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Happy World Postcard Daaaaaaaaay! 🎉 Today’s the day to grab a postcard and send a "paper bridge" and a bit of joy into the world. Whether you’re sending one card or a whole stack, celebrating at a meetup or writing quietly at home, we hope you have a brilliant day!
#postcrossing #WorldPostcardDay
#postcrossing #WorldPostcardDay
It's World Postcard Daaaaaaaaaaaay!
World Postcard Day is here, and we’re celebrating this wonderfully inefficient little invention the best way we know how: by sending postcards. Join the fun today by writing at least one postcard to s...
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October 1, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Happy World Postcard Daaaaaaaaay! 🎉 Today’s the day to grab a postcard and send a "paper bridge" and a bit of joy into the world. Whether you’re sending one card or a whole stack, celebrating at a meetup or writing quietly at home, we hope you have a brilliant day!
#postcrossing #WorldPostcardDay
#postcrossing #WorldPostcardDay
#WorldPostcardDay is tomorrow! If you've received any postcards you haven't registered yet, please take a minute to do so — someone on the other side might be waiting for that slot in order to participate on the big day!
September 30, 2026 at 3:49 PM
#WorldPostcardDay is tomorrow! If you've received any postcards you haven't registered yet, please take a minute to do so — someone on the other side might be waiting for that slot in order to participate on the big day!
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two more @postcrossing.com postcards came in today! one from Russia and my first from the Philippines!
September 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
two more @postcrossing.com postcards came in today! one from Russia and my first from the Philippines!
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Send some loved ones some lovely postcards full of love and joy and humour and cheer this #WorldPostcardDay! Use pretty stamps if you can. 🥰✉️🌍🌎🌏👍
September 29, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Send some loved ones some lovely postcards full of love and joy and humour and cheer this #WorldPostcardDay! Use pretty stamps if you can. 🥰✉️🌍🌎🌏👍
Less than one week to go... are you ready for #worldpostcardday? 📯
World Postcard Day checklist!
World Postcard Day is only one week away, so it’s time to check your postcards, stamps, Px slots… and ravioli. Here’s a quick checklist to make sure you’re ready for October 1st!
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September 25, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Less than one week to go... are you ready for #worldpostcardday? 📯
Do you also have lots of pretty washi tapes sitting in a drawer, waiting for their moment...? 👀 Come check out Ksenia's tutorial on how to turn your tapes into beautiful handmade postcards!
Painting with washi tape: a handmade postcard tutorial
Ever wondered what you could do with all those beautiful washi tapes in your drawer? Ksenia shows us how to turn them into stunning handmade postcards, one colorful layer at a time!
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September 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Do you also have lots of pretty washi tapes sitting in a drawer, waiting for their moment...? 👀 Come check out Ksenia's tutorial on how to turn your tapes into beautiful handmade postcards!
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Look at this charming fellow outside of #Laphroaig distillery on #Islay for today's #PostboxSaturday. The other one is @maltmusings.bsky.social 😂 Another great tour with the #DrivenByDrams gang
September 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Look at this charming fellow outside of #Laphroaig distillery on #Islay for today's #PostboxSaturday. The other one is @maltmusings.bsky.social 😂 Another great tour with the #DrivenByDrams gang
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#WorldPostcardDay is less than a month away!
We’ve put together a handy FAQ with everything you need to know about the badge, postcard limits, events, special postmarks, the Postcard Lounge… and the official menu for the day! 😋
We’ve put together a handy FAQ with everything you need to know about the badge, postcard limits, events, special postmarks, the Postcard Lounge… and the official menu for the day! 😋
World Postcard Day 2026 — are you ready?
World Postcard Day is less than a month away, so we’ve gathered the most common questions about badges, postcards, limits, events and the Postcard Lounge in one handy place.
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September 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
#WorldPostcardDay is less than a month away!
We’ve put together a handy FAQ with everything you need to know about the badge, postcard limits, events, special postmarks, the Postcard Lounge… and the official menu for the day! 😋
We’ve put together a handy FAQ with everything you need to know about the badge, postcard limits, events, special postmarks, the Postcard Lounge… and the official menu for the day! 😋
This month, what are you looking forward to? :)
September Writing Prompt: Things to look forward to
Each month, we offer a writing prompt in case you can't think of anything to write on your postcards, and this month we want to hear about the things you're looking forward to for this month!
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September 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
This month, what are you looking forward to? :)
The Little Mail Carriers are still island-hopping across the Pacific, and their latest stop was French Polynesia! 🇵🇫
They found beautiful postmarks, warm welcomes, turquoise waters and a few travel surprises along the way, including one very patient ship.
They found beautiful postmarks, warm welcomes, turquoise waters and a few travel surprises along the way, including one very patient ship.
The Little Mail Carriers visit French Polynesia
The Little Mail Carriers’ Pacific adventure continues in French Polynesia, with post office visits, special postmarks, clear lagoon waters and an unexpected two-day travel delay. Come along as they ma...
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August 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM
The Little Mail Carriers are still island-hopping across the Pacific, and their latest stop was French Polynesia! 🇵🇫
They found beautiful postmarks, warm welcomes, turquoise waters and a few travel surprises along the way, including one very patient ship.
They found beautiful postmarks, warm welcomes, turquoise waters and a few travel surprises along the way, including one very patient ship.
Postal workers come in all shapes and sizes… including very small cats! 🙀
This week on the blog, Nicky reviews Catto’s Post Office, a short and charming game about delivering packages around a tiny town, meeting characters, doing sidequests, and finding hidden rubber duckies!
This week on the blog, Nicky reviews Catto’s Post Office, a short and charming game about delivering packages around a tiny town, meeting characters, doing sidequests, and finding hidden rubber duckies!
Game Review: Catto's Post Office
For a change of pace, today Nicky's reviewing a short PC game they played featuring a cat working to deliver post! The game is suitable for kids, but Nicky was pretty charmed as well.
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July 29, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Postal workers come in all shapes and sizes… including very small cats! 🙀
This week on the blog, Nicky reviews Catto’s Post Office, a short and charming game about delivering packages around a tiny town, meeting characters, doing sidequests, and finding hidden rubber duckies!
This week on the blog, Nicky reviews Catto’s Post Office, a short and charming game about delivering packages around a tiny town, meeting characters, doing sidequests, and finding hidden rubber duckies!
The 2026 #WorldPostcardDay design is here! "Paper Bridges" by Oce celebrates how a small piece of paper becomes a bridge between two people.
It's free to download and print, and this year, we even have an outline version for children to color — enjoy! 📮
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It's free to download and print, and this year, we even have an outline version for children to color — enjoy! 📮
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July 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The 2026 #WorldPostcardDay design is here! "Paper Bridges" by Oce celebrates how a small piece of paper becomes a bridge between two people.
It's free to download and print, and this year, we even have an outline version for children to color — enjoy! 📮
www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/07...
It's free to download and print, and this year, we even have an outline version for children to color — enjoy! 📮
www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/07...
We're turning 21 today, if you can believe it!! 😱🥳🎊
Come join us on the Postcard Lounge and write postcards together with postcrossers all around the world!
#postcrossing #postcards
Come join us on the Postcard Lounge and write postcards together with postcrossers all around the world!
#postcrossing #postcards
Happy 21st birthday, Postcrossing!
Postcrossing turns 21 today, and we’re celebrating with the return of the Postcard Lounge. Come write postcards with us!
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July 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM
We're turning 21 today, if you can believe it!! 😱🥳🎊
Come join us on the Postcard Lounge and write postcards together with postcrossers all around the world!
#postcrossing #postcards
Come join us on the Postcard Lounge and write postcards together with postcrossers all around the world!
#postcrossing #postcards
Rainy boots, sand *everywhere* and a few hundred new baby pine planted! 💪
Our yearly tree-planting meetup happened again... and yes, it rained again! 😅 Here’s the story and photos of this year's event: www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/04...
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Our yearly tree-planting meetup happened again... and yes, it rained again! 😅 Here’s the story and photos of this year's event: www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/04...
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Another rainy morning planting trees in Leiria!
It’s Earth Day, which means it’s time for our annual update on the tiny forest that Postcrossers help grow in central Portugal! 🌲
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April 23, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Rainy boots, sand *everywhere* and a few hundred new baby pine planted! 💪
Our yearly tree-planting meetup happened again... and yes, it rained again! 😅 Here’s the story and photos of this year's event: www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/04...
#postcrossing #treeplanting
Our yearly tree-planting meetup happened again... and yes, it rained again! 😅 Here’s the story and photos of this year's event: www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/04...
#postcrossing #treeplanting
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A new triangle-shaped U.S. postage stamp commemorates the Postcrossing project, connecting people globally through postcard exchanges.
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April 22, 2026 at 10:31 AM
A new triangle-shaped U.S. postage stamp commemorates the Postcrossing project, connecting people globally through postcard exchanges.
Aaron recently visited Malaysia and came back with a whole collection of postbox sightings for #PostboxSaturday, from classic red Pos Malaysia boxes to a lineup with a surprise yellow one in the middle! 😍 Naturally, they all had to be fed some postcards!
April 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Aaron recently visited Malaysia and came back with a whole collection of postbox sightings for #PostboxSaturday, from classic red Pos Malaysia boxes to a lineup with a surprise yellow one in the middle! 😍 Naturally, they all had to be fed some postcards!
Look what arrived in our mailbox! 😍
A small local magazine from Germany featuring an interview with postcrossers Christian, Katrin, Lisa and Moritz. And yes, they showed up like super stars in matching Postcrossing t-shirts… iconic!
Does your town also have its own magazine? Spread the word!
A small local magazine from Germany featuring an interview with postcrossers Christian, Katrin, Lisa and Moritz. And yes, they showed up like super stars in matching Postcrossing t-shirts… iconic!
Does your town also have its own magazine? Spread the word!
April 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Look what arrived in our mailbox! 😍
A small local magazine from Germany featuring an interview with postcrossers Christian, Katrin, Lisa and Moritz. And yes, they showed up like super stars in matching Postcrossing t-shirts… iconic!
Does your town also have its own magazine? Spread the word!
A small local magazine from Germany featuring an interview with postcrossers Christian, Katrin, Lisa and Moritz. And yes, they showed up like super stars in matching Postcrossing t-shirts… iconic!
Does your town also have its own magazine? Spread the word!
✍️ If you're between 9–15 years old, the UPU’s International Letter Writing Competition is for you! This year’s theme is especially dear to us: “Why human connection matters in a digital world.”
The UPU International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People
The UPU is running a letter-writing competition for 9-15 year olds (inclusive)! We're delighted to highlight this event, which is a partnership with WHO and UNESCO and has the theme of why human conne...
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April 14, 2026 at 8:51 AM
✍️ If you're between 9–15 years old, the UPU’s International Letter Writing Competition is for you! This year’s theme is especially dear to us: “Why human connection matters in a digital world.”
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Reactivating my ancient @postcrossing.com profile because sending out and receiving random postcards from all over the world feels like one pleasant way to feel like a human on this planet with other humans these complicated days. Off to the post office to get my stamps situation in order!
April 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Reactivating my ancient @postcrossing.com profile because sending out and receiving random postcards from all over the world feels like one pleasant way to feel like a human on this planet with other humans these complicated days. Off to the post office to get my stamps situation in order!
We’ve waited a looooong time for this: USPS Postcrossing stamps are coming! 🎉
They’re triangular, super colourful, and they launch May 26, 2026 at the Boston Stamp Show! Hurray!
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They’re triangular, super colourful, and they launch May 26, 2026 at the Boston Stamp Show! Hurray!
#Postcrossing #USPS #PostcrossingStamps #Stamps #Philately #Postcards #Boston2026
A new Postcrossing stamp… from the USA!!!
HURRAAAAAAAAAY!!! USPS is issuing shiny new Postcrossing stamps — and they’re rare triangles you can place right on a postcard corner for an extra-cool look. They launch on May 26 at the Boston 2026 W...
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March 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
We’ve waited a looooong time for this: USPS Postcrossing stamps are coming! 🎉
They’re triangular, super colourful, and they launch May 26, 2026 at the Boston Stamp Show! Hurray!
#Postcrossing #USPS #PostcrossingStamps #Stamps #Philately #Postcards #Boston2026
They’re triangular, super colourful, and they launch May 26, 2026 at the Boston Stamp Show! Hurray!
#Postcrossing #USPS #PostcrossingStamps #Stamps #Philately #Postcards #Boston2026
And here we are, 86 million postcards! 🥳 Well done, everyone!
The lucky one was ES-888468, a postcard that traveled from Spain to the USA in 22 days!
The lucky one was ES-888468, a postcard that traveled from Spain to the USA in 22 days!
Postcrossing postcard ES-888468 from Spain
Postcard ES-888468 traveled 9,578 km (5,951 miles) in 22 days (from Spain to U.S.A.)
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March 27, 2026 at 7:07 PM
And here we are, 86 million postcards! 🥳 Well done, everyone!
The lucky one was ES-888468, a postcard that traveled from Spain to the USA in 22 days!
The lucky one was ES-888468, a postcard that traveled from Spain to the USA in 22 days!
Less than 2,500 postcards to go until Postcrossing hits 86,000,000 registered postcards... 🤯
It’ll probably happen later today — want to play along? Guess the sender and recipient countries of card 86 million in the replies!
It’ll probably happen later today — want to play along? Guess the sender and recipient countries of card 86 million in the replies!
March 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Less than 2,500 postcards to go until Postcrossing hits 86,000,000 registered postcards... 🤯
It’ll probably happen later today — want to play along? Guess the sender and recipient countries of card 86 million in the replies!
It’ll probably happen later today — want to play along? Guess the sender and recipient countries of card 86 million in the replies!
March 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Dobro jutro, neverjetni filatelisti. Today’s Stamp of the Day is this €0.92 stamp from Slovenia.
Issued - 2008
Type - Commemorative
Print Method - Offset Lithography
Please share your stamps from 🇸🇮 and have a superb day.
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
Issued - 2008
Type - Commemorative
Print Method - Offset Lithography
Please share your stamps from 🇸🇮 and have a superb day.
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
March 24, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Dobro jutro, neverjetni filatelisti. Today’s Stamp of the Day is this €0.92 stamp from Slovenia.
Issued - 2008
Type - Commemorative
Print Method - Offset Lithography
Please share your stamps from 🇸🇮 and have a superb day.
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
Issued - 2008
Type - Commemorative
Print Method - Offset Lithography
Please share your stamps from 🇸🇮 and have a superb day.
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps