so many postcards, so little time!

Stationery Makers: The Missive Maven Do you ever idly browse the...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:33:17 +0200

Do you ever idly browse the internet looking for stationery? I know I do… a lot! On one of these research sessions, I ended up in MissiveMaven’s lovely Etsy shop, filled with vintage-inspired paper goods… I was instantly hooked!

What does a trip through the mail look like?

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:30:46 +0200

What does a trip through the mail look like?:

In theory, we all know what happens when something goes through the mail: it is picked up, put in crates and boxes, gets sorted more or less automatically, and is finally delivered by the hands of the local postman. If you’ve ever seen a mail sorting center before, you know that there are hundreds of meters of conveyor belts involved, and all sorts of complicated sorting machines… but what does it look like from a “parcel’s perspective”? How many people touch it? How long does it sit around just… waiting?

Happy mailboxes make us happy! :D colorway: My mailbox has been...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:57:00 +0200

Happy mailboxes make us happy! :D

colorway:

My mailbox has been happy this week! ;) Thanks @wadesay @manatsu2012 #postcrossing #postcardswap

Postcrossing - Website delivers on promise of mail from around the world

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:28:00 +0200

Postcrossing - Website delivers on promise of mail from around the world:

“You can get more information from the Internet than you could get from the mail, but it’s different to be able, especially for kids, to touch this postcard that traveled thousands of miles and look at the stamp,” she said. “It’s something that it’s easier to relate to because it’s something you can touch.”

This is the Night Mail crossing the border,Bringing the cheque and the postal order,Letters for the...

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:35:24 +0100

This is the Night Mail crossing the border,
Bringing the cheque and the postal order,
Letters for the rich, letters for the poor,
The shop at the corner and the girl next door.

Is this poem familiar to you? It’s part of the movie Night Mail, a 1936 documentary film about a LMS (London, Midland and Scottish) Railway mail train.

We’ve talked about the Railway Post Offices before, but on this documentary, you can actually see them in action:

Isn’t it fascinating? The on-board mail…

Would you like to be able to exchange more postcards at the same time? If so, then we might have...

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:16:28 +0100

Would you like to be able to exchange more postcards at the same time? If so, then we might have some good news for you!

If we could just choose, we would love to allow everyone to send as many as they wish. However, limits are necessary in Postcrossing to keep the system balanced for everyone and also to keep the project safe. But we know that the current limits are particularly hard on new members who want to get started quickly and must wait for their limits to grow slowly. So, we have…

You might have seen these stamps and postcards around… they’re part of USPS’s GO...

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:01:34 +0100

You might have seen these stamps and postcards around… they’re part of USPS’s GO GREEN program, meant to draw attention to the little things that you can do to make a difference and have a positive impact on the environment:

Out of milk? Walk or bike to the store. Repair that drippy faucet—the noise was driving you crazy, anyway. Switch to energy-efficient light bulbs. Put on a sweater instead of turning up the thermostat. Sun dry your sheets—they’ll smell wonderful!

Each…

The Singapore Philatelic Museum is once again preparing their annual exhibition dedicated to the...

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:53:58 +0100

The Singapore Philatelic Museum is once again preparing their annual exhibition dedicated to the Chinese Zodiac, this time featuring… dragons! These magical creatures have inspired legends and stories all around the world - from Saint George and the dragon, to Watatsumi, Tianlong or even… Dragon Ball!

No matter the dragon you know best, the Singapore Philatelic Museum would like you to share it with their visitors! So please send your dragon postcards to:

Singapore…

Meet Amit Gupta. He’s the founder of Jelly and Photojojo, with who Postcrossing had a long...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:11:09 +0100

Meet Amit Gupta. He’s the founder of Jelly and Photojojo, with who Postcrossing had a long lasting partnership. Amit found out some weeks ago that he had acute leukemia, a very serious condition. He needs a bone marrow transplant by the end of the month.

The problem is, Amit is South Asian, and this ethnic group is severely under-represented in the bone marrow pool. He has little time left to find a donor.

So, as a personal plea, we wanted to ask you to please join a…

Today on the spotlight we feature ddonkey (aka Agata), from Croatia. She’s passionate about...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:53:16 +0100

Today on the spotlight we feature ddonkey (aka Agata), from Croatia. She’s passionate about travelling, postcards and… donkeys! Check out her interview below:

How did you come across Postcrossing? What got you hooked?: I’ve been in love with postcards ever since I was a kid - who doesn’t love pretty portable pictures? But my first collection were stamps (equally pretty, with even greater portability!)

I first heard of Postcrossing on a Croatian PC magazine, on a section titled…

Yes, you read that right! On October 14th, PostNL will launch a real stamp, featuring Postcrossing!...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:54:50 +0200

Yes, you read that right! On October 14th, PostNL will launch a real stamp, featuring Postcrossing! How awesome is that?

For us, it’s a huge honour that the project was deemed worthy of being featured in a stamp, and we’re very grateful to PostNL (the Dutch postal service) for making this dream come true. We’d also like to thank postcrosser Raymond68 - the Postcrossing stamp exists because of his efforts and persistence.

The stamp was designed by Garech and Declan Stone, and…

Today on the spotlight we feature bodrumlu (aka İbrahim), from Turkey. He’s an avid gamer and...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:16:18 +0200

Today on the spotlight we feature bodrumlu (aka İbrahim), from Turkey. He’s an avid gamer and loves his first place on Turkey’s ranking of postcrossers!

Here is what he had to say:

How did you come across Postcrossing? What got you hooked?: In 2008, when I was a very active member of CouchSurfing, I had been looking for some websites to exchange postcards and stamps. I had seen a topic about postcards on that website and one of users mentioned Postcrossing. I clicked the link…

This week, the US Postal Service announced that it will start to honor living people in its stamps,...

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:39:31 +0200

This week, the US Postal Service announced that it will start to honor living people in its stamps, in hopes of increasing public engagement with snail mail.

Up until now, only deceased people were considered to be featured on their stamps, but this recent measure opens the door to a world of new possibilities…

So we wanted to ask you: which living person would you like to see featured on a stamp, and why?

Being a postman in Afghanistan is not for the faint of heart...

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:45:59 +0200

Being a postman in Afghanistan is not for the faint of heart...

For the second post of the Stationery makers series, we’ve talked with Liz, from dicky bird....

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:17:57 +0200

For the second post of the Stationery makers series, we’ve talked with Liz, from dicky bird. We found her online shop by accident, but were immediately drawn to her fresh and eye-catching illustrations. Her collection of greeting cards put a big smile so big on our face, so we knew we had to feature her on the blog :)

Liz started her stationery business a year ago, but says that it was years in the planning in her head! She creates the illustrations on her Mac and then the cards are…

Remember PostCarden, the postcard + garden combo? Another Studio for Design, the company behind this...

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:29:20 +0200

Remember PostCarden, the postcard + garden combo? Another Studio for Design, the company behind this lovely invention has just come up with MatchCarden, a garden in a little matchbox!

Aren’t they the cutest? We wouldn’t mind growing a few of these on our desks!

To celebrate this new launch, they’re offering a set of PostCardens (includes 4 cards: Allotment, City, Football and Botanical) to one lucky postcrosser. To participate, visit their site, and tell us:

What…

Another exciting report from our dear little mail carriers! Australia is so big that they’ve...

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:15:46 +0200

Another exciting report from our dear little mail carriers! Australia is so big that they’ve decided to stay a little longer there, and visit another friendly postcrosser, Smileyfflagge! Meanwhile, they’ve been on newspapers headlines and gave radio interviews… seems like everybody wants to meet them! :) Read their story below:

We left Mundoo in South Australia on Thursday 23 June 2011 and arrived in Coffs Harbour NSW on Monday 27 June 2011. Smileyfflagge got a big surprise…

Wow! Last week’s Tasty Cards contest was incredibly popular, with 427 comments! Everybody had...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:18:16 +0200

Wow! Last week’s Tasty Cards contest was incredibly popular, with 427 comments! Everybody had really nice suggestions, and we’ve heard that they’re already considering your ideas for new postcards! :)

Without further ado, here are the names of the five lucky winners, chosen by Paulo’s random number generator: Calaquendi, transfer, elpis, aberline and riledup!
Congratulations, each of you will receive a pack of Tasty Cards.

No luck this time? Well… what if we told…

pinkyglamorous: Pantone Postcards

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:55:47 +0200

pinkyglamorous:

Pantone Postcards

The weather up here in North Germany has been cold and rainy for the past weeks, so we’ve been...

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:27:28 +0200

The weather up here in North Germany has been cold and rainy for the past weeks, so we’ve been day-dreaming about southern beaches and warm sunny days. Pretty much like the ones in Balaklava, Ukraine, where a group of intrepid postcrossers decided they should have a meetup… on a desert island!

The gathering was attended by postcrossers in the Sevastopol area, who loaded their kayaks with postcards and paddled in the beautiful Black Sea. They settled on this small island and spent a…