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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

San Francisco meetup

Postcrossing meetups happen a bit all over the world. Postcrossers get together to share their experiences and meet others from the same area. And, of course, to write and exchange some postcards!

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Postcrossing Stats

78,653 members
192 countries
146 postcards/hour
1,794,036 postcards received
76,972 postcards traveling
9,746,444,595 kms traveled
243,205 laps around the world


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Learn how you can help Postcrossing help the environment.

Recent Postcards

CN-41973
CN-41973
UA-4967
UA-4967
US-308117
US-308117
PT-68357
PT-68357

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