I created this website to document my efforts to compile a collection of postcards from all of the world’s active postal entities. I now estimate that there are probably 259 in total. My list includes not only full members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), but also observers and countries and territories with limited recognition. It also includes various dependent and disputed territories, as well as non-state entities that issue their own stamps and require mail to be forwarded through UPU member states. I started my collection in spring 2014. I would be extremely grateful for any help with this endeavour.
In today’s world of electronic communication, I consider the postcard to be a kind of conscious anachronism, resisting the era of digital darkness that is supposedly upon us. While it is true that it is for instance much easier (and cheaper) to share photos on social media, social media platforms are subject to change, and the photos and memories hosted on them quickly fade away. They cannot be documented or preserved, and profiles can easily be deleted. Entire platforms appear and disappear, and many of our memories and representations of our literary culture simply vanish.
The postcard, however, is something that will last and stay with you in your album. It is a symbolic ambassador of your community. A beautifully written and stamped postcard represents your culture and conveys your dreams and ideas. Each postcard has its own story. It is an art form. Every postcard is a small part of the barricade we have built to combat the digital darkness.
You can contact me at quest252@seznam.cz.
MY INCOMING POSTCARD BOARDS
MAY 2025. Couple of very rare postcards from new countries, including Equatorial Guinea and Saint Vincent and Grenadines. Also some cards from really hard to get places like Bolivia, Saint Lucia, Ivory Coast, Oman, Kenya and Iraq.
APRIL 2024. Many wonderful postcards from all over the world, including my first ever card received from the island of St. Helen (bottom right), or cards from Congo, Albania, Iraq, Saint Barthélemy, Cambodia, St. Martin and Falkland Islands.
JULY 2023. Many postcards from my recent swap from Alderney and Guernsey. A pretty rare postcard from East Timor can be seen in upper left corner.
(Quest 252) 
Wow, you have an uphill battle with your remaining countries! Most of these countries have very few Postcrossers in then. To have one send you a card would be very remote. From your count, you have collected more than me, and I’ve been a Postcrosser almost since its inception! But I must say I’ll be rooting for you till the bitter end! Good luck from Ron of Texas!
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Hello Ron, thank you very much for your kind message!
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