From my desk to 🇹🇼 🇧🇾 🇳🇱🇺🇸

i had today off so i spent some time writing some cards. I may have got carried away 😆

Hi there as you can see I'm pretty new to all this use of reddit.
I'm 35f from Aus and use to love sending postcard to my family and friends but as I got older things happen and suddenly sending things looks like it was in a decline.
Recently the past year I've been trying to pick up my old
Hobbies of journaling and picking up a pen instead of my devices so here I am.
Anyone interested in sending postcard to me and vice versa?

My friends often bring me postcards when they go on vacations because they know I like them. They don't mail them though and they don't have any messages on them. I'm torn on whether I should use them for Postcrossing or keep them as little keepsakes of my friends' adventures. What would you do?

EDIT: Maybe ten minutes after they signed up, the account was removed. Well done moderators for keeping an eye out on sign-ups!

I like to have a browse through the "what is happening now" tab every so often because it's fun, and just now I clicked on the profile of a user who had only just signed up. I'm not entirely sure, but I can't think of a non-malicious or at the very least non-spammy/advertising reason why a search-engine optimization marketing company would create an account on Postcrossing. The terms of service also forbid businesses from opening accounts. Is there a way to report an account, or have I misread the terms somewhere? They've not signed up for long so it's understandable the account hasn't been moderated.

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to find this exact postcard from Lisbon, Portugal. My friend recently went to Portugal and bought this postcard. She really liked it but lost it and was really sad. i want to buy it for her to surprise her.

It is a Polaroid-style postcard with a photograph of Tram 28 carrying a Licor Beirão advertisement. The bottom says “Lisboa” in a handwritten-style font.

I've already contacted:

Edições 19 de Abril — not theirs

Casa dos Postais — not theirs

Lisboa Shop — not theirs

I've searched Etsy, Zazzle, eBay and Delcampe without finding it.

I'm particularly interested in identifying the photographer, publisher or shop that originally sold it.

I'm in Canada and would like to buy several copies if anyone knows where I can find them.

Any help identifying this would be hugely appreciated!

I had to post 2 letters for the first time in my life a few weeks ago, but i haven’t received anything back yet, and the anxiety is starting to really get to me.

I bought these in person directly from royal mail near the start of August, so i assumed they’d still be valid, but when i looked it up the website said i’d need stamps with a bar code and now i feel sick

I included the receipts, appropriately redacted. The 25/32/33 cent stamps were 40% off of face value. The 10 cent stamps were 44% off face value.

Shipping was Zero. It was mailed USPS in a reused Omaha Steak box (I ain't mad...) with their cost being $10.50 in postage/tracking/insurance.

Soooo... at least 40% offa face value for a cost of $110, then they ATE 10.50 in shipping (though I dunno if that was policy or accident)

Product was well packed.

Order was placed on 1Sept26, received 4Sept26.

Ebay: Henry Gitner Philatelists.

Nice assortment in excellent condition. Particularly jazzed about the Aerospace/OuterSpace related ones like the 1975 Apollo Soyuz stamp........

My recipient listed several interests, one of which was old comics (including Tintin), and another was space. Though I'm unsure whether this Tintin card is supposed to be a space suit or underwater suit, it looks close enough. And I was really pleased that I still had several older space stamps i could pair with the newer Barbie astronaut stamp! 👨‍🚀🚀🌌✨️

Finally reached the milestone of 100 cards sent in 1 year 4 months from starting this hobby!

My recent outgoing postcards that I posted this morning!

One is in an envelope as the receipt mentioned she loves tea so I also added my favourite teabag for her (Pukka Lemon, ginger and Manuka honey 🍋🫚🍯 ). One for someone who likes postcards about your local area/town. Two for people who love the ocean and one for someone who loves flowers & nature 🌺

I might be excited about the postcard decoration opportunities.

Does anyone recommend a website to order custom made postcards? Some I see like VistaPrint, want me to order like 25, 100, 500, 1000. I don't want that many. I would like to make some postcards from my pictures on my phone. Maybe 1-5 postcards/picture. I have several pictures. Thanks in advance. 📫

I was busy for a bit and am catching up on my slots, forum, and direct swaps!

I’ll post a few on here separated out every day until I’ve shared my favorite ones and so the individual cards can get the spotlight they deserve 😊💌✨