What
is Letterboxing all about? |
Letterboxing
is an outdoor hobby which could be compared to an open air treasure
hunt. It is an ancient pastime which began when a man left his business
card in glass jar on the moors of Dartmoor in south Devon, England.
Now Letterboxers hide a small weatherproof box with a rubber stamp
in publicly accessible places and post clues to its location. Traditionally,
the clues are left in known letterboxes, but also on the Internet.
A wide variety of adventures can be found to suit all ages and experience
levels. Click on the links below to explore this fast-growing hobby.
Interest in letterboxing in the United States is generally considered
to have started with a feature article in the [April 1998] Smithsonian
Magazine. |
United States |
| Letterboxing
USA - 1605 clues online in 50 states and 6 countries. |
|
| The Perfect
Circle Letterboxing Guild - What is Letterboxing. |
| The
Conneticut Letterboxing Club |
| Paper
Dance - Learn about letterboxing stamps. |
|
| KANCAMANGUSDABULL'S - "A
site devoted to the infectious hobby of Letterboxing." |
United Kingdom |
| About
Letterboxing - Tells the history of letterboxing, how it started. |
| What
is Letterboxing |
| Dartmoor
Letterboxing Site - the history of Dartmoor letterboxing |
| Childe's
Tomb - Site of a letterbox still to be found. |
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