What is Postcrossing?

It's a project that allows you to send postcards and receive postcards back from random people around the world. That's real postcards, not electronic! Learn more.

How does it work?

  1. Request an address and a Postcard ID
  2. Mail a 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!

Our happy members

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“I immediately signed my boys up when I came across this idea in "Family Fun" magazine. My 11yr old has Aspergers as an attribute and one of his basic pleasures is getting mail!! He loves it. He loves the writing styles, words, pictures, everything. Thank you for our therapy!!”

Carolyn, Mom
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What is happening now?

Postcrossing in numbers

  • icon804,216 members
  • icon209 countries
  • icon76,634,956 postcards received
  • icon494 received in the last hour
  • icon387,902 postcards traveling
  • icon241,476,045,534 miles traveled
  • icon9,697,268 laps around the world