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
A Month of Letters Challenge
On September 2011, Mary Robinette Kowal decided it was time for a break from the digital world, and asked her friends to communicate with her through letters. The results of this personal challenge were a revelation...Postcrossing Stats
288,896 members
202 countries
256 postcards/hour
10,157,039 postcards received
356,271 postcards traveling
54,530,598,136 km traveled
1,360,713 laps around the world
202 countries
256 postcards/hour
10,157,039 postcards received
356,271 postcards traveling
54,530,598,136 km traveled
1,360,713 laps around the world
User testimonials
“It's nice to think someone, somewhere may have a smile on there face because a little piece of my life has reached them today. I know I have when I find a postcard on my doorstep. Thank you to everyone who partakes.”
Samuel, Finland
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Recent Postcards
 US-1488699 |
 PL-339412 |
 NL-1015243 |
 TW-443225 |
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