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

409,343 members
215 countries
294 postcards/hour
17,390,070 postcards received
468,130 postcards traveling
90,422,420,933 km traveled
2,256,329 laps around the world


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User testimonials

“It is a wonderful surprise to find 5 or 6 postcards from all over the world in your mailbox. It never fails to make me smile and make my day a little better. I think that it's a fun way to get a snapshot of how different people live and what's important to them. It's also a wonderful reminder that there is a lot of beauty in the world :-)”

Guyomar, Student, Mauritius
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Recent Postcards

NL-1851632 RU-1649548 DE-2110314 PL-697721

NL-1851632

RU-1649548

DE-2110314

PL-697721

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