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?
- Request an address and a Postcard ID
- Mail the postcard to that address
- Receive a postcard from another postcrosser!
- Register the Postcard ID you have received
- Go to number 1 to receive more postcards!
What is happening now?
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!Postcrossing Stats
325,099 members
206 countries
306 postcards/hour
11,674,394 postcards received
375,948 postcards traveling
62,222,619,959 km traveled
1,552,654 laps around the world
206 countries
306 postcards/hour
11,674,394 postcards received
375,948 postcards traveling
62,222,619,959 km traveled
1,552,654 laps around the world
User testimonials
“It brings the world together. It is lovely to find that postcard in the letterbox, to then read the lovely note that others write and learn a bit about them. It must bring alot of pleasure to so many people, a great concept, thank you.”
Glenda, Victoria, Australia
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Recent Postcards
 DE-1375660 |
 NL-1185195 |
 CN-598070 |
 LT-207078 |
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