What is Postcrossing?

It's a project that allows you to send postcards and receive postcards back from random people around the world. Learn more.

How does it work?

  1. Request an address and a Postcard ID
  2. Mail a 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!

Our happy members

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“It is a fleeting moment of connection with a stranger, trying to give them a smile. It is feeling your heart-rate pick up at the sound of post dropping onto your doormat. In a fast-moving world, it reminds us to be patient and accept there are things beyond our control.”

Antic, UK
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What is happening now?

Postcrossing in numbers

  • 806,821 members
  • 207 countries
  • 88,991,186 postcards received
  • 1,104 received in the last hour
  • 457,439 postcards traveling
  • 283,904,381,785 miles traveled
  • 11,401,118 laps around the world