Postmark Turns 21

When we first opened the doors on that Thursday, November 11th, 2004 there was no way of knowing the road we were about to set off on. In fact, our main concern that day was whether or not anyone would come and shop with us! Luckily for us they did and they not only liked what they saw, they loved it, establishing Postmark as a real neighbourhood favourite. 

Since then, we've gone on to open an incredible 15 more Postmark retail stores, the most recent being our shiny new shop in Canary Wharf, and become an award-winning retailer.  It hasn't always been easy, there's been a lot of blood, sweat, tears over the years, but we've loved it all and are sincerely grateful to every single customer who has shopped and supported us on this journey.

 Throughout the 21 years we have always been so proud of the wide range of birthday cards, blank cards and stationery we offer in our stores, and we are so thankful for the suppliers who have been with us since the beginning. Our first sale on that first day was for two Museums and Galleries art cards and a thank you pack by Rachel Ellen - two suppliers we still deal with today!

In fact, looking at the suppliers of the products we sold on that first day (79 items in total!) there are some real long lasting favourites, including Cath Tate, Kiss me Kwik, U Studio and Portfolio.

We asked a few of our long standing suppliers to give their favourite memory or a message about their time working with Postmark over the years, here's what they said: