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January 13, 2012 by redletterdayzine

is this your lucky number?

In case you were unaware, today is Friday the 13th — the first one of the new year! What does that mean? In addition to black cats crossing your path and wishing on four leaf clovers, try to take a minute on your lunch break to toss together a postcard or two. Then, stop by the post office on your way home to drop off the mail, and it will be cancelled with today’s date on it: lucky number 13!

variety is the slice of (college) life...

Now if only there were some well designed, slightly disconcerting postcard stamps to put on these guys…

(are you listening to me, USPS?)

–JH

*: a fear of Friday the 13th

PS: there are two more Friday the 13th dates this year, so you can plan ahead! April 13th and July 13th are next up, in addition to today. And guess what? This year’s friday dates are each thirteen weeks apart from each other — do you think that it’s a mere co-incidence?

PPS: it has also been brought to my attention (by Mark Bloch of PanModern) that Ray Johnson died exactly 17 years ago today; that day was also a Friday the 13th…

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Posted in it's in the mail, things we love | Tagged college yearbook, friday the 13th, mail art, paraskevidekatriaphobia, red letter day | 10 Comments

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on January 13, 2012 at 12:26 pm | Reply Miss Rose

Super creepy fun! I will try to get my postcard out today but I doubt it. he he Happy Friday the 13th luckies day of the year!
- on January 13, 2012 at 2:48 pm | Reply redletterdayzine
  
  Miss Rose — and there’s a Friday the 13th in April! Whatta way to celebrate our Aries birthdays…
  –JH
  - on January 15, 2012 at 2:17 pm Andria
    
    Ooh, I’m an Aries, too!
on January 13, 2012 at 6:45 pm | Reply Stephanie

I love the base paper of these postcards! Did you make the torn/deckled edge yourself? Do you have any idea where this paper is from? Thanks!
- on January 13, 2012 at 7:51 pm | Reply redletterdayzine
  
  Miss Stephanie —
  
  I didn’t make the deckled edge; the paper comes that way. I’m always rummaging through the scrap bin/off cut drawer in the classroom, and sometimes I find scraps that are the perfect size for postcards, with the deckle edge intact! If I remember correctly, this paper is Rives BFK or Arches; both are printmaking papers. Because they are made from 100% cotton fibers, they take wet mediums (pen/ink/rubber stamps/watercolor washes) really well.
  
  Hope this helpS!
  –JH
on January 14, 2012 at 12:39 am | Reply jewelsdesignscreativecorner

Nope! I had a fantastic Friday the 13th, and I usually do:-)))))
- on January 14, 2012 at 11:55 am | Reply redletterdayzine
  
  Yay! Glad to hear it. Did you manage to send any postal goodies out into the world?
  –JH
on January 15, 2012 at 2:18 pm | Reply Andria

Now, that’s a nice, new, long word for me to know! (Not sure I could ever remember it, though!) I love those postcards, and the idea of making a point to get a Friday the 13th cancellation.
on January 17, 2012 at 5:06 pm | Reply N High

Thanks for sending me one of these fear-inducing cards! I received it today.
- on January 19, 2012 at 10:21 am | Reply redletterdayzine
  
  Yay! Glad to hear it; I wasn’t sure I got the address right…
  –JH