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Postcrossing connects random people all around the world... through postcards!
Join us in marking World Peace Day with something beautiful: an embroidered peace-themed stamp, made by a group of postal services from around the world. And we have a few to give away!
www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/09...
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A special dove, on World Peace Day
On World Peace Day, discover a beautiful new embroidered Dove of Peace stamp โ and join our giveaway to win one!
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/09/21/a-special-dove-on-world-peace-day
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Feeding the local postbox with some fun Richard Scarry postcards โ we're big fans! What are you mailing this
#postboxsaturday
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Jonas
10 days ago
It's
#PostboxSaturday
, and I have to share the Post Office of
#StGallen
at Switzerland- would be my nemesis, a library and a Post Office in the same building...oh dear!
#stamps
#briefmarken
#switzerland
#library
#mailart
#postcrossing
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Is there anything as heartwarming and magical as helping a kid write their first postcards? We don't think so! ๐ฅฐ
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Looking for ideas to celebrate
#WorldPostcardDay
with your community? We've got you covered!
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World Postcard Day: ideas for libraries and elderly centers!
This World Postcard Day, letโs bring postcards to libraries, little free libraries, and even elderly centers! A simple basket of postcards can spark joy and connection everywhere.
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/09/08/world-postcard-day-ideas-for-libraries-and-elderly-centers
12 days ago
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Mella
21 days ago
I had a really rubbish day yesterday but when I opened my mailbox I found 2 more
@postcrossing.com
postcard! From the US and all the way from Japan! This is why I started
#postcrossing
again after a long break. It makes you happy to receive a surprise postcard from somewhere far away.
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The PTS & Stampex
20 days ago
Check out this fab postcard postcrossers will be signing and sending at the Postcrossing Meetup taking place on Saturday 25th October at Stampex! Postcard designed by Postcrosser, Anthony โค๏ธ See
postcrossing.com
Meetup page for details and to stay up to date with plans for the day.
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CuTE
24 days ago
๐ฎToday our U.S. postmark expert on
#Postcrossing
posted in the forum the new postmark he created for October 1st World Postcard Day. So this afternoon I will be busy addressing postcards to send first to Texas for this special cancellation. ๐
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Time is running out to vote on the best Europa stamp of 2025! This year's theme is archeology and there are lots of nice entries in the contest. Which one is your favorite?
europastamps.eu/europa2025
#philately
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Contest
vote for:
https://europastamps.eu/europa2025
25 days ago
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Karen
26 days ago
On todayโs post via
#PostCrossing
#stamps
#postcards
#Dracula
, and yes this postcard is from Romania ๐๐๐
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Always wanted to check out the Postcrossing forum, but didn't know where to start? Clarisse wrote a post to help newbies explore one of her favorite corners of the forum, and invite everyone to spread some joy!
#postcrossing
#postcards
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Spreading the Joy of Postcards โ Within the Postcrossing Community
The Postcrossing Forum can feel like a maze at first, but itโs full of fun and friendly spaces waiting to be explored. In this new blog series, postcrossers introduce their favorite corners of the for...
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/08/26/spreading-the-joy-of-postcards-within-the-postcrossing-community
26 days ago
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MissHalcyon
29 days ago
So, I dabble in Postcrossing sometimes. The idea is that you send postcards to people around the world. I have in my profile that I LOVE mushrooms. Well a Russian Postcrosser was kind enough to send me a FULL sheet of mushroom stamps-- and some other stamps too! How cool are these?!
#philately
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A little
#PostboxSaturday
from Sweden! Bright yellow postboxes (and even a rainbow one! ๐ณ๏ธ๐) and cheerful Swedish-themed postcards on their way to unsuspecting mailboxes! ๐
#postcrossing
#postcards
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Postcard number 83 million was sent from China some weeks ago and arrived this morning to its destination in Germany! ๐๐๐ Woohoo!
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Postcrossing postcard CN-4084219 from China
Postcard CN-4084219 traveled 7,779 km (4,834 miles) in 26 days (from China to Germany)
https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/CN-4084219
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Molly ๐ท
about 1 month ago
sending one of my cutest cards today
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Always wanted a postcard from Antarctica? The
@antarcticheritage.bsky.social
has you covered! ๐ง
shop.ukaht.org/products/pos...
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Postcard from Antarctica 2025
Hurry! The last date for orders for the next delivery to Antarctica is Friday 22 August 2025.ย Our beloved Penguin Post Office at Port Lockroy, on a football pitch-sized island on the Antarctic Peninsu...
https://shop.ukaht.org/products/postcards-from-antarctica/
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The Little Mail Carriers were on a Pacific adventure! ๐ They passed through a few countries on their way to New Caledonia ๐ณ๐จ, where they explored post offices, spotted unique stamps & made postcard magic along the way!
www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/08...
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Ember [they/them]
about 1 month ago
Mailing out my first batch (in yeaaars) of postcards with
@postcrossing.com
! Theyโre going to the US, Austria, China, Netherlands, and Germany. Woo! Snailmail!! ๐ ๐ ๐
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Some stamps just make you hungry... like this delicious collection that the community has been curating over the years on the forum! ๐ Feel free to add your favorite food-themed specimens!
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Food on stamps!
I saw these Dutch bitterballen stamps on Twitter the other today and thought they were neat: Are there any stamps featuring food in your country? Do share!
https://community.postcrossing.com/t/food-on-stamps/132
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The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society
about 2 months ago
Loving how August has become an unofficial postcard fest! More have arrived for
#PostcardDrop2025
, Rebecca Leek at Suffolk Sound Radio has started
#PostcardTuesday
, The Postal Museum has joined forces with
@postcrossing.com
, and fingers crossed BBC Breakfast have a postcard feature next Tuesday! ๐ฅณ๐๐บ
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Raghav Arora
about 2 months ago
On a gloomy day, posts from
@postcrossing.com
bring a smile on my face
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If taking nice pictures of postboxes, stamps and postcards is right up your alley, piXPost is the app for you! ๐
#philately
#postcards
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piXPost: an app for postal adventurers!
Love snapping photos of stamps and postcards in front of the real places they show? Check out piXPost, a fun new app that lets you pin your postal pics on a global map and explore othersโ too!
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/08/07/pixpost-an-app-for-postal-adventurers
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In August, we're talking sweets! Which ones are your favorites? What do you reach out for when you're craving a treat? ๐ฌ
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August Writing Prompt: Favourite Candy/Treat
Each month, we post a writing prompt to help inspire you if you aren't sure what to write on your postcards! This month we're asking about your favourite sweet treats: what's your favourite candy?
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/08/01/august-writing-prompt-favourite-candy-treat
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The moment you've all been waiting for has arrived: here's this year's
#WorldPostcardDay
postcard + theme! ๐ Enjoy!
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World Postcard Day 2025 theme + postcard!
The 2025 WorldโฏPostcardโฏDay card is hereโand its โWishโฏYouโฏWereโฏHereโ theme perfectly captures that moment when a view makes you think of someone far away. Come check it out!
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/07/26/world-postcard-day-2025-theme-postcard
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Come discover the inspiration (and the cool dented edge! ๐) of PostNL's new Postcrossing-themed stamp sheet in this interview with its designer!
#postcrossing
#postcards
#philately
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Designing the Dutch 20โYear Postcrossing Stamp: an interview with Sandra Smulders
Dutch designerโฏSandraโฏSmulders tells us how a flash of zigzag arrows became the vibrant redโwhiteโblue stamp sheet celebrating Postcrossingโs 20th birthday. Come peek behind the curtain to spot the hi...
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/07/20/designing-the-dutch-20-year-postcrossing-stamp-an-interview-with-sandra-smulders
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Trevor (aka Angelthepup22) spotted this postbox right next to the cathedral in Kรถln โ where they also have cool cathedral-shaped postcards! ๐
#postboxsaturday
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Cozy Laty
2 months ago
When the day seems to be filled with just troublesome stuff, but your mailbox was filled with these lovely incoming postcards via
#postcrossing
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#postcardlover
#happymail
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Ilene Goldman
2 months ago
Happy 20th birthday,
@postcrossing.com
! Here are some of the almost 700 postcards Iโve received since joining Postcrossing 5 years ago (with a couple of BraverMountain cards snuck in there.)
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It's our birthdaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! ๐๐๐ฅณ๐ Twenty years of filling up the world's mailboxes with happy mail!
#postcards
#postcrossing
#postcrossing20
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20 years of Postcrossing, a Postcard Lounge and a new stamp from the Netherlands!
Itโs our birthday! ๐ฅณ Come celebrate 20 years of postcards, connections, and this lovely community that keeps the magic going.
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/07/14/20-years-of-postcrossing-a-postcard-lounge-and-a-new-stamp-from-the-netherlands
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Avery Trufelman
3 months ago
Chris Ware postage stamps are coming July 23rd
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Your special mission this week is to take a selfie with 20 postcards and post it on the anniversary gallery! ๐ธ We want to see happy faces from all over the world celebrating this special milestone! ๐บ๏ธ ๐
www.postcrossing.com/20years/gall...
#postcrossing
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Postcrossing's 20th anniversary
Postcrossing's celebrates its 20th anniversary and you are invited to the party!
https://www.postcrossing.com/20years/gallery
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A barbershop quartet of postboxes for
#postboxsaturday
? YES, PLEASE! ๐ These lovely specimens can be found delighting visitors at the Post Museum in Stockholm! ๐ธ๐ช
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Lover of Postcards!
3 months ago
๐ Todayโs mail brought more than billsโit brought a little piece of the world in postcard form. ๐ Whoever said print was dead, clearly never got one of these! Beautiful
#Trulli
dry stone hut from
#Alberobello
in
#Italy
#postcrossing
#snailmail
#Stamps
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naohana
3 months ago
I received a great postcard at Postcrossing - it's a great way to get a new postcard! Star Trek Next Generation is my favourite series of all time!
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The postcard that started Postcrossing is back โ with a special anniversary twist! โจ
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The postcard that started it all is back!
We're re-issuing the very first Postcrossing postcard for the 20th anniversary, with a fun bonus sheet of decorative cinderella stamps. Grab your special anniversary bundle while they last!
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/07/03/the-postcard-that-started-it-all-is-back
3 months ago
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Ilene Goldman
3 months ago
Nothing like coming home to a stack of
@postcrossing.com
postcards!
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๐ Momizu
3 months ago
This postcard travels to Japan ๐ฏ๐ต I'm always excited to send cards to other countries than the common ones.
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Doris
3 months ago
#postcrossing
#sentpostcard
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Amber โจ๏ธ
3 months ago
Someone on
@postcrossing.com
sent me a postcard from my favourite arthouse film and I'm simply over the moon. ๐
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This yearโs EUROPA stamps highlight archaeological discoveries across Europe โ and voting is now open to pick your favorite! Which stamp gets your vote this year?
www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/06...
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EUROPA's archeological discoveries
The 2025 EUROPA stamp competition is here, and this yearโs theme is all about archaeological discoveries. Travel back in time through Europeโs history and vote for your favorite design!
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/06/23/europa-s-archeological-discoveries
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Awwww... ๐ฅฐ So many of you have submitted your photos of 20 postcards to the anniversary gallery already! Keep them coming โย let's celebrate this milestone together!
www.postcrossing.com/20years/gall...
#postcrossing20
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Postcrossing's 20th anniversary - Gallery
Postcrossing is celebrating its 20th anniversary by showing the many happy mailboxes around the world
https://www.postcrossing.com/20years/gallery
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Good news from Belgium ๐ง๐ช โ their new Postcrossing-themed stamps are out in the world! ๐ฅณ Colorful, cheerful, and perfect to mark 20 years of postcards and connections.
#postcrossing
#postcards
#bpost
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The new Belgium Postcrossing stamps are live!
Belgium has released some charming new Postcrossing-themed stamps! Featuring cheerful scenes of all the stages of Postcrossing, this postcard-shaped stamp sheet is sure to brighten mailboxes everywher...
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/06/16/the-new-belgium-postcrossing-stamps-are-live
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Start them young! ๐ฎ๐ฅฐ
#postboxsaturday
3 months ago
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Cozy Laty
4 months ago
Outgoing mail โจ
#postcrossing
#postcardswap
#postcrosser
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The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society
4 months ago
Happy
#PostboxSaturday
, folks! Happy 206th birthday to my Birthday Buddy, Queen Victoria, too! Born
#OTD
in 1819! (Queen Victoria, that is. It was 153 years later for me) ๐ฅณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐
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A murder mystery, a series of letters, a madcap cast of characters and a lot of witty humor... what more could you want in a book? ๐โ๏ธ Check out Nicky's latest blog post for a review of Thus Was Adonis Murdered!
www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/05...
#Postcrossing
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Book Review: Thus Was Adonis Murdered
Time for another review of a book involving mail in some way! This time, Nicky's talking about The Sirens Sang of Murder, in which a young lawyer sends back letters from her sunny Italian holiday, and...
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/05/16/book-review-thus-was-adonis-murdered
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In Italy, every postbox is a little bit of drama, a little bit of art, and a whole lot of character! ๐ฎ
#postboxsaturday
5 months ago
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Our writing prompt for this month is "Your favorite scent" and this seems to be something that resonates with a lot of people! Which one is yours? ๐ธ
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May Writing Prompt: Your favourite scent
Each month, we suggest a writing prompt to help you if you're not sure what to write on your postcards. This month we're asking about your favourite scents!
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/05/01/may-writing-prompt-your-favourite-scent
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Doris
5 months ago
So far, summer season is busy as usual. Gonna write three postcards today, enjoying my free day at home, while it's raining outside.
#postcrossing
#rainy
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