Hurraaaaaay! 🥳 The World Postcard Day is here at last!
What started as a small idea last year, slowly grew into a real worldwide campaign that connects not just postcrossers but everyone that is happy to find a postcard in their mailbox at the end of the day… which is basically everyone we know! The humble postcard celebrates its 151st anniversary today, and so this is the perfect date to throw a party in honor of our favorite means of communication.
So many of you have enthusiastically welcomed the idea of a World Postcard Day, and it’s been a joy to see it come to life. The #worldpostcardday hashtag on Instagram is brimming with pictures of all the lovely postcards and activities you’ve put together. Lots of you have printed Leandro’s postcard which we’ve made available last month. Teachers everywhere have been downloading the lesson plan which is now available in several languages thanks to helpful postcrossers. Who knows how many children will write their first postcard today!
Even on this atypical year filled with lockdowns and social distancing, a few postal services, museums and libraries joined the initiative issuing special postcards and cancellation marks, showcasing postcards online, or finding ways to safely involve local communities in the festivities — you can find more details about them on the Events page. Some of these events take place online, so do check them out!
Whichever way you choose to celebrate the day, make sure to send a few postcards and brighten someone’s day. We wish you all a very happy World Postcard Day — the first of many to come! 🎉
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That will be my World Postcard Day celebration.
So far I am unable to request any address on Postcrossing.com website. The postal service restriction is making me mad.. I want to earn the badge but how to earn with this restriction.. :\
Happy WPD to all of us cardlovers!
Happy World Postcard Day everyone!!
May every postcard reach its recepient, and may every postcrosser receive plenty of wonderful postcards in their mailbox in the coming days!
Best wishes to all, Nora ☘🍀☘🍀☘
World Postcard Day is another of your great ideas - long may it continue! 📯
Sending some officials today, of course...
What do you think? Will we crack the 800000 member mark today???
I have sent some 10 postcards this morning, with a few more to write in the coming days. 😉
Happy World Postcard Day! ❤️
A couple went to the Postcrossing addresses that I am permitted. The rest went to family and friends. They will arrive just before Canada's Thanksgiving Day, the second Monday in October.
As other Postcrossers have mentioned, recipients like to get something in the mail other than bills! Something that cheers them up.
And so, today is a particularly good time to send out a cheery "hello" as many of us also find ourselves facing the Second Wave of Covid-19.
I've sent two Postcrossing cards and six other postcards today; one is to the school where I used to teach to tell the children about World Postcard Day. Hurrah for Postcrossing!
Happy World Postcard Day!
Thank you again for creating Postcrossing. As was discussed, the connection with others around the world is really the most important part, and finding a bit of joy in our mailboxes is quite special. This year has definitely emphasized this to a great degree.
Enjoy the rest of this wonderful day and remember
"Life is a journey, not a destination." 😉
POSTCROSSING is a great thing, and I am happy to be part of it!
When time and distance never be far away
I saved some extra slots for today and wrote a bunch of cards. 😊 So glad to be part of this wonderful community. 💛 Greetings from Nuremberg!
I collected all the postcards that I received over the years from relatives and friends)).
On the eve Of the holiday, I showed my relatives photos of their best postcards via the Internet. I encouraged them to remember the good times when they wrote these cards. Today I sent postcards to my relatives, friends, and Postcrossing members)). I really want to get back surprises from my family! I want to attract them to the Postcrossing ranks!
I am happy to be with YOU!
Good day to all of postcrossers out there! Have a good day, stay happy and healthy, and enjoy your weekend!
I contacted you guys about a month ago with the idea / suggestion to translate the lesson plan to my mother tongue, but nobody found it interesting enough to even respond and either accept or decline my offer. What a disappointment.
Happy World Postcard Day,
Demaris
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