Does anyone else, like me, enjoy receiving 'real' mail from all over the world? There are such a variety of members here that I thought it would be interesting to swap postcards of our town which have been written with a fountain pen. You could include details about the pen and ink you are using on the card, or just a general message about your hometown!

I'm happy to send postcards from Canterbury, United Kingdom to anyone who would like to receive one. Let me know in the forum below or send me a PM.

Sorry, it appears I hadn't updated for a few weeks! It seems that people are getting on without the list anyway, but doesn't hurt to update it. Anyone who posted but didn't explicity mention wanting to exchange cards I have refrained from adding.

Here's the list (as of edit date):

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Postcard Interest List
Send PMs to initiate exchanges!
If you're not on this list, please post to notts86's Postcard Swap topic.

USERNAME LOCATION EXCHANGE LOCATION PREFERENCE
notts86 Canterbury (UK) any
andru Kingston (ON,Canada) any
Wizergig Kansas (USA) any
Sakura France & Arizona (USA) any
Funktionslust Halifax (NS,Canada) any
artaddict Nixtlan (NY,USA) any
judybug Louisiana (USA) any
nluoma Michigan (USA) any
luckygrandson Chesapeake Bay area (USA) any
goldkiwi Vancouver (BC,Canada) any
markc San Francisco (CA,USA) any
yiterp OK corral (USA?) any
playpen ?? any
Phthalo Australia any
Margana Los Angeles (CA,USA) any
amh210 San Diego (CA,USA) beyond Southern CA
KG4KAH Raleigh (NC,USA) any
whiskas Bucharest (Romania) beyond Romania; N. Europe preferred
halljer Evansville (IN,USA) any
ashaw Phila (PA,USA) any
pmsalty Newhall (L.A.,CA,USA) any
OboeJuan Calgary (AB,Canada) any
elena Kailua (Hawaii) any
HDoug Honolulu (Hawaii) any
CasmiUK Cheshire (UK) any
Superbus Budapest (Hungary) any
Carrie Lancashire (England) any
Tweel West Lafayette (Indiana,USA) any
Penlover Spain any
Celeste New Mexico (USA) any
petra Cleveland (USA), and abroad any
dwmatteson Kenmore (NY,USA) any
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I would be up for it. I know there is a sticky post for those wishing to corespond via snail mail, perhaps with enough interest we could one for this as well. I would certainly like to see postcards from around the world, and it is a quicker process to just down a little info, about where we are, and what we are using.

I love this idea as well...you can benefit from cards from me in two different countries if this starts soon, because I'm in France for the summer before returning to Arizona. Cowboys n' fromage...

Sakura

Hi,

I wouldn't mind postcards from all over the globe as well as from Canterbury; my young daughter is starting a postage stamp collection.

How would this address exchange work?

Have received such a lot of responses to this post! How about a central list of 'postcarders' which I would distribute to everyone who was interested. You could then send a postcard to the part of the world which interested you and then ask for one back...

I will send a few out on a 'first come first served' basis, but so far have about 10 addresses and can't send to everyone... sorry!

Perhaps like the leter writing thread. Everyone put there name on a list, and then make contact via the back channels.

I'm in!

I like this idea! Count me in.

Judybug

I think this is a great idea! Count me in as a source of Postcards from the wilds of Michigan.

Please include me. I need more excuses to use my pens.
I'll contribute nice cards from the Chesapeake Bay area!

Steve

I'd also be interested! At the moment a "real letter" is a bit daunting for me, but I like the idea of a post card

Count me in!

Mine would be coming from San Francisco, CA.

-Mark

old Wyatt in too--sounds like fun

This sounds like tremendous fun...but how is it going to work?

I'm interested! I can offer postcards from Australia.

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I have sent out a few postcards to some of the first people who were interested. Apologies to everyone else who doesn't get one from me... I really can't afford to send too many at the moment! How about if we proceed like this? Everyone who would like to send / receive postcards posts the following information:

- Area of the world where you will send from

- Area(s) of the world from which you would like to receive cards


If there are matches, then people can make contact using PMs.

I don't know if I made the cut on notts86 postcards, but I'm "eager" to play.

I'll send picture post cards of beautiful San Diego, California. In return, I'd enjoy receiving picture post cards from anywhere outside of Southern California.

PM me with your mailing address and I'll send out the first card.

Andy

Is there some way we could have a posted database of just names and locations? Maybe get one of the admins to make it a sticky.

Good idea - how do we get a post made 'sticky'?

Where do you find postcards with local scenery? I don't live in a tourist area which is where I've seen them in the past. So what kind of store would stock them?

The chain stores sell them (Walmart to name one).

While that may be the case, I think I'd rather have a postcard-sized blank than anything from Walmart. I expect people will be more creative than that! (Anyone who may have already sent me a Walmart card, please know that I'm not entirely serious and will still appreciate it.)

No Walmart in these parts but there are some chain drug stores. That might work for some photo ones. Then there are art stores for blanks. Thanks!

I assume you're in the US, but I know that over here in the UK most post offices sell them along with most newsagents.

I just went to the U. S. Postal Service website and found that since the recent rate hike, post card (no larger than 6 in. x 4.25 in.) postage is 26 cents instead of 24 cents. Does anyone know what the post card rate is to other countries? This info used to be easy to find on usps.com, but I just tried and can't get to the international charts.

Judybug

Good day,

I am in beautiful, if hot, Raleigh, North Carolina. I would be happy to get cards from pretty much anywhere. PM me for address.

Regards,

Wade

Hi,

I'd more than gladly send out postcards from Romania (more specifically, its capital, Bucharest). I'd also like to receive some from anywhere outside Romania (come to think of it, I do have a thing for northern Europe ).

Cheers,
Radu-Mihail

P. S. I'm still not getting how on Earth do we exchange mailing addresses?

Count me in too! This is a great idea and the picture post cards will add a new dimension to the commeradie here. We DO need a central list or someone to maintain the list and email it to others. For security reasons, we want to be careful about posting personal information in a place that has public access. Persoally, I don't want any more spam mail than I already receive.

Thanks for the great idea.

Best regards,

Jerry

I am in this sounds very interesting.

The international rate is $0.90 for postcards. No size limitation is mentioned at the USPS site at least from the U.S. to the U.K.

Great Idea! I remember postcards from relatives when I was a child from such exotic places as Detroit! Kidding aside a great Idea! I can send some from lala land (Los Angeles)!
PMS

OK. I knew the letter rate was 90 cents, but thought the post card rate would be a few cents less. I guess it's just as well that the two rates are the same. I'll just have one amount to remember.

BTW, since we're all going to be receiving a bunch of wonderful post cards from far-away places with strange-sounding names, and of course we're going to want to keep them forever, take a look at this post card album ----- http://www.the2buds.com/sualbpc.htm

Judybug

Edited: List moved to page 1 of this topic (post #2) for convenience.

Hi notts86 and postcard people.

I'll maintain the list of persons interested in exchanging postcards -- please refer to post #2 of this topic for the latest list. To get on the list simply continue to post to this topic and I'll add you next chance I get; people may contact you sooner anyhow, since your post will be fresh. If I've made any errors, either PM me or add a post with a correction.

Fun Fun Fun!!

-Andrew

That looks excellent.

Wow, got my first postcard today! This is rad!!....

Just a fun postcard to share...this is a great idea. In years gone by they were used much more than today. Some were beautiful, some funny, some touching.

Thanks andru, that looks great. Also thanks for volunteering to maintain the database - let me know if I can help in any way. Now if we could just get this made sticky we'd be sorted...!


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I am in. To anywhere and from anywhere. I am in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and am going postcard shopping today! Thanks andru.

Kathryn

Please count me in. I live in Kailua, Hawaii, and would love to send my Aloha to everyone.

Andru, please correct my entry on the list. I am NOT in Iowa and, no offense to anyone, I don't want to be. I'm in IN, Indiana.

Thanks........um, where are we supposed to send our snail contact information?

I prefer not to make my information public, someone might confuse me with that OTHER Jerry Hall. You know, the one that married Mick Jagger.

Best regards,

Jerry

Andrew, that is excellent!
Papa needs some new postcards... postoffice, here I come.

I'm in! If anyone wants postcards from Honolulu. How does this work? Do we PM people or ... ?

Doug

I'm in as well - I'm in Cheshire, UK and willing to post to anyplace.

Doug, I have the very same question...but I think no one answered it because everyone has the same question LOL....??

I received my 1st Post Card yesterday!
Thanks notts!!
Tally Ho! Off to Sherwood!

Well I've PM'ed a coupla folks to swap postcards...

Pep

Please count me in, I'm willing to send postcards from Budapest.

Count me in for the postcard swap. I'll be sending postcards showing Cheshire or Lancashire, England and would be happy to receive postcards from anywhere in the world.