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“send a postcard and receive a postcard back from a random person somewhere in the world!”

What is Postcrossing?

It's a project that allows anyone to exchange postcards (real ones, not electronic) from random places in the world. Learn more.

How does it work?

  1. Request an address and a Postcard ID
  2. Mail the 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!

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What is happening now?


Postcrossing Blog

Favourites!

Postcrossing has now a favourites feature, that lets you collect your favourite postcards in one page - and return to it as many times as you want!

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Postcrossing Stats

73,966 members
191 countries
101 postcards/hour
1,644,506 postcards received
74,447 postcards traveling
8,950,685,024 kms traveled
223,348 laps around the world


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Towards a greener hobby

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Learn how you can help Postcrossing help the environment.

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