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There’s no denying that as a way of staying immediately connected, technology – Zoom pub quizzes, Friday-night Houseparty drinks, extended phone catch-ups with far-away family – has been a lifesaver during the lockdown. But right now, nothing can beat the thrill of the letterbox snapping as the postman delivers unexpected correspondence from a friend. Perhaps in unsettling times writing a note is another nostalgic return to analogue pursuits (along with baking sourdough and poring over jigsaws). Or perhaps it’s the new travel postcard – except instead of a few hastily scribbled sentences from a sunlounger in Greece, it’s penned at the kitchen table over morning coffee. Of course, it helps that there’s an abundance of gorgeous stationery available to choose from online. Whether it’s a card that nods to a day spent by the seaside last summer or simply a witty one-liner guaranteed to make someone smile, these are the best stationery sets to send now.