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Typography Briefly @typographybriefly.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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

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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A new triangle-shaped U.S. postage stamp commemorates the Postcrossing project, connecting people globally through postcard exchanges.

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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!

Hand holding several postcards in front of a red Malaysian postbox with two mail slots and postage-rate labels.

Two red Malaysian postboxes side by side on a sunny sidewalk, with a bank sign in the background.

Row of postboxes outside a building: four red Malaysian postboxes in different shapes and one yellow postbox in the middle.

Hand holding a fan of postcards in front of a red Pos Malaysia postbox.

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!

Cover of the German local newspaper “Der Bännjerückbote” with a hen and chicks, next to an envelope with stamps and a printed letter.

Article page from a German local newspaper featuring four Postcrossers in matching Postcrossing T-shirts holding postcards.

Eleanor’s Trousers @eleanorstrousers.bsky.social · 4mo ago

✍️ 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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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! #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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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!

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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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!

John @philatelovely.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Poppies, sunshine, and a postcard ready to head off into the world! 😍 #postcrossing #postcards

Hand holding a postcard with an illustration of a dog posting letters into a blue mailbox, photographed outdoors among green grass and bright red poppies in sunlight.

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

A snowy #PostboxSaturday from Germany! ❄️ David (aka duck2006) spotted his local postbox in a small town near Frankfurt a few weeks ago, looking very cosy under its thick snow “hat”! ☃️

Yellow German mailbox on a metal post covered in snow, with snow-covered bushes in the background

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 6mo ago

Look at this! Christa (aka dolldalera) visited the Naminara Republic (a micronation on Nami island, in South Korea 🇰🇷) and found the sweetest little postal setup: a cosy writing corner, a cheerful mascot, and a bright red “Naminara Post” box waiting for postcards. 😍 #PostboxSaturday #postcrossing

Wooden postcard-writing booth with a red back panel covered in Korean text, a “How to” instruction poster on the left, and a smiling cartoon character in a postman hat on the right.

Bright red mailbox on a curved stand labeled “Naminara POST,” set beside a wooden hut and a tree.

Red-framed door labeled “NAMINARA REPUBLIC POST OFFICE,” with a snowman mascot holding a postcard in front and rustic wooden buildings behind it.

The iconic Aran jumper is being celebrated by An Post with the launch of a new stamp collection

Iconic Aran jumper to be honoured on postage stamps

The iconic Aran jumper is being celebrated by An Post with the launch of a new stamp collection.

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Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · 6mo ago

While children’s illustration since the 2000s ‘has tended to move towards simpler visuals often inspired by graphic and digital design’, Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s ‘The Jolly Postman’ is a valuable reminder of ‘the delights of staying analogue’, writes Kirsten Tambling

A love letter to ‘The Jolly Postman’

Forty years after it was first published, Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s classic picture book delivers as much joy and humour as ever, writes Kirsten Tambling

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Anand Philip @anandphilipc.sigmoid.social.ap.brid.gy · 6mo ago

The language of stamps https://community.postcrossing.com/t/the-language-of-stamps/147685/20 this whole thread is lovely.

in the picture postage stamps are shown pasted on different parts of a post card and in different orientations. under each is a description of what it means.
the texts read "i am faithful to you" "write at once" "in thoughts with you" "do you remember me" and more based on the orientation and location.

A new book review on the blog! 📚 “Posted in the Past” is a love letter to postcards, mail, and the stories they carry. Here’s Nicky's review: www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/02...

Book Review: Posted in the Past

Check out Nicky's review of Helen Baggott's Posted in the Past, a book which looks at old postcards and tries to trace who wrote and received them!

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አዲስ @uusisuru.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A snowy #PostboxSaturday from Guarda, Portugal ❄️📮 This bright red postbox was spotted a few weeks ago by our friend Marta — looking very cosy in its winter hat!

Red cylindrical postbox labeled “CORREIO 693” in a snowy street, with snow piled on top and around it, and stone steps and old building walls in the background.

Post office run with my @postcrossing.com tote bag 🏤

Do you usually notice the postmarks on your postcards? Rebecca (aka zincirli) from Toronto collects pictorial cancels—tiny works of art from post offices. Meet her in our latest Spotlight! www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/02... #postcrossing

Postcrossing Spotlight: zincirli from Canada!

Rebecca (zincirli) got interested in pictorial cancellation marks, which piqued our interest! Here we invite her to tell us a bit about them and show us some of her favourites, and share her Postcross...

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