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 nice to think someone, somewhere may have a smile on their 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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What is happening now?

Postcrossing in numbers

  • icon807,539 members
  • icon207 countries
  • icon86,307,175 postcards received
  • icon765 received in the last hour
  • icon425,283 postcards traveling
  • icon274,521,508,604 miles traveled
  • icon11,024,318 laps around the world

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