Postcrossing Blog

Jackie Morris is an artist and writer based in Wales. Her Wild Cards postcard set, a collaboration w

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/04/15/inside-a-butterfly-s-wing-jackie-morris-s-wild-cards

Today is Earth Day, which means it's time for our annual report on the expansion of Postcrossing's t

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/04/22/postcrossing-s-tiny-forest-expansion-update

Hi everyone! Some time ago, the Little Mail Carriers visited the third-largest island in the world:

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/04/08/the-little-mail-carriers-in-borneo-kalimantan

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/04/01/april-writing-prompt-slang

Rose Wong is a New York-based illustrator whose work can be found in the popular Flower Box set, and

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/03/26/little-moments-of-art-flower-box-artist-rose-wong

Today we bring you a heartwarming and international friendship story, made of many postcards, emails

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/03/20/postcrossing-connections-stetsflauschig-and-ybur

One of my Christmas presents this year was a book on handwriting: Script & Scribble: The Rise an

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/03/13/book-review-script-scribble

Did you notice that the 2023 campaign of Cards for Literacy with Deutsche Post had one extra day for

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/03/01/postcards-for-a-good-cause-2023-results

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/02/27/march-writing-prompt-unusual-sports

Bob Eckstein is an award-winning writer, New Yorker cartoonist, and author/illustrator of The New Yo

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/02/21/always-push-the-envelope-bob-eckstein-on-the-world-s-greatest-bookstores

Sometime ago, we stumbled on this unexpected topic on the forum, where postcrosser Meowpurr tells he

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/03/07/sending-postcards-from-germany-s-deepest-postbox

Chris (aka chrisbonham11)'s profile caught our attention because of his quest to find a set of postc

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/02/14/postcrossing-spotlight-chrisbonham11-from-the-uk

In the spirit of mail sometimes taking the scenic route to their destinations, this blog post is a

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/02/07/the-little-mail-carriers-in-franconia

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/02/01/february-writing-prompt-the-stamps-you-re-using

February is a busy month in the mail calendar, and we can't wait for it to start! Are you ready?

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/01/27/month-of-letters-2024-mail-carrier-appreciation-day-repost

Chrissy Lau is an award-winning, British-born Chinese designer/illustrator based in Sydney, Australi

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/01/21/deeper-meanings-behind-the-art-chrissy-lau-on-zodiac-stamps-and-more

Did you hear that sound? It was the sound of postcard number 75 million reaching its recipient and b

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/01/08/postcrossing-in-numbers-2023-stats

Over the forum, there's a fun topic called "You know you're a postcrosser when...", started by Jenny

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/01/15/you-know-you-re-a-postcrosser-when

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2024/01/01/january-writing-prompt-colour-related-expressions

Jeffrey Brown is a New York Times best-selling cartoonist based in Chicago. He’s written books for

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/12/17/feeling-and-laughing-is-okay-jeff-brown-on-his-star-wars-adventures

Some months ago, we received a message from Janna (aka revode) who told us about her visit to a wond

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/12/09/the-little-mail-carriers-at-the-porter-county-museum

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/12/01/december-writing-prompt-mythological-creatures-from-your-country

It's that joyous time again — the season when Postcrossing postcards become beacons of hope and su

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/11/27/postcrossing-deutsche-post-postcards-for-a-good-cause-2023

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/11/01/november-writing-prompt-a-breathtaking-landmark-or-view

So, this is a bit of a different post, but we're excited to tell you about a school in northern Ghan

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/12/24/prince-and-princess-foundation-academy

To many, the name "Mulready" might not ring a bell… but more avid postcard-connoisseurs will know

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/11/06/mulready-stationery

Clark Little is an award-winning photographer based in Hawai’i. His 2022 book, The Art of Waves, w

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/10/25/nature-s-power-beauty-and-magic-clark-little-on-the-art-of-waves

I promised I'd review E.C.R. Lorac's Post After Post-Mortem next, a book by one of my favourite

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/11/15/book-review-post-after-post-mortem

It's been a while since we've had a friendship story on the blog, and we miss them! A while ago, p

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/10/17/postcrossing-connections-nanpc-seb_hcd

Friends, wasn't World Postcard Day the most glorious celebration? The amount of postcards, meetings,

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/10/09/world-postcard-day-2023-wrap-up

The most anticipated day of the year is here at last — it's World Postcard Day! Today is the day

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/10/01/hurray-it-s-world-postcard-day

We're in countdown mode for World Postcard Day around here, and the excitement for the big day is gr

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/09/19/the-world-postcard-day-is-coming-up

Last year, we had a post on the blog about Reto's Travel Mode experience in South Georgia, an island

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/09/25/penguins-postcards-preservation-antarctica-s-hidden-postal-gem

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/09/01/september-writing-prompt-your-favourite-card-board-games

Carolyn Gavin is a painter, illustrator, and designer based in Toronto, Canada. A flower child of th

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/09/07/color-and-pattern-everywhere-flower-box-artist-carolyn-gavin

Alright, let's do this! We've done our best to make sure everything was shipshape with the second mo

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/08/15/world-postcard-day-2023-new-postcard

We're writing this post to address an important matter concerning the recently concluded World Postc

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/08/10/the-world-postcard-day-design-contest

I've been excited to write this book review for a while! Lydia Pyne's book on postcards is lovely: f

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/08/27/book-review-postcards-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-world-s-first-social-network

Hanako's dreamy posts on Instagram caught our attention some years ago. Featuring quirky Japanese ma

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/08/21/the-little-mail-carriers-in-tokyo

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/08/01/august-writing-prompt-birds

Inge Löök is a Finnish illustrator and gardener who is perhaps best known for her "merry aunti

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/07/26/merry-aunties-a-conversation-with-inge-loeoek

It's our birthday today! Hurraaaaaaaay!! 🎉🎉🎉 Eighteen years... can you believe it? If P

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/07/14/happy-18th-birthday-postcrossing

Sue (aka Suegathman) has been a guest on the Postcardist podcast, and a huge fan of postcards and co

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/07/20/postcrossing-spotlight-suegathman-from-the-usa

The World Postcard Day postcard design contest is underway, and with a week to go, it's time to meet

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/07/07/meet-the-judges-of-the-world-postcard-day-design-contest

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/07/01/july-writing-prompt-relaxation

I've been promising for a while that I'd write a review of Emmi Itäranta's The Moonday Letters. Thi

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/06/26/book-review-the-moonday-letters

Maybe some of you remember we used to have a series a loooong time ago on the blog featuring illustr

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/06/19/women-in-cards-an-interview-with-rachel-ignotofsky

June is here, and you know what time it is... it's time to open the submissions for the World Po

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/06/07/world-postcard-day-2023-design-contest

The writing prompts invite postcrossers to write about a different topic on their postcards’ messa

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/06/01/june-writing-prompt-your-favourite-word

It probably doesn't come as too much of a surprise to learn that here at Postcrossing we're really i

https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2023/06/13/show-us-your-post-office