The Letter Club by Letterjoy vs The Codebreaking Club
Side-by-side comparison of two snail mail subscription clubs.
The Letter Club by Letterjoy
Real letters from history's most fascinating voices
Rating:4.9/5
(312 reviews)
Price
From $14/mo — 3, 6, and 12-month plans available
Frequency
Weekly
Ships
Worldwide
Country
US
Weekly deliveries of beautifully reproduced historical letters from presidents, generals, scientists, and artists - printed on aged parchment with real stamps and editorial context.
Letterjoy sends subscribers a curated set of historically significant letters each week, reproduced on premium parchment paper with the look and feel of the originals. Each mailing includes editorial notes, biographical context, and discussion prompts that bring the past to life. Collections span figures from Abraham Lincoln and Frida Kahlo to Ada Lovelace and Nikola Tesla. It is one of the most thoughtfully produced letter subscriptions available, and a genuine conversation piece for anyone who loves history, biography, or the art of correspondence.
Encrypted dispatches from history's greatest spies and codebreakers
Rating:4.8/5
(89 reviews)
Price
From $14/mo — Add-on available for Federalist Papers subscribers at $49.99
Frequency
Weekly
Ships
Worldwide
Country
US
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.