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5000000 postcards received!

You've done it again! :) Five million received postcards in five years, pretty neat, hum?

We know you're all eager to know the details so here we go...

The five millionth postcard received through Postcrossing traveled from Elefantus in Italy to ployploy in Thailand. Lovely card, isn't it?

Nobody guessed the right countries (from Italy to Thailand), so we'll split the surprise between Elefantus and ployploy - congratulations!

PS - We apologize for the sudden drop in the countdown numbers towards the end - we had some unexpected cache issues that caught us by surprise, and didn't allow us to make the magic screenshot we usually do on these events. Bummer!

Posted by meiadeleite

on 24 Aug, 2010
Tags: contest, million

112 comments so far

Congrats for everyone!

Posted by chrisy1

on 24 Aug, 2010

yay, nice! :'D

Posted by MartaSzymocha on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!=)

Posted by murashka on 24 Aug, 2010

Oh, and it is a great card, too :) Yay for 5 million!

Posted by cdnstar on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations

Posted by FairyFoot on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to Elefantus, ployply, all postcrossers and to Postcrossing!

Posted by HM

on 24 Aug, 2010

Congrats :)

Posted by Cynthia1322 on 24 Aug, 2010

I'm so proud to be a part of this!

Posted by amelia555 on 24 Aug, 2010

wow Italy to Thailand!! Always surprising! :D

Posted by Synnin on 24 Aug, 2010

congrats!

Posted by mad_madchen

on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations! :)

Posted by Jetske

on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to Elefantus (my swap pal ;)) and our new member ployply:
Thank you all postcrossers and Postcrossing parents for making this REAL!!!!!

Posted by isagv

on 24 Aug, 2010

Van harte gefeliciteerd!!!

Posted by Nammak on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations on sending and receiving the five millionth postcard! =D

Posted by virtual_vagabonder on 24 Aug, 2010

congrats!!!

Posted by kissyberlin on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!!
The 6 millionth card will be there before you know it! :)

Posted by MarianneJH on 24 Aug, 2010

*cough* photoshop *cough*

Or should that be photoshop ? :P

It's a beautiful card!! Not just because it's the 5millionth but because it really is a unique card. Congrats to the users involved! :)

Posted by scrutiny

on 24 Aug, 2010

such lovely! I like it. congratulations! :-)

Posted by EllizaDay on 24 Aug, 2010

That should read:
*cough* photoshop *cough*

Or should that be < cough > photoshop < slash cough >? :P

Posted by scrutiny

on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to all postcrossers!!:)

Posted by ABA-Donna on 24 Aug, 2010

Bravoooooo !!!!

Posted by jarezien on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to the sender and the receiver of the 5 millionth postcard.

Posted by Mundoo

on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!

Posted by Batu on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!

Posted by Henrieke on 24 Aug, 2010

Lovely!

Posted by SFwoman on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!
The card is great! :-)

Posted by Kattys

on 24 Aug, 2010

oh,should have think about Italy as i am writing this from Florence now...lol.
Congrats!:)

Posted by Black_wind on 24 Aug, 2010

Yeah! :)
Congratulates from me! Once I've sent card to Elefantus :)

Posted by Depeche-ist on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to Elefantus and ployploy :)
Let's go to 6.000.000 postcards :)))

Posted by Nordia on 24 Aug, 2010

congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by geminiscp

on 24 Aug, 2010

Congrats :)

Posted by GintareB

on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!

Posted by Luliv on 24 Aug, 2010

6,000,000 by the New Year. Congratulations to the 5,000,000 senders.

Posted by Pa_Brydon

on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to PloyPloy and Elefantus (I've swapped with him before). Looking forward to 6 million!

Posted by DianaWood on 24 Aug, 2010

I think it's perfect that this milestone postcrossing exchange took place between a long-time user and a newbie. Elefantus has sent over 2100 (official) postcards and this was one of ployploy's first 5! Congratulations to you both, and to Postcrossing!

Posted by tascosa on 24 Aug, 2010

Yay! Congratulations!

Posted by Mama-Bear

on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to all involved! I love the card.

Posted by Spanishliz on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!! A trains, of all things.. I also happen to collect train postcards... =D

Posted by wOwtaku on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations! I have been watching the countdown!

Posted by phuleshouse on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!

Posted by Johann on 24 Aug, 2010

Congrats!
Next goal: 10 million

Posted by Jane-vH on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to Elefantus and PloyPloy :)

Posted by gabis on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to the winners! (:

Posted by Diadra on 24 Aug, 2010

This must be the best Hobby in the World - honestly !!

Posted by Birki on 24 Aug, 2010

It is unbelievable, 5 millions postcards - I remember the 2 millions postcard... Congratulations!

Posted by guu5555555

on 24 Aug, 2010

What a great card for 5M!! At the rate we're going, we'll be celebrating 6 in just a couple of weeks! :)

Posted by MichelleW

on 24 Aug, 2010

congrats!!

Posted by lazybones on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations! :-D

Posted by Marek22 on 24 Aug, 2010

Maybe a idea for a new contest; How long takes it for the next million? :))))

Posted by christmassnow on 24 Aug, 2010

Congratulations, everyone! And I agree, it is a great card!

Posted by Lori45P on 24 Aug, 2010

Like @tascosa, I think it is fantastic that the sent postcard is from someone who has been sending and receiving for eons (in Postcrossing age) to someone who is just beginning. And I am also thrilled that the postcard is **not** one that so many users would consider "real." I get a bit frustrated at the number of Postcrossers who note on their profiles they only want "real" postcards. There is no such thing as "fake" postcards!

Posted by Zmrzlina on 24 Aug, 2010

So many guesses, and ended up in creative way, this is the magic of postcrossing!

Posted by Luziaceleste on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to both Elefantus and ployploy! Most importantly, everyone on this site for making that possible!

Posted by chankljp on 25 Aug, 2010

congrats! (again) - is there a way to see stats on cards sent from/received by a particular country?

Posted by pumpkin_head on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!! Everyone! :D

Posted by shui on 25 Aug, 2010

Oh, congratulations to us all!! I'm so happy for being a part of this... It was so fast in the end:)

Posted by Feiticeira on 25 Aug, 2010

Happy, happy, happy! I'm very happy here! Thanks a lot: Paulo, team, elefantus, ployploy and all postcrossers!

Posted by cinthiamor__ on 25 Aug, 2010

Right on! I gues sthe 6 millionth will be around XMAS time.

Posted by moonlessnite on 25 Aug, 2010

great card. congratulations to both elenfantus and ployploy and also to postcrossing!

Posted by puteri on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to everyone!!

Posted by tohoshirokare on 25 Aug, 2010

surprisily fast, countdown went down like thosaund, each time i on to this site

Posted by yiphinwai on 25 Aug, 2010

wow... !! so Happy to know the receiver of 5 Million Postcard is THAI. Thank you to sending a lovely card from ITALY.

Congratulations ! ^_^

Posted by mylifeasadog on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!

Posted by redlynx on 25 Aug, 2010

Hip-hip, Hurray to the beautiful train card sender & receiver! Postcrossing is a blast!

Posted by tootsie on 25 Aug, 2010

oh~~~~Congratulations!!!

Posted by zhan on 25 Aug, 2010

congratulations to all postcrossers for contributing to this wonderful number of postcards sent and received!

Posted by sybones on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to us all:)A wonderful milestone :)YEY!!!Glad that no one got the correct answer...Just like this whole hobbby...it´s nice that things are unpredictable:)

Posted by suzie on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations, go for the 6th million...

Posted by Elben on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to all the postcrossers!
...And thanks for all the adorable cards!

Posted by Misslondon on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations :)

Posted by g_oldie on 25 Aug, 2010

Well, I think it was impossible to guess correct countries. Italy to Thailand - that was very unpredictable!

Congratulations, PostC! :)

Posted by Marionete on 25 Aug, 2010

nice ;)

Posted by PATRYCJA_PRZERADA on 25 Aug, 2010

Jiepieeeeeeee!!!! Superbe!!!

Posted by Chacatal on 25 Aug, 2010

congratulations; SUPERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Posted by mirmi40 on 25 Aug, 2010

Wow, 5M's a lot. :D

Posted by ConMiras on 25 Aug, 2010

Really nice card!:)

Posted by Kathi1988 on 25 Aug, 2010

congrats to all!! ahah nice to know the 5M postcard was sent from Italy :D !!! this is a great hobby really!! wish the best to every postcrosser out there!

Posted by Hotaru on 25 Aug, 2010

great card and congrats !!

Posted by Chantalleke on 25 Aug, 2010

Congrats! Beautiful card!

Posted by happyjes

on 25 Aug, 2010

yippie!!! congrats to sender, reciever and the postcrossing project!

Posted by Botrytis on 25 Aug, 2010

Congrats!

Posted by retardarts on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations!

Posted by annapixie on 25 Aug, 2010

Yay! This is so beautiful!

Posted by beckybecks on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations "Postcrossing" and everyone :)

Posted by Emiljytea on 25 Aug, 2010

Woo-hoo!!

Posted by lucymonty

on 25 Aug, 2010

congratz to the winner who also is the card receiver~

Posted by lovpinka on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations for number 5.000.000!!!
It's a beautiful postcard

Posted by Stephany

on 25 Aug, 2010

This is just fabulous! Congrats everyone!!

Posted by dzejna on 25 Aug, 2010

yay! =D

Posted by ains on 25 Aug, 2010

Congratulations everyone! Great card!
Now goals in the millions tivk off so fast who can do the math to figure how soon we'll be seeing a billion? 1,000,000,000!!!

Posted by heyjude on 25 Aug, 2010

Another thought is - remember these are only official cards - how many more in private swaps? We keep the postal workers of the world busy!!!

Posted by heyjude on 25 Aug, 2010

I completeley agree with heyjude!
If only you could add an option to register private swaps - this numbers would skyrocket.

Posted by owlie on 26 Aug, 2010

Yay!
Congratulation to both of you and everybody ^-^
ยินดีด้วยค่ะ

Posted by Mueanprae_T on 26 Aug, 2010

envy....

Posted by xiangwenhu on 26 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to the two lucky postcrossers (I'm sure this is a sign of good luck and joy! ), happy that the card was sent from my country and arrived on the other side of the world... =]

Posted by stellapolare on 26 Aug, 2010

Well done to Elefantus, ployply & all Postcrossers who've made this 5Mill mark possible.

Cheers as we head to 6 million

Posted by Frothy_boy on 26 Aug, 2010

Congrats to all of us who made it possible!!! :D
Now gold is: 6 million!

very easy!!! :D

Let´s make posttcrossing continue...

Posted by babsmaria on 26 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to Italy and Thailand and to all postcrossers.

Posted by honeybee

on 26 Aug, 2010

Congrats!! Let's go for the 6.000.000!!!! :)))

Posted by mor_lefay

on 26 Aug, 2010

Congratulation, the right members share, an older member with very hig activity and a baby-postcrosser.
Lovely

Posted by Kouka on 27 Aug, 2010

Congrats to you both and Thank You to the entire postcrossing team. I love POSTCROSSING...

Posted by dhyan on 27 Aug, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!!!!! Wow, just stop and really 'think' for a moment how many FIVE million postcards really is? Can you envision that many postcards piled one atop another? Astounding and great work by everyone!

Cheers, Louise (aka JuneBug31)

Posted by JuneBug31 on 27 Aug, 2010

It's so niiiice !

Posted by niebieska on 28 Aug, 2010

congratulation!!
it's sound very good!!!
Let's make it to 6M.

Posted by b-thai on 28 Aug, 2010

CONGRADULATIONS! Great job everyone for sending all these postcards, now we need to get to 6million! :)

Posted by isabelvball8 on 28 Aug, 2010

祝贺，第五百万张明信片成功！

Posted by xiangyanxiu on 30 Aug, 2010

哇!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulation~oh!yeah!!!

Posted by yuchenglin on 30 Aug, 2010

Congratulations to everyones, happy postcrossing...

next milestones are at 7.500.000 ?

Posted by Hqeem on 30 Aug, 2010

How cool is it that one of the first cards I ever received here was from the sender of this infamous card, Elefantus?!?! I feel strangely connected to this milestone. Congrats! :)

Posted by sissystck on 30 Aug, 2010

Congrats to all postcrossers! ;o) I have to say that I also got postcard from Elefantus, I still remember the mark of Elephant on the back of the card..:o))

Posted by vuky91 on 31 Aug, 2010

Wow~Congratulation!! ^_^

Posted by chloe2106 on 1 Sep, 2010

Congratulations!!!

Posted by forseas on 2 Sep, 2010

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