Mail Adventures: 2026

21 January 2026

20 Years of Postcrossing (5)

Once, Twice... Thrice!

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

20 January 2026

And How Many Stamps Can You Fit on a Bigger Envelope?

Seven? (Two more stamps inside!)

Nine?

19 January 2026

How Many Stamps Can You Fit on a Regular-Sized Envelope?

Four?

Five?

Seven?

Envelopes sent by alan (the UK), Bryon (the USA) and Rosemary (Canada). Oh, and thanks to Canada Post for that wonderful sharpie cancellation!

18 January 2026

Sunday Stamps | Y Is for Youth

The European Youth Capital is a title awarded by the European Youth Forum to a European city annually, designed to empower young people, boost youth participation and strengthen European identity through projects focused on youth-related cultural, social, political and economic life and development. The European Youth Capital is an initiative by the European Youth Forum and is awarded for a period of one year.

In 2014, Thessaloniki (Greece) was the chosen city. The current capital for the 2026 calendar year is Tromsø, Norway.

This is my Y-post for A-Z Sunday Stamps. Y is always a difficult letter!

17 January 2026

Love Is in the Air

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

16 January 2026

A New Year of Mail

I like that this postcard, among some important events we can look forward to this year, lists "Happy Mail"!

It experienced a small mail adventure. It was sent by Heleen (the Netherlands) well in advance, with my address clearly written on the white envelope and more postage than necessary.

But the postal machines got confused with this reverse, so they postmarked the non-stamps and delivered it... to the sender! Heleen sent it back it in a larger envelope.

15 January 2026

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Curlew & Friends

Curlew Christmas. Lino and silkscreen print by Angela Harding. Card sent by Rosemary (Canada).

A sleigh pulled by dogs, cats, rabbits... Postcard sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
January theme: LIGHT

Week 1 - Sunshine
Week 2 - Reflections
Week 3 - Snowy scenes
Week 4 - Lights in windows
Week 5 - Light, or bright, colours

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

14 January 2026

Mail Made out of Packaging (Incoming)

Eggs and meat packaging. Sent by Bryon (the USA).

13 January 2026

Let It Snow

Collage on an envelope sent to Imma (PC).

12 January 2026

750th Birthday of Amsterdam

In 2025, the 750th birthday of the city of Amsterdam was celebrated with stamps, and also with a Postcrossing meeting.

The first time the city of Amsterdam was mentioned in a document was the privilege (see the back) handed by count Floris V to citizens of Amsterdam (see the front), in 1275. The count also built the castle Muiderslot (see the bottom left stamp). The top left stamp shows the Dam Square.

11 January 2026

Sunday Stamps | X Is for +

The stamp on the left was issued in 2021, and bears the title Герои нашего времени ('Heros of Our Times'). The stamp on the right is a 2015 one dedicated to Служба крови ('Blood Service'), the State Program of Voluntary Donation.

A Red Cross stamps from France, from 1973 (Mary Magdalene).

These are the X post for A-Z Sunday Stamps.

10 January 2026

Cosy Café

Collage on envelope sent by Laura (the UK).

09 January 2026

14th Day of Christmas or Jungle Bells

It does not arrived in time for the twelve days of Christmas... But it landed two days later. So, yes... Christmas is over!

Twelve days of Christmas:
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

08 January 2026

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Reflections on Water

Hansestadt, Hamburg. Sent by Hakan (Germany).

Fenghuang (China). Sent by Yiukee

L'Ampolla (PC). Sent by R.

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
January theme: LIGHT

Week 1 - Sunshine
Week 2 - Reflections
Week 3 - Snowy scenes
Week 4 - Lights in windows
Week 5 - Light, or bright, colours

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

07 January 2026

All is Well That Ends Well

One on my postal projects in 2025 was to count how many days I received mail. Here is the final count:

January: 3 days
February: 1 day
March: 1 day
April: 4 days
May: 5 days
June: 8 days
July: 7 days
August: 7 days
September: 5 days
October: 6 days
November: 6 days
December: 9 days

After a frustrating quarter, things got better. Finally, December was the best mail month of 2025. So we can only hope that 2026 will be even better!

06 January 2026

Happy Epiphany

Tři králové (='Three Kings'), 1955)
Josef Lada

Wie schön, dass du geboren bist
('How wonderful that you were born')

Postcard sent by Tomáš (Czech Republic) and Bruno (PC).

05 January 2026

12th Day of Christmas: No

As a recent letter said, we cannot expect anything less than chaos from the postal services. The card corresponding to the 12th Day of Christmas was sent on 17th November, but it still has not arrived. Does it mean Christmas is not over this year?

04 January 2026

Sunday Stamps | W Is for White

Betty White (1922 - 2021), was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television with a career spanning almost seven decades, she was noted for her vast number of television appearances, acting in sitcoms, sketch comedy, and game shows. One of her biggest roles is Rose on the sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–1992).

The stamp honouring White was issued on 27 March 2025. Phillip sent it on an envelope along with the first day postmark and the perfect postcard inside!