JL Johnson Apr 6

We did some #Postcrossing this weekend, finally. Weeeee!

#Missouri #StLouis #postcard #postcards #snailmail

Show threadMaria Langer | 📝🛥️💎Apr 7
@User47 Who do you exchange postcards with?
Show threadJL Johnson Apr 7
@mlanger folks all over the world. The service gives you an address and a number. When the recipient registers it, then someone else gets your address. It’s pretty sweet
Show threadMaria Langer | 📝🛥️💎Apr 7
@User47 How do I get started? I love the idea of sending receiving postcards.
Show threadJL Johnson 

@mlanger postcrossing.com it’s free and if ya dig it they offer a 10€ membership to support them. I think you would have a blast because your sent map would be diverse if you were sending while on travel. You’d likely want to be in “travel mode” where you send now and receive later, when you are back home for a bit.

Warning: it’s addictive, and a whole lot of fun.

Apr 7 at 2:49pmWeb
Show threadMaria Langer | 📝🛥️💎Apr 7
@User47 I need to check out those settings. I'm starting almost a full month of travel on Thursday, with multiple little trips on the East Coast and Pacific Northwest. I have a postcard that I was going to send from the VLA (in New Mexico), but now I'm thinking that I should wait until I start a trip and only send from the places I visit as I'm visiting them. I think the biggest challenge is going to be finding postcards to send. So few places sell them these days. (1/2)
Show threadMaria Langer | 📝🛥️💎Apr 7
Technically, the VLA postcards aren't postcards. They are note cards with envelopes. I'm trying to decide if I should send them as note cards, glue the cards closed so the location is still on the back and use them as postcards, or simply cut off the flap on the note card and send the photo side as a postcard. Right now I'm leaning toward the second option, which would make a beefier card. (2/2)
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