The 6 Best Stationery Subscription Boxes of 2023

Best Overall: Nicely Noted

Key Specs

• Subscription Frequency: Monthly or annually
• Cost: $20 per month
• Items Included: Handmade cards, special USPS stamps, and designer profile cards

Why We Chose It

Nicely Noted supports small artisan makers by shipping its subscribers three beautifully designed, handmade cards every month, which also includes stamps and profiles of each designer.

Pros & Cons

Overview

There’s no feeling quite like fetching the mail and receiving a letterpress-printed card on thick card stock from a friend. It’s that sensation of joy and intimacy that Nicely Noted tries to share with the world.

The subscription service aims to honor the art of the epistolary by bringing artisan-designed cards that loosely revolve around a different color palette each month to subscribers’ doorstep. As one review that’s highlighted on the Nicely Noted website says, “Basically, if you have the subscription for a while, then you get your own personal hipster card store right in your desk drawer.”

Each Nicely Noted delivery comes with three handmade cards, three specially-curated USPS stamps (for U.S.-based subscribers), and a profile of each card designer. The brand supports small artisan makers while also encouraging subscribers to put more love out there into the world in the form of snail mail.

Subscriptions to Nicely Noted are about $20 per month, while an annual subscription runs about $220—which comes out to around $18 per month. Shipping is included.

Best International Box: Papergang by Ohh Deer

Key Specs

• Subscription Frequency: Monthly, quarterly, or annually
• Cost: $17 per month
• Items Included: Greeting cards, notebooks, desk accessories, art prints

Why We Chose It

Papergang by Ohh Deer offers subscribers a monthly collection of paper goods from the United Kingdom like greeting cards, notebooks, and more.

Pros & Cons

Overview

Ohh Deer delivers items like curated greeting cards along with notebooks, desk accessories, and art prints with its subscription service, The Papergang. Each month, Ohh Deer teams up with a different artist to collaborate on a theme for the month’s box, with past themes focusing on different flora and fauna motifs in each artists’ individual style.

A monthly rolling subscription to Papergang costs about $17, plus shipping for deliveries outside of the United Kingdom. The cost per box decreases depending on the subscription frequency, with a year’s worth of Papergang deliveries costing around $152 (or about $13 per box).

Because Ohh Deer is located in England, all prices for deliveries in the United States are subject to the most up-to-the-minute conversion rates. All purchases from the brand are billed in GBP, with local currency prices showing as an approximation. Shipping to the United States costs approximately $9 per order.

Ohh Deer gives back to the environment with Papergang through its partnership with Tree Aid, a group that works with communities in Africa to help protect the environment and aid local communities in growing food.

Best for Artisan-Made Cards: Postmark’d Studio Parcel Boxes

Key Specs

• Subscription Frequency: Monthly
• Cost: $20 to $43 per month
• Items Included: Varies; themed cards, specialty postage, themed gifts, stationery supplies, stationery products

Why We Chose It

Postmark’d Studio’s Parcel subscription boxes include stationery from artisans all around the world, who are handpicked by the brand's owner for unique, curated boxes.

Pros & Cons

Overview

Snail mail enthusiasts will love Postmark’d Studio’s curated stationery box. Each month, the brand delivers four cards, postage, and an "artsy doodad," such as a mug or chocolate bar to subscribers based on a changing monthly theme.

The cards and matching postage often have a whimsical feel and are sourced by co-owners Allison and Kate from artisans from around the globe. The central mantra of Postmark’d Studio is that a simple, handwritten note leaves a positive lasting impression.

Postmark’d Studio’s monthly stationery delivery box includes everything mentioned above, plus often an added bonus gift. The service offers four different subscriptions (Parcel Petite, Parcel, Parcel Premium, and Parcel Posh) ranging from $20 to $43 per month.

Each tier includes more items: Parcel Petite includes three themed cards with specialty postage, while Parcel Posh includes five themed cards with specialty postage, one themed gift, one stationery supply, and one posh stationery product. Shipping is calculated at checkout.

Best for Customized Cards: Pretty Paper Club

Key Specs

• Subscription Frequency: Monthly, quarterly, bi-monthly, or annually
• Cost: $22 to $44 per month
• Items Included: Varies; notecards, envelopes, writing utensils, surprise gifts, and more

Why We Chose It

Pretty Paper Club offers themed stationery boxes with customizable options for personal and business use.

Pros & Cons

Overview

Want customized stationery delivered to your door each month? That’s the mission of Pretty Paper Club, which not only sends out themed stationery every month but also customizes said stationery specifically for the recipient with a personal or business name.

The online brand offers two kinds of monthly subscription boxes, both of which come personalized for the buyer. The Paper Lover stationery box (about $22 per month) has customized note cards, envelopes, labels, and an added gift every four weeks. The Ultimate Paper Lover stationery box (roughly $44 per month) includes all of that plus an assortment of stationery accessories like clips, washi tape, confetti, and sticky notes that will parcel an added bit of pizzazz into the mail.

The box’s past themes have included beachy, floral, and "I Heart You" (Valentine's Day). Themes usually correspond with the month after the boxes are mailed so that the subscriber can send the stationery during its corresponding month.

Pretty Paper Club offers slightly lower prices for its 12-month prepay membership options, and it does offer gifting options. Subscribers can skip any month or cancel their subscription at any time.

Best for Customized Notepads: My Paper Box

Key Specs

• Subscription Frequency: Monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly
• Cost: $18 to $38 per month
• Items Included: Varies; greeting cards, stationery, customized notepads, writing utensils, stickers, and more

Why We Chose It

My Paper Box offers customized notepads and multiple subscription boxes to choose from with a variety of stationery goods.

Pros & Cons

Overview

From the moment it hits your doorstep, My Paper Box offers a customized experience. Delivery boxes are artfully printed with the brand’s monthly theme as well as the subscriber’s name. The special curation doesn’t stop there. The box’s contents are done up in a monthly theme with the addition of the subscriber’s name, giving many of the pieces in the box that extra personal touch.

My Paper Box offers three subscription tiers: mini, grand, and greeting cards. The mini and grand subscriptions can be delivered monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly, while the greeting cards are delivered monthly. The mini box, which includes three notepads printed with the month’s theme and subscriber’s name, is $18 per month with the 12-month prepaid plan and includes shipping.

The grand subscription includes everything from customized stationery and notepads to writing utensils to stickers at roughly $32 per month with the 12-month prepaid subscription. Past themes for the boxes have included August 2022's circus theme, which highlighted some unique holidays that occur in the month, such as World Elephant Day.

My Paper Box greeting card subscription includes four greeting cards with envelopes and four USPS Forever stamps at $20 per month. You'll get new designs and themes every month, and they're shipped out on the 7th of each month.

All plans from My Paper Box include shipping.