Become a Deltiologist - A Collector of Postcards

Do you want to become a deltiologist - someone who collects postcards? It is very easy and popular.

In fact it is the third most popular collecting hobby behind only coins and stamps.

People have been writing and exchanging postcards for decades, and the tradition of actually writing and sending a physical paper postcard continues today.

Here is the easiest method I can think of to begin collecting postcards:

Step 1 - Purchase a postcard, or several) from your local novelty store or postoffice (in USA).

Step 2 - Purchase postage stamps sufficient to cover the postal cost of sending a postcard to your desired location. You may want to start with the address of a good friend or relative.

Step 3 - Write a short message about wanting to exchange postcards with the receiver of your card.

Step 4 - Put adequate postage on the postcard.

Step 5 - Drop your postcard off with your nearest postal service.

That's it!

Now then, if you want to get serious about collecting and exchanging postcards with others around the world, then try signing up (it is free) with Postcrossing.

This is a free service where you get a random address for someone somewhere on the planet. Then you send a postcard to that person. You will also want to include a special Postcard ID (given to you with the address) on the postcard too.

Once your receiver registers the postcard ID with the
Postcrossing you will get a postcard from some random person somewhere on the planet.

Do not get offended if the receiver of your postcard does not send you a postcard. They are already sending postcards to other random people too.

You can have as many as five addresses at any one time. Each time one of your postcards is registered you are allowed to receive another address and another postcard from someone else.

This is great fun, and you can build up a huge postcard collection in a very short time.

You can also go to www.letssaythanks.com and have a free postcard sent from you to one of our U.S. military members overseas.

You can also put your own message on the card expressing your support, and you can also request a postcard be sent to you.

However, military members are very busy, and many do not have access to postcards on the battle field. So do not be offended if you do not receive a postcard.

And naturally you can just exchange postcards with family, friends, co-workers, and classmates. However, I'll bet you get hooked on the fun!

AND, if you are interested, you can send a postcard to the following third party. They forward postcards to me, which keeps my home residence address private. (Yes, I am from Texas).

Celebrity Postcard Exchange
Attn: Don Morrison
6206 Wade Road, Suite 230
Baytown, Texas USA 77521

I will get a postcard off to you as soon as I receive a mailing address.