We’ve mentioned #xtremephilately and #xtremedeltiology on the blog before — they’re those pictures you take when you put a stamp or postcard in front of the place featured on them. Like these:
But here’s something extra cool: piXPost is a new app that allows you to put those stamp and postcard pictures (as well as pictures of postboxes, post offices and events) on the map, to share with others! Graham Beck (from Youtube channel Exploring Stamps) shows you what it’s all about:
I’ve been taking pictures of postboxes and postcards for a loooong time now, mostly for fun, and I know lots of you do this as well. But now we can share them among us and with other postal lovers around the world, to let everyone know where these special places are! Ever since signing up, I find myself going out of my way to photograph even more postboxes, post offices, stamps and postcards everywhere. I can’t help it — I want them aaaaall on the map! And I can definitely see myself checking the app before traveling, to plan my trip around the local postal highlights. 😍
There are a few gamification aspects of the app that work really well too. First of all, you can “claim” a postbox by being the first person to pin it on the global map with a photo. That will make you “XP1” — explorer number 1! But there are also tons of fun badges to collect, for pinning a certain number of items in each category or country. It’s really fun to collect these… and a little addictive too, I must say.
piXPost is free and available on the App Store for iOS devices or on Google Play for Android ones. We hope lots of you will give it a go, so that the map gets full to the brim with fun spots for future postal adventures!
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Thanks so much for the lovely write-up — I’m thrilled to see piXPost featured here! It’s been amazing to watch the global postal community light up the map with stamps, postcards, postboxes, and more.
The XP1 race and badge collecting have been a ton of fun (and yes… a little addictive to collect 😅). There are some fun special badges out there to discover too! If anyone has ideas or suggestions for new features or badges, I’m all ears — this app is built for all of us! 📮🌍📸
Oh, I must check this out. I've never heard of it before.
This certainly sounds like a fun addition and extra layer to Postcrossing. I'm already seeing myself go out and about with certain postcards to add them in. Thanks for a fun positive new way to deepen this hobby.
love turning photograps into postcards richard42
Love this idea! Thank you!
Great idea! Thank you!
Very interesting! The video is very informative.
Totally awesome 😎🤍
This is wonderful! I've been doing it for a long time too, but just for myself 🙁 Now it will be easier for me to find those post offices and boxes anywhere I go. Thanks for sharing!😀
An immediate download, thankyou thankyou!
ohhhhh how interesting! downloading now.
A great video and looks like fun. Checking out the app 👍🏻.
Wow, blending my passions for Postcrossing, geography, and photography - amazing. Thank you!
This project is a dream come true! Finally a place like iNaturalist for me to collect so many of my postal memories! I've been photographing rural post offices for years and am so grateful to have a place to share them with others. Thank you for your work Graham, I'm delighted!
Oh wow - I can see this is going to become a new obsession. I love it already and I have only just signed up
Thanks for sharing this. I have already joined and look forward to starting this new adventure. I already have a large collection of Post Office photos around the world.
Just installed the app! Also use to take pics osf mailbox around the world and philatelic itens too 😊
Oh dear! I sense a new addiction about to begin! 🤪👏🥰
I learned about this app from a fellow Postcrosser around a month ago. Is for sure fun to notice from time to time that mailboxes disappeared or got moved as well to find stamps that are inspired by specific building or statue
Thanks for sharing, it's a really nice idea! For many people postcrossing as a hobby is reaching a new level. I was pleased to see few few pin drops already from my country fellows!!
Road Trip 📫 📮 💌
this sounds like fun!
Wow, seems very cool idea. Congrats @Graham_Beck and thanks for sharing this inniciative, Ana.
Such a cool concept! I will definitely try to post a few pics...
I'm always posting in Barcelona city!! bruseriya is my tag name :·3
This is MY kind of social media! Thank you!
Whenever I see a postbox within The Netherlands or abroad, I simply have to take a photo of it. Now I can share my photos, but I can also see all the other wonderful postboxes around the world. Thank you for this great app, Graham!
Cool idea!!! I am sure that i will try this APP. Thank you!!!
Amazing!
Great idea! Downloading right now! 🤩
The app looks good, but unfortunately, the Postcrossing badge didn't work for me :(
I've registered yesterday and I've already posted a few pics of mailboxes and cards.
Thanks fir sharing.
I knew these two worlds would eventually collide!
💌 I’ve already given most of you in this thread the special Postcrossing badge in the piXPost app. If you’re a Postcrosser and don’t have it yet, click this Google Forms link to add your username to the list — it’ll be assigned shortly after. https://forms.gle/YdygJnQ48nGKbAj59
I’m so excited about this, and looking forward to taking my postcards exploring!
What a brilliant idea, you are creative and I love stamps collecting as much as postcards!
Here in Canada we have some post boxes where we can post and at the same time receive the mail would that count as a post box or does it have to be a standalone one if we wanted to include it in the app?
Already use it!
Thanks from Azerbaijan!
@debbiemilly Like community cluster mailboxes? Yes they count, as long as they have an outgoing mail slot.
Very cool!
Wow, great work Graham! This sounds like lots of fun & yes, addictive, lol.
A very welcoming & cool video too!
Just created my piXPost account as @anna.belle 💌 Very excited to discover this new app 🤩
Looks cool app!!! Thank you!
It's 4 a.m. Is anyone else waiting for the sun to rise to get started on this new addiction, oops I mean adventure?
I’ve had a lot of fun scouring my phone for photos that I can upload.
I feel motivated to go out and alter my postal adventures just so I can get new pics to upload 📸🙂
This app is so cool! Thanks for sharing it here. I posted my first two blue USPS postboxes this morning, and I can't wait to share some extreme deltiology around the Austin area.
Just downloaded the app and cannot wait to use it everywhere I travel. I created my account and it is @eatlifthike. I have take photos over the years with postcards, of mailboxes and post offices and now I have a centralized place to share them! Thank you for this brilliant app!
Thank you for posting this! I love things like these and earning badges for them as well. I immediately created an account and will pin my first postbox today! 💌
Already uploaded some Postbox’s pictures from China and Korea on it. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much. I am already trying it out and I find it very entertaining. I am recommending it to other friends.
Thank you for sharing...
I have started using the app and find it quite enjoyable. :) It makes exploring new cities (or even the one I live in) even more exciting. I have already added some postboxes. :)
I often take pictures of postcards with wooden window trim against the backdrop of original buildings. Now I can share these photos, hurray
Herrliche Ergänzung zu Postcrossing, Geocaching und Entdeckerfreude! Wie das mit den Badges läuft, ist mir nicht klar. Ich werde es irgendwann wohl merken 😉
Love this idea! I myself have taken a photo of my postcards in front of the Duomo in Milan.
Just signed up - super grateful for your efforts in creating this and also in PC's highlighting of it! What a terrific service to the community.
I signed up and it seems to be fun. Just added my "go to" postbox in hometown, planning to add more postboxes around town and our post office as well.
I’m so thrilled to join this app! I already joined here with id(@humanus). I’m so ready for exploring South Korea postboxes and offices. Let’s get it on together!
Amazing. I’ve always snapped a shot of post offices and postboxes, now I’ll gladly share them and seek for them. Thanks
Marvellous idea - we are in !
Brilliant idea! I've just joined as @rodrigo. :)
Fantastic Idea! Thank you, I'm in!
Brilliant idea and just put my first post boxes on. Thank you.
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