As mentioned in my why a reluctant philatelist post, I have enjoyed collecting postcards for some time. I particularly am fond of ones with maps - country maps, city, maps, maps of transit systems.
I recently signed up with Postcrossing, a project that allows participants to exchange postcards with others around the world. The idea is simple: send a postcard, get a postcard. The project was started in 2005 by Paulo Magalhães. The project now boasts over 800,000 registered members from 209 countries. An astounding 63,774,843 postcards have been received. Right now I have six postcards traveling and have received six.
My Postcrossing cards sent from Spain, Connecticut, Prague, Miami, Netherlands, and Germany
Postcrossing has been such a joy. There is something wonderful about selecting, writing, and decorating a card to send off, as well as receiving one. Postcrossers use stamps, stickers, washi tape, and hand-drawn pictures to decorate cards. Each one is unique and can be its own work of art.
From a philatelic point of view, Postcrossing provides an added venue for obtaining postal stamps!
