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Stop Foxing Around: How to Prevent and Remove Foxing on Postcards
If you collect postcards, you may come across postcards with a type of discoloration known as foxing. Foxing is a common problem with vintage paper items, and it can frustrate collectors who want their postcards to look their best. In this post, we’ll explain what foxing is, and what causes it. We’ll also give you…
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More Sustainable Packaging
I am extremely excited to announce that Surprise Postcards is switching to more sustainable packaging – starting with new recyclable and recycled bubble mailers. Most orders will now arrive in these EcoEnclose padded mailers. I never thought I’d be excited about packaging supplies, but here we are. And let me tell you, these new mailers…
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20 Ideas for Postcrossing Prompts
Postcrossing is a great way to connect with people from all over the world, and writing a message on a postcard can be a fun and creative way to share a little bit about yourself and your corner of the world. But sometimes it can be difficult to come up with something interesting to say.…
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Postcrossers Reach Seventy Million Postcards.
Postcrossing just announced that Postcrossers have sent seventy million postcards! From the Postcrossing Blog: What a way to start the year in style, with 70 million postcards in the hands of postcrossers all around the world! 🎉🎉🎉 It’s been almost two years since we last celebrated one of these milestones (10 million postcards ago), so if you do the…
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Starting a Postcard Collection
Starting a postcard collection can be a fun and rewarding hobby, whether you’re interested in vintage postcards or more modern designs. Here are a few tips to help you get started: Choose a focus for your collection Postcards come in a wide range of themes and styles, so it can be helpful to choose a…