It’s no secret that October 1st is our favorite date on the calendar: the day we come together to celebrate postcards, the little rectangles of paper that have been connecting people and carrying happiness across the globe for 156 years.
If you pause for a moment, you might imagine today’s postal network humming with extra excitement! Sorting machines whirring a little faster, postboxes filling up with colorful postcards, and mail carriers unknowingly carrying a bit of extra joy in their bags. Somewhere, someone is carefully choosing the best postcard, the nicest stamps, and the kindest words to brighten another person’s day. 🥰
So today, wherever you are, we invite you to take part in this big wave of connection. Write a postcard to a fellow postcrosser, but also think of your neighbors, friends, family (young and old), teachers, co-workers, or someone who could use a smile. Let’s make mailboxes everywhere burst with cheer!
If you need a little boost of energy for the task, we recommend the official fuel of World Postcard Day: ravioli (because they look like postage stamps) and stamp-shaped cookies for dessert. 😋
And of course, don’t forget to share your celebrations with us! You can join the Postcard Lounge at any time today to write postcards alongside others around the world or post your photos on the forum or on social media with the hashtag #WorldPostcardDay — we’ll be watching and sharing throughout the day.
Happy World Postcard Day, everyone! 🥳 May your pens flow smoothly, your mailboxes overflow, and your heart be a little happier knowing that you’re part of a global movement that spreads happiness, one postcard at a time.
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Happy World Postcard day!! Cards and stamps and pen in hand let’s go!
Yay!! Finally!
Been excited for this day for weeks!! Ha ha!! Enjoy the day, everyone!! ❤️
I'm going to write four special cards now.
Vamos lá
I'm going to draw a lucky person to give away my WPDcard!
Happy World Postcard day!
ugh - im working all day - hope I have the energy to write card after.
It is my first World Postcard Day!
Happy Postcrossings to one and all.
Happy World Postcard day! 🎉💕
Love from Japan ☺️✨
My very first WPD!!!!! I am so excited!
wow！happy day
All my cards are ready to be decorated, written and loved by my Postcrossing friends!!!! HAPPY WPD!
Happy World Postcard Day! I've got my cards ready to go out tomorrow! Such an exciting day. I can't wait to start receiving WPD cards soon!
Have fun, everyone!
I'm ready! 📩
All of my official cards are written, stamped, addressed, ready to go in the mailbox tomorrow morning and begin their world travels. Happy World Postcard Day 😁
Yayyyy happy postcard day everyone!!
Happy World Postcard Day from Germany....
October 1 is always a great day! Have a wonderful day sending greetings all around the world everyone!
Love from India ♥️
Five cards on the way !
Happy World Postcard Day from Kos, Greece. On vacation here, so my profile is on travel mode.
Happy World Postcard day from Brazil!
Happy WORLD POSTCARD DAY from Wyoming, USA!
Sooooo weird! I'm not in Portugal, here is still September, I'm seeing a post from the future, LOL!! :D
Happy Postcards Day, everyone living now and in the future! :D
Happy World Postcard Day - let's go together!
Happy World Postcard day from ZWOLLE, the Netherlands!!
Yay! Happy World Postcard Day everyone! 💌
Happy World Postcard day from ZWOLLE, the Netherlands!!
Yay, World Postcard Day is finally here! Very happy to participate again this year! =D
It’s now 12:17 AM on WPD. I set my alarm to wake me at 12:00 AM to request my allotted postcrossing friends for WPD . First thing when post office opens , I’ll bring my 9 new cards I wrote today along with the other 40 I’ve written the past few days to be on their way. Hip, hip hooray.
Happy World Postcard Day from Germany 🥳
Happy World Postcard day from Lithuania !
Ein großartiges Ereignis! Great Day!
I absolutely love knowing I’m not alone in my postcard adoration! Happy World Postcard Day and hoping for many more to come!
POSTCARD DAAAAAAAAAAY
Happy World Postcard day from Germany :D
I wish I could send more cards right now, but unfortunately 4 of my 5 postcards are still traveling, so I can only send one here. At least I can send a couple extra privately. Hopefully next year I’ll be able to send more postcards here.
A first postcard written during breakfast to start the day off right. Happy World Postcard Day to all.
Hello from the Netherlands everyone! I'm so excited! Today is my first ever World Postcard Day, and I have the wonderful task of writing and sending out three postcards! What an amazing way to celebrate.
Fijne Wereld Ansichtkaartendag! Gisteren weer 2 kaarten verstuurd
Liefs uit Nederland
Happy World Postcard Day! Up at 1 a.m. to beat the rush in the U.S.!
Happy World Postcard Day
Hello everyone!
I couldn't get postcards for the WPD this time, but I still have last year's ones. Do you think I can send the 2024 postcards or should I choose them based on the recipient's wishes?
Happy World Postcard Day 💌
I wish I could send a postcard to all of you!! Happy Postcrossing - today and everyday!
Happy world postcard day for all of you and to the woooorld 💐✌🏽😁
I’m so excited for my first World Postcard Day! Happy Postcrossing everyone!
Happy World Postcard Day ! Let’s write ✍️!
Happy World Postcard day to all of us...
Fijne Postcrossing...Ik was in Deventer bij een kaartjeswinkel en zag beetje verstopt in de winkel kaartjes van Postcrossingmeetings...Mooie dag vandaag....
I wish you and us a nice meeting and celebration
H A P P Y WPD 2025
Marko, ciao.
Happy World Postcard Day from Austria ! !
So, if you have no open slots, You can not send any on WPD? So the send 10 is not really accurate? I’m confused.
Good luck everyone, may this day be happy for everyone. My five are already going to the post office🙂
My first World Postcard Day, I am so excited to be a part of this celebration. Happy Postcrossing to all of you around the world from Almere, the Netherlands.
Good morning, I want to write today much postcards, but I cannot do that. How does it got ? I am not allowed ? Why ????
Hello eveybody, this is also my first World Postcard Day. Yesterday I have send 10 postcards to friends and family. I have exchanged some cards. I hope I will receive them today. And today I can send 2 postcards, they where left on my page at Postcrossing.
Happy World Postcard Day to all of you, have a nice day. Love Leny
First thing done after breakfast : writing my WPD postcards !
Happy WPD! I dropped off several happy mail postcards at the PO last night after they closed to send to local friends and family and am ready to add some postcrossing friends to the system later today. I'm not sure how the US Government shut down is going to effect delivery so we will have to be patient. Have fun everyone!
How do I participate? I have no spaces left. Where do we get the addresses?
Happy holiday everyone! Today is my second Postcard Day!!! I wish everyone fast mail, a good mood, and an inbox full of happiness.
Happy World Postcard Day!
#WPD2025
xoxo
:) :D
This is my first World Postcard Day and I am very happy. I took all the slots because my postcards are still on the way. Do you get new slots? or how does that work? So far I haven't gotten any and wanted to write the postcards before work .
Happy WPD Everyone!
Ich war gestern als Postcrossender Geocacher auf einem Geocacher-Event. Nach Mitternacht heute morgen habe ich als geocachender Postcrosser Adressen angefordert. Gleich werden Postkarten geschrieben und auf Reise geschickt....Auch privat werden welche verschickt, bzw. verschenkt.... Hach herrlich.... So ein toller Einklang in den gemütlichen Herbst! Ich liebe es!
Happy World Postcard Day 💕
I was planning to write many cards in the morning since I'm off today, but I've been unexpectedly stuck at the dental office for long 😵💫
I accidentally used all my slots few weeks ago and have no slot left for today :') happy wpd anyway!
Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! 💕
Happy postcrossing day for all!
It says we can send up to ten postcards today, but how? Please tell me! I have zero slots and haven’t sent cards in five days.
Yassssss 💌📤📪🪩
Participating since the 1st WPD and happy to be here again for WPD 2025. Already have asked for 5 addresses and now is time to visit my nearest postbox.
HAPPY POSTCROSSING, FRIENDS ❤️
Happy World Postcard Day! ❤️
Happy world postcard day!!!
Only one card to write but I’m very happy to get a badge on my profile.
Cyprus Independence Day is today so post offices are closed but I’ve just ordered Ravioli for lunch and it’s on its way!!!
I’m just back from attending a postcrossing meet up in Romania and I highly recommend going to other countries to meet fellows and connect.
Hurray!
Finally! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
I've been waiting for this event for a month and now I can send postcards from the meeting.
Have a great day, everyone! ( ´ ∀ `)ノ～ ♡
Happy World Postcard Day‼️
I'm sending a postcard to someone on this special day. I'm excited.
Happy World Postcard Day from Bermuda with love.
Happy World Postcard Day everyone! And a special thank you to all of the people that run Postcrossing. You have created a wonderful community that I am so happy to be a part of. :)
Happy World Postcard Day! ✍️♡‧₊˚📮
Hurray! It's my first World Postcard Day! Yay! I congratulate you on that!
Everyone attending a world postcard day meeting or the zoom lounge or on your self have a great day!
Happy World Postcard Day !
Let’s take advantage of this day to write pretty cards 🥰📬
Johanna from Belgium 💌
Happy World Postcard Day for everyone and a peaceful contact for us all.
Five cards will go on with postcrossing today and some others to friends and family.
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