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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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 Posted - Jan 31 2010 : 6:18:10 PM
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Did you every write little messages under a stamp before you mailed it? I told my friend that I did this and she said it was very old fashoined. lol
Hugs,
Channah
If you can dream it, and if you are willing to put forth the work and effort, you can have anything you envision. |
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debbies journey
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
debbie
anchorage
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USA
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Posted - Jan 31 2010 : 10:26:50 PM
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I will start checking, but I haven't done it...yet
Do you check your mail? (hehehe)
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 05:55:16 AM
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I have never done that, never heard of it before either. Now I will have to start checking behind stamps! Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Candy C.
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Candy
Mescal
AZ
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 08:56:58 AM
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On a stamp-related note, my grandmother always put the stamp on upside down when she mailed letters to family. She said it meant "I love you!"
Candy C.
Farmgirl Sister #977
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 10:20:41 AM
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Yes, lol I did it when I was little and when I send a letter to my grandparents, just for fun. Can't remember whether they ever found out though lol. I guess I did mention it in the letter but... ;)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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JustAnAllAmericanGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
72 Posts
Jamie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
72 Posts |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 11:09:51 AM
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Oh funny! I have never done that, but now I might have to start. :)
hugs,
Jess
"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go." ~Abraham Lincoln
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 1:13:10 PM
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oh my I guess I am old fashioned. I'm not really sure what the meaning behind it is. I thought maybe people did it during the war but am not sure. Me and my friend used to do it when we wanted to tell each other serects and didn't want our sister to who happened to be reading over our shoulders. lol. Today with those stamps it is hard to see the message but it is fun!! You can always steam the stamp off and read it that way. Maybe I will have to send you each a letter and see how it works?? I would do it! :)
Hugs,
Channah
If you can dream it, and if you are willing to put forth the work and effort, you can have anything you envision. |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 1:46:29 PM
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oh it came from Corrie Ten Boom.
If you can dream it, and if you are willing to put forth the work and effort, you can have anything you envision. |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 2:14:53 PM
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Yes Channah, she did it as well, during the war.
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
1140 Posts |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3324 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3324 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2010 : 9:28:03 PM
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Oh boy...now you've done it! I am going to have to check all incoming mail now just to see!
What a neat idea! I am going to remember to do that the next time I post a letter to my pen pal in LA!
"The best mirror is an old friend."
- George Herbert
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
761 Posts |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Feb 02 2010 : 12:14:33 AM
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This is a short part (children's version) of the book The Secret Room (movie title The Hiding Place) by Corrie ten Boom. Here she wrote about the message underneath the stamp.
http://www.soon.org.uk/true_stories/holocaust.htm
One day when Corrie was a little better, a warder threw a parcel into her cell. She was thrilled to find that it contained some biscuits, a bright-red towel and a needle and thread. It had come from her married sister Nollie, who lived in Haarlem.
She noticed there was something odd about the address and the stamp. It was all crooked. Suddenly she had an idea, and peeled off the stamp. There was some writing underneath: "All the watches left in the cupboard are safe." This meant that all the Jews hiding in the ten Boom home had escaped. That was wonderful news.
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2010 : 07:44:43 AM
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Thank you Marian! I was just trying to find where in the book it was. Thank you!!
Hugs,
Channah
If you can dream it, and if you are willing to put forth the work and effort, you can have anything you envision. |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2010 : 2:58:00 PM
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2010 : 5:10:59 PM
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I do the upside-down stamp too. When Mama and Daddy were dating and then first married and Daddy was in the Korean War she did this and said it was a Big thing at that time. I guess everybody did it, just like the S.W.A.K. thing after sealing the envelope! It's all very sweet really!
Sister-chick# 905
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2010 : 5:14:50 PM
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OK Claudia, I'll be checking under your stamps from now on!!! lol
Sister-chick# 905
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman- |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2010 : 6:01:21 PM
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I hope you farmgirls will try it!! I haven't done it in a while but will have to do it soon!
Hugs,
Channah
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
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