“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

A Postcrossing cancellation mark!

A group of Taiwan users is organising the fourth Taiwan meeting - and they've been preparing a special surprise for the event... a Postcrossing cancellation mark!

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Postcrossing Stats

325,119 members
206 countries
101 postcards/hour
11,678,185 postcards received
377,156 postcards traveling
62,241,453,452 km traveled
1,553,124 laps around the world


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User testimonials

“I love Postcrossing because of the wonderful friends I have made. I joined Postcrossing 3 years ago, and since then I have met so many amazing people who I now consider firm friends. I have met a group of people in my hometown in New Zealand, and I recently travelled to Europe where I met many 'international' Postcrossers.”

Pip (bebe22) from New Zealand
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