“send a postcard and receive a postcard back from a random person somewhere in the world!”

What is Postcrossing?

It's a project that allows anyone to receive postcards (real ones, not electronic) from random places in the world. Learn more.

How does it work?

  1. Request an address and a Postcard ID
  2. Mail the postcard to that address
  3. Receive a postcard from another postcrosser!
  4. Register the Postcard ID you have received
  5. Go to number 1 to receive more postcards!

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Postcrossing Blog

Postcrossing Spotlight: SonOfBilly from New Zealand!

Russel, (aka SonOfBilly) joined Postcrossing when the project was just starting, and hasn't stopped sending postcards since then... as a result, he is the second user with most postcards sent in New Zealand!

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Postcrossing Stats

324,864 members
207 countries
908 postcards/hour
11,663,912 postcards received
374,816 postcards traveling
62,168,989,041 km traveled
1,551,316 laps around the world


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User testimonials

“Postcrossing is like opening the doors to the world.

Every member I meet is someone like me - just someone wanting to share some thoughts and experiences from their little corner of the globe

I think it's the closest thing we have to world peace ♥”

ains, U.S.A.
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Recent Postcards

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DE-1329277
FI-1403565
FI-1403565
CA-247379
CA-247379
RU-934369
RU-934369
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