“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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What is happening now?


Postcrossing Blog

Letters of note

Letters of note is a site that gathers fascinating and entertaining letters, postcards and other mail items. They're special for a number of reasons, but one way or another have gone unnoticed until now.

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Postcrossing Stats

208,831 members
208 countries
207 postcards/hour
5,076,332 postcards received
181,879 postcards traveling
27,875,267,621 km traveled
695,577 laps around the world


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User testimonials

“It makes me dream about what waits for me in this big world outside. I'm just 16 years old and I've been a Postcrossing member for just two months or so, and I feel so in love with this website and all the beautiful windows to the world that I receive in my mailbox thanks to you, Postcrossing team.”

Isadora, Brazil
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Recent Postcards

PL-117627
PL-117627
DE-680980
DE-680980
NL-415014
NL-415014
NO-35876
NO-35876

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