letterheady –adjective 1. overcome by a strong emotion due to a letterhead design. Edited by me, Shaun Usher. I also run Letters of Note and Lists of Note.Tumblr (3.0; @letterheady)https://www.letterheady.com/<div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="1552" data-orig-width="1200"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f0d7781508481b39c90a3b53e6acf1f5/4647f6d9dad55c47-a8/s640x960/cc37ed5a56055db61614dfe9f6e132179743b3f4.jpg" data-orig-height="1552" data-orig-width="1200" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f0d7781508481b39c90a3b53e6acf1f5/4647f6d9dad55c47-a8/s75x75_c1/df3bbf178fa870939cc42597b1c8580264ed82d4.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f0d7781508481b39c90a3b53e6acf1f5/4647f6d9dad55c47-a8/s100x200/272387ca883ad1b3ad0f6f8aa7ffc0c1a30868f1.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f0d7781508481b39c90a3b53e6acf1f5/4647f6d9dad55c47-a8/s250x400/d055ccb5c71a59e4454d9c9d62d6ecaec1f31993.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f0d7781508481b39c90a3b53e6acf1f5/4647f6d9dad55c47-a8/s400x600/3a3dde8cabcf10c8bd95e149ea1c7288ad0582be.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f0d7781508481b39c90a3b53e6acf1f5/4647f6d9dad55c47-a8/s500x750/83deb0c1cf5548012547c521fe722e64647c9d4f.jpg 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f0d7781508481b39c90a3b53e6acf1f5/4647f6d9dad55c47-a8/s540x810/1b05d29a6cb064cfca8afc92338c1317a3185151.jpg 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f0d7781508481b39c90a3b53e6acf1f5/4647f6d9dad55c47-a8/s640x960/cc37ed5a56055db61614dfe9f6e132179743b3f4.jpg 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/f0d7781508481b39c90a3b53e6acf1f5/4647f6d9dad55c47-a8/s1280x1920/18992ee6c5cce457809a4b12fbb969f9be0d69cd.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"/></figure></div><p>David Lynch, 1985 | Courtesy of Julien&rsquo;s</p><p>Stationery used by David Lynch during production of Blue Velvet.</p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/772874270690918400https://www.letterheady.com/post/772874270690918400Thu, 16 Jan 2025 23:32:21 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c04d106f0b6b4e74444b4b727101c2e8/aef1d6e0ec7d4498-8c/s500x750/4dbafc4b9a8ac8f37bf03b710f16b9b248df1241.png"/><br/><br/><p>Muhammad Ali, 2003 | Courtesy of Michael Fairfoot</p><p>Muhammad Ali would have turned 80 today. This was one of his letterheads. <i>Greatest of All Time, Inc.</i> (G.O.A.T., Inc) was incorporated in 1992 by Ali’s wife, Lonnie, to handle the licensing of Ali’s intellectual property. It is thought to be the origin of the term ‘GOAT.’ in this context. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/673627614491164672https://www.letterheady.com/post/673627614491164672Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:09:14 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d908c18c9bb72e45cb1e728d4b2f63e4/ec5c416268532d75-ca/s500x750/1f118d5b3bbb6451a87313b68ab83391fded3d7a.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Monkees, 1969 | Courtesy of Stewie Williamson</p><p>Stationery used by members of The Monkees when writing to fans. </p><p>(RIP Michael Nesmith.) </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/670229995814354944https://www.letterheady.com/post/670229995814354944Sat, 11 Dec 2021 00:05:33 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/0ee09ea1c1130aa40186c0bc382ae5d7/0ac76029f2c14766-db/s500x750/4bd78ba083e24da5666a38a72753b15009467477.png"/><br/><br/><p>Hunter S. Thompson, 1998 | Courtesy of Jim Hawkins</p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/656701608397340672https://www.letterheady.com/post/656701608397340672Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:17:37 +0100<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/64ab41083c3e34e1990ebc64d712cc26/2e98e160b0c161b0-1c/s500x750/6879e2dbdaba804f3525331f398c5051dd2a672c.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., 1951 | Courtesy of <a href="https://manuscript.org/2020/11/mel-blanc-a-portrait-in-manuscripts/" target="_blank">Frank Segall at The Manuscript Society</a></p><p>The wonderful stationery used by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. in 1951. Featured cartoon characters, clockwise from top-right: Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Sylvester, Hippety Hopper, Henery Hawk, Charlie Dog, Beaky, Sniffles, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny (again). </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/656519834916569088https://www.letterheady.com/post/656519834916569088Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:08:24 +0100<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/daee69844e58af2497bddbe32e0fa9e9/854946b3d12b0679-f5/s500x750/5eb91d42b861b0d33baceafecbad32e3f9e5193f.png"/><br/><br/><p>Gustave Eiffel, 1889 </p><p>A sheet of stationery used by Gustave Eiffel, the engineer responsible for Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower. Embossed in the corner is a picture of the tower, with a person at the top shouting “COME AND SEE ME SOON.”</p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/656227444881260544https://www.letterheady.com/post/656227444881260544Fri, 09 Jul 2021 11:40:59 +0100<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9453c9bb8ddef0f41343eb3b6d145bed/5548d7bd1e6291d1-64/s500x750/1607a4e14340415c92792fef1594ae37b250d246.png"/><br/><br/><p>Dr. Seuss, 1986 | Submitted by J. Long</p><p>A sheet of stationery used by Theodor Geisel when responding to fans of his Dr. Seuss books.</p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/644559190637084672https://www.letterheady.com/post/644559190637084672Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:39:05 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/bc350e2710fb5c567a105e41f1999a53/0e6d92d56aebdbdb-cc/s500x750/b743fc6ab6d4add7a3c15117ff35abe206112831.png"/><br/><br/><p>Gertrude Stein, 1930s | Submitted by Ann Deveaux</p><p>Stationery used by Gertrude Stein, designed by her partner, Alice B. Toklas. The ring of text reads “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” and is a famous line from her poem, <i>Sacred Emily</i>. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/643200299865178112https://www.letterheady.com/post/643200299865178112Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:40:06 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/239d846feb0cc74f6c8d704ada8e638a/34e903f62daeba81-8a/s500x750/0543355fd6803860e9e93592b1864fab36cba380.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Charles Darwin, 1859</p><p>Darwin was born on this day in 1809. He used this stationery half a century later, the year <i>On the Origin of Species</i> was published. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/642910306403762176https://www.letterheady.com/post/642910306403762176Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:50:46 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/24b1ed0c0bfbd600ee95838596d459ae/87c509d77d11acaf-d6/s500x750/365264a28d179fc3ee99c715a0854d2d451f5c74.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i> Harlem: A Forum of Negro Life</i>, 1928 </p><p>Stationery used briefly by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Thurman" target="_blank">Wallace Thurman</a> when editing <i>Harlem: A Forum of Negro Life</i>, a magazine that lasted just two issues. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/642748739460775936https://www.letterheady.com/post/642748739460775936Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:02:44 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/7bd621e70c2ac191ffbfa1204dba739f/623bcc5011b49870-da/s500x750/968d25f004d34c658d4f304e30f7063abcb0ed95.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bruce Willis, 1989 | <a href="https://www.historyforsale.com/bruce-willis-typed-letter-signed-10-10-1989/dc255167" target="_blank">Source</a> </p><p>Letterhead once used by Bruce Willis at the offices of his production company, Hudson Hawk Films. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/642658571453087744https://www.letterheady.com/post/642658571453087744Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:09:33 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f76af10878b708f5393d14e1e758c84b/dc7f5cb02eae47a3-2d/s500x750/45829b9fe91e03cd4d34bcfeaafbc49cf2fbdca8.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Superman, 1953  | <a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/97524251_adventures-of-superman-news-from-superman-george" target="_blank">Source</a></p><p>Promotional stationery used by National Comics Publications in the 1950s. The company officially rebranded as DC Comics in 1977. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/642657395355615232https://www.letterheady.com/post/642657395355615232Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:50:52 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1d2d607c0b45f671fc1cf34cda0d7723/tumblr_org1zcQjQU1qac511o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Evelyn Waugh, 1958</p><p>Stationery used by novelist Evelyn Waugh in the late-1950s. Combe Florey House in Somerset was his family’s home. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/161740603070https://www.letterheady.com/post/161740603070Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:02:00 +0100<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/679b69bea47f25e36695ca5b31fd2221/tumblr_op608c7uic1qac511o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>George Harrison, 1976 | Submitted by Carole</p><p>Stationery used by Harrison six years after leaving the Beatles. He founded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Horse_Records" target="_blank">Dark Horse Records</a> in 1974. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/160113294920https://www.letterheady.com/post/160113294920Sat, 29 Apr 2017 10:41:00 +0100<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/0355b9f4407c094cbc3de31be54f060a/tumblr_onwjmaMLWS1qac511o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wald/Baumstein Personnel Agency, 1965 | From the Collection of Frank Mulvey</p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/159200757010https://www.letterheady.com/post/159200757010Tue, 04 Apr 2017 21:30:10 +0100<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1a79447b409245e72459587a128adeb3/tumblr_onucb6HiTn1qac511o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Eddie_McGuire" target="_blank">Eddie “Tex” McGuire</a>, 1958 </p><p>Born in 1891, Eddie “Tex” McGuire was a gambler and card sharp who spent much of his life corresponding with some of the world’s greatest magicians. In 1958, by which point he had styled himself as “The Gambler from the Golden West,” this was his unassuming letterhead. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/159154412395https://www.letterheady.com/post/159154412395Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:57:06 +0100<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c07c208fa55299f23eb49e3cc3b35e6b/tumblr_onmvfhh8MW1qac511o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Neverland Valley Ranch, 1990 | From the Collection of Brenda Lacey</p><p>A sheet of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverland_Ranch" target="_blank">Neverland</a> stationery, as used by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson" target="_blank">Michael Jackson</a> in the early-1990s. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/159002885970https://www.letterheady.com/post/159002885970Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:09:17 +0100<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/bc41898766512ffae27547c25ddd3e9a/tumblr_onktb5cO2l1qac511o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_von_Trapp" target="_blank">Maria von Trapp</a>, 1966 | Courtesy of John Beresford</p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/158962832790https://www.letterheady.com/post/158962832790Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:28:17 +0100<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9bc3eed00857b5ece6225681958794ab/tumblr_ok7e26i0YI1qac511o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Virginia Woolf, 1923 | Courtesy of Maya</p><p>Stationery used by 41-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf" target="_blank">Virginia Woolf</a>, who lived at Hogarth House with her husband, Leonard. In 1917, they bought a handpress and began printing their own books in the dining room; this evolved to become their successful publishing house, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogarth_Press" target="_blank">Hogarth Press</a>. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/156235543095https://www.letterheady.com/post/156235543095Sun, 22 Jan 2017 22:49:18 +0000<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8e96218383f24b548ea313320ab46962/tumblr_ojivf4UGpf1qac511o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ray Johnson, 1982 | Submitted by Joe Gale</p><p>The personal stationery of artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Johnson" target="_blank">Ray Johnson</a>. </p>https://www.letterheady.com/post/155630452410https://www.letterheady.com/post/155630452410Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:04:16 +0000