TNJed
Beach Fanatic
I was traveling once and bought a fountain pen, wax and a seal with my initials. Practiced my calligraphy, wrote a few close friends actual letters, sealed them with wax and mailed them in all their pretentious glory.
Received emails the next week from my friends that the letters had indeed arrived with some strange crumbled wax inside the envelope. Guess I didn't consider how 18th century sealing methods may fail at 50,000 feet in the belly of an airplane.
Now I use a 20-pack of plastic Paper*Mates with the fountain pen and wax seal decorating my desk, just like they did in that shop.
Received emails the next week from my friends that the letters had indeed arrived with some strange crumbled wax inside the envelope. Guess I didn't consider how 18th century sealing methods may fail at 50,000 feet in the belly of an airplane.
Now I use a 20-pack of plastic Paper*Mates with the fountain pen and wax seal decorating my desk, just like they did in that shop.
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