Letters by robin post
Something lovely is on its way.
Write a letter by hand, seal it with a primrose, and follow Pip, the robin courier, as he carries it all the way to the door.
How it works
The journey is the best part
Every step is made to feel special, for the person writing and the person waiting.
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Write by hand
Pick your paper, a stamp and a little decoration, then write it the way you would at a desk.
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Seal it with a bud
A sage wax seal closes every letter, with a primrose bud pressed into it.
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Follow Pip
Watch your letter cross a little storybook map, from one city to another, at its own gentle pace.
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Break the seal
When it arrives, the primrose is in full bloom. Breaking the seal is how every letter opens.
The bud-to-bloom seal
A seal that opens as it travels
The primrose on the wax starts as a closed bud and opens a little more each day the letter is on its way. It follows the journey, never taps or purchases.
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Sealed
Dropped in the mailbox, with a closed bud on the seal.
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On its way
Sorted and traveling, and the petals begin to part.
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In bloom
You've got a primrose, in full bloom and ready to open.
Meet the courier
Pip
the robin courier
Victorian postmen wore red coats and were nicknamed robins, which is why robins deliver letters on old Christmas cards. Pip keeps the tradition going in a sage cap and satchel, carrying every primrose from the mailbox to your door.
Made to be slow
Nothing to hurry, nothing to keep up with
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No streaks, counts or feeds
Letters arrive when they arrive. There is nothing to tap that makes them come sooner.
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Cities, never addresses
The map shows the towns a letter passes through, not where anyone lives.
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Sealed until it arrives
No peeking along the way. The letter stays closed until its seal is broken.