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# postcard.support



> We don't need to write anything, not really. "Thinking of you" is the single thing that the majority of the posted cards say.



Here is a collection of guides for sending postcards from different countries if you were to find yourself in the foreign country, thinking of someone.



I love postcards and I love the idea of being thought of by a friend some time in the past unbeknownst to me. Equally, I want to let my friends know that even though they were not with me, and I didn't necessarily wish that they were there with me, they simply had been on my mind.



I want more people to be keeping a rollodex of their friends' addresses and writing postcards on a whim.



I suggest to always put date, time, and location as you sign your postcards, and take a photo of it before mailing for your own recollection.



## 📮 Taiwan



### Sourcing cards



- [Eslite bookstores](https://www.eslite.com/) recommended by @muan

- Taipei: [荒花 Wild Flower Bookstore](https://www.facebook.com/wildflowerbookstore/) recommended by @muan

- Taichung: [臺中國家歌劇院 National Taichung Theater](https://maps.app.goo.gl/BddJho9RbEy9Y1XNA) recommended by @muan

- Kaohsiung: [新寶島紀念品](https://www.instagram.com/superbirdtrademark) recommended by @muan (might have to ask the owner because he sells his illustration work under another name online)

- Kaohsiung: [SPPPP](https://maps.app.goo.gl/k6Z5hT7d8sQMxRVz7) recommended by @muan



### Means



#### Stamps



Find a post office (郵局 or 中華郵政), get a number for the queue, go to the counter when your number shows on the screen, and purchase stamps. There is usually a dedicated English service counter. Language should not be a problem. Just show them the written cards with country clearly spelt out.



The convenience stores (7-11 and such) "sell" stamps but it really depends on if the clerk you meet can be bothered and if they are experienced enough. A lot more talking is involved, but if you're desparate given post offices' limited opening times, it's worth trying.



#### Pricing



As of 2024, the postage from domestic to international postcards ranges from 5 NTD (domestic), 11 NTD to north America, and 12 NTD to EU and south America. If you are unsure, just put 12 NTD stamp or slightly higher. You can obviously also combine stamps of different values.



#### Mailing



- Post offices

- Postboxes should not be hard to find on the street. They are red and green. Domestic mails go into the green one and international mails the red.

- [TSA airport post office](https://maps.app.goo.gl/5LZGRg2jH8WM8yn49)

- [TPE airport post office](https://maps.app.goo.gl/haXC4CVGVERrQ19G9)



### Quest routes



#### Visit the presidential office buildiing



Usually there is a permanant exhibit and a souvenier shop selling postcards. There is also a post office in the presidential office building with exclusive stamps.



### References



- [www.post.gov.tw](https://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/Postal/index.jsp?ID=2020204)

- [Postal Museum Taipei](https://maps.app.goo.gl/j479tTc2vBjyudEdA)



## 📮 United States



### Means



As of 2024, the postage from domestic to international postcards ranges from ¢53 (domestic) to $1.55 (international) per.



### References



- [USPS: step by step](https://www.usps.com/ship/letters.htm)



## 📮 Japan



### Sourcing cards



- Tokyo: [フジカワエハガキ](https://www.instagram.com/tf_sengajin/) recommended by @risacan

- Tokyo: [Billboard](https://www.billboard-kj.com) recommended by @risacan

- Tokyo: [Amleteron](https://amleteron.blogspot.com/) recommended by @risacan



### Means



#### Stamps



- Find a post office (郵便局), get a number for the queue, go to the counter when your number shows on the screen, and purchase stamps. Language should not be a problem. Just show them the written cards with the country clearly spelled out.

- Go to a convenience store and say "Kitte kudasai (切手ください)" to request stamps. Showing postcards helps them understand what you want to buy. You can get 63JPY・84JPY・94JPY stamps.



#### Pricing



In 2024, postage costs for postcards are 63 JPY domestically and 100 JPY for international airmail. However, there are no 100 JPY stamps available. Please creatively combine stamps such as a 63 JPY with a 40 JPY stamp, an 84 JPY with a 20 JPY stamp, or use two 63 JPY stamps to make up for amounts over 100 JPY.



#### Mailing



- Post offices

- Postboxes. They are red. There are various shapes and sizes. Please make sure not to confuse them with someone else's mailbox.



### Quest routes



- There are some [underwater postboxes](https://iop-dc.com/diving/%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e4%b8%80%e6%b7%b1%e3%81%84%ef%bc%81%e6%b0%b4%e6%b7%b120%ef%bd%8d%e6%b0%b4%e4%b8%ad%e3%83%9d%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88/).

- There is [a Japan Post office at the summit of Mount Fuji](https://www.jpcast.japanpost.jp/2022/08/288.html), the tallest mountain in Japan.



### References



- [https://www.post.japanpost.jp](https://www.post.japanpost.jp/index.html)

- [https://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte](https://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte)



## 📮 Iceland



### Sourcing cards



- [Bókasala stúdenta](https://www.boksala.is/) reccomended by @koddsson



### Means



#### Stamps



You should be able to get stamps in any of the stores and post offices listed on [posturinn.is](https://posturinn.is/en/individuals/sending/stamps/). Most people in Iceland speak excellent english so you shouldn't have any issues (given you speak english of course).



#### Pricing



As of 2024, the postage from domestic to international postcards ranges from 290 ISK (domestic) to 330 ISK (EU) and 420 ISK (Rest of the world) per.



#### Mailing



The Icelandic post office has been steadily reducing the amount of postboxes so it might be tricky finding a postbox. Luckily [their website maintaines a list of postboxes and their location](https://posturinn.is/einstaklingar/ymsar-upplysingar/postnumer-og-thjonustustig/#tab=2).



### References



- [https://posturinn.is/en/individuals/information/rates/](https://posturinn.is/en/individuals/information/rates/)



## 📮 Greece



### Sourcing

- [Hyper Hypo](https://hyperhypo.gr/)

- [Zacharias Art + Object](https://www.zacharias.es/)



## 📮 Czech Republic



### Sourcing

- [Xao](https://xaoxax.cz/kontakt-contact/)



### Means



#### Stamps



Find a post office (Česká pošta or just pošta), get a number for the

queue. You should choose what you send on the touch screen. (dopis = a

letter). Go to the counter when your number shows on the screen, and

purchase stamps. People in post offices barely speak English, but if

you show them the written cards with country clearly spelt out, it

should be OK.



The illustration of stamps varies depending on people in post offices.

They have a big file of stamps and they choose stamps from them.

(Sometimes you can choose, but they don’t have all kinds of stamps.)



If you want fancy stamps with illustrations in Prague, go to the

Hlavní pošta (which means Main post office, address Jindřišská 14, 110

00, Nové Město, Praha 1.) After entering in the building, you will

find the stamp store corner (one window) on your left. (In the corner

of the building.) You will find stamps with Czech illustrators etc.



#### Pricing



- About the pricing and type of sending, you can find basic information

in English here.

https://www.ceskaposta.cz/en/sluzby/psani/zahranici



#### Mailing



- Post offices