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!


What is happening now?


Postcrossing Blog

New Postcrossing stamps... from Finland!

We're thrilled to announce that Posti, the Finnish Postal Services, will publish not one or two... but four different Postcrossing stamps this year! :)

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Postcrossing Stats

409,226 members
215 countries
236 postcards/hour
17,354,374 postcards received
473,198 postcards traveling
90,253,755,441 km traveled
2,252,121 laps around the world


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User testimonials

“Postcrossing is pure joy and excitement. The excitement is contagious. I have infected my husband!! He wants to read and see them. Every postcard gets a conversation going about the sender, the card and country. Pure joy and excitement!!”



Recent Postcards

UA-601923 NL-1850546 CH-148630 Leiden, old town in Netherlands. Thank you, Helen!

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NL-1850546

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