├── CNAME └── README.md /CNAME: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | postcard.support -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # postcard.support 2 | 3 | > We don't need to write anything, not really. "Thinking of you" is the single thing that the majority of the posted cards say. 4 | 5 | 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. 6 | 7 | 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. 8 | 9 | I want more people to be keeping a rollodex of their friends' addresses and writing postcards on a whim. 10 | 11 | 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. 12 | 13 | ## 📮 Taiwan 14 | 15 | ### Sourcing cards 16 | 17 | - [Eslite bookstores](https://www.eslite.com/) recommended by @muan 18 | - Taipei: [荒花 Wild Flower Bookstore](https://www.facebook.com/wildflowerbookstore/) recommended by @muan 19 | - Taichung: [臺中國家歌劇院 National Taichung Theater](https://maps.app.goo.gl/BddJho9RbEy9Y1XNA) recommended by @muan 20 | - 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) 21 | - Kaohsiung: [SPPPP](https://maps.app.goo.gl/k6Z5hT7d8sQMxRVz7) recommended by @muan 22 | 23 | ### Means 24 | 25 | #### Stamps 26 | 27 | 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. 28 | 29 | 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. 30 | 31 | #### Pricing 32 | 33 | 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. 34 | 35 | #### Mailing 36 | 37 | - Post offices 38 | - 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. 39 | - [TSA airport post office](https://maps.app.goo.gl/5LZGRg2jH8WM8yn49) 40 | - [TPE airport post office](https://maps.app.goo.gl/haXC4CVGVERrQ19G9) 41 | 42 | ### Quest routes 43 | 44 | #### Visit the presidential office buildiing 45 | 46 | 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. 47 | 48 | ### References 49 | 50 | - [www.post.gov.tw](https://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/Postal/index.jsp?ID=2020204) 51 | - [Postal Museum Taipei](https://maps.app.goo.gl/j479tTc2vBjyudEdA) 52 | 53 | ## 📮 United States 54 | 55 | ### Means 56 | 57 | As of 2024, the postage from domestic to international postcards ranges from ¢53 (domestic) to $1.55 (international) per. 58 | 59 | ### References 60 | 61 | - [USPS: step by step](https://www.usps.com/ship/letters.htm) 62 | 63 | ## 📮 Japan 64 | 65 | ### Sourcing cards 66 | 67 | - Tokyo: [フジカワエハガキ](https://www.instagram.com/tf_sengajin/) recommended by @risacan 68 | - Tokyo: [Billboard](https://www.billboard-kj.com) recommended by @risacan 69 | - Tokyo: [Amleteron](https://amleteron.blogspot.com/) recommended by @risacan 70 | 71 | ### Means 72 | 73 | #### Stamps 74 | 75 | - 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. 76 | - 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. 77 | 78 | #### Pricing 79 | 80 | 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. 81 | 82 | #### Mailing 83 | 84 | - Post offices 85 | - Postboxes. They are red. There are various shapes and sizes. Please make sure not to confuse them with someone else's mailbox. 86 | 87 | ### Quest routes 88 | 89 | - 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/). 90 | - 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. 91 | 92 | ### References 93 | 94 | - [https://www.post.japanpost.jp](https://www.post.japanpost.jp/index.html) 95 | - [https://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte](https://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte) 96 | 97 | ## 📮 Iceland 98 | 99 | ### Sourcing cards 100 | 101 | - [Bókasala stúdenta](https://www.boksala.is/) reccomended by @koddsson 102 | 103 | ### Means 104 | 105 | #### Stamps 106 | 107 | 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). 108 | 109 | #### Pricing 110 | 111 | 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. 112 | 113 | #### Mailing 114 | 115 | 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). 116 | 117 | ### References 118 | 119 | - [https://posturinn.is/en/individuals/information/rates/](https://posturinn.is/en/individuals/information/rates/) 120 | 121 | ## 📮 Greece 122 | 123 | ### Sourcing 124 | - [Hyper Hypo](https://hyperhypo.gr/) 125 | - [Zacharias Art + Object](https://www.zacharias.es/) 126 | 127 | ## 📮 Czech Republic 128 | 129 | ### Sourcing 130 | - [Xao](https://xaoxax.cz/kontakt-contact/) 131 | 132 | ### Means 133 | 134 | #### Stamps 135 | 136 | Find a post office (Česká pošta or just pošta), get a number for the 137 | queue. You should choose what you send on the touch screen. (dopis = a 138 | letter). Go to the counter when your number shows on the screen, and 139 | purchase stamps. People in post offices barely speak English, but if 140 | you show them the written cards with country clearly spelt out, it 141 | should be OK. 142 | 143 | The illustration of stamps varies depending on people in post offices. 144 | They have a big file of stamps and they choose stamps from them. 145 | (Sometimes you can choose, but they don’t have all kinds of stamps.) 146 | 147 | If you want fancy stamps with illustrations in Prague, go to the 148 | Hlavní pošta (which means Main post office, address Jindřišská 14, 110 149 | 00, Nové Město, Praha 1.) After entering in the building, you will 150 | find the stamp store corner (one window) on your left. (In the corner 151 | of the building.) You will find stamps with Czech illustrators etc. 152 | 153 | #### Pricing 154 | 155 | - About the pricing and type of sending, you can find basic information 156 | in English here. 157 | https://www.ceskaposta.cz/en/sluzby/psani/zahranici 158 | 159 | #### Mailing 160 | 161 | - Post offices 162 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------