Offered again for only the second time in two decades. Our limited edition, hand engraved, Midnight “Thank You” card in silver metallic ink on ultra-thick—its more than 1/32″—solid black 100% cotton museum board. Only eleven (11) are now available. $32.50 for one card and one envelope. Shipping and handling are included. Originally created in the…
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One-of-a-kind bespoke hand-drawn monogram sketch created exclusively for you by Nancy Sharon Collins, Stationer. Here’s the process for creating and receiving your bespoke monogram: The finished product, a one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn monogram or cipher sketch, is emailed to you. All rights for reproduction transferred to you along with the sketch. The cost is $750. We start…
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Mrs. Collins’s very own “Hello Darling” note cards hand engraved in two colors (black and white) on her proprietary, vintage, “Oh That Pink” card hand bordered in white. $16.00 includes shipping and handling. Each order comprises one card and one hand-lined envelope. The envelope is lined with white, cotton content, onion skin paper. This hand…
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The Complete Engraver: A Guide to Monograms, Crests, Ciphers, Seals, and the Etiquette and History of Social Stationery by Nancy Sharon Collins and published by Princeton Architectural Press.
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This newsletter came about as an antidote to the computer and to increased reliance on greeting cards with commercial messages—both real and electronic—and the use of social media. The Doctrinaire reminds us that the act of handwriting a note on custom stationery, sent through the mail and hand delivered by a post-person, has become a…
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