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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 1h
#WorldPostcardDay is tomorrow! If you've received any postcards you haven't registered yet, please take a minute to do so — someone on the other side might be waiting for that slot in order to participate on the big day!
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松島みぃ~ぷ @meep-matsushima.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
two more @postcrossing.com postcards came in today! one from Russia and my first from the Philippines!
two postcards: 1) anime boy with white hair and purple eyes and 2) two handmade bunny dolls with Russian text that says "there's nothing more precious than hugs" according to the sender
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The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society @letterappsoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Send some loved ones some lovely postcards full of love and joy and humour and cheer this #WorldPostcardDay! Use pretty stamps if you can. 🥰✉️🌍🌎🌏👍
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 25/09/2026
Less than one week to go... are you ready for #worldpostcardday? 📯
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World Postcard Day checklist!
World Postcard Day is only one week away, so it’s time to check your postcards, stamps, Px slots… and ravioli. Here’s a quick checklist to make sure you’re ready for October 1st!
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 13/09/2026
Do you also have lots of pretty washi tapes sitting in a drawer, waiting for their moment...? 👀 Come check out Ksenia's tutorial on how to turn your tapes into beautiful handmade postcards!
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Painting with washi tape: a handmade postcard tutorial
Ever wondered what you could do with all those beautiful washi tapes in your drawer? Ksenia shows us how to turn them into stunning handmade postcards, one colorful layer at a time!
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mentaldrams_mark @mentaldrams-mark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Look at this charming fellow outside of #Laphroaig distillery on #Islay for today's #PostboxSaturday. The other one is @maltmusings.bsky.social 😂 Another great tour with the #DrivenByDrams gang
George VI "hovis" style lamp postbox set into a white wall surrounding Laphroaig distillery
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HappyHiker @happyhiker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Happy #PostboxSaturday
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 05/09/2026
#WorldPostcardDay is less than a month away! We’ve put together a handy FAQ with everything you need to know about the badge, postcard limits, events, special postmarks, the Postcard Lounge… and the official menu for the day! 😋
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World Postcard Day 2026 — are you ready?
World Postcard Day is less than a month away, so we’ve gathered the most common questions about badges, postcards, limits, events and the Postcard Lounge in one handy place.
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 03/09/2026
Do you know where the professor/university card is from? It would be perfect for some friends who are doing PhDs! 😍
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 01/09/2026
This month, what are you looking forward to? :)
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September Writing Prompt: Things to look forward to
Each month, we offer a writing prompt in case you can't think of anything to write on your postcards, and this month we want to hear about the things you're looking forward to for this month!
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 27/08/2026
The Little Mail Carriers are still island-hopping across the Pacific, and their latest stop was French Polynesia! 🇵🇫 They found beautiful postmarks, warm welcomes, turquoise waters and a few travel surprises along the way, including one very patient ship.
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The Little Mail Carriers visit French Polynesia
The Little Mail Carriers’ Pacific adventure continues in French Polynesia, with post office visits, special postmarks, clear lagoon waters and an unexpected two-day travel delay. Come along as they ma...
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 29/07/2026
Postal workers come in all shapes and sizes… including very small cats! 🙀 This week on the blog, Nicky reviews Catto’s Post Office, a short and charming game about delivering packages around a tiny town, meeting characters, doing sidequests, and finding hidden rubber duckies!
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Game Review: Catto's Post Office
For a change of pace, today Nicky's reviewing a short PC game they played featuring a cat working to deliver post! The game is suitable for kids, but Nicky was pretty charmed as well.
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 22/07/2026
The 2026 #WorldPostcardDay design is here! "Paper Bridges" by Oce celebrates how a small piece of paper becomes a bridge between two people. It's free to download and print, and this year, we even have an outline version for children to color — enjoy! 📮 www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/07...
World Postcard Day postcard design titled Paper Bridges by Oce, featuring bold teal and orange lettering woven with folded white paper ribbons forming bridge-like arches, set against a cream background with a sun, crescent moon, and birds.Mockup of the 2026 World Postcard Day postcard resting on an envelope, showing the cream-colored card with 'World Postcard Day' in bold teal and orange lettering, displayed against a teal background.Black-and-white outline version of the 2026 World Postcard Day postcard, ready for coloring, with the bold lettering and paper-ribbon design left uncolored for kids to fill in.
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 14/07/2026
We're turning 21 today, if you can believe it!! 😱🥳🎊 Come join us on the Postcard Lounge and write postcards together with postcrossers all around the world! #postcrossing #postcards
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Happy 21st birthday, Postcrossing!
Postcrossing turns 21 today, and we’re celebrating with the return of the Postcard Lounge. Come write postcards with us!
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 23/04/2026
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
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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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Typography Briefly @typographybriefly.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A new triangle-shaped U.S. postage stamp commemorates the Postcrossing project, connecting people globally through postcard exchanges.
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Save What Matters
Curate Feeds | Make Collections | Customize Email Briefs
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 18/04/2026
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.
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 17/04/2026
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.
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 14/04/2026
✍️ 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.”
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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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Eleanor’s Trousers @eleanorstrousers.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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!
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 31/03/2026
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
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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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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 27/03/2026
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!
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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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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 27/03/2026
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!
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 25/03/2026
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.
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John @philatelovely.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 21/03/2026
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
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 14/03/2026
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.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 19/02/2026
The iconic Aran jumper is being celebrated by An Post with the launch of a new stamp collection
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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 · 02/03/2026
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
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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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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 22/02/2026
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...
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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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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 21/02/2026
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.
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አዲስ @uusisuru.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Post office run with my @postcrossing.com tote bag 🏤
Beige tote bag with #Postcrossing logo screenprinted on it in red, blue and white
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 07/02/2026
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
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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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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 04/02/2026
Happy Mail Carrier Appreciation Day! 📮 Posties make Postcrossing possible, one delivery at a time... so today’s a perfect day to leave a postcard or a quick note of thanks for yours. www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/01...
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 28/01/2026
Mail art call! 🎉 Celebrate Keelung’s 400th anniversary by sending a postcard blessing by Apr 30 and it’ll be displayed at YM Oceanic Culture & Art Museum (Jul–Dec 2026). Details: www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/01...
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Mail Art Call for Keelung’s 400th Anniversary
Keelung is turning 400 — and the YM Oceanic Culture & Art Museum is inviting Postcrossers worldwide to join a special mail art exhibition. Send a postcard with your wishes and be part of the…
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Jonas @magnarssontv.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Wow! I have sent 4000 postcards via #Postcrossing! 4000 different people from all over the world got mail. Such an overwhelming moment...and I have to write them some new ones today, 5000 should come soon! 😉 #postcards #mailart #stamps #briefmarken #Philately @postcrossing.com @d-b-z.bsky.social
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 26/12/2025
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Book Review: The Correspondent
Do you love an epistolary novel? Letters can tell us so much about a person, after all: Virgina Evans' The Correspondent gives us a beautiful character study that Nicky found riveting.
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 18/12/2025
Frank hops between countries back and forth to send interesting postcards from these curious enclaves! 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 #postcrossing
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How to double "travel mode" fun: the Baarle experience
Travel mode usually means sending postcards from one new country… but what if you could hop back and forth between two with just a few steps? In the quirky border town of Baarle, Frank managed to do e...
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Appel 🐸✨ @appeltjesgroen.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Recently started Postcrossing again. Did it loads during my study while living alone, but I miss receiving letters ans postcards. No one sends anything anymore so hope this will make it fun again! These cards will go to China and South-Korea. #postcrossing
Hand holding up two postcards. One with a soft watercolour realistic cat amongst flowers. The other Nijntje (or Miffy) with clogs, a Dutch flag and a windmill in the background
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Victoria @vembx.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Incoming #Postcrossing from Japan today
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 10/12/2025
Are you a young artist who loves postcards? PostEurop is running a postcard contest for 18–25 year olds to celebrate the 70 years of its #EUROPAstamps program! The theme is "Unity in Europe" and winners get €500 + their design printed on postcards! 😍 #postcards #philately
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EUROPA Stamps 70th Anniversary — postcard design competition
Know a young artist who loves postcards — or are you one yourself? PostEurop is celebrating 70 years of EUROPA stamps with a “Unity in Europe” postcard design competition for 18–25 year olds, where th...
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Yvonne @maedje.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Today I visited a store in the lovely Dutch city of Deventer dedicated to postcards for the very first time. A must-see for postcard and stationary lovers! #postcrossing #snailmail #deventer
Art Nouveau(?)-style painting on a window of a Deventer, Netherlands, postcard and stationary store with the word Postcrossing on top.Old red wall postbox in Deventer, Netherlands, with two openings, one for letters and one for prints.
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 26/11/2025
Instead of focusing on newly bought things, this forum topic instead encourages postcrossers to go through what they already have. Come brag about your empty postcard boxes and empty rolls of washi tape!
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What have you USED from your stash for Postcrossing? 😁
In this thread…. …… lots of people talked about wanting to use up items that they had already bought. I feel the same way! There is a thread about what people bought for Postcrossing. So I thou...
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 22/11/2025
20 years of happy mail, packed into one bundle! 🎉 Our 20th-anniversary set comes with fancy reproductions of PT-1 (the first postcard ever sent through Postcrossing!) and cheeky Cinderella stamps to dress them up. Grab a set and keep the celebrations going in this year! 👉 shop.postcrossing.com
A pack of postcards and cinderella stamps peeks out of a manilla envelope.A sheet of cinderella stamps featuring P20 imagery.Some lighthouse-themed postcards, a pen and 2 P20 cinderella stamps.
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 21/11/2025
We love postcard boxes! They're cheap and offer you a variety of interesting postcards to send! 🥳
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From Miffy to Marimekko: postcard boxes we love
Fresh postcard boxes have landed: from watercolor shores and mushroom meadows to Marimekko pops and Miffy charm... Dive in for a quick browse (and plenty of temptation) plus links to even more sets th...
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Karen @byronsbrain.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
On today’s post via #PostCrossing #stamps
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 13/11/2025
Can you point the islands of Wallis and Futuna on a map? 🗺️Come discover them with our intrepid Little Mail Carriers!
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The Little Mail Carriers visit Wallis and Futuna
The Little Mail Carriers have landed somewhere very special: Wallis and Futuna! Come along as they discover flower garlands, crater lakes, and a wonderfully busy little post office at the heart of isl...
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 10/11/2025
In that case, we think you'll enjoy our latest blog post! www.postcrossing.com/blog/2025/11... :)
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The Little Mail Carriers visit Wallis and Futuna
The Little Mail Carriers have landed somewhere very special: Wallis and Futuna! Come along as they discover flower garlands, crater lakes, and a wonderfully busy little post office at the heart of isl...
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Postcrossing project @postcrossing.com · 28/10/2025
Meet João Machado — master of color, form, and some of Portugal’s most striking stamp designs. Don't miss the cheeky giveaway at the end of the post for a chance to win one of his famous cork stamps! 😍
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A Unique Chromatic Code: Master Designer João Machado’s Journey from Sculpture to Stamps
Discover João Machado — the celebrated artist whose bold vision transformed Portuguese stamp design. From hand-drawn beginnings to a remarkable cork stamp, dive into his inspirations in our interview ...
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