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Hurray! October 9th is World Post Day!

This is the day to celebrate traditional mail, and the important role it plays in connecting the world… not to mention making sure our postcards reach their intended destinations, in all corners of the planet! So we invite you to celebrate the day, pat your mail carrier on the back and send a few extra postcards on this very special day. :)

With your help, we’ve contacted many postal operators and museums worldwide to find out how they were commemorating World Post Day. Sadly, most seem to have forgotten their own day… but a few replied, so here is the list of the events taking place this year:

If you find any more, leave us a comment below and we’ll add them to the list.>

Today is also the day in which the new Ukrainian Postcrossing stamp makes its debut! If you’re in Lviv and Kiev, don’t forget there will be launching events in your city, which you can attend. Elsewhere in Ukraine, you should be able to spot the new stamp on your local post office. If you do, please share a photo with us — we’d love to see how it looks on a postcard!

Happy World Post Day everyone! 📯

Hurray, 9th October is World Post Day!

On this day we celebrate postal services, the global network that connects us all together. From remote villages to large metropolis, the mail delivery systems are practically ubiquitous, making sure our messages and parcels are delivered across the world everyday.

All over the world, post offices are celebrating this special day in many different ways! To help you celebrate with them, we’ve asked you to let us know what your own local post office was doing… here’s what you found:

From stamp launches to free postcards, visits to mail sorting centers and letter-writing competitions… there’s something for everyone! Check it out to see if your own postal service is doing something special – you might be surprised. If you know of any other activities taking place on this date that we’ve missed, just leave a comment below.

And like last year, we also invited our advertisers to join the celebrations. Many of them accepted the challenge, and created special offers for postcrossers! So if your stock of postcards is running a little low, now would be the perfect time to re-stock… enjoy!

Acards – 10% discount on all postcards

Promocode PostDay.

Ansichtshop.nl – 20% discount on all postcards

Promocode WPD2014. Dutch language, ships to Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, Luxembourg and France only.

BuyMeCard – 20% discount for all postcards

No need for promocode – just use the link above. Russian language only.

Cardcetera – 15% discount on all postcards, plus 5 customers will get a special set of cards for free

Promocode pcmailday2014.

CardInBox – 20% discount (excluding shipping)

Promocode WPD2014. Russian language only.

CardsShop – 10% discount on all postcards

Promocode CardsShop. Russian language only.

Coordinated.ru – 10% discount on all postcards

No need for promocode – just use the link above. Russian language only.

Edelweiss Post – 20% discount + free pre-stamped postcard

Promocode WORLDPOSTDAY.

Heidin Korttipaja – 15% discount on all products

Promocode WPD15. Finnish language, shipping to Finland only.

Inky Fingers – 20% discount on all postcards

No need for promocode – just use the link above. Dutch language, shipping to Belgium and Netherlands only.

Kaartfanaat – 20% discount from €25 + giveaway of 40 postcards to win

Promocode WPD14.

magicard.biz.ua – 15% discount for all postcards, stickers and envelopes

Promocode MAGIC. Russian language, ships to CIS countries only.

Mark Stempel – 20% discount on all postcards

Promocode WorldPostDay2014. Russian language only.

Minor Postcards – 15% discount on postcards and stickers for orders above €10

Promocode wpd14.

modern times / AIM Produkte- 15% (once per customer) on all GEO and VIEW-Postcard-Packs (3 or 10 pieces per motive)

Promocode WPCD2014. German language, ships to Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

MOO – 15% discount on postcards

No need for promocode – just use the link above.

Natuurlijkefoto.nl – 15% discount on all postcards + a free “King fisher” card

Promocode worldpostday.

Paper Postcards – 15% discount

Promocode wpd2014. Russian language only.

Papierdier – 10% discount

Promocode wereldpost2014. Dutch language, ships to Europe only.

Photofabrique – 20% discount in all postcards + 3 free postcards (gift) + free shipping on orders above 20 postcards

Promocode HAPPY2014.

Postallove.com – 15% discount on all postcards

No need for promocode – just use the link above.

Postcard Fair – 20% discount

Promocode 20off.

PostcardID.ru – 15% discount on all postcards

Promocode PostDay. Russian language only.

PostCardPress – 20% discount

No need for promocode – just use the link above.

PostcardShop – 10% discount

Promocode Postcrossing.com. Ships to Europe, USA, Canada, and other countries after prior contact.

PostHorn – 20% discount on all postcards

No need for promocode – just use the link above. Ships to Russia only.

Postzegelerop.nl – 20% discount in all postcards, and Free Dutch postage stamp

Promocode WPD14. Dutch language only.

Kruglokot – 68% discount on all postcards

Promocode VAZVLFF7QW4M. Russian language only.

Sendme.by – 15% discount on all postcards

Promocode POSTDAY2014. Ships only to Belarus.

Skrive – 10% discount on all cards

Promocode POSTCROSSING. German language, ships to Germany only.

Stationery Heaven – 15% discount

Promocode POSTCROSSING.

VanillaTreeVale – 10% discount on all postcards

Promocode WPD2014. Shop only in Russian language, ships only to Belarus.

UnaPhoto – 20% discount on postcards

No need for promocode – just use the link above.

All these offers will be valid through the end of October 9th. Pretty neat, right? A big thank you to all our advertisers for joining in the celebrations!

Happy World Post Day everyone! Send a postcard or two (or ten!), and don’t forget to say hi to your mail carrier! :)

Hi everyone!

As you may know, World Post Day happens every year on October 9th — it’s kind of a big deal for all of us, post-lovers worldwide!

Many post offices and postal museums around the world use this opportunity to organize all kinds of events. Last year, we put together a list of all the events we could find, and this year we’d like to enlist your help in collecting them. This way, we can update our special World Post Day page in advance, and let everyone know.

So your mission, if you wish to accept it, is to find out what your postal service and/or local museums are doing for World Post Day this year. Are they launching new stamps or a special cancellation mark on that day? Do they have any special exhibitions or events taking place? Or will they perhaps offer something to their customers, like free museums’ entries? Check their websites for announcements or get in touch with them!

We would love to help spread the word and make this day a success – so if you hear from them, just let us know on the comments below! :)

Thank you!

October 9th is World Post Day!

On this date, the world celebrates the hard work and social contributions of all the postal services… so don’t forget to thank your mail carrier for the wonderful job they do! :)

Across the world, post offices are celebrating this special day in many different ways! To help you celebrate with them, we’ve done a little research and compiled all the information we could find in this page:

Check it out to see if your own postal service is doing something special – you might be surprised! If you know of any other activities taking place on this date that we’ve missed, just leave a comment below.

But that’s not all! This year we also wanted to do something special, and so we’ve invited our advertisers to join the celebrations! Many of them accepted the challenge, and created special offers for postcrossers! So if your stock of postcards is running a little low, now would be the perfect time to re-stock… enjoy!

Here they are:

BuyMeCard – 10% discount for all postcards and stickers

Promocode 02ZWIYOF3NUO . Website is in Russian only.

Cardcetera – 15% discount + 4 random customers will get a free pack of cards

Promocode pcmailday2013.

Heidin Korttipaja – 15% discount

Promocode POSTI. Website in Finnish, ships to Finland.

Kaartfanaat – 20% discount on orders above €25

Promocode WPD2013. Website is in English, Dutch and German.

Mark Stempel – 20% discount on all postcards

Promocode WorldPostDay. Website in Russian only.

Minor Postcards – 20% discount, minimum order €10

Promocode wpd13. Website in English and Finnish.

MOO.com – 15% discount on all postcards

No need for promocode – just use the link above.

Natuurlijkefoto.nl – 15% discount

Promocode worldpostday. Website is in English, Dutch and German. Ships to Europe only.

Nederlandse ansichtkaarten – 15% discount on all postcards and postcard sets

Promocode WPD2013. Website in Dutch, ships only to the Netherlands.

Paper Postcards – 15% discount

Promocode WPD2013. Website in Russian only

PostCardPress – 20% discount

No need for promocode – just use the link above. Website in Russian and English.

PostcardShop – 15% discount

Promocode Postcrossing

PostcardWorld.eu – 20% discount + a free extra postcard

Promocode PARTY

Postzegelerop – 20% discount + Vintage Dutch postcardset free

Promocode Post. Website is in Dutch only.

The Postcard Store – 20% discount

Promocode PCSWP20. Ships worldwide, but check details here.

Zazzle – 65% discount on all postcards

Promocode POSTCROSSING.

All these offers will be valid through the end of October 9th (on the westmost timezone). Pretty fantastic, right? Happy World Post Day everyone! :)

Tomorrow is World Post Day, did you know? It’s celebrated every year, on the 9th of October and it commemorates the founding of the UPU (Universal Postal Union) in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland Capital.

So across the world, post offices will be celebrating this special day in many different ways. This includes: special philatelic exhibitions, free entrance in postal museums, introducing new products and services, special cancellation marks, seminars, workshops and more!

Actually, in some countries you can even get free goodies (like free postage!) so be sure to check the website for the post offices of your country (hint: if you don’t know the link you can find it in your country page in Postcrossing).

Let us know your findings in the comments of this post, and we’ll keep it updated for others to see!

So, go out, buy some postcards or some nice letter paper and write to all your friends and family; remind them that the post is a very important part of our lives.

Happy World Post Day!

List of events:

Ireland – An Post

An Post Museum will be opened for free to the public on the 9th October 2012. There will be a free guided tour at 11am and 3pm (more info).

Hong Kong – Hong Kong Post

You can send a letter for free, if you mail it from their special Love Post day collection boxes, which are on all their post offices! (more info).