At first, all your postcards fit into one box. Then a second box appears, and finding that one card from Finland or an old Christmas postcard becomes surprisingly difficult. Postcrossers know this feeling, and so does anyone who has inherited a family collection of vintage postcards.
Boxes are useful for large archives, but favourite cards deserve to be seen. That is where a postcard storage album comes in: the collection remains visible, organised and safely kept together.
Transparent pages show more than the picture
The main feature of our postcard album is its fully transparent pages, similar to sturdy document sleeves. You can browse the collection without repeatedly touching the cards or removing them from their pockets.
This is especially useful for Postcrossing. The back of a card can be just as interesting as the picture: it holds the sender's handwriting, a warm message, beautiful stamps and postal cancellations. Place one postcard in each pocket and both sides remain easy to view.
Two ways to fill the album:
- 80 postcards — one card per pocket, so the picture and the back remain visible;
- up to 160 postcards — two cards placed back to back when compact storage matters more than seeing the reverse.
Who is this album for?
Postcrossers. Cards received from around the world can be arranged by country, year or subject. The card you want is easy to find, while messages, stamps and postmarks remain available to enjoy.
Postcard collectors. The album works well for view cards, art postcards and themed collections. Its clear pages do not compete with the artwork and make the collection pleasant to browse.
Keepers of family archives. Vintage postcards often spend years in uneven stacks. An album makes it easier to organise them by holiday, decade, artist or series and finally see the collection as a whole.
How should you organise your postcards?
There is no single correct system. Choose the detail you are most likely to remember when looking for a card:
- by country or city — practical for Postcrossing and view cards;
- by subject — architecture, art, space, animals or Christmas;
- by year — a simple way to preserve the story of your collection;
- by series or artist — useful for vintage and specialist collections.
The neutral translucent cover keeps the focus on the postcards. Leave it simple or decorate it with stickers to mark a subject, year or country and make each album your own.
You may already have seen this album on Russian marketplaces:
- Wildberries — item 379043495;
- Ozon — SKU 1995286391.
It has become a popular choice among marketplace shoppers, but it costs less when ordered directly from Postal Shop because there is no additional marketplace markup.
Please note: this album is currently shipped within Russia only.
When a collection becomes enjoyable again
A good album does not turn postcards into a museum archive. It makes you want to return to them: browse the pages, rediscover an old message and show favourite cards to friends.
You can buy the postcard album directly from our online shop. It is suitable for Postcrossing cards, vintage postcards, photographs and other small paper collections.
