Postcrossing

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Postcrossing
Postcrossing Project Logo.png
Type of site
Project website
Available inEnglish
OwnerPostcrossing Lda
Created byPaulo Magalhães
URL www.postcrossing.com
RegistrationYes
LaunchedJuly 14, 2005;18 years ago (2005-07-14) [1]

Postcrossing is an online project for people to exchange postcards with other project members globally. The project's tag line is "send a postcard and receive a postcard back from a random person somewhere in the world!" [2] The name Postcrossing is a union of the words postcard and crossing, and its origin "is loosely based on the Bookcrossing site". [3]

Contents

Members can get details of other randomly selected members to send a postcard to, then receive cards from other random members. Official exchanges between the two members occur only once, but unofficial ongoing swaps between members are possible. As of November 2023, Postcrossing had over 800,000 members in 208 countries. [4] By January 2023, 70 million registered postcards had been exchanged. [5]

How it works

To be eligible to receive a postcard, a member must first send one. When a member requests to send a postcard they are given the address of another member and a unique postcard ID (e.g. US-787). They send a postcard to that address with the postcard ID displayed. Costs of postcards and postage fees are the responsibility of the user sending the card. When the recipient registers that postcard ID, the sender becomes eligible to receive postcards. [6] Each member can write profile text visible to the sender which can contain personal information and postcard preferences. The Postcrossing system allows two members to exchange postcards only once. By default, members will exchange postcards with countries other than their own but they can decide to exchange postcards with other users in their own country. Users can express a preference not to send to repeated countries but this does not guarantee no repetitions.

Initially each member can have up to five postcards traveling at a time. Once five cards are in transit they need to wait for a card to be registered as received before they can request another address. This limit increases as users build experience exchanging cards, up to a maximum limit of 100. [7] A small proportion of postcards do not get registered as received because they get lost en route, have an unreadable ID, or are received by members who are no longer active. The system attempts to adjust for these issues to reduce the difference between the number of sent and received postcards of each member.[ citation needed ]

Members

Membership is free and anyone with an address can create an account. The greatest numbers of members, known as postcrossers, are in Russia, Taiwan and China. [8] Globally, most postcrossers reside in North America, Europe, and East Asia. As of January 2019, more than one third of the combined total of postcards were sent from Germany, Russia, and United States. [9]

Countries with most users [8] a
RankCountryUsers
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 114,962
2.Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 109,560
3.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 72,033
4.Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America 70,913
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 58,920
6.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 38,724
7.Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 32,137
8.Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 32,033
9.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 26,256
10.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 21,998
11.Flag of France.svg  France 17,935
12.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 17,722
13.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 16,865
14.Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11,828
15.Flag of India.svg  India 11,262
    
Countries with most sent postcards [8]
RankCountrySent postcards
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11,867,906
2.Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America 8,338,137
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8,286,836
4.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5,071,353
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4,098,818
6.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2,874,002
7.Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2,870,060
8.Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2,636,666
9.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1,821,960
10.Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1,702,265
11.Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1,611,190
12.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1,597,774
13.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1,478,960
14.Flag of France.svg  France 1,436,335
15.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1,198,061

^a Table last updated January 17, 2023

History

Postcrossing was created by Paulo Magalhães. It was initially a hobby based on his enjoyment of receiving postcards: [10] "The element of surprise of receiving postcards from different places in the world (many of which you would probably never have heard of) can turn your mailbox into a box of surprises – and who wouldn't like that?" [11] He started the website on July 14, 2005, hosted at his home on an old computer in clothes closet. The project rapidly grew internationally, initially via word-of-mouth then promoted by media attention.

The millionth Postcrossing postcard was received on April 11, 2008. [12] [13] The project's popularity continued to accelerate, reaching two million in February 2009. [14] The five millionth postcard was received in August 2010, [15] shortly after the project's fifth anniversary, [16] and the 10 millionth postcard was registered in January 2012. [17] As of 2023, approximately one million postcards are registered every two or three months, passing the milestone of 70 million postcards received on January 4, 2023. [5]

Postcards exchanged per month Postcrossing Stats (August 2005-June 2019).svg
Postcards exchanged per month

Postcard Milestones

MillionDateTime (UTC)FromToPostcard
1 [12] [13] April 11, 20083:03 pmFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Romania.svg  Romania TR-8482 [19]
2 [14] February 26, 20096:34 amFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DE-292437 [20]
3 [21] September 24, 20094:09 pmFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia FI-637138 [22]
4 [23] March 28, 201010:14 amFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands CZ-48446 [24]
5 [15] August 24, 20107:14 pmFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand IT-98823 [25]
6December 30, 201012:03 pmFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ES-97547 [26]
7 [27] April 19, 20116:59 pmFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands CN-357628 [28]
8August 2, 201111:28 amFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Japan.svg  Japan FI-1149781 [29]
9November 3, 20115:13 amFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Russia.svg  Russia CN-450151 [30]
10 [17] January 27, 20124:56 pmFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Germany.svg  Germany JP-232027 [31]
11April 3, 20128:04 pmFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland US-1615550 [32]
12June 12, 20126:28 pmFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands US-1710034 [33]
13August 22, 20125:08 amFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Flag of Russia.svg  Russia HK-45392 [34]
14October 25, 20128:52 pmFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. NL-1464473 [35]
15 [36] December 31, 20121:46 pmFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DE-1800737 [37]
16March 4, 20137:21 amFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Russia.svg  Russia UA-487482 [38]
17May 1, 201312:20 amFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia RU-1658153 [39]
18July 3, 20136:57 amFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan FI-1791281 [40]
19September 2, 20139:56 amFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UA-737378 [41]
20 [42] October 29, 20135:49 amFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan US-2449004 [43]
21December 23, 201310:54 pmFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Italy.svg  Italy NL-2232945 [44]
22February 17, 20143:03 pmFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Poland.svg  Poland NL-2339217 [45]
23 [46] April 10, 201410:47 amFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DE-3043747 [47]
24 [48] June 8, 201412:40 pmFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Flag of Japan.svg  Japan LV-150063 [49]
25 [50] August 10, 201411:02 amFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Germany.svg  Germany NL-2612179 [51]
26 [52] October 10, 20143:36 amFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong US-3009516 [53]
27December 7, 20142:05 amFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan JP-612910 [54]
28February 5, 20157:13 pmFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Germany.svg  Germany NL-2863567 [55]
29April 2, 20154:04 pmFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. NL-2930266 [56]
30 [57] June 2, 201512:27 amFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DE-4221494 [58]
31August 5, 201511:39 amFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines NL-3078076 [59]
32October 6, 20156:40 pmFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. RO-109708 [60]
33December 5, 201511:37 amFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Japan.svg  Japan NL-3242698 [61]
34February 4, 20167:41 pmFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany FI-2619857 [62]
35March 31, 201611:49 pmFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. HK-407034 [63]
36May 31, 20166:34 pmFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. CN-1943122 [64]
37August 2, 20167:08 pmFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. RU-4866496 [65]
38October 4, 20164:09 pmFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. NL-3579375 [66]
39December 7, 20167:56 amFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. TW-2105862 [67]
40 [68] February 13, 20176:39 amFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Flag of France.svg  France TW-2118751 [69]
41April 17, 201710:46 amFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Flag of Japan.svg  Japan CZ-1159412 [70]
42June 28, 20176:15 pmFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany US-4715663 [71]
43September 2, 20172:23 pmFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Germany.svg  Germany CN-2281671 [72]
44November 7, 201710:46 pmFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica RU-6019041 [73]
45January 16, 20186:26 pmFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia AU-590448 [74]
46March 20, 20186:00 pmFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DE-6951547 [75]
47May 28, 20188:03 amFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan US-5301280 [76]
48August 7, 20183:47 amFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand US-5456394 [77]
49October 16, 20181:32 amFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. RU-6804601 [78]
50 [79] December 27, 20187:13 pmFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Russia.svg  Russia IL-60207 [80]
51March 4, 201910:56 amFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Flag of France.svg  France SI-174914 [81]
52May 13, 20195:47 amFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Russia.svg  Russia RU-7247664 [82]
53July 25, 20195:25 amFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden US-6129158 [83]
54October 7, 20195:27 pmFlag of France.svg  France Flag of Russia.svg  Russia FR-1208264 [84]
55December 18, 20194:56 pmFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DE-8811634 [85]
56February 28, 202011:49 amFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Russia.svg  Russia NL-4570321 [86]
57June 5, 20207:15 pmFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DE-9251821 [87]
58August 28, 20209:17 amFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany CZ-1723155 [88]
59November 10, 20208:51 pmFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Flag of Germany.svg  Germany TW-3064528 [89]
60 [90] January 25, 202110:17 pmFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia BY-2711325 [91]
61April 2, 20210:57 amFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China NL-4843833 [92]
62 [93] [94] June 8, 20210:01 amFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. CN-3120100 [95]
63August 18, 202107:12 amFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan US-7750150 [96]
64October 26, 20211:07 pmFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany FI-4039073 [97]
65January 4, 20228:39 pmFlag of France.svg  France Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary FR-1467922 [98]
66March 9, 20227:44 pmFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands FI-4130313 [99]
67May 25, 20221:11 pmFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus CN-3322046 [100]
68August 10, 20226:13 pmFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany SK-278899 [101]
69October 22, 20227:18 pmFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany US-8785398 [102]
70January 4, 202311:36 pmFlag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. Flag of the United States.svg  U.S.A. US-9001590 [5]

Postcrossing-themed stamps

The first Postcrossing-themed stamp was released by PostNL in 2011. Since then more than a dozen countries' postal services have followed suit, some releasing multiple Postcrossing-themed stamps. [103] [104] [105] The majority of these stamps have been launched in partnership with the Postcrossing community but some "unofficial" stamps displayed the Postcrossing trademark without approval of the Postcrossing organization.

List of official Postcrossing stamps

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Stamp of Russia 2015 No 1911 Postcrossing.jpg
Postcrossing stamp from Ukraine (1).jpg
Jan 2017 - Belarus Postcrossing Stamp.jpg
Feb 2017 - Romania Postcrossing Stamp.png
July 2017 - Indonesia Postcrossing Stamps.png
Feb 2018 - Hungary Postcrossing Stamp.jpg
June 2018 - Moldova Postcrossing Stamp.jpg
July 2021 Belarus Postcrossing Stamp.jpg
Some Postcrossing stamps. From left to right, up to down:
1. January 2, 2014. Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Belposhta released their own Postcrossing-themed stamp in Belarus. The stamp was designed by Inga Turlo and features the words "Happy Postcrossing" in both English and Belarusian. [104] [106] The English text is displayed using many colors and designs. 2.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia The Russian Post issued a stamp designed by Olga Shushlebina. The stamp shows the words "Я ❤ посткроссинг" (Russian: "I ❤ postcrossing") and schematic pictures of world sights. [104] [107] 3.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4.Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Belposhta launched their second Postcrossing-themed stamps in Belarus. The stamp was designed by Marina Vitkovskaya and features the words "Happy Postcrossing" in both English and Belarusian. [108] [104] 5.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6.Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Indonesia Post presented three new Postcrossing-themed stamps on Postcrossing's 12th anniversary. [109] 7.Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova The Post of Moldova created their first Postcrossing-themed stamp featuring postcards zooming around the globe. [110] 9.Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Yauheniya Biadonik designed Belarus' third Postcrossing-themed stamp. [111]

Stamps officially backed by the Postcrossing community are posted on the Postcrossing blog: [103]

World Postcard Day (October 1st)

On October 1, 2019, Postcrossing organised global events to celebrate the postcard's 150th anniversary. Events included postcard exhibitions, special cancellations marks, postcard writing workshops and seminars, commemorative postcards and special stamp issues. [112] Postcrossing organised an exhibition at the Universal Postal Union's (UPU) headquarters in Bern, with postcards from across the world sharing messages about the importance of postcards. [113]

Following the success of these events, in 2020 Postcrossing launched World Postcard Day. [114] Commemorative postcards and special cancellation marks were issued to mark the day. [115] A commemorative postcard for the event was chosen in a competition for design and art students. Special events included online postcard exhibitions, postcard writing workshops and online meetings. [115] A lesson plan was created in eight languages to help teacher introduce postcards to young children in schools. Further events have been held annually since 2020. [116]

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