There is news about the Postcrossing stamp from Germany. It will be issued on 06 October 2022 at a face value of 95 euro cents. The motif is, of course, debatable. At least there is finally a stamp!
Also nice: The accompanying text for the presentation of the stamp comes from Paulo Magalhães and Ana Campos from Portugal, who initiated this project! You can read it here:
The German text here in English: Postcrossing" stamp
The Postcrossing project is an online platform with the aim of creating connections between people around the world through traditional mail. Each member can exchange postcards with other randomly selected members around the world.
The project is based on a simple concept: for every postcard a person sends, they also receive a postcard from another person in the project. Participants cannot choose where they send their postcards, nor do they know from where they will receive postcards. So the element of surprise is guaranteed when they open the mailbox.
The randomness of each exchange is what makes the project so interesting - each exchange is a surprise and an opportunity to get in touch with someone you would otherwise never meet through a postcard. Postcrossing brings people of all origins and skin colours, as well as of all ages, genders and faiths together across borders and aims to celebrate the diversity of the world through these contacts.
For the recipients, the postcards are a precious token of the time and attention that other people have devoted to them, which makes them very special in the digital age. It is not uncommon for people between whom a single postcard has been sent to stay in touch and form long-lasting friendships.
The project - which can be reached at www.postcrossing.com - began in July 2005 and has gradually grown into a worldwide community with more than 800,000 members from 200 countries who have sent more than 60 million postcards to date.
Design of the postage stamp and the first day cancel: Greta Gröttrup, Hamburg Text: Paulo Magalhães and Ana Campos, Postcrossing Value: 95 cents
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