Arline, 1946
He was one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century. She had been dead for sixteen months. He sat down and wrote to her anyway, then folded the letter…
An Antidote to Modern Social Media
Modern social media was built around keeping us connected. But somewhere along the way, connection became synonymous with attention. The goal stopped being…
Best Slowly Alternatives in 2026 (For People Who Actually Want to Write)
If you searched this, you probably already know the itch: you want a real pen pal, not another chat app wearing a trench coat. Here's an honest look at…
"Quantum molecules taste like hot dogs...
Quantum molecules taste like hot dogs......and dark matter smells like cheese. Got it!" Kosmo said with a solemn salute, a formality not quite necessary for…
The Friend Who Broke the News | Mozart's Letter on the Death of His Mother | Paris, 3 July 1778
In the summer of 1778, a twenty-two-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sat alone in a rented room on the Rue du Gros Chenet in Paris, at two o'clock in the…
“Write me a letter for when it stops being now”
After you flew off so dramatically the other day to go find your world cup, I realized that you may run into a miscommunication in your search. Turns out…
Letters in Bloom: A Conversation with Nafisa Anzum
At Lettre, every stamp tells a story. Behind each tiny piece of artwork is an artist bringing their own perspective, inspirations, and creative journey to…
Turtles all the way down
So now we have a world, a universe. The idea is, everything is happening in this universe all the time. But we can't know all of it. What we will do is…
The Olho de Boi: How Brazil's "Bull's Eye" Became the Americas' First Stamp
Some stamps earn their fame through rarity. Some through age. Some through error.The Olho de Boi, which translates from Portuguese as the Bull's Eye, earns…
Hello PenPal Stacks, Goodbye Doomscrolling
Words are infinite. But infinity can be a bit extra. Infinity is doomscrolling. Infinity is the library of Babel.
"The Word God Is Nothing But Human Weakness": Einstein's “God Letter”, 1954
In January 1954, Albert Einstein was 74 years old. He had reshaped our understanding of space, time, light, and gravity. The world had named him a genius;…
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