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Blog > 60 million postcards coming up... guess when!

A few years ago, we accidentally heard about a pub in Bournemouth in the UK auspiciously called “60 Million Postcards” and thought “Wouldn’t that be a great place to throw a party when Postcrossing reaches 60 million postcards?!” And then… you know… The pandemic came and everything changed, naturally. We’re a little sad we can’t fulfill this silly plan, but not all is lost — we can still have our traditional milestone guessing game!

60 million postcards!

If you weren’t around for one of these before, the idea is simple:

Every member has a chance to submit a bet for the day and time on which they think the postcard number 60 million will be registered. The bets need to be submitted on the contest page.

Easy, right? Just place a bet for the minute you think lucky postcard number 60,000,000 will be registered according to your own predictions. Feel free to have a look through Postcrossing’s statistics page if that helps, or maybe crack a fortune cookie (or some eggs?) to come up with a good time slot — anything goes!

And naturally, there will be prizes! The postcrosser whose bet is the closest to the exact minute when postcard number 60 million is registered will win a box set of 100 postcards, and the 6 next best guesses (before or after the registering time) will receive a pack of 20–30 postcards each. 🎉 Hurray!

Some rules: each time slot can only be chosen by one single person, so the first person to pick that slot gets to keep it. You can change it at a later stage if you’d like, but only from the available time slots left. The bets will be automatically closed when there are 1000 postcards left to postcard 60,000,000. Check the contest page for more details.

So, give it your best shot… but be sure to do it soon as good slots are usually taken quickly. Keep sending postcards, and good luck everyone!

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99 comments so far

Merepeer, Netherlands
12 January. 12:45 PM
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greenskull, Russia
I ❤❤❤ Postcrossing!
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YUmiko1996, China
nice
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elynth, Russia
🍀🍀🍀🍿
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jeaber, France
What a great idea!
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fu072330song, China
OK😁😁😁😁😁Looking forward to
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suxies, Spain
18 jan
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Ginny_Weasley, United States of America
Fun!
I guessed January 22, 10:22 pm.
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eyselbaer, Germany
At the beginning of this year, German postcrossers already reached the mark of 10 million postcards sent.
Hooray !!!!
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Way80, United States of America
Jan-19 11:35 am est
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SuziH, Canada
I guess January 19 at 10:00 PDT
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clutsche, Germany
It will shure be January 16th !!!
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figtrees, United Kingdom
What a wonderfully absurd name for a pub! 😃
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VilDay, Russia
Hello! I think, it'll be 18 january at 15:22 PDT :)
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Luziaceleste, Brazil
Love these contests, but mostly the figures, so amazing for ten years ago... And even during pandemic times we keep the pace. Hurray!
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-Cool-, Philippines
January 13, 2021 at 14;37 GMT
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DJ2108, Germany
14.01.2021 21:08 Uhr
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Alla1958, Russia
19.01 at 15.00 GMT
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TAISIYASHEYENKOVA, Belarus
23 января.23-23
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rsbellon, United States of America
Happy New Year, 2021 To All Postcrossing Folks, and All My Best To All Of You. From My Door To Yours!!!! I predict, January 21, 2021.
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candyflosscurls, Canada
I used to live in Bournemouth - and went to that pub quite a lot!
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MarAll, Russia
Hi everyone, I would like to go freediving. And I really want to go to Kamchatka, see the volcanoes.
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violent_waste, Russia
23 January 11:20
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RalfH, Germany
You can stilm have the party when Germsny reaches the ID DE-60000000 - that cannot take very long - or you ask the pub owner to change the name to 70000000 postcards and celebrate when that number is reached.
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ALFAVIT, Russia
I like this game. January 25, a little light 6.00 :)
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Beat4953, Netherlands
At 17 January, I like it very much👍
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mounten, Italy
Hi to everyone 60 Mil. what a number!!!!!!
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Ejderha, Netherlands
Wow, another awesome milestone!
I have never been lucky with this Milestone Guessing Game but I've decided to use my birthday and a very appropriate time slot:
9 February 20:21.
Good luck everybody and Happy New Year! (^_^)
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mounten, Italy
My bet is 18th January 9:30am
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Demmi, Romania
...wow, what a Number!
>> my guess is 13 January at 13:31 <<
Happy Postcrossing and Happy New Year!
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Streiflicht, Germany
14.01. 14 o clock
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vara81, Germany
21. January at 17:35
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Bogah, Russia
20.01.21 в 18.02
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Liudmyla_Kh, Ukraine
My bet: January 21, 2021 in 21:00 :)
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Inselfreundin, Germany
I say on the 22.01.2021 at 5:00 pm.
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catinboots, Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 26 2021 @ 7:00 pm
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elazbaska, Poland
January 11 2021 at 10 am
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QueenOfNeedlework, Germany
23. Januar 2021, 11.46 Uhr
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Ivy_Cai, United States of America
23 Jan 2021 00:01
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betslets, United States of America
I've participated in this game for several of the previous milestones...only came "close" a couple of times to the actual guesses, However, it's also fun to see which Postcrosser sent and which Postcrosser received that upcoming awesome "can't believe it's the 60 millionth" postcard.
We're all winners with Postcrossing.
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emoffdayz, United States of America
20 Jan 2021 1:20
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kynica95, Russia
13 января в 16.15
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Rokse, Lithuania
On 13 Jan, 2021
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Vetrikodi, India
On 20 feb 2021
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Loppan88, Sweden
January 26th 2021 at 5.30 PM GMT
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angel_mira88, Russia
Hi, everybody. My date-21.01.2021.Beautiful numbers, aren't they?
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Amanita-Muscaria, Germany
I bet for January 13th, 2021, at 13:13 UTC. 🍀📬📮💌
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SashaSolovyeva, Russia
21 January 20:45
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Frohnatur_73, Germany
17.01. - 23:59
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Jaroslavna13, Russia
26 January 2021, 13:13.
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Phibatola, Greece
29th of January 18:45
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Enimoreh_Nargreg, Taiwan
23 January 2021 5:19
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BeckyS, United States of America
That's a lot of postcards!
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hellokathy, Germany
My guess is January 23 3:37 p.m.
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meiadeleite, Portugal
I hope you're all posting your guesses on the contest page (https://www.postcrossing.com/60million) otherwise they won't be counted! 😅
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AnMiSa, Germany
So great to be a part of this family!
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MailFromNanning, China
20 Jan, 2021; 07:30 p.m.
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Flippie, Canada
- HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE -
"I can't wait to wine my price".....hihi!
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Kewl, Philippines
25 January 2021, 7:30 GMT
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jillie45, Netherlands
19 January 2021, 22.00
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Yulia_Vas, Russia
Happy New Year! Let's the party started! :)
Good luck everyone!
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depechman, Russia
☺nice
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AKS, Finland
January 27 at 10:00 am (GMT)
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Lizoshek, Russia
January 25 10.00
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Diana12113, Russia
January 28 12:30
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Ursula_Switzerland, Switzerland
17.Januar 17.17
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lavendel1982, Germany
20.01.21 at 19.04 o'clock
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HM, Netherlands
I go on full speed sending to influence the contest!!!

Actually we all do influence. And a smiley for the fun.
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Kursant, Russia
14.1.2021
12:37 GMT
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Gen24, United States of America
Awesome opportunity, ty!
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Psming123, Canada
Jan 18th, 2021 8:00 EST
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Luluz, Finland
Jan 21th 2021 10.15 GMT
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NikkiMartin, Canada
Jan 20 5:20pm
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ukhalanthar, United Arab Emirates
20 jan 2021 - 21:00 hrs
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Bogah, Russia
25.01.2021 -15:23
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chickalettasw, United States of America
today! :)
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InsanePaladin32, United States of America
January 16th 2021, 1:00 CT
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-Katie, United Kingdom
I guessed in February but maybe I should have said January :D
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univers, Turkey
23 January, 23:23, (GMT-5)
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Rokse, Lithuania
2021m february16d
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reiselustig, Germany
@Katie you still can change your bet!
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coquelicot24, France
4 countries (DE, US, RU and NL) sent 50% of the postcards.
Well done to them, but the other regions must take action to keep the international character of postcrossing.
Thanks for postcrosser from Åland !
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Marinass, Russia
23 January 2021, 22:50
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amys2025, United States of America
February 2nd 2021, 8:42 PM (20:42 PM)
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dennyluk, China
February 7, 2021; 18:00
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SonneErde, Germany
22.01.2021 17:23
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editakn, Lithuania
January 25, 2021
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coleerbao, Morocco
26 january 18:12
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editakn, Lithuania
24 January, 2021
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pina_colada, Russia
25 January 23:59
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kat_ja, Finland
24.01.2021 19.25
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Marius83, Lithuania
04:24, ((UTC+2) Eastern European Time (EET)).24 January, 2021.
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Leslyn, United States of America
26 Jan 21 @ 00:01
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kizuna, Japan
I'm excited about the expectations that will be achieved tomorrow.
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Misiasio21, Canada
There are currently less than 1,800 left, so the postcard number 60,000,000 will be definitely registered today!
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Shashidar, India
60 million cards achieved 🎉✨🎊
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Lies76, Belgium
Hurrayyy ! Amazing :-).
Around 11.19 Belgian time... Finally after hours of excitement. :-D
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rsbellon, United States of America
Contatulations PostCrossing, and Congratulations Everyone!! Good News to Hear. Thank You!!
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raichiaki, Japan
Congratulations 🥳
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