Three inks, drawn by hand: one waterproof, one shimmer, one wildcard.
A Letter from the Road
Set in a hand-printed type from 1648, A4 folded, signed by hand.
3 Calendar Cards
One for each month of the quarter.
Quote Card
Handwritten — a line from the ancient world, in the language of the scholars.
Print from the Archive
A piece of history, reproduced for the season — maps, manuscripts, star charts.
A Decorative Sticker
A small printed mark, after the old engravers. A 3cm die-cut, new each quarter.
A Locked Letter
Six mood-labelled journal prompts, sealed inside. Break it open when you're ready.
A Quick Peek
The inks this quarter
Water-resistant / proof
A document ink — waterproof, archival, permanent. The kind you trust with words that matter.
Shimmer / sheen
Hold the swatch to the light and watch it shift. Gold where you least expect it.
Wildcard
Complex and autumnal. Something I found and couldn't leave behind.
No guessing from a phone screen. The swatch arrives in your hands, drawn by mine.
The World
“I do not yet know where the road ends. But I know I will write to you from every stop along the way.”
This is the first dispatch. I write to you from the threshold — from the warmth of the archive, in the last amber light before the road begins. I leave tomorrow.
The inks I enclose are the colours of this season: one for what endures, one for what is passing, one for what still catches the light.
How it works
The Old Post runs as a quarterly dispatch. USD $22 is charged to your card every three months, starting today. Each quarter brings new inks, a new letter from the road, and a new story.
You may pause at any time. Paused quarters are available as Recovered Dispatches at USD $25.
If you join the dispatch past 16 Sep 26 (GMT+08:00), you'll automatically join the next dispatch.
Surface
Airmail
Cost
Free with every dispatch, worldwide
+USD $4
Delivery
4–8 weeks
1–2 weeks
Orders close16 Sep 2026
Ships30 Sep 2026
Autumn 2026 · The Gilded Archive
This is the first dispatch
Once it ships, it doesn't come again — except as a Recovered Dispatch, and never at this price.
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