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… aaaaand it’s done!

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m proud to announce that postcard number 20 million (US-2449004) was sent by yenting in the USA on October 7th and registered today at 05:49 (UTC) by funfunbot in Taiwan. Hurray! :D

Both the sender and the receiver will receive a surprise gift from MOO: a pack of 20 postcards for each of them!

Myrcella was the big winner of our guessing game contest, since she correctly guessed the correct minute in which that postcard was registered – bravo! You’ve won a pack of 40 postcards (20 classic, 20 luxe) from MOO + Keri Smith's new postcard book, Everything is connected.

The other four lucky postcrossers who came the closest to the right time were Alina92, Flusz, Eleleo and iphigenia – well done! You’ll all receive a pack of 20 postcards from MOO!

Once again, thank you for continuing to send lovely postcards to strangers across the globe, and for supporting Postcrossing throughout the years. A big thank you as well to our team of volunteers, who keep the project running everyday, and of course to MOO and Keri Smith, who kindly sponsored the contest!

And now… on with the postcard sending! There are plenty of mailboxes worldwide in need of happy days! :)

Time flies faster than a postcard with a ton of priority airmail stickers!

Postcard number 20 million might already be on the way to its destination by now… which means, it’s time to open the guessing contest once again! :D

For those who didn’t participate the last times, it goes like this: every member has a chance to bet on the day and time on which they think the postcard number 20 million will be registered. And of course, there are prizes for the best guesses!

The member who guesses the exact minute when postcard number 20 million is registered will win a pack of 40 postcards (20 classic, 20 luxe) from MOO + Keri Smith's fantastic new postcard book – which we’ll be reviewing and giving away soon.

But there’s more! If you’re not the lucky one, you could still win something: each of the 4 next best guesses (before or after the registering time) will also win a pack of 20 postcards from MOO!

Some rules: each time slot can only be chosen by one person, so the first person to pick that slot gets to keep it. You can change it at a later stage, if you want, but only from the available time slots left. We will close the bets when there are 1,500 postcards left to postcard 20,000,000. There are some more rules, which you can see on the contest page.

So… what are you waiting for? Brush up on your math skills or roll your dices… but be fast! Slots can run out quickly! :)

PS – MOO has also created a special page for postcrossers, giving all new customers a 15% discount on their first order. A small percentage of every sale made through that page reverts towards Postcrossing – so with each pack you buy, you’re also helping the project. Win-win! :)

We’re fast approaching the moment that postcard number 15,000,000 will be registered – right now, there are less than 100,000 postcards to go! Many of you have already placed your bet on the contest, but for those who needed a little incentive… let us talk prizes! In fact, not just one or two prizes… we’ve got seven fantastic prizes for you!

Allow me to explain: whoever guesses the exact minute when postcard number 15 million is registered (or the closest) will win a pack of 80 postcards + 2 Stickerbooks from MOO. With MOO’s Printfinity technology, you can upload as many designs and photos as you like, and make each single postcard and sticker unique. In a word: awesome!

Then, each of the 6 next best guesses (before or after the registering time) will win a pack of 25 postcards offered by our sponsors: PostcardWorld.eu, MinorPostcards.fi and Natuurlijkefoto.nl! Each of these postcard shops contributed with 2 packs from their fantastic collections, and if you’re a winner, you’ll receive a pack from one of them.

So… what are you waiting for? Fire up your spreadsheet or ask your lucky stars… but don’t miss out on the biggest contest of the year!*

(*) Well, for us anyway! :)

Remember in January this year, when Postcrossing celebrated 10 million received postcards? It took us over 6 years to reach that achievement, but things are moving faster than ever, and in the last year alone another 5 million cards have been received! Which means that the 15 million received postcard milestone is already fast approaching, and it is time to launch the guessing contest once again!

For those who didn’t participate last time, it goes like this: every member has a chance to bet on the day and time on which the postcard number 15 million will be registered. Those who get the closest, get a prize!

All you have to do is go to the 15 million postcard page, and place your bet!

Some rules: each time slot can only be chosen by one person, so the first user to pick that slot gets to keep it. You can change it at a later stage, if you want, but only from the available time slots left. We will close the bets when there are 1,500 postcards left to postcard 15,000,000. There are some more rules, which you can see on the contest page.

We’ll announce the prizes soon – but until then, go pick a slot! It might be your lucky day! :)

How’s your Postcrossing video coming along? Have you seen the lovely submissions we got during this week? They’re great – we’re in awe of your skills and dedication!

If you haven’t rolled up your sleeves yet and need a little bit of motivation to start shooting, let us tell you about the lovely prizes we have for the winners!

We will pick the 3 best videos, and each will receive:

• A voucher for printing 20 postcards from MOO (shipping included!). You can take advantage of MOO’s Printfinity technology, and print 20 different postcards with it!
• A pack of 25 cool animal postcards from Postcard Locker, shipped directly from Guyana!/li>

Thank you MOO and Postcard Locker for sponsoring this contest!

So what are you waiting for? Dust off your camera, and start filming! You only have until July 13th…