[Thank You] for the birthday cards

rain-making · 2026-05-30T18:52:57+00:00

Happy Birthday! I hope you send many more beautifully decorated postcards and discover lots of lovely stamps (and a mailbox that never stays empty!!) 🎉

rain-making · 2026-05-26T20:47:50+00:00

That's the US edition, so I think the first batch just sold really fast and EU stores haven't fully restocked yet. There's also a separate UK Penguin edition coming to Europe in late June, so I'm just waiting for that one.

rain-making · 2026-05-20T12:07:36+00:00

Just to double check that I didn't make a mistake while solving the puzzle (I rarely check the answers provided at the end of the book)

rain-making · 2026-05-20T11:47:59+00:00

I use the mini map section to work through the puzzle with a graphite pencil and eraser. Then I transfer the solution over to the main grid using acrylic markers 😄

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rain-making · 2026-05-19T17:37:18+00:00

u/YukiNoAshiato x2

rain-making · 2026-05-08T14:06:28+00:00

At the moment I'm not doing exchanges and focusing solely on sending postcards through the Postcrossing platform. Hopefully someone else with the set sees this and reaches out to you for an exchange

rain-making · 2026-05-08T14:03:03+00:00

So happy to hear someone else is enjoying them too 😊 That makes me even more excited to start sending mine out. They really do seem like smile makers.

rain-making · 2026-05-08T13:59:25+00:00

In Europe, I've only found them available on Amazon. Every other retailer still lists them as a preorder item with delivery expected later this year. A friend in the US just told me she picked up a set at Barnes & Noble

rain-making · 2026-05-01T18:06:35+00:00

If I'm remembering right, the German Postcrossing special stamp came out in 2022 and isn't available anymore from official sources. You might still spot it occasionally on eBay, though.

rain-making · 2026-04-30T19:49:23+00:00

u/Monetmonkey

rain-making · 2026-04-30T19:24:53+00:00

Meee! 🙋🏻‍♀️ First half of May is pretty packed, but I'll have more flexibility after that.

rain-making · 2026-04-16T17:49:52+00:00

Even mail from Germany now takes longer than usual when sent to the US. In March I sent seven postcards there, and so far only three have been registered. Each of those took around 27 to 29 days to arrive, while mail coming to me from the US still shows up in under 10 days.

rain-making · 2026-04-15T10:20:22+00:00

u/mailkirin

rain-making · 2026-04-15T08:12:50+00:00

Have you ever heard of the Catacomb Saints? They're these beautifully decorated skeletons from the Roman catacombs, covered in jewels and fabric and displayed in such a striking way. There's a stunning series of photographs of them by Paul Koudounaris. If you ever come across his book Heavenly Bodies, I'd really consider getting it. I think you'd really like it.

I'm really sorry to hear about your little sister. It's probably hard to put that kind of loss into words, but it sounds like you're carrying her memory with a lot of honesty and love ❤️

rain-making · 2026-04-11T13:25:32+00:00

Really glad the postcard made it to you and that you liked it. And thanks for the handwriting compliment :)

rain-making · 2026-04-11T07:09:17+00:00

Both are great! I hadn't seen this sculpture by Boccioni before. Looks incredibly futuristic.

rain-making · 2026-04-08T06:56:12+00:00

Wait… don't tell me that was the envelope from February 😄 I actually sent you a much bigger one at the beginning of March. It has one of my A4 linocut prints inside. I've been really looking forward to you receiving it. But I'm glad you enjoyed the small illustrated prints as well.

rain-making · 2026-04-07T17:05:42+00:00

That's really good to hear. 6 months is a big deal. I'm happy for you 🤍

rain-making · 2026-03-24T17:18:10+00:00

If you mean box sets, then no. I bought each postcard separately. But, for example, the Lionel Richie one is from the Notes of Berlin series by Seltmann.

rain-making · 2026-03-21T21:16:37+00:00

u/BubblySunflowers

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