Here are the postcards!

I’ve been collecting postcards since 2008. Since then, I’ve sent and received over 1800 postcards from all over the US and dozens of countries. I respond to every postcard I receive, so I’m always open for private swaps.

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My origin story: Back when I was a young boy, I got the idea to write a letter to several world leaders, but I only ever ended up writing the US president and the Queen of England. I was so tickled to receive responses from President Bush and then Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II! Well, they weren’t directly from the world leaders, but rather from their staff members. President Bush sent me an autographed photograph (which I lost later in a show-and-tell accident).

One of the Queen’s ladies-in-waiting sent me a very detailed letter, typed on Buckingham Palace stationery, answering all of my questions about the Queen’s horses and her corgis and her favorite foods. I marveled at the strangely-sized paper, the texture of the embossed coat of arms centered at the top of the page, and the stamps on the envelope. A real person had spent time reading my letter, responding to it, folding it and placing it in an envelope, and then more real human beings had taken the time and effort to transport it from London to some mail distribution center, to an airport in England, to an airport in the US, and back through the various USPS chains until it arrived in a plastic mailbox at the foot of my driveway in southeast Michigan.

I’m still fascinated by this process today, and all for less than the price of some chocolate! So I maintain correspondence with about a dozen penpals across the world, and send and receive postcards. At last count, I have a little under 2,000 postcards that I’ve received. Keep scrolling to see the most recent postcards that have arrived in my mailbox.

Kristopher Geda 10/14/25 Kristopher Geda 10/14/25

Tallinn skyline (Lithuania)

No, your geography is fine. Tallinn is *not* in Lithuania; it's the capital of Estonia. But this postcard was posted from Lithuania when Andreas got back from his trip there!

Kristopher Geda 10/13/25 Kristopher Geda 10/13/25

Casa Batlló (Spain)

I love the Casa Batlló! Julián and Salvo wrote that they had their first experience at Enigma last night and I'm very envious! This postcard is quite large so there's ample room for their enticing description of the experience.

Kristopher Geda 10/12/25 Kristopher Geda 10/12/25

"Resa med James Ensor” (Sweden)

My friend Johanna has moved to a new place on the outskirts of Stockholm and sent this great postcard featuring a 1987 painting by Leif Ericson (surprisingly difficult to find on Google due to the similarity with Leif Erikson).

Kristopher Geda 10/11/25 Kristopher Geda 10/11/25

Cosmos Dr. Stravinsky (Spain)

This is the first of several postcards that Julián and Salvo sent from their trip to Spain. They had also visited Italy but I think those postcards may still be on the way? This postcard is from Dr. Stravinsky.

Kristopher Geda 10/10/25 Kristopher Geda 10/10/25

Australian pride

Matty included these two postcards in an envelope writing about his travel plans and how he makes it work. Anyone who's been lucky enough to travel around knows that Australians always seem to be abroad. I always wondered how they made it work; Matty writes that as a public employee, he entitled to 4 weeks of vacation leave and 4 weeks of sick leave annually. He also can take his vacation leave at half pay, which doubles the length of time! Oh to have a functioning government! ;-)

Kristopher Geda 10/9/25 Kristopher Geda 10/9/25

postcard bonanza!

Our friends Greg and James were on a long trip, together and separately, and even including their young godson. They were in Nevada and Mexico, California, and Utah and across the eight postcards they sent, I fairly lost count! What a fun way to document the trip - and I’m very grateful they took the time to gather postcards and send them.

Kristopher Geda 10/8/25 Kristopher Geda 10/8/25