The Codebreaking Club vs The Federalist Papers

Side-by-side comparison of two snail mail subscription clubs.

The Codebreaking Club

The Codebreaking Club

Encrypted dispatches from history's greatest spies and codebreakers

Rating: 4.8/5 (89 reviews)
PriceFrom $14/mo — Add-on available for Federalist Papers subscribers at $49.99
FrequencyWeekly
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Weekly letters and encoded dispatches from history's most famous intelligence operations - complete with cipher keys and the stories behind the codes.

The Codebreaking Club from Letterjoy explores the history of cryptography through the letters and dispatches of real spies, codebreakers, and intelligence operatives. Each week's mailing includes a letter or dispatch, often partially encoded, along with a cipher key and the historical context of the operation it came from. It covers figures from the Bletchley Park codebreakers to Civil War spies to Cold War intelligence officers.

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The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers

Hamilton, Madison, and Jay - in 1780s newsprint, mailed weekly

Rating: 4.9/5 (47 reviews)
PriceFrom $14/mo — Limited edition. Available in 2026 only.
FrequencyWeekly
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CountryUS

Each of the 85 Federalist Papers essays, laid out in a replica of the original New-York Packet newspaper and mailed weekly. A limited-edition series celebrating America's 250th anniversary.

Letterjoy's Federalist Papers series reproduces all 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in the format in which they were originally published: the pages of 1780s newspapers. Each week, subscribers receive one essay inside a replica New-York Packet, printed on period-inspired newsprint. It is an immersive, screen-free way to experience the founding documents of American democracy, and a limited-edition series available only in 2026 to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday.

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