World Postcard Day 2022

Do you have a nice stack of postcards and some stamps at hand? Is your address book updated?

We at the Fujairah Observer office love to receive postcards from around the world.

Here are some tips for you:

• The most important task for October 1st is to send some postcards! You can send postcards to friends and family, to let them know you’re celebrating World Postcard Day. You can also mail some postcards to people you admire or local institutions that have had a positive impact on your life or the local community. Let them know you see their good work and are thinking of them!
• If you send a postcard through Postcrossing on October 1st, you’ll receive the special World Postcard Day badge on your profile when that postcard arrives.
• If you have children in your family or neighbourhood, gather them around for a mini-workshop on how to write their first postcard. You can prepare some crafting materials in advance, and perhaps show them a video on how mail works (there are many on YouTube), before taking a stroll to the mailbox.
• October 1st is a Saturday, and there are lots of Postcrossing meetups taking place all around the world. Why not meet some local postcrossers and spend the day with other postcard enthusiasts?
• Cook some ravioli! Shaped like postage stamps, these are the perfect meal for a day that celebrates postcards and mail.
• Spread the word! Talk about World Postcard Day on social media using the hashtag #worldpostcardday, and share photos of the postcards you’re mailing out. Bonus points if the photo of your postcards is next to a postbox — that way, you can also join #postboxsaturday!

Have a truly lovely World Postcard Day!