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!
Create an account — it's free!

Our happy members

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“It's lovely to receive postcards from all over the world! I'm always very happy when I find a card from my mailbox and I'm happy to read the things people write to me. This also improves my English and writing and I can learn about other cultures and countries!”

Siiri, Finland
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What is happening now?

Postcrossing in numbers

  • 806,765 members
  • 207 countries
  • 86,927,787 postcards received
  • 994 received in the last hour
  • 410,328 postcards traveling
  • 276,696,179,876 miles traveled
  • 11,111,649 laps around the world

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