FAQ

Where do I get my postcards?

Postcrossing-A great site for exchanging postcards with people throughout the world. Their main system is well-organized and does a great job of hooking you up, over time, with people in most every country. And they are remarkably flake-proof! Postcards from Postcrossing are often called "Officials."

Forums/Postcrossing-This is the forums or message boards of the Postcrossing system. If you want to get postcards more quickly, or you're looking to collect specific kinds of postcards, you may want to register here and find your way around. I spend most of my time in the area marked Tags-postcards only. So, if you see me explaining that a postcard was from a "Book Recommendation Tag" or somesuch thing, now you know where it came from.

Swap-Bot-This is a site for all kinds of swaps, not just postcards. I've been on Swap-Bot for a long time doing afghan square and CD swaps, and just recently discovered there is a section for postcard swaps, too! Look all around, there are tons of different kinds of things there to swap!

Postcard postage from the US to:
U.S.A-$0.28
Canada-$0.75
Mexico-$0.79
Anywhere Else-$0.98

The Postal Store-An online place to get odd postage, since you can't always get anything but the $0.44 stamps at the grocery store. This will keep you from having to go to the post office if you don't want to. NOTE-They offer a free catalog, the USA Philatelic Catalog, every quarter, just go to the site, type that in, put it in your cart and send for it. Shipping is free for that, but for stamp orders it's a dollar. Sometimes that's worth it not to stand in line...

Where to buy postcards? Most anywhere around you that has a "souvenir" section will have postcards. In my neighborhood I can find pretty decent tourist ones at the Wal-Mart, King Soopers and Walgreens. Also, the local bookstores carry them. And that's just the places you're likely to go anyway, many places you pay to get in will sell them, too! You'd be surprised how common they are when you start paying attention! Go get 'em and ship 'em out! :-)