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What is Postcrossing?

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

How does it work?

  1. Sign up to get a login
  2. Obtain an address and a postcard ID
  3. Mail the postcard
  4. Wait to receive a postcard from another postcrosser
  5. Register the postcard ID of the card you have received
  6. Go to number 2 and start again!

What is happening now?


Postcrossing Blog

Postcard turns up after 79 years

A story of a postcard that has been delivered by Britain's Royal Mail 79 years after it was sent.

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Postcrossing Stats

68,246 members
191 countries
73 postcards/hour
1,501,997 postcards received
69,530 postcards traveling
8,191,874,208 kms traveled
204,413 laps around the world

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Random Postcards

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