I have one still traveling two weeks later from NC to WA. Cards I sent to Italy and Germany arrived in a matter of days. This card sadly has not.
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None of mine have arrived in Europe, but I expected those to take a bit. I just hope since they were all together, they all are not lost.
Moving forward, I am going to mail from a different areaās post office directly.
I buy stamps of multiple denominations in bulk buys from a favorite Etsy seller. Then when I get a profile that says they LOVE stamps, I piece together 4 to 6 different stamps to make the total up. If they donāt make any comment about stamps particularly, I just use the Global Forever or the US postcard Forever stamp.
The only exception is when I have a specific stamp from my bulk buy that matches an item that the person loves on their profile (example - this morning, I was able to send someone the Jackie Robinson stamp).
I donāt collect stamps myself, but I enjoy having a lot of different options to make the stamp-crazy fellow Postcrossers happy!
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There seem to be so many factors mailing US to US or US to overseas, that you can just never know. I got a card just this week in a Round Robin, that came from Belgium to me in 4 days! But I have sent cards to my neighboring state that took nearly 2 weeks. Between the nature of large organizational processes (such as USPS) and the fact that humans handle the mail and we all make mistakes and slip-ups, some just get very delayed or lost. (Sadly)
I hope your local processing center doesnāt keep you from thoroughly enjoying Postcrossing - best regards!
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Iāve had to do at least nine resends with postcards going from Canada to American addresses as the first ones never made it. Travel times have also been lengthy compared to other countries.
I guess if weāve done everything we can on our end correctly, thereās really nothing we can do.
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Thanks. Just feeling a bit disappointed being these were my first 5 postcards to send. I thought the one going within the US would take just a few days and I could be opened up to receiving one.
Now I worry if my others going overseas will make it since I sent all the postcards together.
I am sorry to hear you had problems. Nine postcards is a lot! 
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First of all, look carefully at the recipientsā received list. Some people take a while to register incoming ones, so give yourself a realistic idea of how long it takes a card from USA for that person specifically.
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The person is super active and registers cards often throughout the week.
I have another USPS question: is final sorting done by the carriers themselves, or at the destination post office? I ask as I suspect postcards, mine or not, now seem routed to me as āthat card guyā somewhat routinely. The ones for other tenants I leave at their door, and the mail I get not for our complex I throw back in a blue box to try again.
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My postman has refused to pick up my postcard Iām supposed to send out. Itās addressed directly from their profile, stamp in the correct spot, nothing odd about it. Iāve left it in the mailbox with a few others and he picks them all up except the one I have to the Netherlands. Itās driving me a little crazy 
Thereās no restrictions that I can see.
Should I just place it in a drop box and hope it makes its journey (nervous about this option as Iām new and I donāt want the one of the few cards Iāve sent out to not make it and expire)? Should I redo it on another card and see if that makes a difference?
Just looking for advice, or maybe some insight as to why he might not be able to pick it up. 
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Can you take it to the post office and ask the post master why itās not being picked upā¦.
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Canāt you ask him why? Or leave a post-it with the question and asking the reason? That would also be useful to call his attention in case he hasnāt noticed it or heās thinking something else, like āwhy does she keep leaving this here?ā Maybe thereās a misunderstanding somewhere
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Did I understand he has not picked it up, but has picked up others (more than once), so it canāt be just a mistake?
Is there enough postage?
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Iāll try that on Saturday! He usually comes when Iām not home so I havenāt been able to ask him! Thanks!
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Thatās a good idea! Iāll leave a note tomorrow, and if it happens again, Iāll make the trip on Saturday and just go to the office in person. Thanks!
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Yes, heās picked up multiple batches with no issue and just leaves the same one. Itās so strange! Iāve double checked the postage and it seems correct.
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I was going to say leave a note and then suggest the post office so I guess since others have said the same thing, hopefully that will work. I have traded on the forums with The Netherlands several times without a problem so hopefully it will be corrected. Let us know what happens, Iām interested and good luck 
Overseas is $1.45 postageā¦might be easier to just toss in the next blue box that you drive past
Iād go to the post office and ask them if thereās an issue. Iād explain the situation and if no issue Iād ask them to educate your postal carrier
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Want to hear a real laugh. Yesterday I received back a card I sent to my uncle in New Jersey from Florida. Undeliverable (they had moved). It was a Christmas card mailed in November! 6 months! A few states away