Postcards
Says one thing, and gets read without being opened.
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Paper
Everyday stock, at an everyday price.
Size
About postcards
Materials
Standard Uncoated is a 300gsm card with no coating, Silk a 350gsm card with a smooth coated surface, and Gloss Laminated a 350gsm silk under a gloss film. Other silks run from 148 to 350gsm and uncoated cards from 170 to 350gsm, among them an off-white archival 250gsm. Laminated silks at 200, 250, 300 and 350gsm carry a gloss or matte film on the front or on both sides, and varnished silks at 250 and 350gsm a gloss coat.
Sizes
US sizes: 5 x 7 in, 5.5 x 8.5 in, 4.25 x 5.5 in and a 5.25 in square. Metric sizes: A5 (148 x 210 mm) and A6 (105 x 148 mm), the long DL (99 x 210 mm) and A5 long (105 x 297 mm), and a 141 mm square. Not every paper is made in every size: the 141 mm square, 5 x 7 in and 5.5 x 8.5 in have the most papers and the 5.25 in square the fewest, and the page lists the sizes of the paper you choose. Each size opens in the editor on templates drawn for it.
Your file
Design it in the editor and the print file is made for you, at the postcard's full size with the extra edge the cut needs: an eighth of an inch on the inch sizes, 4 mm on the millimetre sizes. Keep words that far inside the edge too. To use your own artwork, upload an image (PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF or SVG, up to 12 MB) and place it; a PDF is not taken. Before you pay, the print check tells you if a picture is too small to print sharply, or if any words are smaller than the press can hold.
How long it takes
Printing takes 3 to 5 business days. Delivery comes after that; the Shipping page has the times.
Made for
Questions
- What is the smallest order?
- 50 postcards. Runs are 50, 100, 250, 500 or 1,000.
- Can I print on both sides?
- Yes. Most papers are made printed on one side or on both, two only on both and two only on one, and the page shows what the second side adds before you choose it.
- What is the difference between silk and uncoated?
- Silk card has a smooth coated surface; uncoated card has no coating. A laminated card adds a gloss or matte film, and a varnished one a gloss coat.
- Can I see the postcard before it prints?
- Yes. Before it goes in the cart you see each side as it will print and confirm it, and the editor exports a PDF of your design.
- How long does printing take?
- 3 to 5 business days, then delivery; the Shipping page has the times.