Yes. I'm feeling nostalgic and have letters to write to Patty. They used to sell it in small pads when I was a kid, but I suspect it's not so easy to find now.
I remember getting these things called 'air grams' from the post office to write to my grandmother in Israel when I was a kid. They were these things that folded up in thirds and had glue on them that you'd lick, like an envelope. I don't know if the post office sells those things anymore, come to think of it.
I think I have seen airmail pads around, but I can't recall when that was.
You can get them here at the old-school stationery store near Harvard. There must be something analogous where you are. They may also sell the aerograms that fold up at the post office.
Brit ex-pat in NYC here, and it's been a long time since I've seen anything of that type on either side of the Atlantic. A great pity, as you say, for the nostalgic. Letter-writing is underrated.
On my various trips to Germany and Italy and Vietnam last summer, I saw them at all the US international airports out of which I flew. If I remember right, that means Minneapolis, LA, and Chicago. I would expect that this applies to NY.
I found some once in an old stationary store in a forgotten corner of Lima. Have they been banished to antique stores and forgotten corners of the third world? I love them.
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I remember the pads too, and your post made me curious, so I went poking around...
It would appear that airmail paper per se is now a collector's item in the US. Even the plain, lightweight onionskin is rare in North America, but I did find one company that sells it by either the ream or the box. No nifty airmail logo on it, but lovely quality, lightweight paper to make international postage not so onerous.
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I remember airmail paper from when I was younger, but haven't had a reason to look for it in years.
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I think I have seen airmail pads around, but I can't recall when that was.
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man, i miss that place. there's nothing like it here in austin.
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Bother progress. I miss air mail stationery paper now.
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It would appear that airmail paper per se is now a collector's item in the US. Even the plain, lightweight onionskin is rare in North America, but I did find one company that sells it by either the ream or the box. No nifty airmail logo on it, but lovely quality, lightweight paper to make international postage not so onerous.
http://www.thepapermillstore.com/product.php?productid=9304